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Breathless by Jennifer Niven

bubbataylor's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sablondell's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful slow-paced

3.25

aylise17's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

booklover1994's review

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4.0

4.5

ateachersguidetoreading's review against another edition

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5.0

"Sometimes things end, even if you don't want them to..."

This is how I felt about this book. I love it more than words and it's one of the best books I've read, ever! I've never highlighted so many passages in a book before.
I feel like I was meant to read this book, that somehow the universe knew I needed it. I only started NetGalley a few weeks ago and this popped up. I loved All the Bright Places but I didn't expect to get approved for this review.
When I finished I was a mess. Emotionally and literally - with tears, snot and body-wracking sobs. My heart was sore; it's still sore. I've even pre-ordered my own copy because I need this book on my shelf.

As Claude graduates high school she finds her world is suddenly turned upside down and the floor has been yanked from beneath her. She's feeling lost and ready to just spend the summer coasting on a remote island with her Mum. What she doesn't plan for is Jeremiah Crew, a boy that will make her reevaluate and face her problem whilst also teaching her how to fall in love with life again.

A fantastic five-star read that's so very relatable. I love how much this book means personally to Jennifer, as she explains in the acknowledgements, and reading that made me ball all the more.
It touches on many relatable issues, such as virginity, sexuality, divorce, adultery and choice. It doesn't portray the characters as perfect but instead as human - mistakes and all.
I'd recommend this for young adults, new adults and even us older readers. We can all find something in this book for ourselves. For me it was a nostalgia, so effortlessly brought to life by Jennifer's favoulous writing style.

Memorable Quotes:
> Here we laughed. Here we fought. Here we loved and dreamed.
> I'm going to kiss you right now because I've been thinking about kissing you all morning.
> Hemingway once said, "All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence you know."
> I will decide my life. No more waiting for other people to decide things for me. I'm writing it right now.
> Not talking with you when both of us are here, under this sky, is better than talking with anyone else about anything.
> I've got a few more things to do and then I'll come find you.

mickala's review against another edition

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4.75

Really resonated with things I struggled with at that age and even now. Claude is funny and dramatic and intelligent and a fun first person perspective. Don’t we all wish we could have a Jeremiah Crew? 

thefantaysbookdragon's review

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3.0

this book was good but it did not really do a lot of things for me, Love the writing style I loved that think that jennifer niven is one my favorites writer. but the plot was meh

lindsay_annette's review against another edition

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5.0

5 Breathless stars.

Loved this book so much even though the ending was not my favorite!! I adored Jeremiah and I loved how real it felt. ❤

snow_flake10's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

jessikajean's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective

4.0