My Heart in My Throat
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Laurie Alice Eakes has done it again. Five stars for thorough research. Five stars for believable characters. Five stars for captivating this reader. Five stars for bringing the settings alive in this reader's mind. Five stars for the use of all sensory faculties. Five stars for understanding human frailties and emotions. Five stars for a well-written, if slightly predictable, plot.  All things considered, Laurie Alice Eakes book, My Enemy, My Heart, provides many hours of enjoyable reading.
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This is the most moving song I have heard in a long time.  It really makes me want to love God with all my heart.  Thank you NeedtoBreathe!!!
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(Review taken from my goodreads account.)

Oh my gosh...this book. This book. THIS BOOK.

I first saw this book probably over a year ago, and the moment I got my first Kindle I knew I just had to read it. I somehow knew that this book was going to become more than just another story for me. This book has made itself somewhere deep in my heart. It's helped me realize some things, and even question some things (in a good way).

I stayed up all night reading this book straight through and I do believe my eyes will never produce another tear. Trust Me is one of those stories that physically make me feel like my heart muscle is being worked overtime, and that is EXACTLY what I love about it so much. This story has become so precious to me that I just want to cradle it to my bosom and never let it go.

Shawn especially got to me. I've often struggled with feelings similar to what he struggled with and the way he approached everything inspires me to help myself with my own thoughts. Both Shawn and Bobby together are a wonderful, beautiful, and simply adorable little pair. These characters are the kind that I cherish because they seem so real to me that I want to protect them.

Astonishing story. I'm genuinely at a lost for words.
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I cant even. Just finished. Wow. Just wow. Speechless. As if I am standing sideways, my view distorted, unreal, and no one can right me and Im the only person who can save me. I cried. I laughed. I cried. Soul touched.
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Swallowing Colors shatters your heart just to piece it together again...or does it. Trying to digest this book was tough. Not because the writing wasn't superb,  but because it hit so close to home and I could literally feel the angst dripping off the pages. I know sometimes we all claim that we read to get away from real life struggles and we want romance to be over the top, love to be easy/ mildly complicated, and endings to be happy. Then along comes that one book where the struggles are so real you feel your heart sink when the characters heart gets shattered, you're okay with romance being messy and complicated because "hey, that's life", and the tears you want to shed for the characters get clogged in your throat- wanting to escape, but trapped because after all this is a book and most books are rainbows and sunshine...right?

This is the kind of story where you have to truly appreciate how much of herself, Brayden, has given to her readers. There's always truth in fiction and whatever the level of truth behind the words spilled on these pages there aren't enough "thank you"s I have for sharing this story.

I'm the kind of person where I used to think my only limit to not reading a book was PNR. When I found out this was about suicide, for a while, I questioned if I could push through. My curiosity got the best of me and I'm eternally thankful that I did. As a survivor of a dear friend who committed suicide I wanted to know how the "survivors" picked up the pieces and dealt with life. I say this because the way in which this book portrays survivors guilt is very tangible.

If you'd like to keep the happy ending, stopping with Swallowing Colors seems like your best bet. But, I'm a sucker for angst, heartache, and raw emotion. I'm looking forward to this journey through the eyes of Cloud and Flynn.
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What in the world? Good Grief! Just as my breath is taken away, BOOM! I can't say anything else but boy do I ever want to!
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I laughed, I cried, I held my breath...I think I ran through every emotion while reading this book.

My heart broke for Tristan and Elizabeth's loss and my heart soared when they healed each other.

This was my first read by this author but it won't be my last.
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Im amazed at how frequently it spoke directly to my heart. I look forward to using again next year. Thanks.
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Normally I don't listen by artists, most of my favs are obscure singles by unknowns, sometimes they come from the more mainstream guys. So while I cant say I love his KIND of music or whatever, I will say this- this song has affected me like no other.

Unbelievable. That a simple song can make all this happen inside me. The first time I heard it it gave me goose bumps, reminded of -dont ask me why- White Rabbit- Grace Slick all that. It made me want to get up and close my eyes and dance... which I promptly did... and then something strange happened, after listening to it the third or fourth straight time, I started to cry- sobbing really really hard. Freaked me out. turned off the song.

Now it happened again, never mind that it is 1.15 am and my husband is inside asleep and I was getting ready to go to sleep and I started to listen to it. I started to get up and dance like a mad woman all by myself- not quite figuring out what to move to the overwhelming rhythm, and them bam! tears AGAIN. I don't get it. I've been crying for the past 5 mts or so... the tears go away when the song stops...weird or what ? Needless to say I LOVE this song, I love the voice that sings the song, the imaginary person with the sensitivity who wrote that song, never mind what he is in real-life....My heart is still pounding and I still have some sobs coming, the lump in my throat is still there, but strangely I don't feel alone...

Call me nuts, but as long as i have this song, I will be alright. No I am not smokin anything.
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I don't really know how to sum up my feelings here. I truly have never loved and hated a book so much at the same time. You see it coming, but you can't look away. That's a rare quality in a book. Something that takes a hold of your heart so tight that you can't breathe, can't stop reading, can't stop feeling even after it's done.

