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Out of Breath (The Lithia Trilogy #1)
by
Blair Richmond (Goodreads Author)
Nineteen-year-old Kat Jones has been a competitive runner since she was a young girl, but after her mother's death, the path her life was supposed to take begins to crumble around her -- until one day, she finds herself on the run in a literal sense, this time in a race for her very life.
Kat's journey takes her to the Pacific Northwest town of Lithia, the place of her last...more
Kat's journey takes her to the Pacific Northwest town of Lithia, the place of her last...more
Paperback, 274 pages
Published
October 31st 2011
by Ashland Creek Press
(first published September 22nd 2011)
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Out of Breath can be read in one day and is an eco-friendly, vampire ridden mystery with a love triangle. I must say that it really wouldn't be a choice as to who I would pick though. I just adore Alex. I wish there was more of a pull to each boy. I never really saw why each of the boys really were attracted to her especially to the point of protecting her like they do.
Kat is a vegan and I really enjoyed the environmental part of the story. The lush landscapes written in detail, the healthy spor...more
Kat is a vegan and I really enjoyed the environmental part of the story. The lush landscapes written in detail, the healthy spor...more
Blair Richmond did an outstanding job with the novel "Out of Breath". This novel had me eagerly turning the pages- I couldn't put the book down and ended up finishing it within a day.
Katherine Healy is a nineteen year old girl who is running away from her past and ends up in the town where she was born- Lithia. In this town she finds some comfort until tragedy strikes and she can't help but feel guilty. To complicate matters, she's attracted to attention of two guys who both have secrets that th...more
Katherine Healy is a nineteen year old girl who is running away from her past and ends up in the town where she was born- Lithia. In this town she finds some comfort until tragedy strikes and she can't help but feel guilty. To complicate matters, she's attracted to attention of two guys who both have secrets that th...more
Oct 28, 2011
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Out of Breath is a quick paranormal read with a beautifully captivating Northwest setting, has a few vampires, a love triangle and a little element of mystery to it that kept me turning the pages. I really liked the concept of this story and I of course loved the setting! I'm a sucker for an outdoor, specifically one that takes place in the Northwest like this book does. I think this setting worked great for this story and I liked that Blair was able to blend the way of life in the Pacific North...more
Out of Breath tells the story of Katherine, a vegetarian runner from Texas. She was born and raised in Lithia, a town in Oregon, but when her mother died, his dad lost his job and believed that life would be better outside Lithia. Too many bad things happened in Texas so Katherine decides to return to her hometown to start a new life, this time without his father.
At first, after reading the first three chapters, the story line didn't appeal much to me. Thought it was just an ordinary story for...more
At first, after reading the first three chapters, the story line didn't appeal much to me. Thought it was just an ordinary story for...more
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This was a great story based on trying to find out who you really are, who you want to be and how to get there. Kat faces many challenges in this story, but all lead to her trying to make those decisions about her own life. She has a love for running - the freedom you feel as the wind whips in your face, the solitude of being alone with your thoughts. But Kat has also been running from her past, moving from place to place just as quickly as she arrived. Has she finally found a place that she fee...more
One of the very wonderful things about reading books is that they take us into worlds we might never be able to experience and into the heads and hearts of characters we wish we could be. That being the case, it was a fascinating place to find myself inside the head and physical surroundings of Kat Jones.
I'm not and never have been a runner. It's something that has interested me over many years because I've come across friends and acquaintences who love to run. What makes "Out of Breath" so uniq...more
I'm not and never have been a runner. It's something that has interested me over many years because I've come across friends and acquaintences who love to run. What makes "Out of Breath" so uniq...more
Cover
I like the cover. I've always found cement angels slightly spooky. It fits well with the book.
Plot
Kat is a runner. It's evident when we meet her because that's what she's doing at the start of the book: Running. Running from life; Running from emotions; Running from everyone and everything she knows.
She winds up in the town where she was born, Lithia. Once there, she starts to notice that the people act differently from any other place she's been. People joke it's the water making everyone...more
I like the cover. I've always found cement angels slightly spooky. It fits well with the book.
Plot
Kat is a runner. It's evident when we meet her because that's what she's doing at the start of the book: Running. Running from life; Running from emotions; Running from everyone and everything she knows.
