Breathe by Sarah Crossan

Breathe (Breathe, #1)

by Sarah Crossan

Years after the Switch, life inside the Pod has moved on. A poor Auxiliary class cannot afford the oxygen tax which supplies extra air for running, dancing and sports. The rich Premiums, by contrast, are healthy and strong. Anyone who opposes the regime is labelled a terrorist and ejected from the Pod to die.

Sixteen-year-old Alina is part of the secret resistance, but when a mission goes wrong she is forced to escape from the Pod. With only two days of oxygen in her tank, she too faces the terrifying prospect of death by suffocation. Her only hope is to find the mythical Grove, a small enclave of trees protected by a hardcore band of rebels. Does it even exist, and if so, what or who are they protecting the trees from?

A dystopian thriller about courage and freedom, with a love story at its heart.

Reviewed by neddieb on

4 of 5 stars

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After reading this book I was really surprised at the 3.69 rating on Goodreads. I believe it should be at least 4.0. The story is very interesting and it keeps you interested. The characters work well together and the author does a great job in making each character's chapter flow smoothly into the next.

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