Review: 2  stars.  I love the way the guy loves her.  I enjoyed parts, but I had some problems.  At times I wanted it to be over.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 09 1, 2012
BREATHE by Kristen Ashley.The style is like the author's other books I've read.  The best part is the way the guy treats the girl.  He's so devoted to her.  He desires her intensely.  There's a lot of dating, being together, and sex.  It's very loving.  He only has eyes for her.  I think that is the reason this author is sooo popular.  The guy is overly alpha and financially well-off which adds to the appeal.I enjoyed the first part of the book, getting to know the characters, Chase a cop and Faye the shy librarian.  I loved the side story about the homeless boy Malachi.  It was solved and satisfying.You need to be ok with a lot of swearing.  Chase uses the f-word almost every other sentence.  Faye uses the word frak (in place of the f-word) about once a page when she's talking.MY PROBLEMS:The main plot was not developed.  The bad guys were thrown in.  Most bad guys didn't have names.  There were no conversations with bad guys.  We didn't see any of their actions.  I didn't know any motivations.  During the major crisis a new character comes in and solves all the problems out of sight of the reader.  There were no details.  Just sort of "oh, bad guy dealt with, victim is now safe."  Then some vigilante justice is done, again with no details for the reader - just vaguely summarized.There was a murder in the previous book "Lady Luck."  A second related murder happens in this book.  Both of those murders are unsolved at the end of the book.  But in the epilogue there is a "by the way the killer has been caught."  Again this was  "told" instead of showing the reader details like name, motives, connections, actions, conversation.  I would have liked a lot more with that.Another problem was narrative mode.  The story is going along fine in 3rd person various characters.  Then all of a sudden the next section or chapter starts with "I wanted to ..." or "I drove to..."  My reaction was "I" who is "I"?  It took me out of the story and I'm thinking about "me."  Each time I had to stop and remind myself that "I" is Faye.  This was annoying.  The author did several of these 1st person Faye sections.  Other scenes had Faye in 3rd person.  I was uncomfortable with the changing narrative mode.  Point of view changes are good, not narrative mode.The last half of the book felt too long and drawn out.  I was impatient.  At times I wanted it to be over which is the reason I rounded down to 2 stars instead of 3.DATA:Narrative mode: 3rd person all characters, plus 1st person Faye.  Digital count story length: 11,071 (477 KB).  Swearing language: strong frequently used, including religious swear words.  Sexual language: strong.  Number of sex scenes: about 18.  Setting: current day Carnal, Colorado.  Copyright: 2012.  Genre: contemporary romance.