Breathe You (Pieces of Broken, #2) in Indie Chicks Rockin' Reader Group

Feb 26, 2018 Shannon rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arc, tears, secrets, broken, contemporary, new-adult, kindle-book, all-the-feels, college, family

At the end of Live Me we were left wrecked and broken underneath that willow tree, hearts in our throats and stomachs in knots. The hopelessness these characters were feeling radiated through the pages, leaving me anxious to find out what was going to happen with Blake and his Angel. Well let me tell you, Breathe You gave me everything I could have wanted, and so much more! This is a story of love, hope, and salvation.

Breathe You is the breathtaking, heartbreaking, and heart-healing, conclusion ...more

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Feb 03, 2018 Stephanie Rose rated it it was amazing

I pretty much devoured this book in less than two days. I couldn't put Blake and his Angel down.

The story picks up right after Live Me ended with a broken Eva and devastated Blake, but in their misery, the both of them find their own voices on their way back to each other. Celeste Grande's writing has a beautiful, poetic prose that draws you right in. It was a story of unconditional love and redemption, and so many possibilities for the awesome secondary characters to have their own stories. On ...more

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Feb 11, 2018 Faith Andrews rated it it was amazing

Breathe You...how perfectly titled. There were times during this book where the air was stolen from my lungs because the angst was lodged in my throat. Admittedly, I'm an angst whore and this book fed my craving in a way it hasn't been satiated in a long time.

Celeste's debut, Live Me, showed her talent as a wordsmith, but Breathe You proved that all the words she writes are pure poetry. And what's even better than the profoundly beautiful words is the unforgettably beautiful story--the love, th ...more

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Jan 02, 2018 Julie rated it it was amazing

Beautiful! Blake is still an amazing book boyfriend! Loved this!

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Feb 19, 2018 Elizabeth rated it it was amazing

Shelves: eram, arc

Breathe You is a book that I have been both looking forward to and dreading ever since finishing Live Me. Why you ask? Looking forward to it, because having met Eva and Blake, I needed to know what happened next. Dreading it because with the struggles they faced in Live Me, I couldn’t imagine what would come next.
This installment of the story picks up immediately after where Live Me left off (so reading the first book is a must) and takes us through Eva’s journey of finding herself and fighting Breathe You is a book that I have been both looking forward to and dreading ever since finishing Live Me. Why you ask? Looking forward to it, because having met Eva and Blake, I needed to know what happened next. Dreading it because with the struggles they faced in Live Me, I couldn’t imagine what would come next.
This installment of the story picks up immediately after where Live Me left off (so reading the first book is a must) and takes us through Eva’s journey of finding herself and fighting for her relationship with Blake. Ms. Grande did not disappoint in the emotional impact of this story – and I was right to both look forward to and dread the book!
In Breathe You, we spend most of our time with Eva and go through a huge metamorphosis with her. We see her go from broken, through the chrysalis of getting help, to be the butterfly who was strong enough to put everything on the line and be okay no matter what the results. Once I settled into read Breathe You, I could not put it down and ended up finishing the book in one day. I didn’t realize how much the book was impacting me until I was done and finally stopped trembling (I thought I was just cold from being outside most of the afternoon). Eva’s journey was not an easy one, but it was one with an underlying message of hope.
After adoring Blake in Live Me, I struggled with him here – a lot – especially in the first half of the book. I could understand where he was coming from, but felt like he contributed to the very yo-yo effect he fought against. He ultimately redeemed himself, but there was part of the book where I really wasn’t sure I wanted him with Eva.
The secondary cast here is small, but they are huge players in the story. They are the friends who hold Eva together and help push her to grow into the person she’s meant to be. Breathe You is an emotional and somewhat difficult book to read as the subject matter is somewhat disturbing. But, if you can be open to the story, it’s a well written work that will break your heart and put it back together.
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Feb 25, 2018 Celeste Grande added it · (Review from the author)

BREATHE YOU is now live! Grab the conclusion to Blake & Eva's story at the special release price, or borrow for free on Kindle Unlimited!!

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Feb 14, 2018 Cassie rated it it was amazing

I have been waiting for this book FOREVER and Celeste made it worth the wait...this book is so well written you feel like your blending in the story, that you're there with Eva and Blake, feeling everything they are going through. I love the writing style, the poems, journal entries and as hard as they were, the memories. The supporting characters were as amazing as the primary characters and they made it easier to read the tough subject matter. All I can say is PICK this one up NOW, it is THAT ...more

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