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samiam308's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely the weakest of the series. I partly appreciated they wrapped things up so nicely, but it seemed like that was the whole motivation.
jaimejustreadsromance's review against another edition
5.0
Still crying, and running on only two hours of sleep I cracked open the final installment of this series. Evan you better be back! I swear I'm going to keep hating you Rebecca...this better play out in his favor!!
"And this is Cole," Tom said, directing my attention to the blond guy with broad shoulders standing next to him.
WHAT?!? NO!! How could you Emma, how could you? You aren't supposed to even think about any other guy let alone date one! Focus on your friends, you know all your new roomies. Where's Evan, when does he come back? Put down that alcohol and...well just go find Evan!!
^^My crazy thought process throughout the first 1/4 of the book^^
Although I will admit that I did like Cole and in a way he was good for Emma, one of the thousand pieces to help put her back together and make something beautiful.
"But if you need to walk away, then go ahead. Emma, I'm not asking for anything. I like what this is. There're no expectations. So, if you can...just for this week, I'd like it if you didn't walk away."
It was great to see Emma make more friends now that she was away at college and Sara was out of the country. Each of them had a role in helping her too. Peyton helped her move on (I hate this but can appreciate it at the same time), Meg was the only one who knew what had happened and did her best to watch over her, and Serena was determined to save her.
Then Rachel killed herself and I knew it was just all down hill from there. But Evan was finally back! Woohoo!!
I fell in love with him all over again reading as he tried to help put Emma back together again.
"Let it all out, Emma. Find your way back to us."
"Now I had a choice. I could let her push me away, fearing she'd continue to hurt me. Or I could fight for us. Convince her that we were worth it. Any pain she could inflict would never come close to the pain of being without her. I could never give up on her...on us."
"Emma, there was never a choice. I will always choose you. Always."
As the description promised I was holding my breathe until the very end. This book was everything and more than I heard about it. The way that Rebecca tackled all forms of abuse in this book was captivating, thoughtful and...powerful. Kudos to her for having the strength to write these books and to share all of these emotions with us. Even her acknowledgements brought me to tears.
"Lastly, I must express my admiration for the strength and perseverance of every survivor of abuse. There is hope. There is love. There is help. You are not alone."
See full series review
http://fortheloveofbooksbyjaime.blogspot.com/2013/07/review-breathing-series-by-rebecca.html
"And this is Cole," Tom said, directing my attention to the blond guy with broad shoulders standing next to him.
WHAT?!? NO!! How could you Emma, how could you? You aren't supposed to even think about any other guy let alone date one! Focus on your friends, you know all your new roomies. Where's Evan, when does he come back? Put down that alcohol and...well just go find Evan!!
^^My crazy thought process throughout the first 1/4 of the book^^
Although I will admit that I did like Cole and in a way he was good for Emma, one of the thousand pieces to help put her back together and make something beautiful.
"But if you need to walk away, then go ahead. Emma, I'm not asking for anything. I like what this is. There're no expectations. So, if you can...just for this week, I'd like it if you didn't walk away."
It was great to see Emma make more friends now that she was away at college and Sara was out of the country. Each of them had a role in helping her too. Peyton helped her move on (I hate this but can appreciate it at the same time), Meg was the only one who knew what had happened and did her best to watch over her, and Serena was determined to save her.
Then Rachel killed herself and I knew it was just all down hill from there. But Evan was finally back! Woohoo!!
I fell in love with him all over again reading as he tried to help put Emma back together again.
"Let it all out, Emma. Find your way back to us."
"Now I had a choice. I could let her push me away, fearing she'd continue to hurt me. Or I could fight for us. Convince her that we were worth it. Any pain she could inflict would never come close to the pain of being without her. I could never give up on her...on us."
"Emma, there was never a choice. I will always choose you. Always."
As the description promised I was holding my breathe until the very end. This book was everything and more than I heard about it. The way that Rebecca tackled all forms of abuse in this book was captivating, thoughtful and...powerful. Kudos to her for having the strength to write these books and to share all of these emotions with us. Even her acknowledgements brought me to tears.
"Lastly, I must express my admiration for the strength and perseverance of every survivor of abuse. There is hope. There is love. There is help. You are not alone."
See full series review
http://fortheloveofbooksbyjaime.blogspot.com/2013/07/review-breathing-series-by-rebecca.html
tstreet's review against another edition
5.0
I don’t like that Emma turned to sleeping with Cole instead of trying to face her problems. I like that Meg was caring and able to take care of Emma. I like that even though Sara was not with her, she still got updates on her and was still there for her. I like that her and Evan were able to find peace with each other and forgive each other. I feel bad for Emma, when she finds the letter from her mom. I like that she visits Jack and Leyla again.
