Review: Breathless
So I decided to read this book even though I had Renegades on. Simply because I'm scared of series. Those blogs take sooo long to write. And I really don't think I have the attention span to sit for six hours to write a blog based on a series. Well, last time it took me more than six hour because my useless shit of a computer kept shutting down and I had to do a hell lot of stuff just to get it working. As soon as exams are over it goes back to my bro.
Before graduation: Claudine has it all figured out, until her father tells her that her parents are getting a divorce and her mother is taking her to a remote, mosquito infested island with almost no cell service.
After graduation: Claudine meets the enigmatic Jeremiah and Claudine can't deny her attraction for him. Miah is charismatic and has a whole different charm about him. And what's more, he's just here for the summer. Claudine tries to convince herself that it's just sex, but by the end of the summer, it might turn into something more.
QUICK THOUGHTS AND REVIEW: 4/5, REALLY LOVED THE END. PERFECT DETOX.
WHAT DID I FEEL ABOUT THE BOOK'S:
1. Writing Quality: I do like how the story is a single POV this time, unlike the other two Jennifer Niven novels that I have read, where there is usually a POV switch between the leads. Not that I do not love that, POV switch is actually interesting, but seeing only one side of the story leaves a lot to the imagination and get those braincells running. And my brain gears could use some running right now. But the writing style is sort of boring in the beginning, and a bit of info dump, which is a kind of damper when you're enjoying and waiting to see how the book is laid out. I do love everything that happens though.
2. Character Development: I chose to write this first because I felt like I will forget everything my mind is saying right now because that happens more often than I'll ever admit. So writing this first. Character development is spot on. And it's really nice to see that the characters realize that they're growing. This is a characteristic in Niven's novels. If they compare their current to their past they actually realize how far they've come and how that is so much better than their usual self. The growth is literally so beautiful that I'm so blessed to declare that yes, this is what a detox should look like. Character development, spot on.
3. Couldn't put it down- Ness: 7/10. While I do love this book, the beginning is quite stereotypical. And I kind of hate it when books begin with "I woke up". It's not because it's a bad start, but it is quite a nice start but Wattpad has ruined it for me. Too many Wattpad stories have that "I woke up" trope. So that is kind of ruined for me. Otherwise this book does go quite well and I like how it ends.
4. Intellectual Depth: If you have read Jennifer Niven's books, you'll know what I am talking about. If you haven't, what are you sitting for you heathen, go read their books right now. Just kidding [unless 👀]. But as I was saying, Jennifer Niven's books are tempting. Extremely tempting. Like you're Tantalus and you have fourteen boxes of cheese pizza in front of you. Just look up Tantalus if you don't know who that is because I have zero energy to explain that right now. But the thing I love about Niven's books is mutual acceptance. As a teen, I can say that teens aren't really accepting of stuff considering they're going through existential crises [unless you're Mary Sue] and kind of accepting another person's flaws is kinda hard when you're having trouble accepting yourself.
Niven has this pattern where the leads learn to accept themselves as well has each other, Like "You're fucked up, I'm fucked up, we won't be less fucked up together, but it's gonna hurt less." And that is perhaps the most adorable(?) thing ever I guess. It's just so wholesome because then the leads are like "It's okay, I'm fucked up, and that's fine by me, I have myself." and that's even better I guess.
5. Plot: Summer fling. The last time I read about a summer fling, I was bored to death. And got triggered by the sequel so badly that I decided that that said book wasn't worth it and DNFed it. So I will not lie, I did have some qualms about this book when I saw that it was a summer fling trope. But this trope here, it doesn't kind of hurt. Its actually cute to see Miah and Claude go on little adventures and fall more and more in love with one another until they finally admit that they love each other. And that's so adorable that my heart melted. In short, I really did enjoy it. Skipping Renegades for this was definitely worth it. As said before, the plot is the most perfect detox there is.
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