Review: Honest...emotional...raw.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2013
Pain...suffering...gaping, honest, emotional...raw. Just some of the feelings I came away with after reading Breathe You In, an erotic romance novel by Lily Harlem.After a construction accident rips the life of her husband Matt away, Katie is forced to rebuild the pieces of her life, and isn't doing the best job of succeeding. For years she pines away, mentally, physically and spiritually for the one man who claimed her heart and is convinced no one ever will again. Until Ruben.Ever since she donated her husband's organs, Katie desired to find the person who received her husband's heart. For closure, for a chance to see some part of her husband live on, to me, maybe a little of both.In some ways, this story reminded me of the movie, seven pounds, where will smith plays a character that loses his wife and the lives of several other people because of a careless text. Unable to really deal with his grief, he uses his brother's IRS job to get contact information for people he interviews and eventually donates his own organs to, managing to fall in love with the person who ultimately receives his heart. Obviously not the exact same thing, but can you see some of the similarities?Ruben is a former Formula One mechanic, used to living the fast life; until he has to literally slow down to save his life. He had no idea Katie is the one responsible for doing just that.She connects with Ruben with a sexual intensity she hasn't felt since her husband, and Harlem does an amazing job with Katie's internal struggle over who she really loves, Ruben or the idea of Matt's heart being in Ruben. Obviously the decision not to tell him who she was isn't the best one, and at some point she has to face the music and answer for her choices.A terrific story of grief, love and loss, and the road to finding happiness...and redemption.**DISCLAIMER** Scha-mokin' hot book provided by uber cool author for completely shameless plug...I mean...um, honest review. Additional snark provided freely, and at no extra charge. =0)