Review: Every Breath deserves 10 Stars!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 7, 2013
Wow,... just Wow!! I have been looking forward to the release of Every Breath since I read about it in a FB blog review.  I read the author's first book, Destiny ever-changing, last week and loved it.  She has a writing style that leads you along through her stories, getting to know her characters... You feel what they feel, you don't want to finish the book and say goodbye to everyone, even though you know there are issues needing resolution and you pray the resolution favors your new Book Best Friend and BB (Book Boyfriend)!  I absolutely adored Makenna.  She was adorable and charming and strong from the beginning, even as she was broken from a tragic loss.  Her BFF Callie is a hoot throughout the book; I wasn't happy with her for a section of the book over the holidays.  Let's just say I'm not a fan of 'tough love'.  Drew portrays himself to be an enamoured, patient, gentleman of a suitor for Makenna.  Pushed she tries to move forward with Drew, as repulsive as the whole idea of even one kiss with him is, not because of anything she sees wrong with him but because she is still broken.Fate brings Sawyer into her life as a deployed soldier that her 2nd grade class has sent cards to. He writes the kids back, he writes Makenna to verify the kids letter arrived.  Mak and Sawyer fall into a pattern of late night video chats and one night she actually saves his life, though she has no idea how until much later.  Sawyer has suffered loss and is empathetic with regard to her loss rather than showing pity.  They forge a near immediate bond from across the world.  When they end up together in person, Makenna doesn't have to work at wanting a future with him, doesn't have to work to force feelings for him or fake a connection.  Their bond transcends place and time, and is deliciously realistic.  The author is excellent at telling a story and filling it full of wonderfully developed characters, humor even laughter through tears (much of the humor coming from Makenna's hilarious inner dialogues!), and she keeps you busy through the days and nights of a week that makes you feel like you have lived a lifetime with these characters in that time.  I fell in love with Mak & Sawyer in their week together, even with the evil trying to prevent their relationship and all the chaos and results of the same.  I FELL IN LOVE RIGHT ALONG WITH MAK & SAWYER! I was filled with the same emotions as Mak in the final twists. And I was gleeful at their HEA!  ( I'm not a cat person, AT ALL, but I even kinda fell in like with Darcy!)  Well done, Tasha Ivey, and I look forward to continuing the journey with the Every Life Series!!!I highlighted so many quotes in the book that took my breath away, but I'm not going to reveal them here, I want you to discover them on your own!In the acknowledgements the author thanks the band Boyce Avenue for her using the lyrics of their songs 'Every Breath' and 'I'm on my Way'. Before I even came here to write this review, I searched for the band and songs on my Kindle Fire and created a Pandora station for Boyce Avenue & bought their album "All We Have Left" featuring those songs... I love their sound on their songs and the covers they do.  So in addition to recommending this book to you for a wonderful read, I join Tasha in recommending you give Boyce Avenue a listen.