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Pieces of Broken #2
Breathe You
*** Please be advised that this story deals with a sensitive subject matter and may not be suitable for all***
When past and present collide…
And second chances aren’t promised.
Evangelina and Blake shared a fiery, heart-pounding, live-beneath-your-skin kind of love. Until her demons came to find her, ripping him from her life. Alone once again, Evangelina tries to pick up the pieces that remain.
But one missing piece is irreplaceable.
Blake is struggling without his Angel, and every turn is a reminder of a love lost. When the burden becomes too much to handle, he decides to salvage what’s left of him—to walk away.
Hidden truths come to light.
Secrets are revealed.
And the battle of Evangelina’s life is on.
The fight for her freedom.
For her light.
For true love.
But when family is your nightmare, and the demons follow your sins, how do you climb back from the darkness?
You find your strength.
You discover your purpose.
And most important…
You remember to breathe.
When past and present collide…
And second chances aren’t promised.
Evangelina and Blake shared a fiery, heart-pounding, live-beneath-your-skin kind of love. Until her demons came to find her, ripping him from her life. Alone once again, Evangelina tries to pick up the pieces that remain.
But one missing piece is irreplaceable.
Blake is struggling without his Angel, and every turn is a reminder of a love lost. When the burden becomes too much to handle, he decides to salvage what’s left of him—to walk away.
Hidden truths come to light.
Secrets are revealed.
And the battle of Evangelina’s life is on.
The fight for her freedom.
For her light.
For true love.
But when family is your nightmare, and the demons follow your sins, how do you climb back from the darkness?
You find your strength.
You discover your purpose.
And most important…
You remember to breathe.
448 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 23, 2018
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About the author
Celeste Grande
6 books464 followersCeleste Grande grew up loving words. From an early age, it was easy for her to open her heart through pen and paper and come away with something poetic. She never thought anything more than releasing her emotions would come of it though. A workaholic that can’t keep still, in her ‘real’ life, she’s a Certified Public Accountant who dreams of writing sexy books all day long. When she isn’t working, she’s reading, writing, mommying and being a wifey to the love of her life. She’s newly relocated to the state of Florida, but don’t worry, she has taken her pen with her.
Celeste is best known for her debut novel, Live Me—a steamy, angsty, New Adult romance with a bit of laughter coating its dark side.
Celeste is best known for her debut novel, Live Me—a steamy, angsty, New Adult romance with a bit of laughter coating its dark side.
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February 25, 2018
Breathe You by Celeste Grande is book two in the Pieces of Broken series. It is an NA, second chance romance, and should only be read after book one.
“Remember in life, there are second chances.”
Holy moly! Celeste Grande can write prologues that make steam and flames come out of your ears, growls come out of your mouth, and daggers out of your eyes. I just recently finished Live Me, so I knew coming into Breathe You would be difficult. Nope. Not difficult. Heart debilitating.
“One would think that, without a heart, you’d feel less. But I’d have to rebut that argument. I now knew it to be a falsity because I felt much, much more. I was feeling . . . everything.”
Although emotionally challenging, Author Celeste Grande’s words were poignant, real, and demanded to be read, to know the full truth. To see what Eva went through, felt. Why she got lost. How she tried to let it go. Where her thoughts were every day. It ripped me up. In such a different way than Live Me. In book one, I was forcefully gutted. In Breathe You, I was taken down a long and sacred road where sadness and pain were the trees that canopied it in both a protective and eerie fashion. I loved that we got character full exposure. Though slow to come out at times, we got to see the angels and demons at play. Memories became the medium for pain. But they also unleashed craving and desire.
“You aren’t the bad guy, honey. You’re the knight in shining armor. But you’re too hurt to see past the armor, and she’s still locked in her tower. Wait till she’s ready to throw down her hair. She’ll come to you.”
I ADORED Blake in Live Me. Worshipped the ground he walked on. In Breathe You, he continued to blow my mind. This man was the constant. The anchor. Although change occurred, he was the steady. My heart was broken for Eva. What a mess! Deceived. Used. Broken. Tattered. But her comeback...squee! I had such overwhelming pride for her. Courage. Strength. Tenacity. She became a force.
“I wouldn’t care if you were particles of dust scattered in grains of sand. I’d still fix you.”
Breathe You held a tether around my heart as it pulled out every fiber, vein, sinew, molecule and then hit repeat. Wave after wave of agony and hope, cresting, falling, dragging me under, and pushing me to the surface. So many genius nuggets that just made my mind spin and knock, spin and knock. What a fabulous read!
“To live him is to breathe him.”
“Remember in life, there are second chances.”
Holy moly! Celeste Grande can write prologues that make steam and flames come out of your ears, growls come out of your mouth, and daggers out of your eyes. I just recently finished Live Me, so I knew coming into Breathe You would be difficult. Nope. Not difficult. Heart debilitating.
“One would think that, without a heart, you’d feel less. But I’d have to rebut that argument. I now knew it to be a falsity because I felt much, much more. I was feeling . . . everything.”
Although emotionally challenging, Author Celeste Grande’s words were poignant, real, and demanded to be read, to know the full truth. To see what Eva went through, felt. Why she got lost. How she tried to let it go. Where her thoughts were every day. It ripped me up. In such a different way than Live Me. In book one, I was forcefully gutted. In Breathe You, I was taken down a long and sacred road where sadness and pain were the trees that canopied it in both a protective and eerie fashion. I loved that we got character full exposure. Though slow to come out at times, we got to see the angels and demons at play. Memories became the medium for pain. But they also unleashed craving and desire.
“You aren’t the bad guy, honey. You’re the knight in shining armor. But you’re too hurt to see past the armor, and she’s still locked in her tower. Wait till she’s ready to throw down her hair. She’ll come to you.”
I ADORED Blake in Live Me. Worshipped the ground he walked on. In Breathe You, he continued to blow my mind. This man was the constant. The anchor. Although change occurred, he was the steady. My heart was broken for Eva. What a mess! Deceived. Used. Broken. Tattered. But her comeback...squee! I had such overwhelming pride for her. Courage. Strength. Tenacity. She became a force.
“I wouldn’t care if you were particles of dust scattered in grains of sand. I’d still fix you.”
Breathe You held a tether around my heart as it pulled out every fiber, vein, sinew, molecule and then hit repeat. Wave after wave of agony and hope, cresting, falling, dragging me under, and pushing me to the surface. So many genius nuggets that just made my mind spin and knock, spin and knock. What a fabulous read!
“To live him is to breathe him.”
January 16, 2021
You never feel the dark until your light is gone.
Here I sit after finishing Breathe You by Celeste Grande, my heart still beating to the tune of this BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN BOOK. Breathe You blasted through me like countless cannons catapulting my heart, a heart that pounded out of my chest, where every word pierced me everywhere. Tears were etched in my eyes from the emotions that escaped all over the pages like raindrops. I SHATTERED into pieces!!! This heart-clenching tale crushed me so hard that I found it hard to breathe. Breathe You was my SOUL STORM, my sun that shattered the dark clouds, my heart and soul in words.
My light—gone.
Live.
Me.
I did. That was why I was dying.
Eva is as brave as she is beautiful, and as she goes to battle to bring herself back from the dead, I felt like a friend beside her in her ear of healing. I adored this strong heroine more with every page as she found herself after being so lost.
I cupped his face.
“When I give myself to you again, I want you to have someone that’s whole, not be picking through my fragments.
Blake is a man as beautiful inside as out. If I had to create the perfect hero, it would be Blake. Blake is the light to Eva’s dark, the man to bring the angel back from the devil’s hold, to help his soulmate see the light.
He took my hand in his and brought the inside of my wrist to his lips. My always poetic Blake let the most beautiful words caress the delicate skin.
“I wouldn’t care if you were particles of dust scattered in grains of sand. I’d still fix you.”
I MELTED into a puddle of tears from these beautiful words that caressed me so much, making my heart leap out of my chest! Blake and Evas’ chemistry and connection are UNDENIABLE. This hero and heroine are built for each other—the truest of soulmates—and I loved them both. PERFECTION!
”I’d rather die loving you for even one more day than walk around in this purgatory.”
Breathe You is the HEARTBREAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL and BREATHTAKING love story and journey of a heroine’s metamorphosis from broken caterpillar to bold and brave butterfly, an inspiration to all that can bravely utter ‘me too.’ It’s a journey of shining after shattering. It’s healing after heartbreak. It’s bits of ugly woven with bits of beauty. Breathe You flawlessly BLEEDS BROKEN WITH BEAUTIFUL.
One would think that, without a heart, you’d feel less. But I’d have to rebut that argument. I now knew it to be a falsity because I felt much, much more. I was feeling . . . everything.
I BROKE SO HARD but REVELED IN THE BEAUTY beneath the broken pieces of Breathe You. Celeste Grande took my emotions on an extraordinary journey in Breathe You where I FELT EVERY WORD. This tale took every smile ... every sigh ... every swoon ... every tear .... every feel ... EVERYTHING!!! Oh did I LIVE and BREATHE every bit of Breathe You! I FELL HEAD OVER HEELS for this STUNNING and SOUL-SHATTERING love story that STIRRED MY SOUL and HELD MY HEART, engraving it ... ENGRAVING ME. My heart is still stuck in this story and will beat for Breathe You always. The perfect continuation of Live Me, Breathe You is DEEPLY MOVING and UTTERLY UNFORGETTABLE.
”You're my breath when I feel like I'm suffocating, the life in my veins. I live and breathe you.”
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 but worth all the ‘forget me not’ chances
A TOP 2018 and LIFETIME READ!!!
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February 15, 2018
⭐️ 5 "Fight. Live. Breathe." Stars ⭐️
Wow! I’m utterly speechless after this read. I waited for this sequel in Eva and Blake’s love story for what seems like forever and it completely surpassed my better hopes. Celeste Grande signed another novel bursting with all the feels that left me breathless. Her beautiful prose helps with the way the emotions are superbly delivered throughout Breathe You.
“With every beat of my heart and pump of blood through my veins, I live and breathe you.”
I loved everything about this heartbreaking yet hopeful story. After a first book where Eva battled with her demons, this second book is all about her rebuilt. While Blake was her strongest supporter during Live Me, now they’re apart and both miserable. Blake wants to be there for her, but Eva feels she needs to get better before going back to the love of her life.
I cried a lot during the first part of Breathe You, where Eva struggles with her heartbreak over losing Blake, but also tries to find herself and her confidence again. I can’t express how much I loved how strong she was with her desire to get well, once and for all. Jace, her best friend is once again a very good ally in her process, but she makes a new incredible friend in Drew.
“I wouldn’t care if you were particles of dust scattered in grain of sand. I’d still fix you.”
In the first book, Blake was Eva’s strength and showed time and time again how much she meant to him. This time, he also shows a very vulnerable side of him; the one left broken after Eva’s departure. Seeing them fight their own battle to be worthy of each other was so bittersweet. I was glad to see them try to move on, but also frustrated with the back and forth between them.
Celeste Grande totally delivers on the emotions and her beautiful words makes this story sensational. She showed that everything that seems insurmountable can be conquered! Perseverance, strength, friendship, heartbreak, doubts, love are only a few themes of this superb tale. The Pieces of Broken Duet couldn’t have concluded in a better way! Breathe You is life!
“For the yesterdays lost and the tomorrows I wasn’t sure we would see, I held him for today and hoped it’d be for eternity.”
** ARC received in exchange for an honest review **
February 25, 2018
Breathe You has been one of my most anticipated reads. I’ve probably driven Ms. Grande crazy with all my PMs. But you know what? This book was PERFECT! And I’m so glad she made it perfect! I wouldn’t have it any other way. They always say good things come to those who wait. And let me tell you, it’s the absolute truth!! And now on to try and find some words for a review because nothing will even get remotely anything across that I just read! But here goes.
When we last left Eva and Blake things were bad. Eva was in a horrible place. And now? Well now Blake is still trying to help even if she doesn’t know, Jace is still there, Rick is still there, Jessie and Sandra, Abby and her mom and Dad, and to new characters too. Enters Drew. And Drew, well he’s the exact thing Eva needs in life. A friend and someone to help her. The friendship between these two ended up being as important to me as what Blake and Eva’s relationship was. Sometimes you just need people and Drew is one of those people!!!
Now Blake, he’s kind of a shell of the man he used to be but he’s still the same Blake. Doing whatever he can for his Angel. Fighting and sometimes being the human we haven’t really seen him be. But you know what? It’s what makes this story so stinking amazing!!! Blake, he grows in ways you wouldn’t expect. In ways that will make you smile and cry and love him even more!! But we all know Blake is not Blake without Eva!!
So about that, I won’t go into detail because I don’t want to give much away but this book is special, these characters are special, these people are special. I feel like they are some of my best friends. If I could jump into this book and live I would. (And is definitely date Drew if I jumped in and lived there!) Anyways, just my heart!!!
My heart is full, these characters will forever hold a special place in my heart, and Eva.... Eva has the biggest place. She’s had one heck of a life but she’s strong, she’s fierce, she’s beautiful inside and out, and someone I’d want in my corner every day of the week. You will love her and Blake fiercely. And if you’ve been as excited for the conclusion of their story as me you won’t be disappointed!!!
When we last left Eva and Blake things were bad. Eva was in a horrible place. And now? Well now Blake is still trying to help even if she doesn’t know, Jace is still there, Rick is still there, Jessie and Sandra, Abby and her mom and Dad, and to new characters too. Enters Drew. And Drew, well he’s the exact thing Eva needs in life. A friend and someone to help her. The friendship between these two ended up being as important to me as what Blake and Eva’s relationship was. Sometimes you just need people and Drew is one of those people!!!
Now Blake, he’s kind of a shell of the man he used to be but he’s still the same Blake. Doing whatever he can for his Angel. Fighting and sometimes being the human we haven’t really seen him be. But you know what? It’s what makes this story so stinking amazing!!! Blake, he grows in ways you wouldn’t expect. In ways that will make you smile and cry and love him even more!! But we all know Blake is not Blake without Eva!!
So about that, I won’t go into detail because I don’t want to give much away but this book is special, these characters are special, these people are special. I feel like they are some of my best friends. If I could jump into this book and live I would. (And is definitely date Drew if I jumped in and lived there!) Anyways, just my heart!!!
My heart is full, these characters will forever hold a special place in my heart, and Eva.... Eva has the biggest place. She’s had one heck of a life but she’s strong, she’s fierce, she’s beautiful inside and out, and someone I’d want in my corner every day of the week. You will love her and Blake fiercely. And if you’ve been as excited for the conclusion of their story as me you won’t be disappointed!!!
February 26, 2018
At the end of Live Me we were left wrecked and broken underneath that willow tree, hearts in our throats and stomachs in knots. The hopelessness these characters were feeling radiated through the pages, leaving me anxious to find out what was going to happen with Blake and his Angel. Well let me tell you, Breathe You gave me everything I could have wanted, and so much more! This is a story of love, hope, and salvation.
Breathe You is the breathtaking, heartbreaking, and heart-healing, conclusion to a remarkable love story that I will always cherish. Blake and Eva’s love is all-encompassing, powerful, and limitless. It never wavered, even through all the trials and turmoil it was put through. And there were trials, more than I thought Blake and Eva could survive. There was still so much push and pull between them, as Blake tried to understand everything that happened to Eva and she, still not willing, or really able, to open up to him completely- yet. And there was turmoil, as Eva fought back and owned her demons, instead of continuing to allow them to own her. Her growth from the end of Live Me through to the end of Breathe You was inspiring.
The conclusion to Blake and Eva’s story is so completely rewarding. I know Ms. Grande put her blood, sweat, and tears into giving us the ending these two deserved, and I couldn’t have asked for more. Seeing the vulnerable side of Blake, and the strength of Eva, it just pulled their story full circle.
Breathe You is the breathtaking, heartbreaking, and heart-healing, conclusion to a remarkable love story that I will always cherish. Blake and Eva’s love is all-encompassing, powerful, and limitless. It never wavered, even through all the trials and turmoil it was put through. And there were trials, more than I thought Blake and Eva could survive. There was still so much push and pull between them, as Blake tried to understand everything that happened to Eva and she, still not willing, or really able, to open up to him completely- yet. And there was turmoil, as Eva fought back and owned her demons, instead of continuing to allow them to own her. Her growth from the end of Live Me through to the end of Breathe You was inspiring.
The conclusion to Blake and Eva’s story is so completely rewarding. I know Ms. Grande put her blood, sweat, and tears into giving us the ending these two deserved, and I couldn’t have asked for more. Seeing the vulnerable side of Blake, and the strength of Eva, it just pulled their story full circle.
February 4, 2018
I pretty much devoured this book in less than two days. I couldn't put Blake and his Angel down.
The story picks up right after Live Me ended with a broken Eva and devastated Blake, but in their misery, the both of them find their own voices on their way back to each other. Celeste Grande's writing has a beautiful, poetic prose that draws you right in. It was a story of unconditional love and redemption, and so many possibilities for the awesome secondary characters to have their own stories. One of the best duets I've ever read, Live Me and Breathe You are must reads!
The story picks up right after Live Me ended with a broken Eva and devastated Blake, but in their misery, the both of them find their own voices on their way back to each other. Celeste Grande's writing has a beautiful, poetic prose that draws you right in. It was a story of unconditional love and redemption, and so many possibilities for the awesome secondary characters to have their own stories. One of the best duets I've ever read, Live Me and Breathe You are must reads!
March 11, 2018
Beautiful!!
I Loved This Book!!!💗
It was truly the best conclusion to Blake and Eva's Truly Epic Love Story!!
One of My Favorites of 2018!!
I Loved This Book!!!💗
It was truly the best conclusion to Blake and Eva's Truly Epic Love Story!!
One of My Favorites of 2018!!
July 21, 2018
Review to be written...
Need to collect my thoughts first before I write my review...
So much emotional heartache witnessed in this book by so many characters...
Need to collect my thoughts first before I write my review...
So much emotional heartache witnessed in this book by so many characters...
February 25, 2018
5 MILLION STARS!!!!!! I am speechless of the words Celeste has brought to paper...
"I wouldn't care if you were particles of dust in the sand. I'd still fix you."
