Reading Group: High School+
Personal Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
Synopses: After a terrible car accident destroys her life as she knew it, twenty-year-old Kacey escapes to Florida, where she encounters an irresistible man determined to capture her wounded heart.
Just breathe, Kacey. Ten tiny breaths. Seize them. Feel them. Love them.
Four years ago, Kacey Cleary’s life imploded when her car was hit by a drunk driver, killing her parents, boyfriend, and best friend. Still haunted by memories of being trapped inside, listening to her mother take her last breath, Kacey wants to leave her past behind. Armed with two bus tickets, Kacey and her fifteen-year-old sister, Livie, escape Grand Rapids, Michigan, to start over in Miami. They’re struggling to make ends meet at first, but Kacey’s not worried. She can handle anything—anything but her mysterious neighbor in apartment 1D.
Trent Emerson has smoldering blue eyes and deep dimples, and perfectly skates that irresistible line between nice guy and bad boy. Hardened by her tragic past, Kacey is determined to keep everyone at a distance, but their mutual attraction is undeniable, and Trent is desperate to find a way into Kacey’s guarded heart—even if it means revealing an explosive secret that could shatter both their worlds.
Just breathe, Kacey. Ten tiny breaths. Seize them. Feel them. Love them.
Four years ago, Kacey Cleary’s life imploded when her car was hit by a drunk driver, killing her parents, boyfriend, and best friend. Still haunted by memories of being trapped inside, listening to her mother take her last breath, Kacey wants to leave her past behind. Armed with two bus tickets, Kacey and her fifteen-year-old sister, Livie, escape Grand Rapids, Michigan, to start over in Miami. They’re struggling to make ends meet at first, but Kacey’s not worried. She can handle anything—anything but her mysterious neighbor in apartment 1D.
Trent Emerson has smoldering blue eyes and deep dimples, and perfectly skates that irresistible line between nice guy and bad boy. Hardened by her tragic past, Kacey is determined to keep everyone at a distance, but their mutual attraction is undeniable, and Trent is desperate to find a way into Kacey’s guarded heart—even if it means revealing an explosive secret that could shatter both their worlds.
Cover: The cover of this novel shows Kacey underwater wearing a white dress. The whole thing screams innocence and rebirth, it's very baptismal. Kacey moves to Miami to have a fresh start in life, so I think the cover is fitting.
My Review: A lot of this book is about Kacey finding her place after leaving behind such a traumatic past and moving to Miami. She makes friends, gets a job, and falls in love. However that all comes crashing down when she learns that her boyfriend, Trent, is actually the same person who owned the car that crashed into her father's and started a downward spiral in Kacey's life.
Trent handed over his car keys one night to a friend that said he was fine to drive. That friend wasn't okay to drive and crashed the car killing himself, a friend, and Kacey's parents, boyfriend, and best friend. Trent and Kacey survived the accident and Trent thought that if he could make it up to Kacey, his guilt would ease. However, finding out the boy your dating has actually been stalking you for four years definitely changes some aspects of your relationship.
There were traits about Trent that hinted he was involved in the crash. He moved in at the same time she did, which he landlord points out is odd for him to get two new residents that quickly; he doesn't drink alcohol, and he drives a motorcycle, not a car, which makes it impossible for him to be the one in charge of car keys if he ever did go out with friends and he could never get stuck in a motorcycle if he were to crash it the way Kacey remembers being trapped in her car. And looking at the situation from his point of view I can understand it. He thinks if he reaches out to the only other survivor he can apologize and they can get on with their lives. However, she wants nothing to do with him so he tries to figure out another way, hence how the stalking came to be. I don't think his initial intention was to fall in love with her, that was just what happened when they got to know each other.
I know I gave away a giant spoiler from this book, but there is a lot more to it than one giant lie. Kacey has to rebuild a life for herself and just when she thinks she's in the clear the lie is revealed and she has to start all over again. The book covers her emotional state and how she tries to fix it herself and what happens when she can't. The ending is also adorable, but I'll leave that for you guys to discover on your own.
Trent handed over his car keys one night to a friend that said he was fine to drive. That friend wasn't okay to drive and crashed the car killing himself, a friend, and Kacey's parents, boyfriend, and best friend. Trent and Kacey survived the accident and Trent thought that if he could make it up to Kacey, his guilt would ease. However, finding out the boy your dating has actually been stalking you for four years definitely changes some aspects of your relationship.
There were traits about Trent that hinted he was involved in the crash. He moved in at the same time she did, which he landlord points out is odd for him to get two new residents that quickly; he doesn't drink alcohol, and he drives a motorcycle, not a car, which makes it impossible for him to be the one in charge of car keys if he ever did go out with friends and he could never get stuck in a motorcycle if he were to crash it the way Kacey remembers being trapped in her car. And looking at the situation from his point of view I can understand it. He thinks if he reaches out to the only other survivor he can apologize and they can get on with their lives. However, she wants nothing to do with him so he tries to figure out another way, hence how the stalking came to be. I don't think his initial intention was to fall in love with her, that was just what happened when they got to know each other.
I know I gave away a giant spoiler from this book, but there is a lot more to it than one giant lie. Kacey has to rebuild a life for herself and just when she thinks she's in the clear the lie is revealed and she has to start all over again. The book covers her emotional state and how she tries to fix it herself and what happens when she can't. The ending is also adorable, but I'll leave that for you guys to discover on your own.
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