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Breathe
By Abbi Glines
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In the shore town of Sea Breeze, Sadie discovers that fame is nothing in the face of passion. A steamy read from bestselling author Abbi Glines.
Sadie White’s summer job is at the beach, but she won’t be working as a lifeguard. Since her mom is pregnant and refuses to work, Sadie will be taking over as a domestic servant for a wealthy family 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 were normal—if she hadn’t spent her life raising her mother and taking care of the house—maybe she’d be excited about working for a rock star. But she’s not.
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: Relationships never work in his world, and as badly as he wants Sadie, he believes she deserves more. Yet as the summer stretches on, Jax’s passion leaves him breathless—and Sadie feels like the only source of oxygen.
Can their love overcome the disparity in their lifestyles? One breath at a time, they’re going to find out…
Sadie White’s summer job is at the beach, but she won’t be working as a lifeguard. Since her mom is pregnant and refuses to work, Sadie will be taking over as a domestic servant for a wealthy family 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 were normal—if she hadn’t spent her life raising her mother and taking care of the house—maybe she’d be excited about working for a rock star. But she’s not.
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: Relationships never work in his world, and as badly as he wants Sadie, he believes she deserves more. Yet as the summer stretches on, Jax’s passion leaves him breathless—and Sadie feels like the only source of oxygen.
Can their love overcome the disparity in their lifestyles? One breath at a time, they’re going to find out…
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Breathe
By Abbi Glines
Description
In the shore town of Sea Breeze, Sadie discovers that fame is nothing in the face of passion. A steamy read from bestselling author Abbi Glines.
Sadie White’s summer job is at the beach, but she won’t be working as a lifeguard. Since her mom is pregnant and refuses to work, Sadie will be taking over as a domestic servant for a wealthy family 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 were normal—if she hadn’t spent her life raising her mother and taking care of the house—maybe she’d be excited about working for a rock star. But she’s not.
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: Relationships never work in his world, and as badly as he wants Sadie, he believes she deserves more. Yet as the summer stretches on, Jax’s passion leaves him breathless—and Sadie feels like the only source of oxygen.
Can their love overcome the disparity in their lifestyles? One breath at a time, they’re going to find out…
Sadie White’s summer job is at the beach, but she won’t be working as a lifeguard. Since her mom is pregnant and refuses to work, Sadie will be taking over as a domestic servant for a wealthy family 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 were normal—if she hadn’t spent her life raising her mother and taking care of the house—maybe she’d be excited about working for a rock star. But she’s not.
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: Relationships never work in his world, and as badly as he wants Sadie, he believes she deserves more. Yet as the summer stretches on, Jax’s passion leaves him breathless—and Sadie feels like the only source of oxygen.
Can their love overcome the disparity in their lifestyles? One breath at a time, they’re going to find out…
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Love sadie n jax......hope more stories about them.....good story
I loved this story! Amazing the way the author describes all the emotions . I m feeling so addicted to her. I wanna read aaaalll her books ❤️❤️
Originally Reviewed at Witchmag's BoekenplankThis is not the first book I’ve read about a famous something (actor, musician, heir, prince, etc.) who falls in love with the girl next door. However this is the first time I’ve read a book that deals with the downside of fame. The madness of hardcore fans or the jealous women who have been tossed aside. Cause not always can there be a fairy tale ending once two people have declared their love to each-other And that was what made this book special: there were real and not far-fetched obstacles on the way to a happy ending. Not ridiculous misunderstandings that wouldn’t have been there if somebody would have opened their mouth. No, heartbreaking problems that couldn’t be solved with just talk…I also loved Sadie. It was great to see her come out of her shell, to hang around with other people, to not have to worry about money, for once, and to not have to worry about her mother and her fiasco’s. She really deserved this. Her life is so hard. Compared to her I’m living a very luxurious one! The thing I liked most about her is her absolute honesty. She tells it like it is and doesn’t omit anything because she is afraid of the consequences. Wish every heroine could be like her!Sadie was obviously a real, fleshed-out character. Jax, on the other was not. He didn’t give me the idea that he was more than two-dimensional. Especially when talking about feelings, he tended to do and act the same. Nevertheless I loved the way he acts towards Sadie, how he tries to protect her and get her out in the world. He obviously has a big heart. And thankfully he wasn’t made to be the perfect prince charming, but a human being. Hence the faults and mistakes he sometimes made. But that made him even more endearing ;)Conclusion3 HEARTS. An amusing book about a rock star who is finally able to open his heart, for that one special girl. About a girl who slowly, but surely is able to come out of her shell, to see the world, to make friends. I really liked watching Sadie grow throughout the book. Only letdown was that Jax didn’t feel as developed as Sadie was. Nevertheless a great début. I’m looking forward to the next book from this author!
