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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
for being Abbi Glines debut novel, I can give it a little extra love but this one was just a bit too sappy for me.
Jax is just a bit too "knight in shining armor" and Sadie was just too much of a selfless person. Jeez, does she have NO breaking point! Yes, Mom, I'll work and fully support us and take care of the baby, cook all the meals and totally hold my tongue when you are rude and selfish. it was aggravating to read.
but there were many parts that were cute, so I liked it, just didn't love it.
Jax is just a bit too "knight in shining armor" and Sadie was just too much of a selfless person. Jeez, does she have NO breaking point! Yes, Mom, I'll work and fully support us and take care of the baby, cook all the meals and totally hold my tongue when you are rude and selfish. it was aggravating to read.
but there were many parts that were cute, so I liked it, just didn't love it.
medium-paced
You know how sometimes you'll pick up a book, intending to read one or two chapters, but you find yourself sucked into the story and can't get enough and the next thing you know three hours have passed and you've read the whole thing? Yeah, well, Breathe is one of those books.
Growing up, Sadie White had to take on the role of the responsible adult because her pregnant mother, Jessica, wasn't about to do it. With the school year over and the summer beginning, Sadie is thrust into taking over Jessica's job cleaning house. Upon arrival, Sadie discovers she is employed by none other than the teen pop sensation Jax Stone. Despite their best efforts and knowing it will never work once the summer's over, Sadie and Jax quickly fall for each other.
Sometimes when I start reading a book it'll take me a little time to get into it, but I quickly fell into this story. The writing is very easy to read, the characters are likable, the setting is delightful, and the story itself is quite enjoyable.
Sadie is very self-sufficient and determined. She's a bit of a loner, but without being too broody. Most of the time I find it annoy to read about a character that's beautiful and doesn't know/believe it. Sadie's a bit different in that she knows she's inherited some of her attractive mother's physical traits, but she wants nothing more than to fade into the background and remain invisible.
Her relationship with Jessica is frustrating in that her mother takes advantage and puts far too much responsibility on Sadie's shoulders. Instead of being bitter, though, Sadie just presses on and does what she must.
I did, however, enjoy when Sadie began to develop more friendships with the rest of the staff. Ms. Mary and Marcus were particularly enjoyable characters. Ms. Mary seemed like the kindly grandmother everyone would like. And Marcus was a nice guy. Even when it became clear Sadie didn't return his feelings, he still stuck by her and whenever she needed him, he was there.
Jax was a bit mysterious at first. Much like Sadie, I was almost expecting a spoiled pop star, but he turned out to be a really good guy. He was incredibly sweet, definitely a charmer. Even in the small glimpses we - the reader and Sadie - saw of the pop star, Jax still a nice guy. I didn't care for some of his decisions throughout the story. I thought he could have handled some things better, but what would a story be without someone making bad choices?
As for the story itself, I enjoyed that even though Jax was a pop star and in the public eye, the majority of the story felt pretty normal. By "normal" I mean it was a story of a guy and girl who were attracted to each other but lived in two very different worlds that would make it very difficult for their relationship to work in the long term.
Overall, I found the story to be a fantastically fast read. It's perfect for a lazy day at home or out in the sun. Even though there's some angst, it's still quite delightful! I'm quite looking forward to reading more of the Sea Breeze series!
Growing up, Sadie White had to take on the role of the responsible adult because her pregnant mother, Jessica, wasn't about to do it. With the school year over and the summer beginning, Sadie is thrust into taking over Jessica's job cleaning house. Upon arrival, Sadie discovers she is employed by none other than the teen pop sensation Jax Stone. Despite their best efforts and knowing it will never work once the summer's over, Sadie and Jax quickly fall for each other.
Sometimes when I start reading a book it'll take me a little time to get into it, but I quickly fell into this story. The writing is very easy to read, the characters are likable, the setting is delightful, and the story itself is quite enjoyable.
Sadie is very self-sufficient and determined. She's a bit of a loner, but without being too broody. Most of the time I find it annoy to read about a character that's beautiful and doesn't know/believe it. Sadie's a bit different in that she knows she's inherited some of her attractive mother's physical traits, but she wants nothing more than to fade into the background and remain invisible.
Her relationship with Jessica is frustrating in that her mother takes advantage and puts far too much responsibility on Sadie's shoulders. Instead of being bitter, though, Sadie just presses on and does what she must.
I did, however, enjoy when Sadie began to develop more friendships with the rest of the staff. Ms. Mary and Marcus were particularly enjoyable characters. Ms. Mary seemed like the kindly grandmother everyone would like. And Marcus was a nice guy. Even when it became clear Sadie didn't return his feelings, he still stuck by her and whenever she needed him, he was there.
Jax was a bit mysterious at first. Much like Sadie, I was almost expecting a spoiled pop star, but he turned out to be a really good guy. He was incredibly sweet, definitely a charmer. Even in the small glimpses we - the reader and Sadie - saw of the pop star, Jax still a nice guy. I didn't care for some of his decisions throughout the story. I thought he could have handled some things better, but what would a story be without someone making bad choices?