10/9/19 Re-read
I loved this book. I was glad when Emma moved in with her mother Rachel and out of the house with Rachel. I love Evan and Sarah and how much they love Emma. I love that they are willing to do anything for her. I loved it when Sarah and Jared got together. I think that they’ll be happy. I was gald when Emma was finally able to forgive herself and move on from her past. I really loved this book and I absolutely love Rebecca Donovan’s books. 5 stars!
10/9/19 Re-read
I loved this book. I was glad when Emma moved in with her mother Rachel and out of the house with Rachel. I love Evan and Sarah and how much they love Emma. I love that they are willing to do anything for her. I loved it when Sarah and Jared got together. I think that they’ll be happy. I was gald when Emma was finally able to forgive herself and move on from her past. I really loved this book and I absolutely love Rebecca Donovan’s books. 5 stars!
mrsgalvan23's review against another edition
4.0
I will start off with the good points of this book bc I really did love it. The writing was flawless. I absolutely loved the alternating POV between Evan and Emma. It was perfect and flowed beautifully. I absolutely love Evan. He is actually a bit too perfect. You can tell he is a fictional character bc no man is as wonderful in real life, but I don't care; I love him anyway. I also loved Emma's Stanford friends and Evan's CA friends. They were so entertaining. I loved the ending, not the epilogue, but what happened prior.
Now complaints, Emma has a semi love interest in the book, Cole. I could have done w.o him. I don't think he was needed at all. This was abut Emma and Evan and should have stayed that way. Next, Emma has been through a lot in her life, I get that, but she annoyed me at times. She was so self loathing, and while I completely understood why, it was aggravating bc she was surrounded by so much love...I think it took her too long to realize that. Lastly, I did not love the epilogue. I feel it was lacking.
Overall, I think this was a great ending to the series and I loved it. It was full of emotion, angst, and I loved the chemistry between Evan and Emma. 4.5 stars.
Now complaints, Emma has a semi love interest in the book, Cole. I could have done w.o him. I don't think he was needed at all. This was abut Emma and Evan and should have stayed that way. Next, Emma has been through a lot in her life, I get that, but she annoyed me at times. She was so self loathing, and while I completely understood why, it was aggravating bc she was surrounded by so much love...I think it took her too long to realize that. Lastly, I did not love the epilogue. I feel it was lacking.
Overall, I think this was a great ending to the series and I loved it. It was full of emotion, angst, and I loved the chemistry between Evan and Emma. 4.5 stars.
5hawna's review against another edition
5.0
The author goes almost, but not quite, too far in this book. Wow. By the end, I could barely breathe. These characters are a challenge to predict. Definitely for adults and older teens only.
patty_creatively_bookish's review against another edition
2.0
2,5.
Did not need to happen, still happy to have finished it.
Did not need to happen, still happy to have finished it.
accio_coffee's review against another edition
3.0
Ugh I loved this book and I hated this book. Everything that emma went through was heartbreaking. And I understand everyone copes with situations differently. But I was getting so aggravated with how she treated everyone. Especially Evan. I felt like she let Jonathan and cole in a lot more then Evan. She just kept pushing him away when all he did was show how much he loved her! And the whole thing with Jonathan! Ugh is anted to be Sara and smack her and say get over it because you been through worse! Idk what drew her to Jonathan in the second book and why she was so determined to find him in this one. I'm happy she finally was with Evan but I felt all that pushing him away was unnecessary. I guess this was a good ending to the series. I wish I could've seen more after the epilogue. I never understood why the grandmother didnt want anything to do with her either. I felt for emma. She had every right to act the way she did. She was dealt a bad life but I felt bad for Evan because she treated him the worst!
queenmeega's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing
I felt every moment in this book. The emotions were just pouring out of it. It's long but worth it.
I felt every moment in this book. The emotions were just pouring out of it. It's long but worth it.
haley_j_casey's review against another edition
5.0
I need this book.
NEED.
NEED.
NEED.
This. Book!
August 2013 Edit:
I HAVE this book!
Haven't read it yet, but that's beside the point. I HAVE IT AND I CAN READ IT WHENEVER I WANT AND HAVE MY BROKEN HEART MENDED!
And Evan?
After Reading:
Right now... I can't. I feel like I'm about to burst into tears (), and there is nothing I want to do more than flip this book open to my favorite parts and lose myself in it all over again. Once again I am IN AWE of Rebecca Donovan's writing and her characters, and her ability in this book to not only allow me to lose myself inside Emma's head, but in Evan's just as flawlessly.
THANK YOU, Ms. Donovan, for these books.
NEED.
NEED.
NEED.
This. Book!
August 2013 Edit:
I HAVE this book!
Haven't read it yet, but that's beside the point. I HAVE IT AND I CAN READ IT WHENEVER I WANT AND HAVE MY BROKEN HEART MENDED!
And Evan?
After Reading:
Right now... I can't. I feel like I'm about to burst into tears (
Spoiler
in the best of all possible waysTHANK YOU, Ms. Donovan, for these books.