Hey guys! I'm so excited to share the Blog Tour for Only a Breath Apart by Katie McGarry with you today! It's an amazing, emotional young adult contemporary, and believe me, you don't want to miss this one! Keep reading for my review of the book and a giveaway.
Title: Only a Breath Apart
Author: Katie McGarry
My rating: 4.5 hearts
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Pub. date: January 22, 2019
Publisher: Tor Teen
Synopsis: Bestselling author Katie McGarry’s trademark wrong-side-of-the-tracks romance is given a new twist in the gritty YA contemporary novel, Only a Breath Apart.
Jesse Lachlin is cursed.
So the town folklore says, but while Jesse’s had his fair share of tragedy, the only curse he believes is in his grandmother’s will: in order to inherit his family farm he must win the approval of his childhood best friend, the girl he froze out his freshman year, Scarlett Copeland.
Scarlett Copeland is psychic.
Glory Gardner tells Scarlett she has hidden psychic abilities, but Scarlett thinks Glory is delusional. What is real is Scarlett’s father’s irrational fears, controlling attitude, and the dark secrets at home. Scarlett may have a way to escape, but there’s a hitch: she’ll have to rely on the one person she used to trust, the same boy who broke her heart, Jesse Lachlin.
Each midnight meeting pushes Jesse and Scarlett to confront their secrets and their feelings for each other. But as love blooms, the curse rears its ugly head…
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Only a Breath Apart reminded me exactly why I love reading while at the same time making me curse my decision in reading for fun. I read because I love the feeling of being absolutely immersed in a story, and Only a Breath Apart definitely had me immersed. But reading it wasn’t fun, because it’s a painful and important story to hear. It broke my heart so many times throughout, but also mended it. I’m a sensitive person, and easily cry over books, and I can honestly say I’ve never cried this much reading a book before.
I really loved the characters. As I’ve come to expect from McGarry’s books, they were relatable and felt real, which is why this book hurt so much to read. It’s impossible to not feel what the characters felt, to not hurt for them, to not feel invested in them. And since I love friends-to-lovers, I loved the romance, too. For me, the characters have always been the highlights of any McGarry book. Layered, relatable characters made this book beautiful and heart-breaking.
I’ve always admired McGarry for writing such important subjects in her books. Only a Breath Apart is utterly honest, and yes, it hurts to read, but it’s such an important story. And it’s so incredibly well-written. Several times throughout the book, I’ll admit I wasn’t sure if I could actually get through the book, because it hurts to read, but at the same time, it was utterly captivating, making it impossible to put down.
I have to admit I was a bit hesitant toward the whole psychic part, I wasn’t sure I’d enjoy it in a contemporary, but I was proven wrong. Glory and her psychic abilities provided some much needed relief from the serious parts. And I loved Glory, okay? She’s freaking awesome.
Only a Breath Apart is a beautifully written, poignant story that about forgiveness and finding yourself in the midst of tragedy, and in spite of everything, there’s a note of hope present throughout. It is heart-breaking and heart-mending at the same time, and it’ll leave no reader untouched.
Thank you so much for sharing! ~Jessica, InkSlinger PR
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