As for the story itself, I enjoyed that even though Jax was a pop star and in the public eye, the majority of the story felt pretty normal. By "normal" I mean it was a story of a guy and girl who were attracted to each other but lived in two very different worlds that would make it very difficult for their relationship to work in the long term.
Overall, I found the story to be a fantastically fast read. It's perfect for a lazy day at home or out in the sun. Even though there's some angst, it's still quite delightful! I'm quite looking forward to reading more of the Sea Breeze series!
The book was being great until I got to chapter 6(25%) and the girl already knew she loved him...okay sometimes when I really love a book I can ignore the insta love but jeez she saw him like 2/3 in two weeks so it doesn't make much sense...oh and he said she was his air. I spent half the book thinking oh my this is so cheesy.
I started the book shipping Marcus and Sadie. It wasn't impossible not to. Marcus was so sweet and taking care of her so adorable. But then Marcus started to ruin things because he was jealous...But i understand him, he was trying to protect her.
Sadie I did admire her but I didn't precisely like her. She had a lot in her mind her pregnant mother making money, etc...and she's only 17 so that made me respect her. I think she was a bit irritating when she believed everything the magazines would say and she would cry and then Jax had to run after her and explain things...it was pretty frustrating.
Now Jax I'm not sure about him. I feel like I don't know much about him. I wanted to know how he started his career. How is his relationship with his parents and brother...and I got none of that so I was disappointed.
I can't freaking wait for Marcus book. I really liked him!
I started the book shipping Marcus and Sadie. It wasn't impossible not to. Marcus was so sweet and taking care of her so adorable. But then Marcus started to ruin things because he was jealous...But i understand him, he was trying to protect her.
Sadie I did admire her but I didn't precisely like her. She had a lot in her mind her pregnant mother making money, etc...and she's only 17 so that made me respect her. I think she was a bit irritating when she believed everything the magazines would say and she would cry and then Jax had to run after her and explain things...it was pretty frustrating.
Now Jax I'm not sure about him. I feel like I don't know much about him. I wanted to know how he started his career. How is his relationship with his parents and brother...and I got none of that so I was disappointed.
I can't freaking wait for Marcus book. I really liked him!
It was a good setting, I thought it went a little to fast especially when she was saying she loves him even though they had barely meet but I guess that's what you consider love at first sight lol. I surprisingly did not cry but I did get upset at some moments. Can't wait to read the rest of the series hopefully it is as good as this one.
I love the story, it is about a 17-year-old girl, Sadie White who technically lives on her own, she has her mum but she doesn’t really do anything so she looks after herself and her mum who acts like a child. Her mum is extremely pregnant so can no longer work or is too lazy to try and due to them being poor, means Sadie needs to take over her mum’s old job which was being a maid at the teen heartthrob Jax Stone’s summer house. She has strict instructions to not be seen by Jax or his family but when on the first day he sees her, he falls in love although she isn’t a fan like every other teenager is. She becomes close friends with another employee and he ends up falling in love with Sadie too. Eventually she falls in love with him too and the pap’s catch them together and spread the story to the world so Sadie becomes the centre of attention for a while. Marcus becomes very jealous when Sadie says she loves Jax over him. Jax decides its best to leave her so Sadie can be her own person again but when it comes to live or death, Jax drops everything and returns to Sadie declaring they will work things out.
Even though it is a pretty cliché story, there is still a few things I was left wanting to know, which could be told in the second book, like when the world found out she was dating Jax, who told. Did they just happen to find out, was it from the 4th of July party they went to or did Marcus tell on them out of jealousy?
Even though it is a pretty cliché story, there is still a few things I was left wanting to know, which could be told in the second book, like when the world found out she was dating Jax, who told. Did they just happen to find out, was it from the 4th of July party they went to or did Marcus tell on them out of jealousy?
This review was posted at Tsuki’s Book Blog on August 30, 2013.
I picked this up because I've been seeing it around for months online and I just had to see what all the fuss was about. Well...it got a DNF rating for me so that's the general thought behind this book. I'll give a brief summary of the book and my reasons for a DNF rating.
The story follows a seventeen year old girl named Sadie with a useless, pregnant mother who takes over her mother's job for the summer. Naturally she's working at the house of a teen music star. Because she's awesome the teen music star, Jax, is instantly in love with her and obsessed with her. She's his breath of fresh air.
I stopped reading the book right around the time they were starting to deal with issues in their relationship. He was trying to protect her from the media as well as keep her to himself. While she understood the demands of his work and the trouble she would face as his girlfriend, she was willing to be there for him. I respected all that and that wasn't my issue with the book.
I had a few issues which I'll break down by bulleted list.
2. I couldn't believe the romance. I know I only got about 45% into the story but by that point I was struggling to pick the book up. I couldn't really be okay with a relationship that seemed sinister and disturbing. Sadie was seventeen and Jax was...nineteen. He was already pushing the boundaries of dating a minor but then his behavior was absolutely insane. He was obsessive, stalkerish, jealous, and incredibly controlling. Sure he prettied it up with closed early movies but he was pretty disturbing.