Very corny and unbelievable, but It's a quick, easy read if you're looking for something to pass the time.
Great story line. Awesome characters. My only complaint is that the story doesn't flow effortlessly, the days end abruptly and it leaves you wanting more from the scene.
I've already read other books by Abbi Glines and enjoyed those more than this one here. The whole maid-master theme was bizarre and old-fashioned that it seemed out of place. Sadie was always talking herself down but wanted to be tough and strong which didn't really fit together. Jax fell in love way too fast and was so uber-romantic that it seemed superficial. I only skimmed through the last half of the book and I regret wasting my time reading it at all.
Even though Sadie is supposed to be the child in the relationship with Jessica, she found herself acting like the parent more often than not. That is what got her into the predicament at the Stone resident. Jessica, her mother, is pregnant and couldn’t go to work, so she puts is on Sadie to go for her. Sadie isn’t sure that they are going to let her work in her mother’s place. When she arrives at the Stone residence, she has to prove to Ms. Mary that she is not going to be some crazy teenager when the owner and rock star heartthrob, Jax Stone, show up. While working at the Stone mansion, Sadie makes friends and catches the eye of Jax. She and Jax start spending as much time together as they can given their schedules. She knows as soon as she starts things with Jax that it is not going to have a happy ending. He will go back to his world and she will only have memories of the time she spent with him. What will happen between Sadie and Jax? How will Jessica deal with their relationship? I have read a lot of books by Glines recently and really like her writing style. Even though Sadie is “beautiful” and is told that multiple times throughout the book, she still doesn’t believe it. Not that she necessarily has self-esteem issues, but I don’t think she has had a lot of time to think about it. She just thinks that she is not as pretty as her mother and that is the ending of her thinking on the matter. I liked that she is not stuck on her beauty like some of the girls her age that you read about. Sadie has some other qualities that are admirable. She takes care of her pregnant mother. This doesn’t end after her mom gives birth. Why should it? Sadie has been doing it for a long time. She is a hard worker and doesn’t let her teenage curiosities get the better of her. She needs this job to support her family – a thing she shouldn’t have to think about at her age. I don’t need to reiterate that Sadie is responsible.Jax is a rock star; a teenage rock star that has oodles of girls fawning over him. That is the reason that he doesn’t want any teenage girls to work at his summer home, his one place where he can go and be “normal” for a while. When he first sees Sadie, he thinks that she snuck into his house to get his autograph or just get close to him. It baffles him that she doesn’t act all fangirl on him and actually is concerned about her job. I like Jax in this story. Even though he is this big star, you learn how grounded he is. He doesn’t think that he is on a level up in the stratosphere while Sadie belongs in the dirt. This book was a fun read. Who doesn’t want the rock star to fall in love with you? It seems like a fairy tale, like a modern-day The Prince and the Pauper. I like the way Sadie learns to rely on other people. If Jax had been in a “boy band,” I probably wouldn’t have I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed the story as much. Just saying…
Omg this story was so amazing and kept you wanting to read more. <3
I love ❤ this series & I love ❤ the author, Abbi Glines as well because she's simply amazing!!!
I absolutely love ❤ this story!!!
good read, but slow at times
one of my favorite story from the author's series
loved this book!!! I wish there were a follow up story 2 these 2 love ❤ birds!!!
Love it
every girls dream to meet a rocker
loved this book! I only wish there were more in this series focused on Sadie & Jax & if there are, idk why on Earth I've yet to find them!!!
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IT WAS TOO MUSHY. THE DIALOGUES, THE GESTURES, ETC.
The story was okay but it was predictable and a little too sappy.
The story was okay but it was predictable and a little too sappy.
I'm between 1 and 2 stars on this one. I felt like I really didn't know the main characters well enough. The book is over 300 pages, but I don't feel like anything really happened with the character development. All you know is that Jax doesn't want Sadie to be in the spot light, but the reader doesn't get a clear picture of why. And why does Jax feel he so undeserving? I'm left with a lot of questions and not many explanations for the characters actions or reactions... I anticipate the next book to have more character development since it's from one of the supporting characters' point of views from "Breathe." Also, I don't feel like the physical romance part of this book made sense. Sadie was supposed to be inexperienced and had her mother as a perfect role model for more than enough reasons to be more cautious. I thought that issue was glossed over a bit.