Drop everything you are doing and read this book.. You must read book one Live Me first in order to get the full heartbreaking story. It took everything I had in me to get through this book..This book isn't for the faint at heart. This is a very sensitive subject. In fact, I had to message a few people to get through this book. Eva's story is utterly heartbreaking. Breathe You gives you the full story of Eva's journey through pain, heartache and her losses. She lost the ones she loved, due to a secret she tried so hard to fight through. With the love of her closest friends, she won. Not only did she win her love back but her life back to. GO EVA!!!!!!!!!!!
Just fair warning, I cried through 80% of this book. Not only because of what she through, but also, to see her overcome her fears and be able to breathe again.....
While I was reading this book, I couldn't help but to think of the ones who have suffered through this terrible trauma that no one should ever face.
Coldplay's Fix You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4V3M...
"I wouldn't care if you were particles of dust in the sand. I'd still fix you."
Drop everything you are doing and read this book.. You must read book one Live Me first in order to get the full heartbreaking story. It took everything I had in me to get through this book..This book isn't for the faint at heart. This is a very sensitive subject. In fact, I had to message a few people to get through this book. Eva's story is utterly heartbreaking. Breathe You gives you the full story of Eva's journey through pain, heartache and her losses. She lost the ones she loved, due to a secret she tried so hard to fight through. With the love of her closest friends, she won. Not only did she win her love back but her life back to. GO EVA!!!!!!!!!!!
Just fair warning, I cried through 80% of this book. Not only because of what she through, but also, to see her overcome her fears and be able to breathe again.....
While I was reading this book, I couldn't help but to think of the ones who have suffered through this terrible trauma that no one should ever face.
Coldplay's Fix You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4V3M...
February 12, 2018
Breathe You...how perfectly titled. There were times during this book where the air was stolen from my lungs because the angst was lodged in my throat. Admittedly, I'm an angst whore and this book fed my craving in a way it hasn't been satiated in a long time.
Celeste's debut, Live Me, showed her talent as a wordsmith, but Breathe You proved that all the words she writes are pure poetry. And what's even better than the profoundly beautiful words is the unforgettably beautiful story--the love, the loss, the joy, and the anguish of these characters as they find their way back to each other and FIGHT for the ending they so deserve.
Hat's off to you, girl, for writing your damn heart out and getting it so much more than right! I can't wait to see what's in store for you next...and I really really hope we get to revisit some of my favorites characters from this series! (*clears throat* Jessie and Rick! Abby!! DREW!!!!)
Celeste's debut, Live Me, showed her talent as a wordsmith, but Breathe You proved that all the words she writes are pure poetry. And what's even better than the profoundly beautiful words is the unforgettably beautiful story--the love, the loss, the joy, and the anguish of these characters as they find their way back to each other and FIGHT for the ending they so deserve.
Hat's off to you, girl, for writing your damn heart out and getting it so much more than right! I can't wait to see what's in store for you next...and I really really hope we get to revisit some of my favorites characters from this series! (*clears throat* Jessie and Rick! Abby!! DREW!!!!)
February 5, 2018
“To live you is to breathe you To move you through my being Piece me back to life again You’re the glue to my undoing.” You guys!!! I cried for like 70 of the 79 chapters! And I’m not a crier. At. All. I’m also not a romance reader-I like Rom Coms and paranormal romance, or historical fiction with romance. But just the mushy romance? Nope. This book though, it pulls your heart out through your eyeballs. You want justice, but you don’t want the book to end. And you fall in love with some of the best characters-come on, who doesn’t want a Jace? Buy stock in tissues, people! It just makes the HEA that much sweeter.
February 17, 2021
Ghrrrrrrr this is sooo effiiiiiinnng frustrating
The first book was kinda beautiful and cute
But this one was just WORDS ...GOD
I mean if a man discovers that his girl was hurt and is still getting hurt by the same guy over and over again and HE SEES HIM IN ACTION
would he be like
How could you ...she was your best friend like your sister and blablabla !!!
HELL NOO
YOU BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF HIM first then if he is still alive enough... you know breathing an all that jazz you ask the freaking questions
Period there is no chitchat
The first book was kinda beautiful and cute
But this one was just WORDS ...GOD
I mean if a man discovers that his girl was hurt and is still getting hurt by the same guy over and over again and HE SEES HIM IN ACTION
would he be like
How could you ...she was your best friend like your sister and blablabla !!!
HELL NOO
YOU BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF HIM first then if he is still alive enough... you know breathing an all that jazz you ask the freaking questions
Period there is no chitchat
January 3, 2018
Beautiful! Blake is still an amazing book boyfriend! Loved this!
February 26, 2018
Two years ago I read a book that broke the mold. It was a book that owned every single emotion I had. It was a book that wowed me on every single level possible. It was a book that has stuck with me over the years and has owned a piece of my heart since that first time I read it.
It was a book that changed everything.
That book was Live Me, the first book in this beautifully breathtaking series by Celeste Grande.
It was in that book that I fell heart first into a love story that was so intensely raw, so heartbreakingly real and emotional, and so completely unforgettable. Live Me started my unadulterated love with Blake and Eva, their love story, and everything those two shared together. It was that book that seared me to them in every way possible, and it was that book that had me reeling with so much need to know what would happen next for them.
I can still remember reading the end of that book, with a heart that was bursting with so much emotion and feeling for these characters. I’m also about 102% positive I was crying when I finished that book. I can remember where I was when I reached the end, what was going through me as I read those last words, and I can remember knowing with every fiber of my being that I would never forget what I had just read and what I had experienced with Blake and Eva.
Their story let my heart and my mind and my soul on the edge of it all at the end of Live Me, so to say I was ready for the conclusion to their story was the understatement of the century. I needed more of them like I needed my next breath. I needed them to heal, I needed them to fix what was broken and what had torn them apart, I needed them to be okay.
I needed them to live. I needed them to breathe. I needed them to love. And feel. And hope. And believe in each other and in themselves again.
The start of Breathe You picks up right after the events of Live Me. It finds Eva breaking into pieces after everything that she has been through, and after having broken up with Blake, the other piece to her heart. Trying to protect him from the demons that have swarmed her in more ways than one, she pushes him away, breaking them both even more in the process. She is heartbroken and shattered, he is reeling and doesn’t know what to do, and they are both so lost as to which way is up. The events of this book follow Eva and Blake as they not only see what a second chance together could bring the two of them, but as they both try to heal from the pain and anguish they’ve experienced.
This book is their fight. Their fight for their lives, for their hearts, and for their futures. It’s their second chance at the love neither of them can forget. It’s their hearts on the line, laying it all out there for the other to see. It’s their story of healing, of living, and breathing.
I don’t want to tell you much more of the plot of this story because I would never want to take away a single ounce of what this book will give you with Blake and Eva. But what I will tell you is be prepared for one helluva emotional ride. This book will break you. It will shatter you and it will have you feeling your heart in your throat more times than you can count. In fact I’m pretty sure I read most of this book with my heart aching and bursting with the level of breathtaking emotion it had. There were so many moments in this book that took my breath away. Literally. Where my heart stopped, where my breath caught, and where I was so transfixed and consumed in what these characters were feeling and sharing.
And you know what?! I LOVED that. I loved that I FELT and BREATHED and LIVED every exceptional word of this book. I loved that this book owned me mind, body, and soul from start to finish. I loved that this book made me cry and made me feel like I was breaking right along with its characters. I loved that this book and this author’s phenomenal words put me in every breath of what I was reading.
I loved all of that because that showed me how much I was in this book, how much I was invested in these characters and what they shared, and it exemplified to me how exceptional Celeste Grande’s writing is that she gave me all of that.
And so much more.
If you have read Live Me, then you know that Blake and Eva share a world of emotion and connection and love with one another. Their love is on a whole other level. And I do not say that lightly. Their love is so deep, so honest, and so heartfelt. Experiencing that love is something I will never forget, and experiencing what happened when that love was tested in this book is something I will never forget either.
Those two certainly put me and my heart through the emotional wringer in this book.
They shattered me at times, broke me more at others, and showed me what it was like to feel like you didn’t know how you would go on or how you would stand back up again or how you could give it all another go…yet there they both were, trying and fighting and giving it all they had, even when they had the weight of everything on top of them. The both had their worries and fears and doubts that held them back. They both felt so much anguish at times that made them wonder if a second chance was really possible. It was those moments that were so real and so beyond authentic.
Celeste Grande allows you to completely understand where all of their thoughts and reactions and hesitancies come from. She allows you to get them, to get their hearts and their minds, and she allows you the most spectacular level of understanding with them that will show you exactly why things went the way they did at the end of Live me, and why they go the way that they do in this book. You will understand what holds them back, what pushes them forward, what gives them hope, what threatens to break them, and what has them both thinking that walking away could be the better option.
You will get it ALL with them. Every emotional high and low, every heart rendering twist and turn, every moment that will have your breath catching right along with theirs as they see if a second chance is possible and as they give it all the fight of their lives.
To say I loved this book is putting it too mildly. To say I lived and breathed and felt it all while within its exceptional pages is not doing Celeste Grande’s writing the justice it deserves. This book was everything. EVERYTHING. It was emotional, raw, intense, consuming on every level. It was heartbreaking and healing and perfect. It was everything I needed, and everything I didn’t even know I needed for Blake and Eva, and it was the most fitting conclusion I could’ve ever asked for for their story.