Sadie had a friend, whose name escapes me, who was the normal guy in the psuedo-triangle relationship. He seemed a tad creepy but in the end he seemed to be a genuinely nice guy. Problematically Jax was so freakishly jealous of a ride or a conversation so he quickly monopolized her time. Jax slowly began further isolating her from friends and family under the guise of being in love with her. I just had difficulty with it because he deemed it as necessary so he could 'breathe'.
3. I had a great deal of difficulty with Sadie's mother. Clearly these types of stories work better with one to two parents who are absolute failures as parents. Not only was her mother useless but she was pregnant. She just laid around and bitched all day and apparently had done that for years. How could no one notice Sadie was supporting her mother at 17? How could no one (school included) notice she'd been caring for her mother for most of her life? It was unbelievable how their dynamic was skewed so disturbingly.
4. Finally the whole time I was reading this I kept thinking about the Twilight series. There was a normal girl with a mother who was incredibly childish. She met a guy larger than life who was obsessed with her and then pushed her away when his life began to intrude in their relationship. There was also a genuinely nice guy who would have been perfect for her. He even had a pack of friends. Seriously I'm fed up with the Twilight similarities in books nowadays. Everything is set up the same way with the same general issues in different settings. It's unbelievable. There doesn't always have to be a stalker boyfriend and a love triangle.
So, as you can see I was not thrilled with this book. I finally called it quits after staring at the book for a few days and being unable to pick it up. I got mad at some of the plot points and at a certain point decided I couldn't take any of the characters seriously so why bother continuing.
I would not recommend this book at all but I know it has a large online following. I don't fault anyone their likes when it comes to reading books but I've discovered this series is not something that floats my boat.
DNF
Published by Simon Pulse
May 16, 2011
333 Pages
Provided by--the library
I picked this up because I've been seeing it around for months online and I just had to see what all the fuss was about. Well...it got a DNF rating for me so that's the general thought behind this book. I'll give a brief summary of the book and my reasons for a DNF rating.
The story follows a seventeen year old girl named Sadie with a useless, pregnant mother who takes over her mother's job for the summer. Naturally she's working at the house of a teen music star. Because she's awesome the teen music star, Jax, is instantly in love with her and obsessed with her. She's his breath of fresh air.
I stopped reading the book right around the time they were starting to deal with issues in their relationship. He was trying to protect her from the media as well as keep her to himself. While she understood the demands of his work and the trouble she would face as his girlfriend, she was willing to be there for him. I respected all that and that wasn't my issue with the book.
I had a few issues which I'll break down by bulleted list.
Spoiler
1. The writing was a bit...sloppy. I've read some very amateurish books since I started reviewing books on here but I was amazed at the simplistic language. I've had this issue with a variety of YA titles and I'm always amazed at the child-like quality employed. So many older adults read YA now and it seems nearly insulting to get the most basic language imaginable. I understand making the story accessible to younger readers but I, personally, could do with a little more depth.2. I couldn't believe the romance. I know I only got about 45% into the story but by that point I was struggling to pick the book up. I couldn't really be okay with a relationship that seemed sinister and disturbing. Sadie was seventeen and Jax was...nineteen. He was already pushing the boundaries of dating a minor but then his behavior was absolutely insane. He was obsessive, stalkerish, jealous, and incredibly controlling. Sure he prettied it up with closed early movies but he was pretty disturbing.
Sadie had a friend, whose name escapes me, who was the normal guy in the psuedo-triangle relationship. He seemed a tad creepy but in the end he seemed to be a genuinely nice guy. Problematically Jax was so freakishly jealous of a ride or a conversation so he quickly monopolized her time. Jax slowly began further isolating her from friends and family under the guise of being in love with her. I just had difficulty with it because he deemed it as necessary so he could 'breathe'.
3. I had a great deal of difficulty with Sadie's mother. Clearly these types of stories work better with one to two parents who are absolute failures as parents. Not only was her mother useless but she was pregnant. She just laid around and bitched all day and apparently had done that for years. How could no one notice Sadie was supporting her mother at 17? How could no one (school included) notice she'd been caring for her mother for most of her life? It was unbelievable how their dynamic was skewed so disturbingly.
4. Finally the whole time I was reading this I kept thinking about the Twilight series. There was a normal girl with a mother who was incredibly childish. She met a guy larger than life who was obsessed with her and then pushed her away when his life began to intrude in their relationship. There was also a genuinely nice guy who would have been perfect for her. He even had a pack of friends. Seriously I'm fed up with the Twilight similarities in books nowadays. Everything is set up the same way with the same general issues in different settings. It's unbelievable. There doesn't always have to be a stalker boyfriend and a love triangle.
So, as you can see I was not thrilled with this book. I finally called it quits after staring at the book for a few days and being unable to pick it up. I got mad at some of the plot points and at a certain point decided I couldn't take any of the characters seriously so why bother continuing.
I would not recommend this book at all but I know it has a large online following. I don't fault anyone their likes when it comes to reading books but I've discovered this series is not something that floats my boat.
DNF
Published by Simon Pulse
May 16, 2011
333 Pages
Provided by--the library
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes