Breathe

By Diane Copeland

Breathe is a tale of two friends who share a common, yet devastating bond. 13-year-old Becca begins to heal from brutal emotional and physical abuse inflicted at the hand of her father when she tries to help her friend Emily who suffers from abuse at the hand of her mother.

Breathe is a short story that brings awareness to the devastating epidemic we call child abuse. A must read short.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Diane Copeland
• Release date: Nov 18, 2015
• ISBN: 9781480215672

Diane Copeland

Diane Copeland is (usually) the author of psychological suspense novels. She is also known for numerous literary short stories. She holds science degrees in psychology from Washington University in St. Louis and currently resides in Rolla, Missouri.

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Reviews for Breathe

[mearias-1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

So I didn't really connect with the characters in the book. The "mystery" wore on my nerves. Maybe I find the extended "I can figure this out by myself without the help of the cops" a bit too much. Maybe I'm just in a shitty mood, but whatever it is, it didn't allow for me to really care about what happened.

The premise is an interesting one, and the writing was good. Lincoln McCaw in a moment's distraction killed Katie Miller. Jacob (Jay) Miller is devastated by her death. Katie is all that was perfect and was exactly what Jay needed. After Lincoln is released from serving a jail sentence, not knowing who Jay really is, has an encounter with him at a bar. Jay figures out who Lincoln is after that encounter, but they can't stay away from each other. Jay's family is NOT having him 1. be gay (although this isn't a huge deal) and 2. be in a relationship with the "killer" of the wonderful Kate (this is the deal breaker). Jay's mother, especially, is a psycho about Katie and her death. Lots of stuff happens (death threats, attempted murder, stalking and attempted harm to children), but the men still fall in love.

I was a lot annoyed by the fact that the story would shift between the characters with no indication of the change. I kept having to go re-read the sentence to make sure I knew who's turn it was at dictating the dialog. I was also a bit bothered by the insta-love. This usually doesn't bother me, but it didn't connect for me this time.

I certainly don't know that I wouldn't become a psycho if someone killed my daughter, but I think the family drama on Jay's side was a bit much. Jay's mom seemed to have taken her death to heart more than Kate's mom... it just seemed a bit over the top for me.

Also, the love affair between Lincoln and Jay wasn't all that touching or romantic to me. I didn't feel the connection.

I think the expectation built up for this book didn't quite make it for me... I would still read another Sloan Parker, but this particular book just didn't work for me.

[dianeyu · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Read from August 18 to 20, 2011What a roller-coaster ride of angst and tension this story was. Author Sloan Parker just didn't give me a break from that queasy-stomach feeling at all. So... I just skipped dinner and kept right on reading to the HEA - which I had to wait for until the last few pages. I loved it all the while I silently gave Sloan a piece of my mind for torturing me. ;-)