Celeste Grande is an amazing author. She has a serious talent and you can tell that she poured her soul into this book and into these characters. Her thoughtful crafting of this book, the way she tackles so many tough issues in such an authentic and fitting way, and the way she makes it all mean so much is a true testament to the writing and storytelling talent that she is. She has such a way with words and such a way with emotion that connects you on a soul deep level to these characters. She sears you to them, she binds your heart to their and she shows you what their lives and their hearts and their souls are like. She lets you get her characters, she lets you live this book with them, and she lets you be there through thick and thin with them as they fight for their friendships, their lives, and their loves.
I literally cannot tell you enough how exceptional her words are in this book, and what those words will give you with Blake and Eva. What she gave me in this book is something I don’t have the right amount of positive adjectives to describe, and let me tell you now that my words will in no way encapsulate the enormity of what she so beautifully gives you in Breathe You. My words just aren’t good enough to capture everything this book and her writing gives you.
The way she so caringly and thoughtfully gave me these characters, and how she interspersed their points of view and their moments in a way that complimented and amplified everything in this book was exceptional. She made music its own main character in this book, which pulled me in even more than I thought possible to what I was reading and to what these characters were feeling and sharing together. She showed me what it was like to be broken, what it was like to feel shattered and like there was no light at the end of that tunnel, yet in those same pages and in those same moments with Blake and Eva she showed me hope and fire and strength.
She showed me what it meant to live, what it meant to breathe, what it meant to fight and give it your all, even when it all feels so insurmountable.
She showed me what it means when your broken pieces match someone else’s broken pieces.
She showed me what it means to put yourself back together again after breaking more than you
thought humanly possible.
She showed me what it means to have honest to goodness love in your heart, and how that love can give you the world if you let it.
She showed me what it means to live. She showed me what it means to breathe. She showed me what it means to love. What it means to love with your whole heart, right on your sleeve, ready to see what could be.
She showed me it all. Every heart stopping, heart melting, soul touching, breathtakingly emotional moment. She showed me every single bit, and I will never forget it.
Breathe You is one of the best books I have EVER read. It was a book that consumed every single part of me from beginning to end, and it is a story with unbridled and breathtaking emotion that will sweep you and your heart and soul off its feet. This book will make you fight, it’ll make you fight for Blake and Eva, for what they share, for their healing. It’ll make you fight for the possibilities those two have. It’ll make you fight with every ounce of your heart right along with those two, and I am telling you, you will LOVE experiencing every single moment of that.
This book will show you what it means to love. It will show you what true friends are. It will show you how your family, blood related and not, can be there for you when it really matters. It will show you that this series and these characters and this world is one you will never want to leave. (I’m already looking forward to more stories with so many of these characters! I’m lookin’ at you Jace, Abby, Drew, Eric, Tori, Jessie and Rick!)
It will show you what it means to break, to fall, and to shatter more than you ever thought you could. It’ll also show you what it means to fight, what it means to try, and what it means to pick yourself up off the ground and try again. It will show you that even when you think you’re broken beyond repair and even when you think there’s no way the pieces of your heart can be put back together again, the light still shines through, the heart still works, and the hope lives on as long as you believe in it and fight for it.
It is that light that makes it all worth it, and that can be your beacon even in the darkest of hours.
Breathe You is that light, and it will give you the a light that will rival the sun and the moon and the stars if you let it.
So please trust me when I say that you NEED this book in your life. You need Blake and Eva. You need their love. You need their fight. You need every unforgettable ounce of emotion they will give you. You need their tenacity and strength and fire. You need their friends that are there for them when it really matters, and that will sear themselves to you just as much. You need their hope. You need their hearts. You need Celeste Grande’s exceptional writing that brings it all to life.
And you need them.
Plain and simple.
So do yourself a favor and get to meeting them. And loving them. And fighting for them. And feeling it all with them. You won’t regret it. I promise you that with everything that I have.
You will never regret reading and experiencing and feeling every breath of their memorable story that comes to the most beautifully fitting conclusion in Breathe You.
It was a book that changed everything.
That book was Live Me, the first book in this beautifully breathtaking series by Celeste Grande.
It was in that book that I fell heart first into a love story that was so intensely raw, so heartbreakingly real and emotional, and so completely unforgettable. Live Me started my unadulterated love with Blake and Eva, their love story, and everything those two shared together. It was that book that seared me to them in every way possible, and it was that book that had me reeling with so much need to know what would happen next for them.
I can still remember reading the end of that book, with a heart that was bursting with so much emotion and feeling for these characters. I’m also about 102% positive I was crying when I finished that book. I can remember where I was when I reached the end, what was going through me as I read those last words, and I can remember knowing with every fiber of my being that I would never forget what I had just read and what I had experienced with Blake and Eva.
Their story let my heart and my mind and my soul on the edge of it all at the end of Live Me, so to say I was ready for the conclusion to their story was the understatement of the century. I needed more of them like I needed my next breath. I needed them to heal, I needed them to fix what was broken and what had torn them apart, I needed them to be okay.
I needed them to live. I needed them to breathe. I needed them to love. And feel. And hope. And believe in each other and in themselves again.
The start of Breathe You picks up right after the events of Live Me. It finds Eva breaking into pieces after everything that she has been through, and after having broken up with Blake, the other piece to her heart. Trying to protect him from the demons that have swarmed her in more ways than one, she pushes him away, breaking them both even more in the process. She is heartbroken and shattered, he is reeling and doesn’t know what to do, and they are both so lost as to which way is up. The events of this book follow Eva and Blake as they not only see what a second chance together could bring the two of them, but as they both try to heal from the pain and anguish they’ve experienced.
This book is their fight. Their fight for their lives, for their hearts, and for their futures. It’s their second chance at the love neither of them can forget. It’s their hearts on the line, laying it all out there for the other to see. It’s their story of healing, of living, and breathing.
I don’t want to tell you much more of the plot of this story because I would never want to take away a single ounce of what this book will give you with Blake and Eva. But what I will tell you is be prepared for one helluva emotional ride. This book will break you. It will shatter you and it will have you feeling your heart in your throat more times than you can count. In fact I’m pretty sure I read most of this book with my heart aching and bursting with the level of breathtaking emotion it had. There were so many moments in this book that took my breath away. Literally. Where my heart stopped, where my breath caught, and where I was so transfixed and consumed in what these characters were feeling and sharing.
And you know what?! I LOVED that. I loved that I FELT and BREATHED and LIVED every exceptional word of this book. I loved that this book owned me mind, body, and soul from start to finish. I loved that this book made me cry and made me feel like I was breaking right along with its characters. I loved that this book and this author’s phenomenal words put me in every breath of what I was reading.
I loved all of that because that showed me how much I was in this book, how much I was invested in these characters and what they shared, and it exemplified to me how exceptional Celeste Grande’s writing is that she gave me all of that.
And so much more.
If you have read Live Me, then you know that Blake and Eva share a world of emotion and connection and love with one another. Their love is on a whole other level. And I do not say that lightly. Their love is so deep, so honest, and so heartfelt. Experiencing that love is something I will never forget, and experiencing what happened when that love was tested in this book is something I will never forget either.
Those two certainly put me and my heart through the emotional wringer in this book.
They shattered me at times, broke me more at others, and showed me what it was like to feel like you didn’t know how you would go on or how you would stand back up again or how you could give it all another go…yet there they both were, trying and fighting and giving it all they had, even when they had the weight of everything on top of them. The both had their worries and fears and doubts that held them back. They both felt so much anguish at times that made them wonder if a second chance was really possible. It was those moments that were so real and so beyond authentic.
Celeste Grande allows you to completely understand where all of their thoughts and reactions and hesitancies come from. She allows you to get them, to get their hearts and their minds, and she allows you the most spectacular level of understanding with them that will show you exactly why things went the way they did at the end of Live me, and why they go the way that they do in this book. You will understand what holds them back, what pushes them forward, what gives them hope, what threatens to break them, and what has them both thinking that walking away could be the better option.
You will get it ALL with them. Every emotional high and low, every heart rendering twist and turn, every moment that will have your breath catching right along with theirs as they see if a second chance is possible and as they give it all the fight of their lives.
To say I loved this book is putting it too mildly. To say I lived and breathed and felt it all while within its exceptional pages is not doing Celeste Grande’s writing the justice it deserves. This book was everything. EVERYTHING. It was emotional, raw, intense, consuming on every level. It was heartbreaking and healing and perfect. It was everything I needed, and everything I didn’t even know I needed for Blake and Eva, and it was the most fitting conclusion I could’ve ever asked for for their story.
Celeste Grande is an amazing author. She has a serious talent and you can tell that she poured her soul into this book and into these characters. Her thoughtful crafting of this book, the way she tackles so many tough issues in such an authentic and fitting way, and the way she makes it all mean so much is a true testament to the writing and storytelling talent that she is. She has such a way with words and such a way with emotion that connects you on a soul deep level to these characters. She sears you to them, she binds your heart to their and she shows you what their lives and their hearts and their souls are like. She lets you get her characters, she lets you live this book with them, and she lets you be there through thick and thin with them as they fight for their friendships, their lives, and their loves.
I literally cannot tell you enough how exceptional her words are in this book, and what those words will give you with Blake and Eva. What she gave me in this book is something I don’t have the right amount of positive adjectives to describe, and let me tell you now that my words will in no way encapsulate the enormity of what she so beautifully gives you in Breathe You. My words just aren’t good enough to capture everything this book and her writing gives you.
The way she so caringly and thoughtfully gave me these characters, and how she interspersed their points of view and their moments in a way that complimented and amplified everything in this book was exceptional. She made music its own main character in this book, which pulled me in even more than I thought possible to what I was reading and to what these characters were feeling and sharing together. She showed me what it was like to be broken, what it was like to feel shattered and like there was no light at the end of that tunnel, yet in those same pages and in those same moments with Blake and Eva she showed me hope and fire and strength.
She showed me what it meant to live, what it meant to breathe, what it meant to fight and give it your all, even when it all feels so insurmountable.
She showed me what it means when your broken pieces match someone else’s broken pieces.
She showed me what it means to put yourself back together again after breaking more than you
thought humanly possible.
She showed me what it means to have honest to goodness love in your heart, and how that love can give you the world if you let it.
She showed me what it means to live. She showed me what it means to breathe. She showed me what it means to love. What it means to love with your whole heart, right on your sleeve, ready to see what could be.
She showed me it all. Every heart stopping, heart melting, soul touching, breathtakingly emotional moment. She showed me every single bit, and I will never forget it.
Breathe You is one of the best books I have EVER read. It was a book that consumed every single part of me from beginning to end, and it is a story with unbridled and breathtaking emotion that will sweep you and your heart and soul off its feet. This book will make you fight, it’ll make you fight for Blake and Eva, for what they share, for their healing. It’ll make you fight for the possibilities those two have. It’ll make you fight with every ounce of your heart right along with those two, and I am telling you, you will LOVE experiencing every single moment of that.
This book will show you what it means to love. It will show you what true friends are. It will show you how your family, blood related and not, can be there for you when it really matters. It will show you that this series and these characters and this world is one you will never want to leave. (I’m already looking forward to more stories with so many of these characters! I’m lookin’ at you Jace, Abby, Drew, Eric, Tori, Jessie and Rick!)
It will show you what it means to break, to fall, and to shatter more than you ever thought you could. It’ll also show you what it means to fight, what it means to try, and what it means to pick yourself up off the ground and try again. It will show you that even when you think you’re broken beyond repair and even when you think there’s no way the pieces of your heart can be put back together again, the light still shines through, the heart still works, and the hope lives on as long as you believe in it and fight for it.
It is that light that makes it all worth it, and that can be your beacon even in the darkest of hours.
Breathe You is that light, and it will give you the a light that will rival the sun and the moon and the stars if you let it.
So please trust me when I say that you NEED this book in your life. You need Blake and Eva. You need their love. You need their fight. You need every unforgettable ounce of emotion they will give you. You need their tenacity and strength and fire. You need their friends that are there for them when it really matters, and that will sear themselves to you just as much. You need their hope. You need their hearts. You need Celeste Grande’s exceptional writing that brings it all to life.
And you need them.
Plain and simple.
So do yourself a favor and get to meeting them. And loving them. And fighting for them. And feeling it all with them. You won’t regret it. I promise you that with everything that I have.
You will never regret reading and experiencing and feeling every breath of their memorable story that comes to the most beautifully fitting conclusion in Breathe You.
March 7, 2018
I am so incredibly blown away by this book and no matter what I write in this review my words will not do it justice. Celeste Grande has written a powerful and emotional ode to second chances… second chances at life and love.
Book 1 in the Pieces of Broken series, Live Me, broke my heart; it destroyed me and I even had difficulty finishing the book. The story was poignant and beautiful and so very sad. The story of Eva and Blake stayed with me for some time. The story hurt me so much that I was afraid of starting book 2 and put it off for some time. Although, I wanted to know the conclusion to this beautiful story I was also afraid of the next chapters.
With a pit in my stomach I started book 2, Breathe You, on a Monday afternoon and finished it in the late hours of evening on Tuesday. If it was not for work and sleep I would have read the entire story in one sitting. I devoured Breathe Me any chance I had, even going so far as to sneak pages during lulls at work. Breathe Me had to be read and read immediately once I started… I just could not put that book down.
The conclusion of Eva and Blake’s story was a long time coming; the author even admits to struggling with their story and it’s no wonder for it’s not an easy story to tell. Their story is at many times heartbreaking and at others sweet but at all times its powerful and full of strength. It’s a story that truly burrows itself into your heart and soul. It breaks your heart and slowly pieces it back together. Celeste Grande has truly written a striking and emotional tale of hope, understanding and strength.
Cheers and FIVE angelic stars to Celeste Grande and Breathe You.
Book 1 in the Pieces of Broken series, Live Me, broke my heart; it destroyed me and I even had difficulty finishing the book. The story was poignant and beautiful and so very sad. The story of Eva and Blake stayed with me for some time. The story hurt me so much that I was afraid of starting book 2 and put it off for some time. Although, I wanted to know the conclusion to this beautiful story I was also afraid of the next chapters.
With a pit in my stomach I started book 2, Breathe You, on a Monday afternoon and finished it in the late hours of evening on Tuesday. If it was not for work and sleep I would have read the entire story in one sitting. I devoured Breathe Me any chance I had, even going so far as to sneak pages during lulls at work. Breathe Me had to be read and read immediately once I started… I just could not put that book down.
The conclusion of Eva and Blake’s story was a long time coming; the author even admits to struggling with their story and it’s no wonder for it’s not an easy story to tell. Their story is at many times heartbreaking and at others sweet but at all times its powerful and full of strength. It’s a story that truly burrows itself into your heart and soul. It breaks your heart and slowly pieces it back together. Celeste Grande has truly written a striking and emotional tale of hope, understanding and strength.
Cheers and FIVE angelic stars to Celeste Grande and Breathe You.
February 27, 2018
All The Feels!!❤️😭
Can I just say that this duet is one of my favorites ever??
Amazing book! All the angst! All the love!💕💕
Can I just say that this duet is one of my favorites ever??
Amazing book! All the angst! All the love!💕💕
February 3, 2018
4 Solid Unicorn Stars
I am trying to find a way to write this review without giving too much away, especially if readers have yet to read Live Me the first book in the Pieces of Broken Series.
Breathe you picks up exactly where Live Me left us. I'm sure all of us had tears running down our faces, I know I did.
Blake walked away after Eva's Third bug-out. She couldn't tell him about what had been happening to her since she was 14 years old. She didn't want him to know. She wanted to protect him.
Breathe you starts in the past, when the person who had been hurting Eva first took advantage of her. And I was so heart broken for her. He was a master manipulator and knew exactly what to say to get her to do exactly what he wanted. She was a victim, and didn't even realize it.
Fairy tales. Bedtime stories. From the very beginning, we read stories of princes and of love's first kiss. The meaningful connection and the heartfelt pitter-patter of being swept off your feet and finding your happily every after. When you picture it, the skip of your heart is coated with anticipation and curiosity. With butterflies and a giddy anxiousness that rises in a wave of floods in a gentle heat, warming your belly. This didn't feel like that.
She ends up going back to classes after a week off to recover.
Unicorn-
Unicorn-
A unicorn is a fabled creature, a myth. They're impossible to catch. When I was younger, I thought if I looked hard enough that one day I'd find one. I guess was right. I finally found my unicorn. That's probably why I feel like I always need to keep my hands on you. I feel like one day I'll turn around and you'll be gone.
This was an awesome book. I got kind of annoyed with the back and forth between her wanting to go to Blake or to stay away from Blake. But I was happy when she started making positive steps to make herself better, and then she went to fight for her relationship with Blake.
I was so happy that we got Blake's POV in this book as well, because you just knew he was broken hearted after everything that had happened.
See me. Want me. The need to be near her clawed at my skin. Pale and like she hadn't eaten in days, maybe weeks. My broken Angel. I didn't know what she didn't understand. Why she couldn't trust me enough to let me in, to fix her.- Blake
What the fuck are you trying to do to me? I gave you every piece of me. All of it! And you fucking shredded me. I'm not your personal plaything, Evangelina. And now you can't even say the words?
This book was heart wrenching. So much angst and the push and pull.
The secondary characters were great, and I cannot wait to read all of their stories!
Breathe Me was a fantastic conclusion of the beautiful, broken tale of Eva and Blake. A definite one click!
I am trying to find a way to write this review without giving too much away, especially if readers have yet to read Live Me the first book in the Pieces of Broken Series.
Breathe you picks up exactly where Live Me left us. I'm sure all of us had tears running down our faces, I know I did.
Blake walked away after Eva's Third bug-out. She couldn't tell him about what had been happening to her since she was 14 years old. She didn't want him to know. She wanted to protect him.
Breathe you starts in the past, when the person who had been hurting Eva first took advantage of her. And I was so heart broken for her. He was a master manipulator and knew exactly what to say to get her to do exactly what he wanted. She was a victim, and didn't even realize it.
Fairy tales. Bedtime stories. From the very beginning, we read stories of princes and of love's first kiss. The meaningful connection and the heartfelt pitter-patter of being swept off your feet and finding your happily every after. When you picture it, the skip of your heart is coated with anticipation and curiosity. With butterflies and a giddy anxiousness that rises in a wave of floods in a gentle heat, warming your belly. This didn't feel like that.
