A review by manon_misheck
Breathless by Jennifer Niven

5.0

“But first - remember to open yourself up to love and possibility, to almostness and maybe. Use your voice. Let others in. Choose your future. Choose your body. Choose yourself. And go out there and write your life.” -Jennifer Niven

With high school coming to an end, Claudine Henry is focused on four things: sex, starting college, becoming a famous writer, and... sex. But when her parents announce they're splitting up, her entire world begins to fall apart. The epic road trip she planned with her best friend is cancelled, and she finds herself stuck on a remote island off the coast of Georgia with her mom - an island with no WiFi, no cell service and no friends. Until she meets the free spirited, mysterious, and beautiful Jeremiah. He infuriates and intrigues her. Their chemistry takes her by surprise, and when Claude decides he should be her first, she tells herself it's just sex. Exactly what she wanted, right? They both know that what they have can't last forever, but maybe the time they have can be enough.

From Manon: Jennifer Niven writes with incredible love & honesty, putting the contents of Claude’s heart on the page. I adored this book & finished it with a feeling of hope & courage. I absolutely cannot wait to read what Jennifer writes next.

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CW: discussions of suicide, drowning, use of guns, divorce of parents