Review:
(Although this short story does reflect back to a character’s youth the Just Breathe series is 18+)
Letting Go by Kendall Grey is a short story from the Just Breathe Trilogy Letting Go touches on Zoe and her mother when she was 12. This was a fantastic short that really allows you to view deeper into Zoe’s history and some of the fundamentals of a turning point in her life. Letting Go was a magically written and emotionally driven piece of work. If you have not read Inhale or Exhale you are truly missing out. Not just on the depth of this story, but a beautiful world with an equally beautiful story. I feel so connected to this character. Maybe it is the magical pull she feels towards the whales. Maybe it is the way she feels different. I can SO empathize with her. I loved this quote -
“Sometimes growing up meant letting go of the crutches people clung to in order to make it from day to day. Things like doubt and lack of confidence and differences.
Zoe was not a normal kid. She would never be normal. But being different was okay. If it meant seeing the world from another perspective, maybe she should accept that as the best angle for her and move on.”
Letting Go is probably one of the best short stories I have ever read in my life, and this is in no way an exaggeration. It brought such a deeper understanding to a character in a way I have never seen written before. You don’t want to miss this trilogy.
I rate Letting Go 5 out of 5 Bullets!
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**I personally purchased Letting Go from Amazon and received no compensation for this review.
I have not been able to get into YA and I really want to try it out…I see you rated this 5 starts maybe I should start with this series unless you can recommend something else. The genre is so popular, I can watch a YA book turned movie with my fav (only lol) nephew and fall in love but not give the book a chance i.e. Harry Potter, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief, although I refuse to do Twilight, at this point Ican’t even do the commercials for the movie they irritate me. Please don’t hold that against me, I missed the boat on that one.
This is a shirt story about a character from the Just Breathe Trilogy. Definitely NOT a YA! You can check the reviews on my site they are VERY adult! This short just goes back into her history when she was 12. Still not YA. I feel the same way you do about the YA. Just not my style. A few books I like, but typically I don’t read or review YA. I love Vampire Diaries though!!! Lol
Whew ok because when I saw it going back to age 12 I thought I was missing the boat again because everyone keeps telling me I am missing something by not getting into YA but atleast I am not alone…I have never seen Vampire Diaries but I did do the Angel, Buffy thing so def not opposed to it!
I don’t think you are missing anything. Lol. That’s probably why the review sounded so good!!! Wait till tomorrows review in another short from this series. Wowza.
Ok. Looking forward too it and your right prob why it sounded so good lol!
This sounds really amazing. Can it be read as a stand alone?
I would say probably not, as it is kind of a flashback to Zoe’s childhood and It ties a few things together from Inhale and Exhale a little more tightly.
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