Escaping from their overly religious aunt and sleazy uncle, Kacey and Livie take a bus to Florida and their new apartment. Still haunted by nightmares of being trapped in the car with her family and those she cared about dying around her, Kacey and her younger sister, who wasn’t in the accident, are leaving the past behind and making a fresh start. Kacey was the sole survivor and it took a year in hospital for her to rehabilitate. STATUS IN MY LIBRARY: I think this is too mature for most HS libraries to offer in the general collection, but I think parents should consider this book on a case-by-case basis for older teens (like 17+) who can handle mature sexual content.Four years ago when she was 16, Kacey’s life changed forever when her parents, her best friend and her boyfriend were all killed in a car accident. THE BOTTOM LINE: An excellent choice for adults and older teens who love romance, especially those who do not like to read. If your older teen likes romantic movies but doesn’t like to read, this book might be just the thing you’ve been looking for to turn that around. There are multiple sexual situations and some intercourse, but none of it is pornographic. I loved the romance! For teachers and librarians worried about content, it definitely has mature content. This is more than your typical NA read–PTSD is not something I’ve seen explored in fiction for young adults, and Tucker handles it realistically and with sensitivity. The characters are well-developed, as is the plot, which tackles post-traumatic stress disorder. If I had an upper-high school daughter, especially one who didn’t like reading, I would totally give her this book.
BUT, for older high school students who can handle it (the majority, in my opinion), Ten Tiny Breaths is an absolute gem. And sure, there are some high school students who are not yet mature enough to handle that.
Any book that can do that is worth its weight in gold as far as I am concerned.Īs a New Adult book, Ten Tiny Breaths includes intense (but not pornographic) sexual situations.
Ten Tiny Breaths is definitely something special, and I am reviewing it here because I think it will make readers out of non-readers. REVIEW: Although I read the New Adult genre from time to time, I do not typically review New Adult books on my blog unless they are something special. They end up in Miami, where with the help of a few new friends and a hot new neighbor, they must find jobs and learn to survive on their own. Now nineteen, Kasey and her sister Olivia (who was not in the car) have run away from their aunt and uncle after the uncle makes a pass at Olivia. After a year of surgeries and physical therapy, Kacey survived. SUMMARY: Kacey Cleary’s life was shattered four years ago when her parents, best friend, and boyfriend were all killed in a car accident.
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