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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
So sad the library doesn't have the rest of the series. This underrated book was just pure awesomeness. :D I loved all the main/secondary characters and there was enough mystery and action to keep me hooked along with a bit of romance. If the library ever orders the last two books in this series, I'd read them in a heartbeat. Watts and Mycroft... :D
It's literally taken me years to figure out the name of this book. I read this book when I first became a bookworm, in my high school junior year. I had been a fan of Agatha Christie, Conan Doyle, and read as many mystery books as I possibly could to tame my deep interest for murder mysteries. Every Breath was one of those engaging books that I had read in a day, maybe two, because I was so hooked and I loved the characters, not to mention I adored the slight tie the book had to the Sherlock vibe.
Imagine my great misfortune to have forgot the name of this book, and for years on end I had tried Googling bits and pieces of information to get the name. FINALLY I've found it. It would've helped if I hadn't been searching for a different book cover that had been on the book I had in high school, compared to what I have now seen on here and on the internet, but what matters is I've finally found the name, and because of this, I now know there's sequels! Ill definitely be on the lookout for these books.
Just thought I'd share my adventure of finding the title of this book. It truly is a great book, and had me glued to its pages all too easily. I love it!
Imagine my great misfortune to have forgot the name of this book, and for years on end I had tried Googling bits and pieces of information to get the name. FINALLY I've found it. It would've helped if I hadn't been searching for a different book cover that had been on the book I had in high school, compared to what I have now seen on here and on the internet, but what matters is I've finally found the name, and because of this, I now know there's sequels! Ill definitely be on the lookout for these books.
Just thought I'd share my adventure of finding the title of this book. It truly is a great book, and had me glued to its pages all too easily. I love it!
*4.75 stars
Teenage Sherlock and Watson.
Characters: I really enjoyed these characters. I grew attached to them by the end of the book. Their relationships with each other seemed really authentic as well.
Plot: The plot was only alright in the first 250 pages. The last 70 pages really picked up and sucked me in and that's just how it seems to go in these types of books and that's okay.
World: I was able to picture the world well. At first the atmosphere seemed a bit drab, but I think it was fitting.
Sparkle: This book was sparkly! I wasn't feeling it as much until the last 70 pages, but man those 70 pages were good. The last few pages of the book had me squealing!
I was about to give this book 2.5 stars, until I got to the last chunk of it and it bumped up two extra stars!
Teenage Sherlock and Watson.
Characters: I really enjoyed these characters. I grew attached to them by the end of the book. Their relationships with each other seemed really authentic as well.
Plot: The plot was only alright in the first 250 pages. The last 70 pages really picked up and sucked me in and that's just how it seems to go in these types of books and that's okay.
World: I was able to picture the world well. At first the atmosphere seemed a bit drab, but I think it was fitting.
Sparkle: This book was sparkly! I wasn't feeling it as much until the last 70 pages, but man those 70 pages were good. The last few pages of the book had me squealing!
I was about to give this book 2.5 stars, until I got to the last chunk of it and it bumped up two extra stars!
I absolutely loved this book. It was a fun and entertaining book overall and the mystery in t kept me hooked- I was on my toes and kept away from predictability until nearly the end - by the time which I laid out the pieces and solved the puzzle - but maybe it was that I never actually trusted the killer.
This is the first "Sherlock" in YA book I've read and I think it was great. Everything was great , great .
This is the first "Sherlock" in YA book I've read and I think it was great. Everything was great , great .
Almost 3 stars... it was alright, but felt a bit over-descriptive to me. Half a page about driving down streets in Coburg or Brunswick or somewhere - really irrelevant for people that don't know the area naming every single street all the time. (Although I write like that too, but still, didn't really work for me in this book). It is entirely possible that I may read the next in the series but will have to wait and see.
Oh my freaking god. I LOVED this. Like...I kind of want to crack it open and start again right away kind of love. so...yeah
So I read the prologue to this series in the Begin, End, Begin #LoveOzYA Anthology and I straight away fell in love with the dynamic between the two main characters - so I bought the series.
I haven't read crime in a while so it was awesome to dive back into the suspense and fast-pace of a crime YA
Totally recommend (especially if you're a fan of Sherlock)!!! Definitely don't let the cover deceive you!
I haven't read crime in a while so it was awesome to dive back into the suspense and fast-pace of a crime YA
Totally recommend (especially if you're a fan of Sherlock)!!! Definitely don't let the cover deceive you!
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You know that shaking feeling you get right after you finish a really amazing book? THIS. This right here. Not only did I shake uncontrollably after finishing this book, because I finished it at about 11pm, I lay awake for half the night thinking about it. It’s been months since a book has made me feel this way.
Every Breath first caught my attention when my favourite author, Nansi Kunze, reviewed it. Nansi said ‘If you want to see how YA crime should be written, look no further than Ellie Marney’s debut novel’ and from then I decided I had to pick up the book for myself. Admittedly, it took me a little while to buy the book for myself but (unlike every other thing I own) it didn’t sit on my bookshelf for more than two weeks before I picked it up.
