Brittainy Cherry

Ils sont en deuil tous les deux, et vont tenter de réapprendre à vivre. Ensemble, ils sauront vaincre les idées reçues. Tristan et Elizabeth sont voisins, ils n'ont rien en commun à part leur passé douloureux. Elle a choisi de continuer à vivre, ne serait-ce que pour sa petite fille Emma. Il a choisi de s'extraire du monde. Mais Elizabeth ne l'entend pas de cette façon. Elle sait qu'ils sont tous les deux en miettes et qu'ensemble ils seront plus forts pour affronter leurs fantômes. C'est sans compter avec toutes les embûches que les habitants de leur petite ville vont mettre sur leur route. Ensemble, ils sauront vaincre les idées reçues.vont endurer vont le fortifier.

The air he breathes

Brittainy C. Cherry

I was warned about Tristan Cole. "Stay away from him," people said. "He's cruel." "He's cold." "He's damaged." It's easy to judge a man because of his past. To look at Tristan and see a monster. But I couldn't do that. I had to accept the wreckage that lived inside of him because it also lived inside of me. We were both empty. We were both looking for something else. Something more. We both wanted to put together the shattered pieces of our yesterdays. Then perhaps we could finally remember how to breathe.

The Air He Breathes

This I saw as the adapted film by Pasionflix and I was really impressed with it here. There is a great deal of deep emotion that is portrayed, we see some powerful chemistry and is one of the better adaptations that Passionflix has done to date. It was the least cheese that I have seen from them and very authentic in the emotion. It had a high quality to how the story was portrayed. I think fans of the story will be very impressed with how well it was adapted. I can see why this one is such a fan favorite for romance readers. And if you love contemporary romance, small towns with light elements of suspense, then I can recommend this one to you.

Lover of Romance 

Quickie Review-

This I saw as the adapted film by Pasionflix and I was really impressed with it here. There is a great deal of deep emotion that is portrayed, we see some powerful chemistry and is one of the better adaptations that Passionflix has done to date. It was the least cheese that I have seen from them and very authentic in the emotion. It had a high quality to how the story was portrayed. I think fans of the story will be very impressed with how well it was adapted. I can see why this one is such a fan favorite for romance readers. And if you love contemporary romance, small towns with light elements of suspense, then I can recommend this one to you.

Yasmin Dunnewind

I really liked all the different twists this book had in the ending and it had some amazing quotes, here are some of the best

“You know that place between nightmares and dreams? The place where tomorrows never come and yesterdays don't hurt anymore? The place where your heart beats in sync with mine? The place where time doesn't exist, and it's easy to breathe?
I want to live there with you.”

No soulmate leaves the world alone; they always take a piece of their other half along with them

Because at the end of the day, it’s not about the tarot cards, or the crystals, or the special teas. That’s not where the magic lives. The magic is in the tiny moments. The small touches, the gentle smiles, the quiet laughs. The magic is about living for today and allowing yourself to breathe and be happy. My dear boy, to love is the magic

Sometimes tomorrow never comes and you're only left with the memories of yesterdays

Even when your heart was hurting, there was something so hopeful about reading a book filled with love. The pages were somewhat of a reminder that maybe one day I would be okay again. Maybe one day I would be all right

You don’t have to be good all the times. It’s okay to be hurt sometimes. It’s okay to feel lost like you’re wandering around in the dark. It’s the bad days that make the good ones so much better

If love was a moment, this would be where it existed

It was amazing how our minds crafted stories for strangers who probably needed love more than our close-minded judgments

That’s the thing with love—time doesn’t exist with it. The only thing love counts is the heartbeats

The hardest part about losing someone you love is the fact that you also lose yourself

They should've went to therapy. Would've reduced their pain and my headache. I do feel like their relationship was a bit toxic. they "healed eachother" but people really can't heal others. Otherwise it was....bearable, good 

Reina Boo

Sofia Arcângelo 

I really enjoyed reading this book, but it is a deeply sad book. Loved all the twists and turns reaching the end, although I found that some were so predictable. Nevertheless, it's a entertaining story about seconds chances and about true love.

