Review: Barely Breathing By Rebecca Donovan

Barely Breathing By Rebecca Donovan

Ratings: 5 of 5 stars

I am very sleep deprived, having been up all night reading this book but I must say this book was just as intense and emotional for me as the first.  
                                               
The sequel picks up months after Emma's attack from the Evil Bitch from hell "aka" Carol, and Emma has now made the decision to live with her mother Rachel and start over. Emma soon realizes this will not be easy as her mother is still an alcoholic who likes to get in a drunken stupor and bring home random guys from bars. Emma begins to hide things(again) from her bestie Sara and her sweet, handsome and caring boyfriend Evan. But neither is a fool.While Emma struggles with her existence/reason for breathing she still has to take care of her drunk mommy, school,sports and her sanity. Her sanity which is wearing thin thanks to Rachel and her drunk hurtful comments that she can never recall once sober. 
The last 25% of this book has twist and turns i could have never predicted and the ending was a TOTAL SHOCKER. I cannot wait for book 3 this ending was not the one i wanted.
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Review: Out of Breath By Rebecca Donovan

Out of  Breath By Rebecca Donovan

Rating:3.5 of 5 stars

This book was a whole new level of disappointing. I am seriously hurt this series was one of my absolute favorites......until this book was released.The only good this book was the guys and how the different POVs were written.Normally I would agree that Rebecca Donovan is an exceptional writer who basically holds all your emotions in the palm of her hands while you are reading her books. Perhaps, too much expectation went into this book because of the high standard we are accustomed to from her.
It has been two years since Emma left Evan and went off to college but she is not the girl she used to be. She is just a shell of her previous self . Emma isn’t living, she is just Breathing. With the help of her roommates, Emma is forced into doing things and trying to bring some excitement into her life.This is how Emma meets Cole.(I will not elaborate but felt really sorry for Cole throughout the book) When Emma gets the call that her mother killed herself she is forced to go to her home town that she ran away from, which eventually leads to breaking her down even more. Memories of what happened eat at Emma alive and she wants to numb the pain…with alcohol? yes alcohol. Enter Evan......... and the rest you will have to read yourself.
Emma was frustrating at times, so much that I wanted to scream at her or shake her out of it.Who was this IMPOSTER and what had she done with the EMMA we knew???The story felt Unfinished .I blinked, literally and it was over????!!!!
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Review: Reason To Breathe By Rebecca Donovan

 

Reason To Breathe By Rebecca Donovan                         
Ratings: 4 of 5 stars

I am really at a loss for words with this book.... I found myself breathless at certain points.

Reason to Breathe is about a young girl named Emily(Emma). She is a good student at Weslyn High earning straight A's,she is the editor for the Weslyn school paper and plays soccer,basketball and runs track for her school as well. Emma excels at soccer in which she hopes to get a scholarship. Emma's father is deceased and her mother gave her up b/cuz she is an alcoholic. Emma has been living with her Uncle, his wife and their 2 young kids for 4 yrs and is counting down the day till she leaves. She’s more concerned with feigning perfection while pulling down her sleeves to conceal the bruises - not wanting anyone to know how far from perfect her life truly is. Emma's Best friend Sara is a tall, pretty and popular red head who is also Emma's sole secret keeper. In school Emma keeps to herself and only talks to Sara, but a new boy Evan Matthews comes to school and in just one day everything changes.
I started reading this book and literally could not put it down - I HAD to know how it ended. I am eagerly awaiting the sequel and know it will be another all nighter when it is available.
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