She ends up going back to classes after a week off to recover.
Unicorn-
Unicorn-
A unicorn is a fabled creature, a myth. They're impossible to catch. When I was younger, I thought if I looked hard enough that one day I'd find one. I guess was right. I finally found my unicorn. That's probably why I feel like I always need to keep my hands on you. I feel like one day I'll turn around and you'll be gone.
This was an awesome book. I got kind of annoyed with the back and forth between her wanting to go to Blake or to stay away from Blake. But I was happy when she started making positive steps to make herself better, and then she went to fight for her relationship with Blake.
I was so happy that we got Blake's POV in this book as well, because you just knew he was broken hearted after everything that had happened.
See me. Want me. The need to be near her clawed at my skin. Pale and like she hadn't eaten in days, maybe weeks. My broken Angel. I didn't know what she didn't understand. Why she couldn't trust me enough to let me in, to fix her.- Blake
What the fuck are you trying to do to me? I gave you every piece of me. All of it! And you fucking shredded me. I'm not your personal plaything, Evangelina. And now you can't even say the words?
This book was heart wrenching. So much angst and the push and pull.
The secondary characters were great, and I cannot wait to read all of their stories!
Breathe Me was a fantastic conclusion of the beautiful, broken tale of Eva and Blake. A definite one click!
March 7, 2018
4 Stars
Review by Jen Skewes
Breathe You is the one book that I have been waiting for. After Ms. Grande left us with a cliffhanger and a hole in our hearts I needed to know how it would end. Would she put my heart back together again. I can say that she did but it took time and certainly did not happen over night.
Breathe You started with a prologue that will destroy your heart. It was raw and what a way to start a book. But then it picks up exactly where Live Me left off, with both characters left with a broken heart. After Eva’s attack she has once again pushed Blake away and ran. She does not want him to have to deal with her baggage and her hurt and pain. But she also doesn’t believe that she is worthy of his love. Blake is left with his heart completely obliterated. He loved Eva with everything that he has but he is not sure that is enough. How many times can one man’s heart be broken? Is it time for him to move on? Will they get their second chance at love?
I could not wait for this book. The prologue sucked me in but then unfortunately for me the beginning of this book moved a little too slow. I felt that not much happened in the beginning, it was a push and pull between Blake and Eva, with her realizing she needs Blake only for something to happen and her running away yet again. But at one point this story did pick up and from that moment I did not want to put this one down. Eva realizes her worth and fights for love. And the way she fought is what completely captured me. She had me one hundred percent. It was also the moment for me that life was brought back into this story.
Blake is still that man that you fell in love with in Live Me. He loves and adores his Angel but at the same time he is just broken. My heart ached for this man and how much pain he was in. Eva broke his heart more than once and I thought how many times can this man go through this. But Eva had so many of her own issues. With a wall up and not letting anyone in, this poor girl was carrying so much pain around, all on her own. I waited for the moment that she would let it all out, to be able to tell someone her secret, to finally breathe again.
I loved how Blake and Eva came back together again, and how much you could feel their love. They had such passion and love when it came to each other and I loved how much you could still feel it, even if they weren't together. I loved the end and how it all came together. There was anew character in the mix, who a first I wasn’t so sure about but in the end like him and the role he played. I do hope that we get to see more of these characters. there are a few of them who I think have their own story to tell. I am looking forward to seeing what Celeste Grande has in store for us next.
Review by Jen Skewes
Breathe You is the one book that I have been waiting for. After Ms. Grande left us with a cliffhanger and a hole in our hearts I needed to know how it would end. Would she put my heart back together again. I can say that she did but it took time and certainly did not happen over night.
Breathe You started with a prologue that will destroy your heart. It was raw and what a way to start a book. But then it picks up exactly where Live Me left off, with both characters left with a broken heart. After Eva’s attack she has once again pushed Blake away and ran. She does not want him to have to deal with her baggage and her hurt and pain. But she also doesn’t believe that she is worthy of his love. Blake is left with his heart completely obliterated. He loved Eva with everything that he has but he is not sure that is enough. How many times can one man’s heart be broken? Is it time for him to move on? Will they get their second chance at love?
I could not wait for this book. The prologue sucked me in but then unfortunately for me the beginning of this book moved a little too slow. I felt that not much happened in the beginning, it was a push and pull between Blake and Eva, with her realizing she needs Blake only for something to happen and her running away yet again. But at one point this story did pick up and from that moment I did not want to put this one down. Eva realizes her worth and fights for love. And the way she fought is what completely captured me. She had me one hundred percent. It was also the moment for me that life was brought back into this story.
Blake is still that man that you fell in love with in Live Me. He loves and adores his Angel but at the same time he is just broken. My heart ached for this man and how much pain he was in. Eva broke his heart more than once and I thought how many times can this man go through this. But Eva had so many of her own issues. With a wall up and not letting anyone in, this poor girl was carrying so much pain around, all on her own. I waited for the moment that she would let it all out, to be able to tell someone her secret, to finally breathe again.
I loved how Blake and Eva came back together again, and how much you could feel their love. They had such passion and love when it came to each other and I loved how much you could still feel it, even if they weren't together. I loved the end and how it all came together. There was anew character in the mix, who a first I wasn’t so sure about but in the end like him and the role he played. I do hope that we get to see more of these characters. there are a few of them who I think have their own story to tell. I am looking forward to seeing what Celeste Grande has in store for us next.
February 26, 2022
This is the second book in the series and book 1 has to be read first.
Evangelina Ricci has just lost her relationship with Blake Turner after she pushed him away one too many times. With her best friend, Jace, beside her she is trying to overcome her past with her sister's fiance Damon. She knows that she needs to heal herself before she can heal her relationship with Blake.
Blake Turner is devastated by the loss of his "Angel" but can't handle the hot and cold of their relationship. It was breaking his heart but his feelings for her have not diminished.
Gradually Evangelina begins to take back her life with the help of her counselor, Dr. Christianson, and her new friendship with Drew who teaches her to defend herself. But will Blake be there for Evangelina when she is ready and will he be able to protect her from Damon who may not be ready to let go yet?
This was such a powerful and emotional book that I loved about taking back your life and getting the help that you need. I think it is so important that counselling was involved in Evangelina's healing as hopefully that will help others see the value and seek help when they need it.
I loved Evangelina but it broke my heart how she pushed Blake away as he was such an amazing guy who really loved her. That being said I knew she could not be with him until she was able to heal herself and deal with everything that had happened to her. I was initially worried about what was going to happen with Drew but he turned out to be such an amazing friend and I could understand how she was able to tell him what happened and not Blake.
I still loved Blake as well but I also understood his side and how he could not be in a relationship with Evangelina knowing that she was not ready. He still lover her so much but he knew that he could not fix her.
I was so happy with what was going on with Blake and Evangelina and the party in the Hampton's but I knew something was going to go drastically wrong and I was right. I was so happy that Blake overheard but I was devastated for him at the same time and I didn't him to get in trouble for his actions. The scene right after in the hospital between Evangelina and her parents was so heartbreaking and I was really unsure of what Abby was going to do.
This was such a great and beautiful story and I look forward to more from this author!
Evangelina Ricci has just lost her relationship with Blake Turner after she pushed him away one too many times. With her best friend, Jace, beside her she is trying to overcome her past with her sister's fiance Damon. She knows that she needs to heal herself before she can heal her relationship with Blake.
Blake Turner is devastated by the loss of his "Angel" but can't handle the hot and cold of their relationship. It was breaking his heart but his feelings for her have not diminished.
Gradually Evangelina begins to take back her life with the help of her counselor, Dr. Christianson, and her new friendship with Drew who teaches her to defend herself. But will Blake be there for Evangelina when she is ready and will he be able to protect her from Damon who may not be ready to let go yet?
This was such a powerful and emotional book that I loved about taking back your life and getting the help that you need. I think it is so important that counselling was involved in Evangelina's healing as hopefully that will help others see the value and seek help when they need it.
I loved Evangelina but it broke my heart how she pushed Blake away as he was such an amazing guy who really loved her. That being said I knew she could not be with him until she was able to heal herself and deal with everything that had happened to her. I was initially worried about what was going to happen with Drew but he turned out to be such an amazing friend and I could understand how she was able to tell him what happened and not Blake.
I still loved Blake as well but I also understood his side and how he could not be in a relationship with Evangelina knowing that she was not ready. He still lover her so much but he knew that he could not fix her.
I was so happy with what was going on with Blake and Evangelina and the party in the Hampton's but I knew something was going to go drastically wrong and I was right. I was so happy that Blake overheard but I was devastated for him at the same time and I didn't him to get in trouble for his actions. The scene right after in the hospital between Evangelina and her parents was so heartbreaking and I was really unsure of what Abby was going to do.
This was such a great and beautiful story and I look forward to more from this author!
March 7, 2018
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Breathe You picks up right where Live Me left us broken and shattered. The only difference is not there are two very broken people. Eva more broken than she was before. Not only does she still have the haunted truth about the past but now she has given her heart and lost her soul mate as well. Blake has become a shell of himself, trying to stay away because it hurt to much to see her and not be able to be near her. Will either of these beautiful people be whole again?
