Would you dare to defy destiny? Are our destinies written in stone? Do we become nothing more than the self-fulfilling prophesies of other people's opinions? Or can we dare to become who we believe we were born to be?
“A gorgeous, heartfelt journey of redemption and love” (Wendy Higgins), ONLY A BREATH APART is a young adult contemporary novel from critically acclaimed Katie McGarry. “Haunting, authentic, and ultimately hopeful” (Tammara Webber), order your copy of ONLY A BREATH APART now!
They say your destiny is carved in stone. But some destinies are meant to be broken.
The only curse Jesse Lachlin believes in is his grandmother’s will: in order to inherit his family farm he must win the approval of his childhood best friend, the girl he froze out his freshman year.
A fortuneteller tells Scarlett she's psychic, but what is real is Scarlett’s father’s controlling attitude and the dark secrets at home. She may be able to escape, but only if she can rely on the one boy who broke her heart.
Each midnight meeting pushes Jesse and Scarlett to confront their secrets and their feelings, but as love blooms, the curse rears its ugly head…
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“Gritty and real, Only a Breath Apart is a story of hope conjured from pain, strength drawn from innocence, and love earned from self-respect. Beautiful, poignant, and fierce.”
―Kristen Simmons, critically acclaimed author of the Article 5 series
Once I started the book, I was sucked into Scarlett and Jesse's story. I loved seeing them as kids, and their friendship and connection.
I loved seeing them come back together, find their way back to being friends and confiding in each other.
From the first moment I met Scarlett's parents, I didn't like them. You could just feel that something was off..wrong. And of course, you quickly find out what's going on.
I really wanted to feel bad for Scarlett's mom, but every time I started to, she'd do something that made me dislike her. I realize that the situation she was in is a hard situation to get out of. But every time she had a moment of clarity, where she made sense, she quickly slipped right back into blaming everyone except the one person at fault.
Speaking of that person, I HATED him with a grand passion. Honestly, I kept expecting things to get even worse than what they did. I'm both grateful and a little disappointed they didn't.
I am curious about what will happen with Scarlett's sister though. Once Scarlett goes off to college, even though her sister has a way to contact her, it's not like Scarlett is right down the hall anymore. Maybe she'll eventually get a book and we'll get to catch up with Scarlett and Jesse.
As for the Jesse side of things...I'm surprised to say that I didn't hate his uncle Marshall as much as I expected to. He was introduced as someone you immediately perceive to be a villain in the story but he ended up being an ally. And a pretty darn good one.
Another surprise from the book was the palm reading. I'll admit, I was fascinated by it. I just found it interesting and I'll admit, it kind of made me want to get my palm read just to see what it says.
Overall, this book was an emotional rollercoaster and it was FANTASTIC. I can't recommend it enough.
Katie is the author of the PUSHING THE LIMITS series, THUNDER ROAD series, SAY YOU’LL REMEMBER ME, and the upcoming YA novel, ONLY A BREATH APART. Her novels have received starred reviews, critical acclaim and have won multiple awards including being a multiple Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for YA Fiction, multiple RT Magazine's Reviewer's Choice Award Finalist for Best YA Fiction, including a win in the category, and she was a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick.
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