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(NO SPOILERS, I PROMISE) Firstly let's get this out there before I begin- I thought I would never find another book that would break my dark, soulless heart again after I read THE SEA OF TRANQUILLITY, well I was wrong. (okay, maybe that was an exaggeration- I do have a soul and it's not that dark)
This man is pure genius. I was caught up in the pages of this story right away.
What Dylan went through broke my heart. How he described his feelings and experiences disintegrated what was left of it.
How Alex loved the new man he had become as much and if not more so than the boy she loved before his tour.

This book had me cry, laugh and think about all the soldiers who place their life on the line for our freedom. I thought of all their families, their loved ones who worry for them during tour and after.
Charles Sheehan-Miles brought all those feelings to the surface for me in a beautiful love story.

I love you Charles, Thank you.

Honestly, check this book out. You wont regret it!


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Just Remember to Breathe Charles SheehanMiles 9780988273603 Books Reviews

So for the past few months I've found myself immersed in the world of YA -- a slippery slope which has been a lot of fun but also on occasion given me some pause. As a 43 year-old mother, wife, etc., I really enjoy the escapist qualities, but I'm also a hardcore feminist so some of what I've read (the whole Prince Charming syndrome, rescuing the female protagonist) is what's given me pause. Additionally, many of the books I've read (all eBooks) have been written by storytellers but NOT by writers. I'm not merely complaining about the poor syntax, grammar, typos, but the actual story construction.

This delightful book, "Just Remember to Breathe," is written by a careful storyteller AND writer. It was simply wonderful. I like that the main characters think, are motivated, are aware of the world around them (in both the parochial and catholic senses) are intelligent (and not merely in an academic way, although that's a plus, too), that our lead female, Alex, has a spine, a heart, a brain. She is sad and does need (+ receives) help, but she is also a helper, and she rescues others, too she's not merely the damsel in distress. Our male lead, Dylan, feels really fleshed-out to me -- granted, I'm not a young man, never been in war, but he didn't feel at all stereotypical to me, what someone would imagine a teen reader would dream of in a young man (because I doubt it would be Dylan).

I also liked that many of the supporting characters have issues, seem real, felt developed but not in a steal-the-spotlight kind of way; they left me wanting me more, curious how their stories would unfold. There were some exceptions, notably Alex's parents, to whom characteristics were ascribed which didn't feel quite genuine to me. But that's it, that's my quibble.

I'm clearly not writing much about the story itself as there are other wonderful reviews here which do just that. But for readers like me, erudite, exacting while wanting to be lulled into a different world, "Just Remember to Breathe" is a fine book, and I look forward to reading more from this author.

Other YA I'd recommend
"Dash & Lily's Book of Dares" by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
"Easy" by Tammara Webber
"Amy & Roger's Epic Detour" by Morgan Matson
"Flat-Out Love" by Jessica Park
"Crash" by Nicole Williams
"Slammed" by Colleen Hoover
"The Language of Flowers" by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
"Back to You" by Priscilla Glenn
Oakies, I think I'm almost through with all the romantic downloads I did last summer! There is a cliched line there somewhere, but I won't use it!

I think I inadvertedly left the best until last. Just Remember to Breathe was a gem, an eye opener and one hell of a story. I didn't realize at the time, but this book is written by a man. Forgive my obvious sexist retort, but the title alone is beautiful, and I'm not saying a man can write romance, it just isn't something I think about when I think about romance books.

That said, I think it gave it an edge, and edge you son't usually get from the genre. There was a gritty realism to the story and that only enhanced the whole story. I loved Alex, the broken, yet "I will still get up in the morning" heroine.

A few years previous she had been an exchange student to Tel Aviv and had fallen madly, passionately and whole heartedly in love with Dylan. Dylan wasn't only broken, he was flawed and fragile. He came from a completely different background than Alex and never quite felt he was somehow good enough for her.

Because of that he kept his feelings inside and that had caused a split between them, one full of misunderstandings and regret. Something that would change their lives forever, as well as the people around them.

So, Dylan is out of the army and Afghanistan. Recovering from a bomb attack on his humvee he is nursing wounds that go deeper than the scars on his leg. He is now in New York, back at the same school as Alex, hoping and praying he doesn't meet her. But their paths are to cross...

What I loved about this book the most was the gritty reality of war, what it does to everyone who has fought, who stays at home to wait and the friends & family you go through this with.

I also loved the slow, deliberate way the story unfolded. It would be in the present, then flash back to the past explaining why Alex and Dylan were the way they were. Dylan's story brought a lump to my throat on more than several occasions. I was so involved with them I was rooting for them all the way.

The one night, a party was to change everything. A frat boy from Alex's past was to set Dylan on a course of down would spiral to soul redemption. I had a lump in my throat. The subject matter I think maybe a little too adult for the book to be considered YA, but it was refreshing to have a romance set around the realities of war and sexual assault (I know that sounds weird). That's what gave it it's edge.

When Dylan finally came to his senses and realized his only hope of a future was to confront and accept the past I was cheering, his "I thought I'd stop by" line to Alex when he showed up on her doorstep in San Francisco from New York had tears in my eyes.

This story was truly wonderful. Any romance lover should read this book. I loved it.....

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(NO SPOILERS, I PROMISE) Firstly let's get this out there before I begin- I thought I would never find another book that would break my dark, soulless heart again after I read THE SEA OF TRANQUILLITY, well I was wrong. (okay, maybe that was an exaggeration- I do have a soul and it's not that dark)
This man is pure genius. I was caught up in the pages of this story right away.
What Dylan went through broke my heart. How he described his feelings and experiences disintegrated what was left of it.
How Alex loved the new man he had become as much and if not more so than the boy she loved before his tour.

This book had me cry, laugh and think about all the soldiers who place their life on the line for our freedom. I thought of all their families, their loved ones who worry for them during tour and after.
Charles Sheehan-Miles brought all those feelings to the surface for me in a beautiful love story.

I love you Charles, Thank you.

Honestly, check this book out. You wont regret it!