Abbi Glines is definitely one of the best YA authors around. She nails it every time.
I enjoyed this book a lot. The characters were well conceived and you could feel the struggles they were going through.
Where I feel it fell a bit short was in the insta-love, there was no real reason for it. I felt like there were parts missing that would have shown why they were in love. I also felt the ending was rushed and kind of just ended suddenly. Maybe that was just me wanting more of their story!
I enjoyed this book a lot. The characters were well conceived and you could feel the struggles they were going through.
Where I feel it fell a bit short was in the insta-love, there was no real reason for it. I felt like there were parts missing that would have shown why they were in love. I also felt the ending was rushed and kind of just ended suddenly. Maybe that was just me wanting more of their story!
Abbi has become one of my favorite authors. Her story lines are so awesome. Full of romance and so many more things.
Once upon a time, I decided that I was never going to read another book by Abbi Glines again after reading books in The Rosemary Beach Series. They were books that degraded women and promoted sexist ideas, stigmatized mental illness, and suggested adoption meant that your adoptive parents weren't your parents. Her books also tended to lack things like plot and proper grammar. Well, I changed my mind when I found the Sea Breeze books in my local public library's catalog. I figured that if I didn't have to buy the book that I wouldn't feel quite as disappointed if it sucked. I was right.Of course, I went in with the expectation that the book would be pretty bad, so I shouldn't have been disappointed at all. But there were still some slight feelings of disappointment. I think they were mainly due to the fact that I felt that a book like this one should not have been published in the first place.As you have probably figured out by now, I was not a fan of the book. As with other books by Glines, there were serious issues with her writing style. The dialogue never flowed right. Conversations were wooden; they felt forced. There was only one continuity issue that I found, which is better than some authors do. There were some grammar issues, of course. I was a bit taken aback by the capitalization issues with directions. It seemed like no one had been taught that regions get capitalized. I even wondered if maybe I wasn't remembering my English classes properly. I wasn't. It was just that the writer and/or the editor failed to recognize it.There was a lot of repetition going on. One example is the introduction of Dewayne. Over the course of two pages, his name was mentioned six times, including one time where it was misspelled. You would think with that many mentions of him that he was an important character. He wasn't. I'm not even sure if he showed up at any other point in the book, but I digress. Another example of repetition, in the first twenty pages of the book, Sadie, the seventeen-year old lead female character, complained about the cost of the condoms she bought for her mother. She would go on to complain about that through the book, as well as her mom's sex life. Speaking of things Sadie did that were annoying, she was extremely whiny and judgmental. She viewed herself as being superior to her mom because she had never been interested in dating. She was a "good girl" and her mom was treated like some sort of evil, unintelligent, lazy, slutty monster. It was clear fairly early in the book that her mom needed some therapeutic help, but Sadie just wrote her off as being spoiled and selfish.There was a dependence upon tropes and stereotypes. Marcus, who is four years older than Sadie, was described as a "nice guy" and he behaved in a way consistent being a Nice Guy™. He befriended Sadie when she first started working with him. He was her first friend and she didn't feel attracted to him, but he was extremely attracted to her--or attracted to what she represented. He would tell her how she wasn't like other girls, which Jax also told her. (Writers, can you stop using that line in books? No one is 100% like any other person.) As Sadie expressed her body image issues, Marcus told her that he hoped that she stayed "this way. Sweet and innocent." He basically was telling her that her self-esteem issues made he attractive. No. No. No.Marcus also had a tendency to follow her around and always seemed to show up whenever she was crying about something--this was particularly disturbing because the crying typically happened after he shared some gossip about Jax. (He even had his sister stalk her for him.) He was actively working to end her relationship with Jax, which he knew hurt her, so that he could be with her. This is not acceptable. This is not what a nice person does, but it is what a Nice Guy™ would do. And his badness didn't end there. Sadie told Marcus that she wasn't interested in him as anything other than a friend. She told him that she wass in love with Jax. She actually rejected him a few times. And what did he do? He waits until Jax is out of town and Sadie is alone and he kisses her. This was after yet another time