Review: Spellbinding From Start to Finish
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
I love Izzibella Beau's Assumption series, and I enjoyed "Barely Breathing" even more than the last installment! The book centers around likable heroine Ayma, who has to leave her friends in Florida to stay in California with her father, stepmom, and twin half-siblings. She struggles to keep in touch with Colton and Tabby, and is feeling pretty lonely--until she meets handsome family-friend Bentley.Ayma's feelings for both Bentley and Colton are the crux of this page-turner, and the drama that followed kept me absorbed until the end. I don't want to give anything away, but let's just say there a few surprises in store for Ayma--between her and Colton, and with her bestie, Tabby.Beau has the knack of making characters come to life through dialogue and description, and I love the way Ayma, Tabby, and Colton face very grown-up issues throughout the book. Beau skillfully captures the confusion, excitement, and high emotion of graduating high school seniors finding their way in the world. I would recommend this book to any fan of YA or NA fiction!