Breathless, Jennifer Niven
Breathless, Jennifer Niven
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Breathless

Author: Jennifer Niven

Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky

Unabridged: 12 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/29/2020


Synopsis

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places comes a compulsively readable novel about a teen girl determined to write her own story--sex, heartbreak, family dramas, and all.

"A coming-of-age story that will make your heart ache." —PopSugar

With high school coming to an end, Claudine Henry is focused on four things: sex, starting college, becoming a famous writer, and... sex. But when her parents announce they're splitting up, her entire world begins to fall apart. The epic road trip she planned with her best friend is cancelled, and she finds herself stuck on a remote island off the coast of Georgia with her mom - an island with no WiFi, no cell service and no friends.

Until she meets the free spirited, mysterious, and beautiful Jeremiah. He infuriates and intrigues her. Their chemistry takes her by surprise, and when Claude decides he should be her first, she tells herself it's just sex. Exactly what she wanted, right? They both know that what they have can't last forever, but maybe the time they have can be enough.

"Romantic and sexy." —Judy Blume, acclaimed author of Forever

About The Author

JENNIFER NIVEN is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of All the Bright Places, Holding Up the Universe and Breathless. Her books have been translated in over 75 languages and have won literary awards around the world. An Emmy-award winning screenwriter, she co-wrote the script for the All the Bright Places movie— currently streaming on Netflix and starring Elle Fanning and Justice Smith. She is also the author of several narrative nonfiction titles and the Velva Jean historical fiction series. Jennifer divides her time between coastal Georgia and Los Angeles with her husband and literary cats.


Reviews

Goodreads review by jessica on October 03, 2020

wow. this came out of nowhere. i think JN has been desperately trying to recreate the compelling magic present in ‘all the bright places.’ and this story does come close. its definitely an improvement from her previous book, thats for sure. and i think its because this particular story is very perso......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on January 26, 2021

3.5 ⭐️ Ugh. It is so hard for me to give Jennifer Niven less than 5 stars. It pains me. All the Bright Places is one of my all-time favorite books and Holding Up the Universe has one of the most unique premises I've EVER read in YA. Both books made me cry, and though I am usually a ball of emotion in......more

Goodreads review by Beckee❤️ on January 04, 2021

Ugh, this book broke me. Like, completely broke me. What a beautiful story.......more

Goodreads review by enqi ☾⋆˚*̣̩✩ on January 14, 2024

You were my first. Not just sex, although that was part of it, but the first to look past everything else into me. Some of the names and places have been changed, but the story is true. It's all here because one day this will be the past, and I don't want to forget what I went through, what I thoug......more


Quotes

"Romantic and sexy." —Judy Blume, acclaimed author of Forever

"A coming-of-age story that will make your heart ache." —PopSugar

"[A] bittersweet summer romance.... Discussions about love, sex, family, and the conflicting emotions caused by change are refreshingly honest." —SLJ, starred review

"A sex-positive summer romance that’s worth reading." —Kirkus Reviews

"Niven describes this as her most personal novel.... [She] intimately and sensually depicts Claude’s determination to know herself and her body, and to genuinely connect not just with Miah but with herself.” —Publishers Weekly

"Breathless is a frank and tender novel of self-discovery that fans of Sarah Dessen’s transformational summer romances and John Green’s stories of poignant self-discovery and difficult growth will enjoy.” —BookPage