In this follow-up novel to the top-selling Ten Tiny Breaths, Livie Cleary faces a new set of challenges as she navigates freshman year at Princeton, wild parties, and the gorgeous rowing team captain who is everything she doesn’t want in a guy, or so she thinks… “Make me proud.” These were the last words Livie’s father ever spoke to her. In the seven years since her parents’ tragic death, … parents’ tragic death, Livie has done her best to keep this promise through her every choice, word, and action, while looking after her sister with strength and maturity. But with college right around the corner, unexpected challenges will test her resilience–and her heart.
Livie walks into Princeton with a solid plan, and she’s dead set on delivering on it: Rock her classes, set herself up for medical school, and meet a good, respectable guy to marry someday. What isn’t part of her plan are Jell-O shots; a lovable, party animal roommate she can’t say “no” to; and Ashton, the arrogant–and extremely attractive–captain of the men’s rowing team who makes Livie’s usually non-existent temper flare. Worse, he’s best friends and roommates with Connor, who fits Livie’s criteria perfectly. So why does she keep thinking about Ashton?
As Livie finds herself facing mediocre grades, career aspirations she no longer thinks she can handle, and feelings for Ashton that she shouldn’t have, she’s forced to let go of her last promise to her father and, with it, the only identity that she knows.
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In the end I enjoyed this book, but the angst along the way did drive me a bit nuts. Maybe I just wasn’t in an angsty mood but it felt like it went on a bit too long. Aside from the angst though, this one tugged on the heartstrings, as one expects from KA Tucker. Definitely engaging and had its super sweet moments.
I adore Livie. I love Ashton. I like Connor.
Yes, this is a new adult college romance with a side of love triangle.
This story follows Livie, from Ten Tint Breaths, and her first year at Princeton. Where she is following a path she feels like her deceased father wanted her to follow. Only to discover who she truly is and what she truly wants. …
I put this one off for a while cause I knew that it might not live up to TTB for me. TTB was one of my favorite books ever. It was so deep and left me reeling for days. I wanted to get Livie’s story because I knew she really wasn’t “fine”. No one in her position would be. It was obvious she focused her attention on being the best student and being …