Ten Tiny
Breaths
By K.A.
Tucker
**3.5 Stars**
“Our past isn’t who we are. I’m me and you’re you and
that’s who we need to be.”
Ten Tiny
Breaths started out so strong, I love damaged characters, I love seeing the
transformation, the healing powers of the mind. But, one of the most important
elements of a book (at least in my mind), is real-life stories. If the facts
would have been accurate, this would have been an easy 4 stars.
Kacey Cleary
has been through more in one lifetime than anybody should ever have to endure.
She now has the responsibility of raising her teenaged sister Livie. She loves
her sister with her entire heart, and is willing to do anything to keep her
safe. When they move to Florida, there is a new hottie next door, Trent, who is
very into her from the beginning. He is protective, and making an attempt to
help Kacey get past her issues, and trust again.
“I’ll make you whole again, Kacey. I promise you, I
will,” he whispers. And then his mouth covers mine.
“Give me your heart Kacey. I’ll take everything that
comes with it.”
Kacey has
too many problems to deal with on her own, and has to lean on Dr. Stayner for
professional help, this is where my issue came. Writing a story where a
psychiatrist is giving advice, a writer needs to use correct information, even
if it’s just googleing mental-disease treatments. Especially in this book, the
issues Kacey had were so possible in real-life, the words the good doctor used could
have been easily changed to accurate things a psychiatrist would say and do.
The book could have still had the same ending, and raised awareness how serious
mental diseases are, and how to get help.
“Yes I do hate him.” I spit back, my voice losing some
of it’s strength. I hate Dr. Stayner right now. I hate him because in the back
of my mind, I know he’s right.
Ten Tiny Breaths is about becoming
whole again. It’s about life after death and loss. Can a brain recover from
such loss? Can we ever find our old selves though the dark? Sometimes, it’s
best to just breathe.
Take
ten tiny breaths. Seize them. Feel them. Love them.
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