where she told him that she wasn't interested. This is a type of assault. If she hadn't run away, I wonder if he would have tried to rape her.You might think that with all this Marcus talk that he was one of the leads. Nope. He was a secondary character. Jax was one of the leads, but Jax was a poorly developed character. As a teen pop star, he had a life that he led in front of the cameras and a different life he led in private. It doesn't get much more descriptive than that. There was talk of the "old him", but it was mainly just little mentions of how he had changed at some point in his career. One of the frustrations that I felt towards his character was after the Marcus kiss attack, he flew all the way across the country to rescue Sadie. That felt like he was underestimating Sadie's ability to take care of herself. In the whole time that they were together, the brooding pop star began making her more and more dependent upon him.And here's where I get to another thing that really bugged me about this book. This book felt like Glines took different parts of all four Twilight books and mixed them up, then wrote a story. The love triangle between Marcus, Sadie, and Jax was so similar to Jacob, Bella, and Edward. The annoying behaviors, beliefs, and actions of each character, as well as the levels of character development for each were consistent with those three Twilight characters. I know that the Twilight books are not considered to be particularly high quality writing, but they were so much better than this book's regurgitation of them.There were, of course, other little things that made me want to scream. The speech patterns of the various servants who worked at the mansion seemed to be modeled after the slaves from Gone with the Wind. There were regular comments about most girls being materialistic and slutty. There was this association of sexual behavior of women being linked to a lack of self-control, self-esteem, and morals. Sexual women were either super-dumb or super-devious; they were deserving of whatever plight might befall them. Every time Sadie had any sort of sexual experience, something bad happened. Sexist men were treated like they were the perfect specimen of masculinity. It was all very disturbing and infuriating.If you like past works by Glines, then it's possible that you will like this one. If you don't, then you probably won't.
Breathe was a very quick, interesting read. It got me breezing through the pages, following the story of teenage girl Sadie (who is the grown-up in the family) and Jax (who is a teen rock star). I loved the reality of the story, even though there were some parts that sounded way too fixed to be real.
The way Sadie and Jax's relationship developed was really nice, though at times Jax sounded so bossy I wanted to smack him in the face. And by the end of the book, the relationship between the two had gotten so much like an addiction, neither one could live without the other. I don't know if that's actually healthy, to tell you the truth. There must be passion and love and all that, but not being able to live without the other... seriously?
Yet, I loved how they told each other that they were one another's air. It was so romantic, it made me gag of all the sugar LOL
It's definitely a good story though. It's a story of growth and maturity (or pre-maturity in Sadie's case). It's a story of family problems and the fear to grow up (in Jessica, Sadie's mom's case). It's a story where everyone learns that life isn't easy if you shell up and try to live it by yourself. Friends and family are the people who make life interesting, who help in difficult situations, who will never give up on you no matter what.
I recommend the book to any reader age teen or above.
The way Sadie and Jax's relationship developed was really nice, though at times Jax sounded so bossy I wanted to smack him in the face. And by the end of the book, the relationship between the two had gotten so much like an addiction, neither one could live without the other. I don't know if that's actually healthy, to tell you the truth. There must be passion and love and all that, but not being able to live without the other... seriously?
Yet, I loved how they told each other that they were one another's air. It was so romantic, it made me gag of all the sugar LOL
It's definitely a good story though. It's a story of growth and maturity (or pre-maturity in Sadie's case). It's a story of family problems and the fear to grow up (in Jessica, Sadie's mom's case). It's a story where everyone learns that life isn't easy if you shell up and try to live it by yourself. Friends and family are the people who make life interesting, who help in difficult situations, who will never give up on you no matter what.
I recommend the book to any reader age teen or above.
It took me less than 24 hours to read this book. From the first page I was hooked and couldn't get enough of the characters and the authors writing. I loved the characters and I found that imagined what I was reading like I was their with them. I was truly sad when this book ended because I really feel in love with the characters and I can't wait to read more books by this author.
