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Breathe, Annie, Breathe
by Miranda Kenneally
4.5!
“You need anything? Water? Tylenol? Vaseline?”
“Vaseline?” He shrugs. “Yeah, for chafing. Are you having any issues?”
This was exactly the book I needed to get nurse my book hangover after how much of a wreck ACOMAF and Soldier left me. It was everything I needed; fluffy, good banter, believable characters, and sweet romance. I also think I needed that bit of grief and healing. Unlike with the last book, there wasn’t drama over how it happened, just that it happened and what the aftermath looked like.
The main character of this story is Annie. After her boyfriend (Kyle) of three years, the boy that she planned on marrying someday, dies in an accident, she decides to train for the marathon that he never got to run. She herself had never been a runner so this huge race that is difficult for even the most in-shape runner, seemed almost impossible. Luckily, Annie had the good sense to get a trainer, Matt, to help her on her journey **Side note, I know that he was in a previous Hundred Oaks book, but this is the first book by Miranda Kenneally that I have read.** Pretty soon off the bat we also meet Matt’s brother, Jeremiah, who is working for Matt. On a run towards the beginning of Annie’s training, when she is still struggling with the longer distances, this crazy kid with crazy hair whips by her, running backwards. Annie silently names him Running Backwards Boy and thinks he must be crazy. The two form a relationship that begins as a tenuous thing and turns into much, much more. They have crazy chemistry right from the start, and you can’t help but cheer for the crazy, sweet, adrenaline junky of a boy.
A quarter mile more. One foot after the other. Breathe, Annie, breathe.
This is the second book revolving around a main character who has experienced the loss of a loved one that I have read in the past week. While the other one was all drama, this one was all about Annie’s journey. There were times where she would start thinking whatifwhatifwhatif, but what happened to Kyle was purely an accident. There was nothing she could have done. I thought that her grief and healing were handled very well. She dated this guy for three years. Three years. When you are with someone for that long (which I have been) they become your whole life. You are each other’s best friends and you can practically know what the other person is thinking just by looking at them. I cannot for the life of me comprehend how deeply I would be affected if my own boyfriend (also named Kyle) died in an accident. It would kill the most important me. But anyway, I digress as that is a very depressing train of thought. I thought it was a beautiful thing that Annie wanted to do this one huge thing for Kyle. It was something that would require so much strength and will and determination. What an amazing thing to do in someone’s memory.
Anything can happen. Anything. Anytime, to anyone. We have to live now. Now, now, now.
I thought the romance in this book was of the sweetest sorts. Jeremiah, ohhhh that boy is a wonder. He is not without his faults of course. Being an adrenaline junkie, he has put strain on the relation he has with his family, and eventually (for a time) with Annie because of how worried they were about him continuously hurting himself. Annie especially had problems with it because obviously she had already gone through losing one love and for a while didn’t even want to get that close to Jeremiah because of it. He won her over in the end though and I was so happy. He was so supportive. His attention and affection never wavered for one second. He freaking promised to wait for her for as long as she needed. HOW MANY OTHER GUYS HAVE DONE THAT, WOULD DO THAT?! Probably not many.
It just overall good book. For those of you who have read other reviews of mine, you probably know by now that my favorite books are the kinds that have you feeling something. This one had me grieving with Annie, healing with Annie, and falling in love with Jeremiah, just like Annie. Actually, if I’m going to be honest this book got me excited enough about running that I went and bought myself a nice pair of Asics and plan on signing up for a color run because, who wouldn’t want to do that?! Overall, this is just a super sweet read. I definitely plan on checking out some of Kenneally’s other books in this series.
I’ll never forget you
“You need anything? Water? Tylenol? Vaseline?”
“Vaseline?” He shrugs. “Yeah, for chafing. Are you having any issues?”
This was exactly the book I needed to get nurse my book hangover after how much of a wreck ACOMAF and Soldier left me. It was everything I needed; fluffy, good banter, believable characters, and sweet romance. I also think I needed that bit of grief and healing. Unlike with the last book, there wasn’t drama over how it happened, just that it happened and what the aftermath looked like.
The main character of this story is Annie. After her boyfriend (Kyle) of three years, the boy that she planned on marrying someday, dies in an accident, she decides to train for the marathon that he never got to run. She herself had never been a runner so this huge race that is difficult for even the most in-shape runner, seemed almost impossible. Luckily, Annie had the good sense to get a trainer, Matt, to help her on her journey **Side note, I know that he was in a previous Hundred Oaks book, but this is the first book by Miranda Kenneally that I have read.** Pretty soon off the bat we also meet Matt’s brother, Jeremiah, who is working for Matt. On a run towards the beginning of Annie’s training, when she is still struggling with the longer distances, this crazy kid with crazy hair whips by her, running backwards. Annie silently names him Running Backwards Boy and thinks he must be crazy. The two form a relationship that begins as a tenuous thing and turns into much, much more. They have crazy chemistry right from the start, and you can’t help but cheer for the crazy, sweet, adrenaline junky of a boy.
A quarter mile more. One foot after the other. Breathe, Annie, breathe.
This is the second book revolving around a main character who has experienced the loss of a loved one that I have read in the past week. While the other one was all drama, this one was all about Annie’s journey. There were times where she would start thinking whatifwhatifwhatif, but what happened to Kyle was purely an accident. There was nothing she could have done. I thought that her grief and healing were handled very well. She dated this guy for three years. Three years. When you are with someone for that long (which I have been) they become your whole life. You are each other’s best friends and you can practically know what the other person is thinking just by looking at them. I cannot for the life of me comprehend how deeply I would be affected if my own boyfriend (also named Kyle) died in an accident. It would kill the most important me. But anyway, I digress as that is a very depressing train of thought. I thought it was a beautiful thing that Annie wanted to do this one huge thing for Kyle. It was something that would require so much strength and will and determination. What an amazing thing to do in someone’s memory.
Anything can happen. Anything. Anytime, to anyone. We have to live now. Now, now, now.
I thought the romance in this book was of the sweetest sorts. Jeremiah, ohhhh that boy is a wonder. He is not without his faults of course. Being an adrenaline junkie, he has put strain on the relation he has with his family, and eventually (for a time) with Annie because of how worried they were about him continuously hurting himself. Annie especially had problems with it because obviously she had already gone through losing one love and for a while didn’t even want to get that close to Jeremiah because of it. He won her over in the end though and I was so happy. He was so supportive. His attention and affection never wavered for one second. He freaking promised to wait for her for as long as she needed. HOW MANY OTHER GUYS HAVE DONE THAT, WOULD DO THAT?! Probably not many.
It just overall good book. For those of you who have read other reviews of mine, you probably know by now that my favorite books are the kinds that have you feeling something. This one had me grieving with Annie, healing with Annie, and falling in love with Jeremiah, just like Annie. Actually, if I’m going to be honest this book got me excited enough about running that I went and bought myself a nice pair of Asics and plan on signing up for a color run because, who wouldn’t want to do that?! Overall, this is just a super sweet read. I definitely plan on checking out some of Kenneally’s other books in this series.
I’ll never forget you