"Please Don't Say You Love Me" by Gabrielle Aplin

"Life stopped existing, and I stopped breathing. Then Elizabeth came and resurrected me. She breathed life into my lungs, making the dark shadows flood with light. A light so bright that I slowly began to believe in happily ever todays."
"You know that place in between nightmares and dreams? The place where tomorrows never come and yesterdays don’t hurt anymore? The place where your heart beats in sync with mine? The place where time doesn’t exist, and it’s easy to breathe? I want to live there with you." AHH WATERFALL OF TEARS i can't even say the whole quote w/o crying rn

this was so beautifully heartbreaking!! SO GOOD!! I cried, I laughed, I cried, so much crying. Anyways, Brittainy Cherry is such a magnificent writer and story teller! Not only did I fell in love with the main characters but also the side characters esp Faye. The author brought so much depths into her characters and the story.

fav quotes out of so many
"The profound tranquility of my dreadful seclusion took me away into a deep sleep." -WOW what a sentence

"Even when your heart was hurting, there was something so hopeful about reading a book filled with love. The pages were somewhat of a reminder that maybe one day I would be okay again. Maybe one day I would be all right."

“You don’t have to be good all the times. It’s okay to be hurt sometimes. It’s okay to feel lost like you’re wandering around in the dark. It’s the bad days that make the good ones so much better.”

“That’s the thing, though. You’re feeling. I was numb. I didn’t feel anything. But you’re feeling. One must know what it feels like to be weak in order to really find their own strength.”

"Because at the end of the day, it’s not about the tarot cards, or the crystals, or the special teas. That’s not where the magic lives. The magic is in the tiny moments. The small touches, the gentle smiles, the quiet laughs. The magic is about living for today and allowing yourself to breathe and be happy. My dear boy, to love is the magic.”


omg here are some Faye quotes bc i love her!! 
“I mean, why would someone do this?! Why do people fall in love if it means there is a chance of feeling this way? What the fuck is wrong with humans?! HUMANS ARE FUCKING SICK AND TWISTED! I mean, I get it—it feels good, you know? Being in love, being happy.”

“But when that magical rug is ripped out from under you, it takes all the happy and good feelings with it. And your heart? It just breaks. It breaks and it’s unapologetic. It shatters into a million pieces, leaving you numb, blankly staring at the pieces because all your free will, all the common sense you once had in your life is gone. You gave up everything for this bullshit thing called love, and now you’re just destroyed.”

Turtle lover

this was so so goooood. my first book by Brittainy Cherry. I dont know why I only knew about her now but she is one of those authors I love. some on my list are Colleen Hoover, B. Celeste, and Renee carlino. I loved the book and it was too bad i finished it in only two days. I wished it could stay in y mind more but I also want to read the next book in this series. I'm sooo excited!!! everything is really worth highlighting. their dialogues, conversations, thoughts, etc. I love the book ♥

nory

“It was quite obvious what she was to me, it was so clear why I always wanted her near. She was simply the air I breathed.” yeah i’m not ok. the plot twists were predictable, the pain was unbearable, and the tears would not stop falling. 5 stars.

catia

“I said I’m jealous. I’m jealous of the way his hand lay against your back. I’m jealous of the way he made you laugh. I’m jealous of the way his words filled your ears. I’m jealous that for those few moments he got to stare into those eyes, and I had to stand back and watch it all unfold.”



  “God, I love that, Lizzie. I love it so much when you lose yourself against me.” He smiled against my lips as I moaned into him.
“I want all of you,” I begged. “Please.”
“I’m yours.”



  “A fighter. Strength. Courage. Someone who loves deep and loves hard. Someone who doesn’t run when things get messy. When I look at you, I see endless possibilities. You’re smart, Tristan. And talented. You are. And you can do anything. Anything you set your mind to, you can do. Your wood work is amazing; you could do something with that.”



  “And then, I accidentally fell in love with you.”



  “Awful. So right now, Lizzie…if you don’t want me to love you, tell me and I’ll stop. I’ll walk away and I’ll stop loving you. Push me away, if you want to. Tell me to go, and I will. But, if there is any small part of you that is okay with this, any part of you that is okay with me accidentally falling in love with you, then pull me closer. Take me into your house, lead me to your bedroom, and let me show you how much I’m falling in love with you. Let me show each and every inch of your body how crazy I am for you.”


This book guys, THIS FREAKING BOOK HAD ME SOBBING AT 2 AM FINISHING IT!! 5 STARS FOR SURE I DON'T CARE!! God their journey was messy, it was painful, it was about lost, it was about losing a family, it was about losing themselves, it was also so beautiful, soo heartwarming, so intense, so wonderful, god what a mess I was after ending this book!! 
Lizzie comes back to the house with her daughter, Emma, where they used to live until Lizzie's husband lost his life in an accident. She meets Tristan this rude and aggressive man who doesn't let anyone in but Lizzie saw something, she saw a broken man like her so she was curious and wanted to know more and he ends up being her neighbor!! At first Tristan is so rude oh my so grumpy but once he starts to let Lizzie in and also Emma and they start a messy relationship, you can see he just went through a lot and he hasn't been able to deal with it properly just like Lizzie! So they bond through their traumas and they both know it's not right and it's definitely not healthy but they do it anyway both of them helping each other fantasizing about their lost ones! Tristan when finally comes to his senses and tells Lizzie they can't keep doing that and she just lost it, after that their friendship just grows really strong and they spend a lot of time together, either at a shop Tristan works, or at Lizzie's house with Emma and Tristan's dog, they really start a beautiful friendship and when they realize there's more than friendship?? It's just so damn perfect and beautiful and at some point messy again but they got their happy ending with each other and Emma and I cried my eyes out, both of them deserve the world and they got it!!
Emma was one of the best parts in this book, she was so funny, so cute, so damn sweet and god her bond with Tristan was everything truly!! The nicknames they had for each other, yess loved it!! This book was everything and I can't wait to read the others and sob my eyes out again haha, no I'm kidding, I can't wait to meet and follow the next stories and love them too!!
And the quotes?? There's so many and so damn good I just had to post these many quotes!!


  But mostly, I wanted to let Elizabeth know that I loved her. Every second. Every minute. Every hour. Every day.



  “But as long as air moves in and out of my lungs, as long as I breathe, I will fight for you. I will fight for us.”



  It was in that silence that I knew. I loved him. I loved him so, so much. It wasn’t a dream anymore, nor was it the simple idea of loving him. It was real. It was true. He was love.



  “I said shut up. You saved my daughter’s life. You saved my life. You’re good enough. You’re our world.”



  “I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life, and I’ll probably make more. I mess things up. I messed us up. I know you can never truly forgive me for what I’ve done, for how I left, and I don’t expect you to. But I’m never going to give up. I’m never going to stop trying to fix this. To fix us. I love you, Lizzie, and if you give me the chance, I will spend the rest of my tomorrows proving to you that you have all of me. The good, the bad, and the ugly parts.”



  “I love her, Lizzie. I adore her, and there is nothing about her that is baggage. Emma is a luxury. I’ll take care of her for the rest of my life because it would be an honor. Because I love you. I love your heart, I love your soul, I love you, Elizabeth, and I’m never going to stop loving you or that beautiful girl of yours.” He walked over to Emma, lifted her up, and sat her on the dresser beside me. “Emma and Elizabeth, will you both marry me?”

Aayusma Aryal

I wish I could write review for this book as beautifully this book was written. 

I hope that and my undoubted 5 stars is enough for y’all to give confidence enough to read this.

Esmee hogeboom

Clara hash

Totally Addicted to Reading

This was not my first stint with Brittany C. Cherry and so I had high expectations for this book and she did not disappoint. A note of warning if you plan to read this book ensure you have a box of tissues nearby as The Air He Breathes will tear your heart to pieces and slowly put it back together again.

This was not your typical romance. It’s a story of loss, grief, acceptance, moving on and finding love once again under the most incredible circumstances and with the most unlikely person.

My heart broke for the characters. Losing someone is never easy and the circumstances under which they both lost the love of their lives were both tragic and heart-breaking. Tristan’s loss was greater as he lost both his wife and child. Not to downplay Elizabeth’s loss, as she lost her husband, but she had her daughter, Emma, who brought some light to her darkness.

Tristan’s pain ran so deep it would appear he could not manage, however Elizabeth’s and Emma’s appearance in his life brought peace to his broken heart and kick-started the healing process for them both.

Now Tristan and Elizabeth did not meet under ideal circumstances. However, at the end of that interaction, I laughed so hard that tears came to my eyes. Despite, his abrasive behaviour, Elizabeth stood her ground with him.

The author did an outstanding job with her portrayal of these broken characters. She made their pain feel so real that I could not help but sympathize with them. She showed that there was more to Tristan than one initially thought. Throughout, the story’s progress, his gentle and caring nature came to light.

I enjoyed the romance. Their relationship started out as means of getting over their loss and slowly developed into something meaningful and lasting.

The secondary characters brought some light moments to the story, although there were one or two I would have wanted to disappear as they only made things difficult for the main characters.

I had a theory as it relates to the accident that destroyed both their worlds, and I was right on all counts. The revelation proved devastating and had the potential to destroy their new found happiness or push them to the next step of their healing process.

Narration
I had purchased the e-book, but when I discovered it was available in Audible Escape, I went the audio route. This was my first time listening to Brian Pallino and Erin Mallon. I thought they both did an excellent job in portraying the voices and the mood of the characters.

Conclusion/Recommendation
I had a wonderful time with The Air He Breathes and would definitely recommend it to fans of contemporary romance. 
This review was originally posted on Totally Addicted to Reading

Mallaury 

Kaycee Castleman

Wow

This book had me emotionally connected. I burned through this whole thing in a day. Great, emotional, read. I had to fight back emotions a few times. No crying!

Lacey

Originally posted at Booklovers For Life

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW

The Air He Breathes had been on my TBR ever since it released, with all the high praise and reviews (and that cover!). It’s actually my first book from Brittainy C. Cherry, and I have to say, I highly enjoyed listening to the audiobook! I’ve listened to both Brian Pallino and Erin Mallon before, and they did another fantastic job narrating Tristan and Elizabeth’s story. This audiobook has it all – heartache, chemistry, drama, romance. You go through a ton of emotions and there’s pretty much never a dull moment with The Air He Breathes. I’d definitely recommend this audiobook for those who want to listen to something engaging and intensely emotional!

Tristan Cole is living in hell. He had the perfect wife and son, until they were both taken from him in a tragic accident. Elizabeth Bailey is also living in despair from losing her husband, but she’s had her daughter to keep her will to survive. These two have experienced something tragic and gut-wrenching that ripped apart their lives, and they never expect to ever find love again – until they become next-door neighbors and slowly help each other heal and let go of the past.

This audiobook is heavy with tension and angst. The healing and letting go is not easy or even pretty for Tristan or Elizabeth, and I loved and hated how difficult it was especially for Tristan. He’s not exactly the most lovable character – he’s a huge jerk in the beginning and even a little at the end – but I definitely felt for him and his brokenness. Elizabeth is perfect for him, strong but vulnerable, independent yet needing love. Her daughter Emma is the sweetest thing, and I really wished there were most scenes of Tristan with Emma, because my heart melted every time they were together.

The Air He Breathes tells the tumultuous tale of losing loved ones but finding the strength to live again – and possibly finding love again. It wasn’t perfect – it gets a little cheesy sometimes, Tristan is a huge jerk, the drama that wrapped up the book was a little over-the-top, but the romance is absolutely wonderful and my heart was fully invested in Elizabeth and Tristan falling in love. I LOVE dual narrator audiobooks, so Brian Pallino and Erin Mallon were perfect for me. The narration is spot on, and made this even more enjoyable to listen to. I’m very much hoping they’ll narrate the next book in the Elements series!

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Amazon Ebook: http://amzn.to/1qShr7i
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Farah Khaled 

This book is sooo good!! I recommend it to everyone!

Ashlie Oliver 

Wow, what a ride! As someone who has experienced the loss of a loved one this was done beautifully.

The air he breathes

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