Release date: April 30, 2013Publisher: Kensignton
65 Pages
Too many secrets. Not enough time.
Nick Merrick is supposed to be the level-headed one. The peacemaker. Since it’s just him and his three hotheaded brothers against the world, that’s a survival tactic.
But now he’s got problems even his brothers can’t help him survive.
His so-called girlfriend, Quinn, is going quick as mercury from daring to crazy. Meanwhile, Quinn’s dancer friend Adam is throwing Nick off balance, forcing him to recognize a truth he’d rather shove back into the dark.
He can feel it—-the atmosphere is sizzling. Danger is on the way. But whatever happens next, Nick is starting to find out that sometimes nothing you do can keep the peace.
“On the outside, you’re
absolutely identical, but on the inside, it’s like you’re polar opposites.”
Nick Merrick. The other twin. The quiet one. The calm one. The one always in the background.
Don't get me wrong. I love all of the Merrick brothers and I adore Nick but he was never really featured in the other books as much as his siblings. He would appear, give his words of calm and wisdon, and the trickle out. So it was hard to really get a sense of who he was. Then came Breathless.
I think this may be my favorite of all the novellas released
so far. The other two were glimpses of the past; this one took place in the
present, immediately following Spark. Nick is currently dating Quinn and school
has been canceled because of the fire in the library. Quinn, who I wasn’t very
fond of in the past books, spends her days practicing dancing in order to avoid
her family. Nick spends his days pouring over college applications and essays,
struggling with decisions about his future.
When Quinn needs a ride home from dance practice, the ever
gracious Nick goes to pick her up. There he meets, Adam, a friend of Quinn’s
and a fellow dancer. Adam immediately rattles Nick, stirring up something
inside that Nick’s been pushing away. When the two are thrown together to
rescue a drunken Quinn, Nick isn’t quite sure how to act and he starts to close
up, not wanting to think about what everything means.
“What’s with the
twenty questions?”
Adam looked out the
window. “I thought we were having a conversation.”
Yeah – if a
conversation was like stumbling along a dark hallway, wondering what your hands
would find if you reached out.
I loved, loved, loved everything about this novella. I didn't even mind Quinn. I actually liked seeing a little of her home life. It gave her more substance and I could finally understand some of her attitude. I was instantly drawn to Adam. His easy-going personality and his openness about who he really is made it effortless to fall under his spell. But it was Nick and his inner struggle that won my heart. Kremmerer wrote him so honest, so confused and so torn that you just wanted to wrap your arms aruond him and tell him everything will be ok.
I think Adam put it best at the end, "When you're sure of what you want, I'll be right here." And right here I'll be. I absolutely cannot wait for his book next year.
I received a copy of
this ebook via the publisher and Netgalley in return for an honest review.
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