I was speechless <-- literally. For hours after. I didn't know what to do because I was so touched. It's beautiful, hard, raw, human, and so much more. I can't recommend this book enough.
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I'm lucky I'm not doing this review from a hospital bed as my heart was pounding so hard I thought it was going to rip right out of my chest.
I started it yesterday & was not going to put it down until I finished it as it was just bloody awesome, so I was up till 1AM.

From the start the book got into wrapped up into the story. I loved every bit off it. I'm lost for words to tell you how much this is a amazing story as I don't think any words can fit. As I said my heart was beating so hard from the whole story.
I really look forward to the next two books.
Thank You Victoria for sharing Slade with us xxx
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You are my dream now, December Howard. You are everything to me. My heart beats for you , my soul is only whole when you're near. Youre my home, my shelter, my wildest fantasy, and I can not imagine a future where you're not mine, because Im yours in every sense of the word.

You and me? he whispered against my lips. Against the world, I promised. And what a beautiful world it was. Our world.

I have been a fan of the Flight & Glory series ever since I picked up Full Measures. And with each book, I have fallen more in love with the characters and their stories. So, when I heard about Hallowed Ground and that we were getting more Josh and Ember, I just knew I had to read it. What I didn't know was how much this book was going to effect me. I haven't been able to stop thinking about Hallowed Ground since I finished it. Hallowed Ground took me on such an incredible journey; one that I wasn't expecting. It was beautiful and heartbreaking. There were moments where I felt like my heart was being ripped out of my chest and I hurt so much for what the characters were going through. But, I have to tell you, their story; it was worth it. It was worth every moment that I had to walk away. It was worth every moment when I felt like I was going to throw my kindle. It was worth every moment where I had tears in my eyes. It was worth every moment that I fell in love and had my heart broken.

Hallowed Ground is well-written and utterly captivating. Just when I thought I couldn't love these characters anymore, Rebecca Yarros has proved me wrong. She has found a way to make me connect so deeply to these characters that I feel as though they are a part of me. She made the characters so real and their emotions so palpable. I felt like I was experiencing everything right along with them. And along the way, these characters found a way to burrow themselves deep into my heart. Yes, this is supposed to be Josh and Embers story, but it so, so much more.

I will not go into any of the details of this story, but I will say this: Have tissues handy. Be prepared for a wild, emotional ride. Be prepared to have your mind consumed with this story. This book is everything and has easily made it to my list of top reads for 2016. If there is one book/one series that you should read this year, I highly recommend that you check out this Flight & Glory series by Rebecca Yarros. You will not be disappointed.
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This book, is breathtaking. Never has a book made me as vocal and emotional as this one.  It was like watching my favorite sport team on tv, I was cheering, booing, throwing things, holding my breath, I am still trying to calm my heart rate down after reading the last page.  I don't care who you are or what background you come from this book will move you.  Kudos kudos kudos to the author. Looking forward to the next one!
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When you talk about epic reads, or those stories that pull your heart strings until their taught, The Air He Breathes, is in that group that readers hold close to their hearts. There is one difference. The Air He Breathes is a story that is heartbreakingly beautiful, that it makes me contemplate how ever Brittainy found it in herself to finish writing. The strength she must possess as a writer to allow her characters to tell their story, this story, is amazing, and The Air He Breathes sits on a shelf on its own, basking in its own glory of love lost, of heartbreak no person should endure, and of a love reborn but still with its flaws.

  I WILL NOT be that reviewer who will shed any light on the contents of this book. I may have received an advanced readers copy, but just like most, I only had the blurb to read that made me want to read further. I mean, its also a Brittainy C. Cherry read, to me, that in itself makes me want to read without warrant. But yes, I did go in reading this story blind if you will. And thats how I want everyone else who picks up this MUST READ story. At no point was I disappointed in the words I read. At no point did I have a grasp of where the words were going to take me. At no point was I not swimming on the brink of tears. At no time did I regret my time that I spent In The Air He Breathes. As emotional as it was, tragic even, the way it was brought forth is smartly written with a style that is trendsetting and stands apart from others. The way Brittainy owns her craft is inspiring to authors and only gets better with each piece of art she publishes.

  Thank you Brittainy for writing this story and publishing it. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of the greatness that was the end result and thank you to everyone reading this {non} review in advanced for being gracious enough to understand that I am saying to JUST READ THE AIR HE BREATHES. Just read it.

  You know that place in between nightmares and dreams? The place where tomorrows never come and the yesterdays don't hurt anymore? The pace where your heart beats in sync with mine? The place where time doesnt exist, and its easy to breathe? I want to live there with you. TC
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This book brings me to my knees with how much it makes me feel, it's as if a piece of my very own soul was ripped out just to be replaced with it. 10/10 would cry again
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My god! S. L. Scott has delivered a poetic and intense duet. After reading Savage, I was in a permanent state of anxiousness.

There are not enough adjectives to describe a wonderful masterpiece like this. Savior has highly exceed my expectations. Alexander and Sara Jane story made me feel a roll coaster of emotions. They have stolen a piece of my heart.

The journey has came to the end. The epic conclusion of the Kingwood Duet will leave you breathless.
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Squee!!! I loved this. my heart is happy and now I can sleep. What an incredible love story.