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Breathless, by Jennifer Niven

11 reviews

ivulikkivulik's review against another edition

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0.5

Yikes. Very unlikeable character(s). I am sorry to say that I hated this story so much when it is so personal to the author but the character was just not for me. Or the lovestory.

The audiobook of the narrator was also not the best.

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carolinacortez's review

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Jennifer Niven nunca me decepciona, fácil le hubiera dado las cinco estrellas si hubiera sido su público target (adolescentes de 16-18 años), como cuando lo fui con all the bright places y holding up the universe, pero la verdad lo disfrute mucho, es una gran historia coming of age, claro que es de romance y claro que como cualquier libro de ella, te destroza el corazón.

An we are all this and almostness and maybe

All the scary stuff doesn't really compare to getting lost in your mind

I can be your floor

En serio esta mujer es experta en excribir personajes muy relacionables, ame a todos, y aunque claude (la protagonista) a veces me desesperaba un poco, con el tiempo te das cuenta que esto suele pasar por que es a la única a la que le lees el pensamiento, e incluso nosotros mismos a veces no nos caemos bien por que sabemos lo que pensamos, así que hay que ser un poco más comprensivos con las/les/los protagonistas de las historias.

Otra cosa en la que es buenísima es en escribir las notas de autor, lo que llore con esta nota, ufff no tienen ni idea, leer sus palabras, de ella, no de su protagonista siempre es bellisimo, y como siempre te muestra qué ella escribe sobre lo que conoce

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grace_p's review

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inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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saher_sharieff18's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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cath_'s review

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adventurous reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

3.5 stars 
I wanted an easy, romantic read and this delivered. Like most romances, it was predictable. 
Breathless did, however, feel like JN was trying to hit a word count. It dragged on in some sections but then strangely enough didn't conclude a lot of the plots. 
It was clear one ofJN's intentions for this book was to address the construct of virginity, heteronormative sex ideals along with a few other mature topics which are relevant for young adults.
 These discussions weren't seamlessly placed in dialogue. It was very obvious when JN wanted to insert a long paragraph of 'casual' conversation between friends to blatantly get her point across. It sometimes came across as preachy. 

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maple_dove's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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minimalistbibliophile's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

3.0


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dlrosebyh's review

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adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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kajasversion's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book broke me.

I mean my heart is broken to pieces… and then this book took it and threw it on the floor and stepped on it.

The whole book was such a lovely story to read and i love how vulnerable the characters got with each other… but the ending… the ending had me bawling my eyes out.

There were moments so raw and intense you could tell the storyline  was really close to the author. 

I just finished reading the novel and i still can’t comprehend it. The quotes in this book are next level and the tension between the characters is just *chef’s kiss*. 

I love how the characters are flawed and that’s what book mostly focuses on because it is an actual depiction of how people are.

 I will definitely recommend it to everyone looking for a good summer read… just be warned about the ending.


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ifranco's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective 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

4.0


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