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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved this book! It was real and it spoke to my inner teenager.
The main character was a bit of a brat but I grew to like her. I loved the history and the adventures of the island. The mother daughter time was nice. I would like a follow up book.
The main character was a bit of a brat but I grew to like her. I loved the history and the adventures of the island. The mother daughter time was nice. I would like a follow up book.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have low hope on this book because all the bright places broke me down. And this book broke me down , same as the first one.
It is more about the character than the plot actually. And honestly i can relate to it. How she confidently saying she will not fall in love but in the end fall hard.
And how they only have 2 months to spend time together. And how he doesn’t say goodbye. It’s hurt, but life have to move on.
It is more about the character than the plot actually. And honestly i can relate to it. How she confidently saying she will not fall in love but in the end fall hard.
And how they only have 2 months to spend time together. And how he doesn’t say goodbye. It’s hurt, but life have to move on.
Firstly I have to thank NetGalley and Jennifer Niven for gifting me an eARC for an honest review.
Breathless is a YA coming of age romance that focuses on MC Claude who has the perfect life and the only thing that is bothering her is how and when she will lose her virginity. Until her father sits her down and announces her parents are getting a divorce and the floor falls from beneath her feet. Claude and her mum move to a small island in Georgia where Claude meets Miah Crew.
I cannot express how much I enjoyed this book. I loved watching Claude evolve into a woman and truly becoming herself. Her summer romance with Miah was beautiful because they were so open with each other, sharing each others deepest feelings and working through them together. The adventures they went on read so well with the brilliant descriptions of the beaches and the dunes and the sea! Also, plenty of sex scenes that made me question my knowledge of YA books! I enjoyed the suggestion throughout of ghosts and souls on the island that were powerful ancestors of Claude. Also, that she and her mum were both writers was lovely.
I could feel for Claude throughout with the situation with her dad and all the emotions she went through as each revelation came up. I loved the feeling of community on the island and it really is a true coming of age story. Reading the acknowledgements it was lovely to see how much this story meant to the author and that she found her own Miah Crew and they are married! I have to say I was crying at the end and my heart broke with Claude's but I feel like the story really showed her growth and that she would be okay and make a success of her life.
Amy x
Breathless is a YA coming of age romance that focuses on MC Claude who has the perfect life and the only thing that is bothering her is how and when she will lose her virginity. Until her father sits her down and announces her parents are getting a divorce and the floor falls from beneath her feet. Claude and her mum move to a small island in Georgia where Claude meets Miah Crew.
I cannot express how much I enjoyed this book. I loved watching Claude evolve into a woman and truly becoming herself. Her summer romance with Miah was beautiful because they were so open with each other, sharing each others deepest feelings and working through them together. The adventures they went on read so well with the brilliant descriptions of the beaches and the dunes and the sea! Also, plenty of sex scenes that made me question my knowledge of YA books! I enjoyed the suggestion throughout of ghosts and souls on the island that were powerful ancestors of Claude. Also, that she and her mum were both writers was lovely.
I could feel for Claude throughout with the situation with her dad and all the emotions she went through as each revelation came up. I loved the feeling of community on the island and it really is a true coming of age story. Reading the acknowledgements it was lovely to see how much this story meant to the author and that she found her own Miah Crew and they are married! I have to say I was crying at the end and my heart broke with Claude's but I feel like the story really showed her growth and that she would be okay and make a success of her life.
Amy x
DNF @ 63%. I really tried hard with this one because it made headlines for being a “banned book” at several schools this year.
This book is just really bad. It’s overwritten and cringey, and this main character is AWFUL. It is actually excruciating to read this book from her perspective.
This book is just really bad. It’s overwritten and cringey, and this main character is AWFUL. It is actually excruciating to read this book from her perspective.
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Little hard to get into in the start but once he got to the island it really picked up. I was left unsatisfied by the ending tho.
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes