Lindsey Reviews: Just Remember to Breathe Charles Sheehan-Miles




Review: Just Remember to Breathe - Book #2 Thompson Sisters - Charles Sheehan- Miles - July 2012

“Just remember to breathe” is set primarily in New York, at Columbia University.  Pre-law student Alexandra “Alex” Thompson has been allocated as a researcher for new author -in -residence Max Forrester at the University. However, a nasty shock awaits her when she goes to her work study placement, in the shape of her former boyfriend Dylan Paris.  The 2 parted on bad terms 6 months previously with Dylan effectively vanishing of the face of the earth and breaking both contact and her heart.  Although the situation is obviously uncomfortable, they both “agree to disagree” and decide to get along for the sake of their respective placements.  However, it is not long before the suppressed emotions they both are battling to contain rise to the surface.  Can Alex and Dylan get their happy ending or is the past too full of demons for their love to prevail?

This was a brilliant story.  It was of the same ilk as Jessica Sorenson’s Callie and Kayden stories and Jamie McGuire’s books.  Dylan is a man with a history: his childhood and stint in Afghanistan as a soldier, has left deep scars on his psyche and he is very different to the man Alex once knew; both physically and mentally.  Their love affair is rife with complications; each time one hurdle is surmounted another is thrust in their path and it makes for passionate reading.  Dylan is a typical bad boy made good and the story of their love is filled with gentle moments.

I really enjoyed the book.  I thought the way the author interchanged between the 2 characters viewpoints was cleverly done as the reader learns much of the lead characters ‘backgrounds and history which made the plot richly dynamic and made the reader feel the spark between the 2 .  I actually read the book in one sitting and found myself really rooting for the 2 protagonists.  The story is by turns tender and gritty and deals with important themes: how only when we let go of the past can we move on to the future and the importance of conquering personal demons, in order to heal.
Well executed plot, wonderfully structured and definitely worth a read.



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