After too much time of hiding away, letting herself go, once again Jace kicks her into gear. Pushing Eva to get her life back on track, she has come to far to give up now. With a renewed focus "become a woman worthy of his live" and "take back my life" she jumps in the deep end willingly. Finally opening up to someone and sharing has meant the world of difference. Finding her new friend Drew who is determined to make sure the "next time" she will be able to fight him off.
Blake has conceded to the life his father has been pushing him to. Without Eva in his life there is not need for what he loves or enjoys. He is completely shattered. As much as it reminds him of her, he decides to go ahead with the photography classes she had gifted him. It's like walking through life looking in from the outside.
The more their paths cross the deeper they both seem to be falling into the loss and the further they seem to be apart. When finally Eva decides she can't complete her journey without him by her side. She needs him to breathe and she is going to fight to get him back.... Can she show him that she is done running? Will he give into his heart and take that chance?
Will all the secrets come out? Will Eva loose her family or will they believe her? Can Blake and Eva find happiness?
What a breathtaking, heartbreaking but soul healing story this is. You will feel so many emotions as you read this journey back to living and loving. Ms Grande has really pulled out all the stops and given us a book to sit deep in your heart. I have fallen in love with some secondary characters so I hope to see some of them again soon. I am so glad that I gave book 2 a shot after not being completely sold on book 1. The growth and pull of the writing was super evident.
*** Copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ***
Breathe You picks up right where Live Me left us broken and shattered. The only difference is not there are two very broken people. Eva more broken than she was before. Not only does she still have the haunted truth about the past but now she has given her heart and lost her soul mate as well. Blake has become a shell of himself, trying to stay away because it hurt to much to see her and not be able to be near her. Will either of these beautiful people be whole again?
After too much time of hiding away, letting herself go, once again Jace kicks her into gear. Pushing Eva to get her life back on track, she has come to far to give up now. With a renewed focus "become a woman worthy of his live" and "take back my life" she jumps in the deep end willingly. Finally opening up to someone and sharing has meant the world of difference. Finding her new friend Drew who is determined to make sure the "next time" she will be able to fight him off.
Blake has conceded to the life his father has been pushing him to. Without Eva in his life there is not need for what he loves or enjoys. He is completely shattered. As much as it reminds him of her, he decides to go ahead with the photography classes she had gifted him. It's like walking through life looking in from the outside.
The more their paths cross the deeper they both seem to be falling into the loss and the further they seem to be apart. When finally Eva decides she can't complete her journey without him by her side. She needs him to breathe and she is going to fight to get him back.... Can she show him that she is done running? Will he give into his heart and take that chance?
Will all the secrets come out? Will Eva loose her family or will they believe her? Can Blake and Eva find happiness?
What a breathtaking, heartbreaking but soul healing story this is. You will feel so many emotions as you read this journey back to living and loving. Ms Grande has really pulled out all the stops and given us a book to sit deep in your heart. I have fallen in love with some secondary characters so I hope to see some of them again soon. I am so glad that I gave book 2 a shot after not being completely sold on book 1. The growth and pull of the writing was super evident.
*** Copy provided in exchange for an honest review. ***
February 19, 2018
Breathe You is a book that I have been both looking forward to and dreading ever since finishing Live Me. Why you ask? Looking forward to it, because having met Eva and Blake, I needed to know what happened next. Dreading it because with the struggles they faced in Live Me, I couldn’t imagine what would come next.
This installment of the story picks up immediately after where Live Me left off (so reading the first book is a must) and takes us through Eva’s journey of finding herself and fighting for her relationship with Blake. Ms. Grande did not disappoint in the emotional impact of this story – and I was right to both look forward to and dread the book!
In Breathe You, we spend most of our time with Eva and go through a huge metamorphosis with her. We see her go from broken, through the chrysalis of getting help, to be the butterfly who was strong enough to put everything on the line and be okay no matter what the results. Once I settled into read Breathe You, I could not put it down and ended up finishing the book in one day. I didn’t realize how much the book was impacting me until I was done and finally stopped trembling (I thought I was just cold from being outside most of the afternoon). Eva’s journey was not an easy one, but it was one with an underlying message of hope.
After adoring Blake in Live Me, I struggled with him here – a lot – especially in the first half of the book. I could understand where he was coming from, but felt like he contributed to the very yo-yo effect he fought against. He ultimately redeemed himself, but there was part of the book where I really wasn’t sure I wanted him with Eva.
The secondary cast here is small, but they are huge players in the story. They are the friends who hold Eva together and help push her to grow into the person she’s meant to be. Breathe You is an emotional and somewhat difficult book to read as the subject matter is somewhat disturbing. But, if you can be open to the story, it’s a well written work that will break your heart and put it back together.
This installment of the story picks up immediately after where Live Me left off (so reading the first book is a must) and takes us through Eva’s journey of finding herself and fighting for her relationship with Blake. Ms. Grande did not disappoint in the emotional impact of this story – and I was right to both look forward to and dread the book!
In Breathe You, we spend most of our time with Eva and go through a huge metamorphosis with her. We see her go from broken, through the chrysalis of getting help, to be the butterfly who was strong enough to put everything on the line and be okay no matter what the results. Once I settled into read Breathe You, I could not put it down and ended up finishing the book in one day. I didn’t realize how much the book was impacting me until I was done and finally stopped trembling (I thought I was just cold from being outside most of the afternoon). Eva’s journey was not an easy one, but it was one with an underlying message of hope.
After adoring Blake in Live Me, I struggled with him here – a lot – especially in the first half of the book. I could understand where he was coming from, but felt like he contributed to the very yo-yo effect he fought against. He ultimately redeemed himself, but there was part of the book where I really wasn’t sure I wanted him with Eva.
The secondary cast here is small, but they are huge players in the story. They are the friends who hold Eva together and help push her to grow into the person she’s meant to be. Breathe You is an emotional and somewhat difficult book to read as the subject matter is somewhat disturbing. But, if you can be open to the story, it’s a well written work that will break your heart and put it back together.
February 7, 2018
I received an ARC of this book, and I am so extremely grateful for it. This book deserves nothing but positive remarks and reviews because it is everything I ever could have wanted and hoped for as a sequel to Live Me.
We left off with Eva ending things rather abruptly with Blake, and needless to say, that event left both of them heartbroken and barely breathing....
Aside from Jace, no one else knew what happened--and was continuing to happen--to Eva, which was devastating. Reading about and literally feeling the constant mental, physical, and emotional struggles and trauma that Eva deals with almost diminished me to nothing but pieces of broken right along with her. We watch Eva grow, however, and slowly pick herself back up and realize what she needs to do to make everything in her life right again with the help of some friends, old AND new.
There is heartbreak and drama and setbacks, but when Eva finally decides to strengthen herself as a woman, she finds that there isn't any battle she can't win or overcome.
Love is lost, but found again. Lies are told, but the truth comes out--as it always does. And a single girl reduced to so many pieces of broken is mended and put back together.
We left off with Eva ending things rather abruptly with Blake, and needless to say, that event left both of them heartbroken and barely breathing....
"There was no clinical term for what I had. I had death, plain and simple. When your heart beat but for the simple passage of blood through your needy veins, you were no longer alive."
Aside from Jace, no one else knew what happened--and was continuing to happen--to Eva, which was devastating. Reading about and literally feeling the constant mental, physical, and emotional struggles and trauma that Eva deals with almost diminished me to nothing but pieces of broken right along with her. We watch Eva grow, however, and slowly pick herself back up and realize what she needs to do to make everything in her life right again with the help of some friends, old AND new.
"I was a fighter. the burn in my veins reminded me. So why not fight for the thing that mattered most--the war of my heart."
There is heartbreak and drama and setbacks, but when Eva finally decides to strengthen herself as a woman, she finds that there isn't any battle she can't win or overcome.
Love is lost, but found again. Lies are told, but the truth comes out--as it always does. And a single girl reduced to so many pieces of broken is mended and put back together.
February 3, 2018
As a reader I love discovering books that can completely draw me in and not let go until the end, and even beyond. I love reading, I’ve read several books this year already and while I’ve enjoyed every single one I haven’t found one that pulled me in so deep that the outside world annoyed me. Breathe You did that though. Once I started I did NOT want to stop. I was pissed when my kindle died on me during the night so I was up bright and early to continue reading, after dreaming of Blake and Eva. Then the husband decided we needed to run errands. NOOOO!!!! I did not want to leave Eva’s beautifully broken world and go out into our own world. How dare he??? I kept thinking of this book the whole time we were gone, wishing I could read while he drove without motion sickness. We FINALLY got home and my beloved kindle was waiting to envelop me in a glorious hug. Oh, sweet, strong Eva. I love her. I love how instead of waiting on the knight to save her she became strong enough to save herself. Even with her newfound strength though she realized to fully heal she did still need to allow the gorgeous knight rescue her heart. I love how Ms. Grande made this a powerful story of overcoming your demons, and of healing yourself. I devoured this book and honestly am ready to dive right back in to read again. As a survivor of sorts myself this will be my go to book when I feel my strength start to weaken. Thank you for telling this story Celeste.