She winds up in the town where she was born, Lithia. Once there, she starts to notice that the people act differently from any other place she's been. People joke it's the water making everyone...more
As a mother of a teenage daughter and not typically a huge fan of the Vampire theme, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I loved this YA novel. First, it is set in a refreshing, quaint northwestern town (similar to one where I went to graduate school) and the author did a fantastic job of making the lush landscape, the environs, and the philosophy of the small town integral to the novel's plot formation. It has a definitely eco-friendly, environmental stance, which is so important in this day...more
'Out of Breath' by Blair Richmond is set to be released at the end of October and all of you 'Twilight', 'Vampire Diaries' fans out there are in for a treat. I have no idea why I agreed to read this ARC despite my hard line against all things vampire/werewolf/etc (must have been a moment of weakness), but I started it yesterday afternoon and was up till midnight finishing it. I admit, I liked it.
What I liked about it:
1. The cover. I hope they don't change it.
2. The fact the Katherine is has a s...more
What I liked about it:
1. The cover. I hope they don't change it.
2. The fact the Katherine is has a s...more
Out of Breath by Blair Richmond is a young adult novel that will have readers quickly turning the pages to find out what secrets Kat Jones is hiding and why the town of Lithia where she ends up seems so ethereal and mysterious. Kat arrives in Lithia, where she was born, after running from something that happened in Texas, and everyone in the town is incredibly friendly and welcoming.
Richmond’s sparse narration, plus the focus on running races, ramps up the suspense as Kat’s secretive nature enab...more
Richmond’s sparse narration, plus the focus on running races, ramps up the suspense as Kat’s secretive nature enab...more
The first in a trilogy, Out of Breath follows Kat – who is has been on the run for a long time and finds herself in her hometown of Lithia. She is embraced by the townspeople and settles into a normal life, until her friend Stacey is brutally murdered while they are running in the forest. When Kat looks into her friend’s mysterious death, she finds out that Lithia isn’t the quaint small town she believed it to be. There are vampires hiding outside the town limits and they are killing people. How...more
Today's review is on Out of Breath by Blair Richmond
Out of Breath is the debut release by Blair Richmond and shows tremendous promise. This 268 page, first installment of Richmond's three part series is easily read in one day.
The reader follows the adventure of Katherine Healy, a nineteen year old runaway who also LOVES to literally run. You see, she was on track in high school, winning races and impressing recruiters until,that is,her father runs over her foot. Now she's on the run trying to g...more
Out of Breath is the debut release by Blair Richmond and shows tremendous promise. This 268 page, first installment of Richmond's three part series is easily read in one day.
The reader follows the adventure of Katherine Healy, a nineteen year old runaway who also LOVES to literally run. You see, she was on track in high school, winning races and impressing recruiters until,that is,her father runs over her foot. Now she's on the run trying to g...more
Source: Received from publicist. Many thanks goes to Rebecca from Ashland Creek Press for sending me a copy of this book. I received this book free of charge in exchange for an honest review.
My rating: 3.5/5
Kat has been on the run, and is now coming full circle. She is back in the town she was born in, and she is hoping that she has run far enough from her past to settle down for a while. She makes friends with the locals, finds a place to live and to work, and has her pick of two of the towns m...more
My rating: 3.5/5
Kat has been on the run, and is now coming full circle. She is back in the town she was born in, and she is hoping that she has run far enough from her past to settle down for a while. She makes friends with the locals, finds a place to live and to work, and has her pick of two of the towns m...more
I really enjoyed reading Out of Breath. From the very first page you get hooked into this book. This story of Kat, a runner, who is running from her past by returning to her hometown. With no money to feed or shelter herself you are instantly pulling for Kat.. wanting to help her. Much like those in the town of Lithia who do reach out to her and take her in without questions.
I read this book in one sitting. I couldn't put it down. I wanted to know what was going to happen and was oddly pulled in...more
I read this book in one sitting. I couldn't put it down. I wanted to know what was going to happen and was oddly pulled in...more
For starters, I won this on LibraryThing Early Reviewers. I had no idea what to expect other than it was a paranormal romance and involved running.
This story was dark, mysterious, and had a certain depth to it.
Kat. Well, she has a past. Throughout the entire novel, she didn't reveal much about her life. The main things I got what that she was a runner, she was running from and to her past, in a way. You'd have to read the book to understand what I mean by that. Her character definitely mystery...more
This story was dark, mysterious, and had a certain depth to it.
Kat. Well, she has a past. Throughout the entire novel, she didn't reveal much about her life. The main things I got what that she was a runner, she was running from and to her past, in a way. You'd have to read the book to understand what I mean by that. Her character definitely mystery...more
Let me just say that the cover is a bit creepy! Porcelain dolls, statues with no eyes, *shivers* creepy!