It started off very differently than I imagined it would, but I found that I really liked the direction that it was going. Unfortunately, I was a little bit busy on the night I started it so I didn’t get to get very far into it at all. I managed to pick it up the next night and I read the last two hundred and something pages in the space of two hours, with a little break in between for a cup of tea. I think that probably explains my feelings about this book.
In case you don’t know, Every Breath is sort of a modern day Sherlock but we have Mycroft and Watts instead of Sherlock and Watson. Rachel Watts is our main character, she’s recently moved from the country into the city. Personally, I’ve always lived on the outer suburbs of the city so I’m sort of more used to it than Rachel is but I understood how she found it difficult to settle in. James Mycroft is insane, in a good way, he’s an ‘eccentric genius’ and he is, ultimately, just like Sherlock. I love both of them so much, so much that it’s probably not healthy or normal. I found I could relate to Rachel, she’s smart and she’s not completely boy-obsessed. Mycroft, on the other hand, well...basically, I want my own James Mycroft to love forever and ever. He’s my new literary boyfriend, and I think he’s going up there with Sirius and Augustus. That’s a big deal considering I only fell in love with him a few days ago.
Moving on from Mycroft (only briefly), my absolute favourite thing about Every Breath is that I feel like it was written for me. It’s a YA crime/mystery with a hot, intelligent boy set in Melbourne. Chami/other people who know me well, does that not sound like my perfect book? Well, it is, and I loved it more than I could have ever imagined. I don’t think I can even put into proper words or quantify how much I love this book – it’s just not possible to explain.
Even writing this review now, I still feel a bit shaky and it’s been over 12 hours since I finished the book. Wow, 12 hours, does that mean I can re-read this yet? Every Breath has definitely become a new favourite, in fact, I’m thinking it’s going to be one of my all-time favourite books for the rest of my life now. If you haven’t already, you should read Every Breath and then we can all obsess over Mycroft forever (though, he’s all mine really). In advance, I’d like to apologise for all the fangirling I’m going to do about this on the blog from now until the end of time. Also, I need recommendations because what the hell am I supposed to read after this?
You know that shaking feeling you get right after you finish a really amazing book? THIS. This right here. Not only did I shake uncontrollably after finishing this book, because I finished it at about 11pm, I lay awake for half the night thinking about it. It’s been months since a book has made me feel this way.
Every Breath first caught my attention when my favourite author, Nansi Kunze, reviewed it. Nansi said ‘If you want to see how YA crime should be written, look no further than Ellie Marney’s debut novel’ and from then I decided I had to pick up the book for myself. Admittedly, it took me a little while to buy the book for myself but (unlike every other thing I own) it didn’t sit on my bookshelf for more than two weeks before I picked it up.
It started off very differently than I imagined it would, but I found that I really liked the direction that it was going. Unfortunately, I was a little bit busy on the night I started it so I didn’t get to get very far into it at all. I managed to pick it up the next night and I read the last two hundred and something pages in the space of two hours, with a little break in between for a cup of tea. I think that probably explains my feelings about this book.
In case you don’t know, Every Breath is sort of a modern day Sherlock but we have Mycroft and Watts instead of Sherlock and Watson. Rachel Watts is our main character, she’s recently moved from the country into the city. Personally, I’ve always lived on the outer suburbs of the city so I’m sort of more used to it than Rachel is but I understood how she found it difficult to settle in. James Mycroft is insane, in a good way, he’s an ‘eccentric genius’ and he is, ultimately, just like Sherlock. I love both of them so much, so much that it’s probably not healthy or normal. I found I could relate to Rachel, she’s smart and she’s not completely boy-obsessed. Mycroft, on the other hand, well...basically, I want my own James Mycroft to love forever and ever. He’s my new literary boyfriend, and I think he’s going up there with Sirius and Augustus. That’s a big deal considering I only fell in love with him a few days ago.
Moving on from Mycroft (only briefly), my absolute favourite thing about Every Breath is that I feel like it was written for me. It’s a YA crime/mystery with a hot, intelligent boy set in Melbourne. Chami/other people who know me well, does that not sound like my perfect book? Well, it is, and I loved it more than I could have ever imagined. I don’t think I can even put into proper words or quantify how much I love this book – it’s just not possible to explain.
Even writing this review now, I still feel a bit shaky and it’s been over 12 hours since I finished the book. Wow, 12 hours, does that mean I can re-read this yet? Every Breath has definitely become a new favourite, in fact, I’m thinking it’s going to be one of my all-time favourite books for the rest of my life now. If you haven’t already, you should read Every Breath and then we can all obsess over Mycroft forever (though, he’s all mine really). In advance, I’d like to apologise for all the fangirling I’m going to do about this on the blog from now until the end of time. Also, I need recommendations because what the hell am I supposed to read after this?
I could not put this down. I'm a sucker for a good Sherlock-esque story.