Stealing Breath

by Joanne Brothwell

• ISBN10: 1937254313
• ISBN13: 9781937254315
• Publish Date: 1 March 2012
• Publish Status: Unknown
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Crescent Moon Press
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 258
• Language: English

Reviews

[Nadz@Totally Addicted to Reading]

I received this book from the author to provide an honest review. The story was suspenseful and action filled. It had a lot of twists and turns. Initially I found it a bit difficult to get into the story, however by the middle of it my interest was peaked and I could not wait to see what will happen next.

Sarah was a very strong person who was an empath who was managing her parents sporting goods store for the summer. She was able to sense the emotions of persons around her which was sometimes overwhelming for her.

I was a bit perturbed with how Sarah was so trusting of Evan especially seeing that he appeared so immediately after her attack. In addition the fact that she was unable to sense his feelings should have made her skeptical of him. the fact There are a lot unanswered questions, such as
a. Why did Evan's mom go through such lengths to protect him?
b. How did Sarah became an Indigo Child?
c. Where beings come from?
d. How did Evan and Stephano knew how to find Sarah?
These areas should have been developed more so as not to leave the reader guessing.

The ending was ok although there was still uncertainty as it relates to Stephano's whereabouts.
Overall this was an enjoyable read.
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[stressedrach]

I absolutely loved reading Stealing Breath. With paranormal beings who were after Sarah for her essence and a love story who could ask for more. I really liked how the story progressed with Sarah and Evan’s characters. They were both likeable characters although I knew something was up with Evan pretty much straight away. I liked the twists and turns of the story and I was completely gripped by it.

Very well written and a delight to read.

[Cocktails and Books]

Unbeknownst to Sarah Ross, she is the extremely rare Indigo Child. A person with a blue aura who has special powers. Sarah, who was just a girl who managed her parents sporting good store, suddenly finds herself thrust in the middle or a crisis with Native American Spiritwalkers (practicers of dark magic who can travel outside their bodies to steal someone's soul) and an ancient Italian group of evil magic practitioners, the Malandanti. Sarah also doesn't realize that Evan Valente, the mysterious man she met and has already fallen hard for, is somehow involved with what's been happening with the Spiritwalkers and Malandanti.

Sarah was an interesting character. She's a very strong person, but at times I had to wonder where her sense of self preservation was. Knowing she had dark magic users chasing after her in hopes of stealing her soul and her powers, she basically went about life like it was business as usual. Even after she discovers Evan's secret, which now that it's out in the open causes her even more issues and forces her to move, she searches Evan out and walks smack dab into trouble. She was either the bravest woman or I have absolutely no backbone because I'm pretty sure I would have run far, far way from all this and chalked my feelings for Evan up as a lessons learned.

The story did leave me with questions. Why was it Sarah was blessed with being an Indigo Child? For that matter, how was Evan blessed as the Sapphire child when he parents were clearly practitioners of dark arts? How did the Malandanti know about Sarah in the first place? Why were the members of the local reservation practicing dark magic to become Spiritwalkers? I know, that's a lot of questions. To be honest, with those questions were spinning around in my head while I was reading the story, it was hard to concentrate on exactly what was happening at that moment. I'm hoping, with the next release in the series, some of those question could be answered. I

If you enjoy magic and Native American customs and lore, this is a story rich with those elements and redemption for an Indigo and Sapphire Child hoping to stop evil.