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Breathless by Jennifer Niven

samevans's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

macaylaredmon's review against another edition

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4.0

the beginning wasn’t my favorite, but it kept my attention and made me feel for the main character.

dylanng's review against another edition

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3.0

This book was okay. I enjoyed it, but it was kind of boring at some times. It just didn’t give the typical feel of a summer romance which is what I wanted but it was alright nonetheless and I liked the characters together. This book also kind of put me in a slump for a few days because I tried to read it a few times but just couldn’t focus on it because it felt like it was just dragging on.

There was also a subplot of like family history and like a murder that happened to someone in the main character’s family a long time ago, but I really didn’t care for it much. It was boring and I couldn’t bring myself to be interested in it. That was more of the boring parts of the book. A good idea though. 3.5 stars

hufflechick92's review against another edition

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5.0

It has been a long time since a book gave me what I needed and I felt the characters so deeply. Longing for an off grid island to give me what I need.

berton's review against another edition

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adventurous funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

auburn058's review against another edition

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emotional funny relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

thebookishlibrarian's review against another edition

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Thanks to Netgalley for a review copy of this book.

Claudine Henry’s life is uprooted when her parents get divorced and her mother whisks her away to an island off the coast of Georgia for the summer right after her high school graduation. She is separated from her best friend and all that feels comfortable and familiar. This is a beautiful coming of age story about friends and first love.

claraclaraclara's review against another edition

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1.0

Je vais vous le dire tout de suite, cette critique ne sera pas forcément cool envers le livre mais c'est un des PIRES livres que j'ai lu de ma vie et il m'a vraiment fait passé un sale moment. J’avais déjà lu “[b:Tous nos jours parfaits|25806221|Tous nos jours parfaits|Jennifer Niven|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1440848959l/25806221._SX50_.jpg|26113532]” de [a:Jennifer Niven|45592|Jennifer Niven|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1601577087p2/45592.jpg] et j’avais A-DO-RÉ, donc j’avais foncé tête baissée dans ce roman. Quelle erreur !

C'est l'histoire de Claudine, 18, qui prévoit un road-trip avec sa meilleure amie Saz avant que leurs chemins se séparent car elles partent chacune dans une fac différente. Sauf que : son père lui annonce soudainement que lui et la mère de Claude divorcent. Et bien sûr, les deux femmes doivent partir sur une île quasi déserte avec des animaux dangereux et une population totale de 30 habitants.

Le sol de Claudine se “dérobe sous ses pieds” (j’ai lu cette phrase environ un million de fois) mais, sur cette île, elle rencontré un garçon nommé Jeremiah Crew. Cet été pourrait bien être l’été de tous les possibles.

**Écriture**

Ah mon dieu l'écriture. Honnêtement on aurait dit que ça a été écrit par une adolescente de quinze ans, et encore je suis gentille. Énormément de répétitions et un texte très lourd qui rend la lecture compliquée. L’autrice a ajouté des adjectifs inutiles de partout rendant le texte compliqué à lire.

**Personnages**

ARGH LES PERSONNAGES

introverted_unicorn's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

syl_val15's review against another edition

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4.0

This book legit made me sad. So I gave it 4 stars.