A review by shanaetheflyest
The Point of Exhale by Kimberly Brown

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I have read so many books by Kimberly Brown and each one I think is better than the last. I read Something She Can Feel and said, "This is Kimberly Brown's best book." Then I had the same reaction with For His Pleasure, The Burial of a Player, Not Finished Loving You, Strip Me Bare, and, most recently, Nothin Like You. You'd think I'd stop professing her best book :) At this point, I have just resolved that she is one of my favorite romance writers ever. Her characters are just soooo relatable and she writes them in a way that shifts your perspective and makes you more compassionate. 

And The Point of Exhale is no different. I learned so much from this book and really felt for Elise and Safari. I honestly felt myself tearing up at times. All of the characters are so well developed, for example, I felt so badly for Jennifer as an addict, Naz as a woman who was tired of her people pleasing baby daddy Travis, and I was really afraid of Marshall and Rico! Even as a reader. Though really dark and painful in some parts, The Point of Exhale is a beautiful love story with many different layers. 

Regarding the audiobook: I've never listened to a book with these narrators, Tony Marks and Georgie Kimble. I found them both to be really good, especially the male narrator, Tony Marks. At times it felt like the female narrator, Georgie Kimble, was reading the book instead of performing it, but midway through either she got better or I got used to it and it wasn't much of a distraction to me at all. If I saw either of them narrating another book, I'd definitely give it a listen!
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