February 9, 2018
This book overwhelmed me in the best possible way. Blake became my book boyfriend instantly with LIVE ME. I was so wrecked by the end of the book I needed more. So now here we are...Blake and Eva’s story continues. And Jace comes along for the ride. As well as a new friend, who is added to the list of Eva’s staunch protectors. Drew’s appeal shines through this book. He NEEDS a book...seriously!!! I fell in love with him too. Grande did an excellent job of setting up the mindset of Eva in the aftermath of a violent trauma. I felt as though I were right there, experiencing the highs and lows of her journey to heal her spirit. And Blake...oh my goodness. He fights so hard in this book. He wants to fix Eva, but unfortunately, that wasn’t something within his power, whether he like it or not. Then, you have Jace, her sassy tell-it-like-it-is best friend. We see him be his lovable self trying to get these two on the same page. This was definitely an emotionally charged story, but the rewards that came with the story were... oh so worth it. Grande did not disappoint with the ending. There was retribution and then some. There was healing. There were tears, and there was a love that couldn’t be broken. Blake and Eva’s story came full circle. I was amazed by Grande’s gift for words. I recohappinessmmend this book for anyone who wants a genuine love story that will wreck you, put you back together and make your heart explode with happiness.
February 7, 2018
I'm not even sure how to start my review with this one....
This story was simply Amazing!!! There is no other way to describe it. I devoured this book in one sitting and this was not a short story. I felt as if I was living through the characters in this story and although it wasn't an easy or light story, I loved every moment of it because this story felt REAL. My feeling while reading this was REAL. These characters knew the joys and pains of life and this story played with my heart along the way. I loved every character in this story besides Damon. Blake and Eva (Angel) were perfect for each other and I definitely felt the love and chemistry between these characters. Jace was a true best friend and I loved him even more than I did Blake and Eva (that's saying a lot). He kept things interesting and funny and was there when you need a good laugh or smile. I loved how things turned out for Blake and Eva but this story definitely left me wanting the stories of the other characters in this book. I would love to read their stories. I want more of Jace. I want more of Drew and Tori. I want more of Abby and Eric. I would read anything this author writes because when it comes to looking for a book that makes you FEEL, she does not disappoint. If I had to recommend one book that I've read so far this year, this one would be it. It simply is a Must Read.
This story was simply Amazing!!! There is no other way to describe it. I devoured this book in one sitting and this was not a short story. I felt as if I was living through the characters in this story and although it wasn't an easy or light story, I loved every moment of it because this story felt REAL. My feeling while reading this was REAL. These characters knew the joys and pains of life and this story played with my heart along the way. I loved every character in this story besides Damon. Blake and Eva (Angel) were perfect for each other and I definitely felt the love and chemistry between these characters. Jace was a true best friend and I loved him even more than I did Blake and Eva (that's saying a lot). He kept things interesting and funny and was there when you need a good laugh or smile. I loved how things turned out for Blake and Eva but this story definitely left me wanting the stories of the other characters in this book. I would love to read their stories. I want more of Jace. I want more of Drew and Tori. I want more of Abby and Eric. I would read anything this author writes because when it comes to looking for a book that makes you FEEL, she does not disappoint. If I had to recommend one book that I've read so far this year, this one would be it. It simply is a Must Read.
August 21, 2018
Super annoying and way drawn out. I really don't know how anyone enjoyed this nonsense. I wanted to scream each time she kept her mouth shut. While I fully understand her fears and shame, it seemed completely unbelievable that she wouldn't open up to anyone besides her one friend. And it's entirely unbelievable that her friend never sought help for her. How he could sit there, knowing she was being abused FOR YEARS and never tell anyone is beyond me. Sure, sure, I'll keep your secret and come over your house to knock into him accidentally. WTF?! And then her boyfriend, mister perfect (of course) is way beyond stupid. There were so many ridiculous things about his behavior that I don't even know where to begin...
And why on earth didn't the parents find it strange that her sister is napping all day long?? A healthy teenage girl is passing out and no one questions it? "I think your sister may have narcolepsy"...WTF? This dude is giving her pills to konk her out and NO ONE finds out??? She's literally in a drug induced stupor and not one family member wises to it?? REALLY??
I could go on but, instead I'll stay away from this author....
And why on earth didn't the parents find it strange that her sister is napping all day long?? A healthy teenage girl is passing out and no one questions it? "I think your sister may have narcolepsy"...WTF? This dude is giving her pills to konk her out and NO ONE finds out??? She's literally in a drug induced stupor and not one family member wises to it?? REALLY??
I could go on but, instead I'll stay away from this author....
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 17, 2018
Forget not to live, to breathe, and to love.
I've been waiting for the conclusion of Blake and Eva for a very LONG TIME.
This book had me on a nerve of a breakdown. The first chapter was very hard for me to read. It shredded my heart in pieces, it literally took me two days to finish it.
I couldn't stop crying. Celeste and her words ripped me apart. What Eva endured in the hands of Damon was awful.
I cried.
I mourned.
I cursed at my kindle in the middle of the night.
I wanted to commit murder to a fictional character.
Just as much as I cried, I loved.
Blake is a night in shinning armour for the tormented Eva.
He was God's sent for her.
God how I loved their love story. Full of promises and happily ever after.
Jace and Drew were heroes to Eva. In all her times of need she had a support system. Through it all she overcame a her demons and was free to love, freely and unconditionally.
CHEERS TO BLAKE & EVA.
This book is long but it’s BEAUTIFULLY written.
Love you to pieces. Who's next? Jace? Drew or Eric?👫💟🌼💞
I've been waiting for the conclusion of Blake and Eva for a very LONG TIME.
This book had me on a nerve of a breakdown. The first chapter was very hard for me to read. It shredded my heart in pieces, it literally took me two days to finish it.
I couldn't stop crying. Celeste and her words ripped me apart. What Eva endured in the hands of Damon was awful.
I cried.
I mourned.
I cursed at my kindle in the middle of the night.
I wanted to commit murder to a fictional character.
Just as much as I cried, I loved.
Blake is a night in shinning armour for the tormented Eva.
He was God's sent for her.
God how I loved their love story. Full of promises and happily ever after.
Jace and Drew were heroes to Eva. In all her times of need she had a support system. Through it all she overcame a her demons and was free to love, freely and unconditionally.
CHEERS TO BLAKE & EVA.
This book is long but it’s BEAUTIFULLY written.
Love you to pieces. Who's next? Jace? Drew or Eric?👫💟🌼💞
February 4, 2018
What a wonderful, heart wrenching, break you and put you together story! Ms. Grande you are a beautiful writer and Blake and “Angel’s” story is captivating. The two year wait was well worth it! You will not be disappointed when you decide to pick this book up. It pulls you in from the star, picking pbright where we left off on Live Me. The characters are real and raw, both dealing with there own set of issues. You can feel the pain of these characters. Throughout the book I was rooting for their happily ever after and justice for everything Angel had been through. Ms. Grande I cannot wait to read what else you have in store. You will not disappoint! However, Blake will forever be on my top five of book boyfriends. The next installment could go so many ways, but I’ve no doubt it will following in the amazing footsteps of the first two.
Thanks for letting me write this honest review in exchange for an ARC copy.
Thanks for letting me write this honest review in exchange for an ARC copy.
February 2, 2018
Breathe You is the second installment of the Pieces of Broken Series and everyone who read Live Me knows how hard it was to wait for the conclusion of Eva and Blake's story. If you love a book about a heroine who can overcome a horrible situation and find herself and love then you been to read Breathe You. Breathe You is told as from duel prospective. Readers get to follow Eva on her journey to stand on her own after a violent attack and become whole so she is worthy of Blake's love. Breathe You also gives readers a glimpse into how Blake is taking the separation from his angel and not being able to help her heal. Celeste shows readers that even when trying to be strong and find your own path everyone needs a support system and people who are willing to be in your corner. Eva's support system help really develop this story and make the book what it is. Celeste blew me away with this book and I can't wait to see what else she has in store for us!
February 7, 2018
Breathe You is the conclusion of Live Me.
I don’t know how to start this review not because I didn’t like it but because it’s AMAZING, well written, and will make you ugly cry.
Blake is my new book boyfriend and will be hard to top. He was there for Angel for anything she needed if it was just a friend when he wanted to be so much more.
Angel (Eva) went through something horrible by someone she should of been able to trust and has kept it locked away and feels as if she can’t tell the people close to her because she doesn’t think that they will believe her. Her best friend Jace is the only one who knows and helps her pick up the pieces when she falls. I just love Jace and would love to have a best friend like him.
This book will break your heart and put it back together. Great Job Celeste!! I would rate this book so much higher if I could.
Can’t wait for the next book maybe Abby and Eric? 😉
I don’t know how to start this review not because I didn’t like it but because it’s AMAZING, well written, and will make you ugly cry.
Blake is my new book boyfriend and will be hard to top. He was there for Angel for anything she needed if it was just a friend when he wanted to be so much more.
Angel (Eva) went through something horrible by someone she should of been able to trust and has kept it locked away and feels as if she can’t tell the people close to her because she doesn’t think that they will believe her. Her best friend Jace is the only one who knows and helps her pick up the pieces when she falls. I just love Jace and would love to have a best friend like him.
This book will break your heart and put it back together. Great Job Celeste!! I would rate this book so much higher if I could.
Can’t wait for the next book maybe Abby and Eric? 😉
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