Due to copy and paste, formatting has been lost.I'm going to come right out and say that I expected more from Glines - I read and loved her Vincent Brothers, and I put all of that expectation into Breathe. Let's just say that it didn't exactly turn out the way I had planned. Don't get me wrong, I liked it. Breathe was a plenty sweet read, but I felt like the romance was very... cliched.I felt like Sadie and Jax really didn't have time to get to know each other. They fell in love really quickly, and suddenly they're just saying and doing cheesy things all the time. I'm not a fan of the cheese, to tell you the truth. Something like "you're my air" being repeated over and over just makes me roll my eyes, and I can't help it!It was super hard for me to connect with Sadie. I don't feel like she ever just let herself go, or that she ever just acted like a teenager. So I just can't relate to her - she's too stiff. Jax was okay, I guess, but he only got about 1/3 book time, compared to Sadie.I felt like the "choice" between Marcus and Jax was ridiculously understated. I'm really, really glad that she only loved one of them (and I'm not sure she's actually in love), but that part of the story passed so quickly that it was just kind of like a speed bump. And I really felt bad for Marcus. Nitzan pointed out that everything he did was for himself, but I really thought that he was a sweet guy. I'm definitely interested to see his story in Because of Low!There were a few fluttery moments in this one, but I feel like they were ruled by a bunch of drama (one particular instance towards the end had me rolling my eyes), and they mean less like that to me. I think it's ridiculous when characters push each other away, even if there's a good reason - and in this case, there really wasn't. I didn't particularly care for the ending.All in all, Breathe was a cute read, but it's definitely not one of my favorite Glines books.
Very cutesy. Sometimes we all need a little cheese in our lives
I read this book very quickly and I would totally recommend it as a beach read. The story line is very similar to many romance novels, so I wasn't surprised by anything--hot rock star looks to get away from his fans, meanwhile he falls for the poor girl who cleans his house. They all live happily ever after. Still live Abbi's books and her writing, just wasn't a huge fan of Breathe.
I've been meaning to read this for a while. I devoured the Vincent Boys and Brothers in one sitting and have the feeling I'll be doing the same with the Sea Breeze series.
Jax Stone is a rock star of maximum proportions. He can't go anywhere without being hounded by teenage girls screaming his name or wanting his attention.
Sadie White is your not-so-average 17-year-old, dealing with a pregnant mother who acts more like an adolescent than she does. When she should be spending her summer hanging out at the beach, she's instead juggling a full-time job and taking on the role of the adult in her relationship with her mother.
Working for Jax, she didn't plan on falling in love with him but when they meet, there's an instant chemistry - one they don't try very hard to fight. That's where their troubles start.
In between the press painting Jax as a teen heart-throb with girlfriends on rotation and Sadie being constantly told what she has with Jax will never last, you know something's got to give.
Jax has to decide whether Sadie is really the girl he can't live without or whether to let her go and let her live a normal life. And Sadie has to decide whether she wants to be the invisible girl forever or whether she can find a way to fit into his world. Either way, it's going to be a lot of work for both of them. The question is, is their love really worth it?
This is a really cute novel. I wasn't enthused with the whole, let's fall in love immediately but that didn't stop me from getting sucked into the storyline anyway.
Breathe is well written, enjoyable and a great YA read for anyone who is looking for a light read.
It's clear to me that Abbi Glines is becoming one of my favorite new writers. She has the talent to create characters that you can't help but fall in love with and Jax is another one of them.
If you've read this novel and you want to read more, I'm going to have to suggest The Vincent Boys, because Beau is still on my top ten of favourite male characters to read about.
Jax Stone is a rock star of maximum proportions. He can't go anywhere without being hounded by teenage girls screaming his name or wanting his attention.
Sadie White is your not-so-average 17-year-old, dealing with a pregnant mother who acts more like an adolescent than she does. When she should be spending her summer hanging out at the beach, she's instead juggling a full-time job and taking on the role of the adult in her relationship with her mother.
Working for Jax, she didn't plan on falling in love with him but when they meet, there's an instant chemistry - one they don't try very hard to fight. That's where their troubles start.
In between the press painting Jax as a teen heart-throb with girlfriends on rotation and Sadie being constantly told what she has with Jax will never last, you know something's got to give.
Jax has to decide whether Sadie is really the girl he can't live without or whether to let her go and let her live a normal life. And Sadie has to decide whether she wants to be the invisible girl forever or whether she can find a way to fit into his world. Either way, it's going to be a lot of work for both of them. The question is, is their love really worth it?
This is a really cute novel. I wasn't enthused with the whole, let's fall in love immediately but that didn't stop me from getting sucked into the storyline anyway.
Breathe is well written, enjoyable and a great YA read for anyone who is looking for a light read.
It's clear to me that Abbi Glines is becoming one of my favorite new writers. She has the talent to create characters that you can't help but fall in love with and Jax is another one of them.
If you've read this novel and you want to read more, I'm going to have to suggest The Vincent Boys, because Beau is still on my top ten of favourite male characters to read about.
A very sweet romance story! I reely love how the author has potrayed the personalities of both Jax and Sadie! The story wont let us readers be bored at all! Itz a perfect story showing us that such fairytale romances exist! :D <3