Aside from the cover, this book was great! The beginning was so heart-wrenching! I kept thinking, "That could happen to me" and it made me sad because not everything goes according to plan and it's even worse when things go so far down south that they reach Antarctica! Well that's pretty much what happens with Kat. She had such a bright and promising future planned out and then one little inci...more
Aside from the cover, this book was great! The beginning was so heart-wrenching! I kept thinking, "That could happen to me" and it made me sad because not everything goes according to plan and it's even worse when things go so far down south that they reach Antarctica! Well that's pretty much what happens with Kat. She had such a bright and promising future planned out and then one little inci...more
I picked this up off the browsing shelves at the library. My favorite part about it is the cover. The image is nice, and the paper feels almost velvety.
The story is your basic vampire love triangle (mortal girl), but with a heavy vegan and environmental angle. Vegan girl? Fine. Vegan vampire? Um, kind of ridiculous.
Plus the girl's (I've already forgotten her name)back story is revealed clumsily and doesn't really give her as much depth as it's supposed to.
I unknowingly picked up the sequel at...more
The story is your basic vampire love triangle (mortal girl), but with a heavy vegan and environmental angle. Vegan girl? Fine. Vegan vampire? Um, kind of ridiculous.
Plus the girl's (I've already forgotten her name)back story is revealed clumsily and doesn't really give her as much depth as it's supposed to.
I unknowingly picked up the sequel at...more
The book begins with Kat-- a teenage girl who is a life-long runner and vegan and has been on the run from her home in Texas after her parents' death-- 's arrival in the small Oregon town of Lithia, a 'quaint' little town and a birthplace she barely remembers. The action gets off to a slow start as Kat, homeless and alone, chances to find a temporary job in a runner's shop and a place to stay. She meets Roman, an enigmatic actor, at the local theatre where he portrays Hamlet, and Alex, a charism...more
This was an interesting beginning to what promises to be a satisfying trilogy.
What I enjoyed most, even more than the characters themselves, was the setting. There’s a great ambiance to the book, creating this feeling of mystery and possibly danger around the plot. I think it’s worth reading just to experience that feeling of being completely taken in by the story.
But the characters didn’t disappoint, either. Kat, the protagonist, was the kind of resilient heroine that we need to keep in most...more
What I enjoyed most, even more than the characters themselves, was the setting. There’s a great ambiance to the book, creating this feeling of mystery and possibly danger around the plot. I think it’s worth reading just to experience that feeling of being completely taken in by the story.
But the characters didn’t disappoint, either. Kat, the protagonist, was the kind of resilient heroine that we need to keep in most...more
Running running running. Vegan. Vegan. Running. Running away. Vegan.
That is what I got from the book.
The relationships were often times choppy. Katherine would be arguing with someone (Roman, Alex, Stacey) and then she'd move on and not even think again about it. Katherine would all of the sudden transition from trying to find out more about vampires to seeming to forget that she cared to find out anything in the first place. She did this with many different things. My review of this book is ch...more
That is what I got from the book.
The relationships were often times choppy. Katherine would be arguing with someone (Roman, Alex, Stacey) and then she'd move on and not even think again about it. Katherine would all of the sudden transition from trying to find out more about vampires to seeming to forget that she cared to find out anything in the first place. She did this with many different things. My review of this book is ch...more
Wow! I loved this book. I received it as an ARC from Librarything.com and I am so glad that I did! I had a very hard time putting this book down. I love the characters. David and Alex are probably my favorites. I was really enthralled with the book when it came down to the last 50 or so pages. Big twists and turns. The ending leaves a few unanswered questions so I am highly anticipating the next book. I know I will have to wait a while, but it will sure be worth it!
Nov 16, 2011
Suzie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Teenager/Young Adult
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This was a wonderful interesting book to read. I felt this book would be better for Young Adult/Teenager but books really do not cater to a specific age. The author wrote a very good book. Thanks for an interesting read.
****THIS WAS A GOODREADS.COM FIRST READ CONTEST WIN!****
This was a wonderful interesting book to read. I felt this book would be better for Young Adult/Teenager but books really do not cater to a specific age. The author wrote a very good book. Thanks for an interesting read.
****THIS WAS A GOODREADS.COM FIRST READ CONTEST WIN!****
Aaaah the ending! set it up for book 2 :p. for a non-runner I actually didn't mind all the running commentary. nicely written. didn't quite feel the emotions of the characters so only at 3*.
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I am the author of Out of Breath and The Ghost Runner, the first two books of The Lithia Trilogy. I live in Southern Oregon and love being anonymous.
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