Title: BARELY BREATHING
Author: Heather Allen
Source: ebook from author for review
DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT READ BOOK 1, JUST BREATHE. It will contain spoilers for that book
goodreads...
Ever Harding used to believe in love. That is
until she was left heartbroken by the only person she ever really loved, Jack,
the mysterious boy from her history class. Little did she know he was born of
the sea, on land to watch over her. But was he really? She made the ultimate
sacrifice, to live in the sea as a mermaid, for Jack and for love. But she
found that in the end, that love wasn't enough.
Now she finds herself alone, having to make a
huge choice. She must decide whether to defend others against the choices she
has made or fight for the freedoms of a population, she has just become a part
of.
Ever's brother James, became a part of the sea
not by any choice of his own, but he is willing to embrace it as long as a
certain long legged, beauty is by his side. But as his sister found, things are
not always as they seem.
In the end what they feared the most comes to
reality, the battle, waged between staying true to life in the sea or changing
a race of people to become more powerful and diverse. Will Ever and James
survive the lines drawn in the sand or will they have to battle each other for
what they believe?
Little do they know the battle in the end, will
be something entirely different than what they were ready for.
My take...
Ever has learned that Jack has betrayed her and
it seems that her decision to live in the sea has been for nothing. Now she has
to learn to fight her brother in an impending war that really isn’t her battle
to win. But since she made the choice to live in the sea and become a mermaid,
she has to stick by her decision and help lead her people to victory. But is
Ever making the right choice? Is her dreams telling her something bad is going
to happen? And will she ever be able to pick up the pieces of her broken heart
that Jack destroyed?
Ok gonna break it down about what I liked and
disliked. Lets go with dislike first. I disliked that the first half of the
book had hardly anything going on. There was some training, some bonding, and
some new relationships. But that about sums it up. There really wasn't anything
paramount that went on. Sure there was some small talk about the upcoming
battle and how Ever can't stand even the mention of Jack's name, but really
nothing big happens. So altogether the first half of the book was slow, kind of
too slow.
One other thing I sort of disliked was the fact
that the parents were a little too oblivious to what their children are up to.
At least they took the initiative, kind of, this time around with James and
acted like parents. But they seem a little off to me. I guess that is the mom in
me talking.
Now, for the things I liked (and loved). I liked
Alex but never got that feeling that he was truly meant for Ever. And I hated
that I couldn't feel that way. But you can see that they obviously care for one
another. He is such a great guy and has so much to offer her. Ever is just
going to have to decide whether she wants to live with a broken heart or move
on and learn to find love again. And it is not decision she will make lightly.
She will tear herself up trying to decide what she wants and what she needs in
her life.
James. Yes, I absolutely loved that he was such a
big addition to the story. At first I wasn't crazy about him, but he grew on me
and I enjoyed his scenes and POV. I enjoyed the relationship that him and Ever developed
throughout the book and hated it too. Because in the end...there will be a
battle and they will be fighting against each other. And it broke my heart to
see them getting along so well knowing that the end inevitable.
The end is a whopper of cliff
hanger. It definitely has you eager for the last book in the series, FOREVER BREATHING. And boy do I look forward to it and to finally see how the series
will conclude. BARELY BREATHING was a good book, I just wasn't gaga over it. But I do
recommend it to those who have read the first one. You will want to continue on
and see how it all develops.
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