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A review by literarypenguin
The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan
emotional
hopeful
fast-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
5.0
This was such a heartwarming and lovely book and one that I wish all LGBTQ+ children would have had growing up!
This story is about a girl named Stevie and her trying to answer her question of why she is feeling certain feelings for a female friend/classmate named Chloe. The story explores Stevie finding out she is a girl that likes other girls and explores how she can tell her mother. It shows us how she finds this out about herself and her journey of wanting to tell her mother but not wanting her relationship with her to change.
This book is written in verse beautifully by the author and in a way that older kids and maybe some younger kids can understand. I think the decision to write the book in this way only made an emotional impact on the book that was more important and powerful. Meg has an amazing way of writing in verse, every anxiety, fear, and worry Stevie had could be felt in every verse. You could also feel every happy feeling too.
The portrayal of Stevie as an eleven-year-old girl is very believable, her interest in the ocean, her love for reading, and her strong relationship with her mother who she was afraid of worrying or disappointing. Stevie learning more about herself and learning how some relationships in life can change sometimes for the better. How her mother accepted and loved her daughter but had her own questions and wanted to help her daughter explore and find out more about this side of her was so sweet!
This is a book I think every LGBTQ+ child should read and I hope they can find acceptance and love not just for themselves but from others as well!
This story is about a girl named Stevie and her trying to answer her question of why she is feeling certain feelings for a female friend/classmate named Chloe. The story explores Stevie finding out she is a girl that likes other girls and explores how she can tell her mother. It shows us how she finds this out about herself and her journey of wanting to tell her mother but not wanting her relationship with her to change.
This book is written in verse beautifully by the author and in a way that older kids and maybe some younger kids can understand. I think the decision to write the book in this way only made an emotional impact on the book that was more important and powerful. Meg has an amazing way of writing in verse, every anxiety, fear, and worry Stevie had could be felt in every verse. You could also feel every happy feeling too.
The portrayal of Stevie as an eleven-year-old girl is very believable, her interest in the ocean, her love for reading, and her strong relationship with her mother who she was afraid of worrying or disappointing. Stevie learning more about herself and learning how some relationships in life can change sometimes for the better. How her mother accepted and loved her daughter but had her own questions and wanted to help her daughter explore and find out more about this side of her was so sweet!
This is a book I think every LGBTQ+ child should read and I hope they can find acceptance and love not just for themselves but from others as well!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders