Breathe by Abbi Glines Review

Breathe
By Abbi Glines
Wild Child Publishing, 166 pages
12th September, 2011

Sadie White's summer job isn't going to be on the beach life-guarding or working at rental booths like most kids her age. With her single mother's increasing pregnancy and refusal to work, Sadie has to take over her mother's job as a domestic servant for one of the wealthy summer families on a nearby island.

When the family arrives at their summer getaway, Sadie is surprised to learn that the owner of the house is Jax Stone, one of the hottest teen rockers in the world. If Sadie hadn't spent her life raising her mother and taking care of the house she might have been normal enough to be excited about working for a rock star.

Even though Sadie isn't impressed by Jax's fame, he is drawn to her. Everything about Sadie fascinates Jax but he fights his attraction. Relationship's never work in his world and as badly as he wants Sadie, he believes she deserves more. By the end of the summer, Jax discovers he can't breathe without Sadie.

But can their love overcome the disparity in their lifestyles? Or will they have to learn how to breathe again?

- Goodreads.com description

Reasons why you should read this book:

(a) Starstrukk factor. Hello? Ever heard or watch it?

(b) The guy's a rocker who's 6"2"! What is Dimitri's height(from Vampire Academy) anyway?

So basically, Sadie is the grown-up here. She took care of EVERYTHING. Food, job, you name it.Then sweet Jax came and somehow made her life more bearable if it's not easier. The guy is such a romantic. I'm so glad that I don't have to read about bad boys this time. I'm intoxicated with the swoon-ness of it all. Need to take a break ;). That is, until he decided to disappear.

Sweet Marcus was there all along but poor him, he doesn't have any chance of winning Sadie. He's there when she needed him most and I gave him credit for that.

But I couldn't help but notice it went a little too New Moon-ish. I mean Jax disappear to punish himself on something he couldn't help and Marcus was there to soothe Sadie. It's like Jax's Edward and Marcus's Jacob. For the ones who read this, do you feel the same or is it just me?

With all the Because of Low tour going on, I decided to take a peek in Abbi's debut novel. I can say this: It's definitely not a disappointment. And I'm so excited for Because of Low 'cause it's from Marcus's POV!

Fara

Top 10 Books On My Spring To Be Read List

I’m participating again in Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Basically every Tuesday the peeps over at The Broke and the Bookish post their top ten lists on various topics. They even have a special Top Ten Tuesday page where they have previous topics and upcoming topics discussed as well.

This is the Top 10 that I'm determined to finish this Spring (which is not and NEVER going to happen in my country). So let the list unveil!(I don't really know why I write type that. Feeling kinda silly right now)

1) Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

It seems like EVERYONE has read this except for me. So I'm putting my goal to read this first.

2) Pretty Crooked by Elisa Ludwig

This book is so closing in the deadline on my NetGalley. Need to get on this ASAP.

3) Gift by Andrea J. Buchanan

Seriously, I am so left behind on NetGalley books here. Since I have been taken away the freedom to use my laptop. *Catching up by speed reading*

4) Putting Boys On The Ledge by Stephanie Rowe

*Catching up by speed reading (3)*

5) I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have To Kill You by Ally Carter

I TOTALLY heart her book Heist Society. I thought I'd get started on this and check out the Gallagher girls.

6) The Summer My Life Began by Shannon Greenland

This book is for a blog tour. Yep. My first blog tour. And I even might have a surprise for you guys. I'm saying it again. MIGHT.

7) Shooting Stars by Allison Rushby

I still remember how I freaked out when I got this book. And yet. I'm still not on it yet *sigh*

8) The Catastrophic History Of You And Me by Jess Rothenberg

Oh! I totally want to read this like ASAP. Well.. after all the netgalley books of course, but you know what I mean. Every title chapter of this book is SO cute!

9) Incarnate by Jodi Meadows

Don't you just love the cover?! This is my 2012 debut challenge since I'm also a little behind on it. But seriously, I can't wait to read it!

10) Ditched : A Love Story by Robin Mellom

And last but not least(it can't totally be the last), Ditched by Robin Mellom. Seriously. I totally fell in love with Contemp books this year. And you can totally blame it on Simone Elkeles's Perfect Chemistry series(not really). Besides, this is also to add on my 2012 debut author challenge.

So what's yours? You can drop off your URL post in the comment section below and share those TBR list that we want to read so bad.

Fara