Breathe, Annie, Breathe by Miranda Kenneally| Review♥

Breathe, Annie, Breathe
(Hundred Oaks #5)
Miranda Kenneally

• Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
•  (July 15, 2014)
• ISBN-10: 1402284799
• ISBN-13: 978-1402284793
• Genre: Young Adult/Teen
• Buy It: Amazon | B & N 
• Synopsis: "Annie hates running. No matter how far she jogs, she can't escape the guilt that if she hadn't broken up with Kyle, he might still be alive. So to honor his memory, she starts preparing for the marathon he intended to race. But the training is even more grueling than Annie could have imagined. Despite her coaching, she's at war with her body, her mind-and her heart. With every mile that athletic Jeremiah cheers her on, she grows more conflicted. She wants to run into his arms...and sprint in the opposite direction. For Annie, opening up to love again may be even more of a challenge than crossing the finish line.

• I liked reading this book, the concept itself was quite original. There aren't many Young Adult books about sports, especially with a female athlete. This book can be read alone as a standalone since it is part of a series. It's an emotional journey of Annie who recently lost her boyfriend in an accident, she wants to fulfill his dream of running in the marathon he was preparing for. It was an compelling story, and I liked it from beginning to the end.

• Annie is a fierce girl, and I'm not much of a sporty girl, but I do like reading books about sports and getting the feel of it. Kenneally's approach of coping with guilt and moving forward was nice too. I liked Annie's character, I thought her character was strong and I could relate to her character. 

• I wasn't a big fan of Jeremiah. I didn't feel the deep chemistry between Annie and Jeremiah, and I actually liked Matt more who was her trainer, but this wasn't a love triangle and I'm glad it wasn't since I'm not a huge fan of those. Besides, Matt has his own story in the previous series, which I'm definitely going to check out now. Annie deals with grief, guilt, and death breath by breath. I really like the title, it suits the concept of the book.

• The flashbacks of Annie and her boyfriend Kyle were adorable, and clearly depressing to read about. I've always wanted to run a marathon, but I haven't had the right motivation to do. I still won't run a marathon after reading this novel, but I probably will in the future. The training and effort for a marathon is hard work! I was rooting for Annie to reach her goal, and more than that, I wanted her to move on with her life and not dwell in the past.

• This was a good, compelling read for me. I didn't love it, but I thought it was an emotional and powerful journey. It did have it's flaws and fell flat at some parts with Annie. It should have made me cry since it dealt with death, but it didn't. It is an inspiring novel though. I look forward to more of the author's work, and I'm going to check out the previous series, especially the one with Matt! I would rate Breathe, Annie, Breathe 3 butterflies.

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Disclosure: Review Copy was sent free of charge from Sourcebooks Fire in exchange for an honest review.

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