Reviewed by Annika
TITLE: Catch My Breath 
AUTHOR: M.J. O’Shea
NARRATOR: Tyler Stevens
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
RELEASE DATE: June 17, 2014
LENGTH: 11 hours, 53 minutes
BLURB:
Danny Bright was born to entertain. He just needs his big break. So when he hears that Blue Horizon Records is holding auditions looking for the next big thing, Danny jumps at the chance. It doesn’t turn out exactly as he imagined, though. Instead of getting solo contracts, Danny and four other guys are put into a boy band.
Innocent, idealistic Elliot Price thinks he’s headed for college. An impulsive decision to sing in the local talent search changes all that. A bigwig producer happens to see him, hands him a business card, and turns Elliot’s life upside down.
Elliot and Danny are close from the beginning. They love all the guys, but it’s different with each other. Soon their friendship turns into feelings more intense than either of them can ignore. The other three boys only want Danny and Elliot to be happy, but when their management team and record label discover two of their biggest tween heartthrobs are in a relationship, they’re less than pleased. Danny and Elliot find themselves in the middle of a circle of lies and cover-ups, all with one bottom line-money. They have to stay strong and stick together if they don’t want to lose themselves… and each other.
REVIEW:
Catch My Breath has been one of my go to books whenever I want that übersweet love story. When I want a feelgood story and read about that one true love. It never fails to bring warmth to my heart and a smile to my face,
I really love this story, it hooks from beginning to end. It’s tooth-achingly sweet with really lovable characters. We follow Elliot and Danny, how they go from being everyday teenage boys and how they form the boy band Static with Webb, Tate and Reece and all the complications that follow instant fame, and living in a world where being out isn’t an option.
I loved Danny and Elliot together. Their love was wonderful, tangible, sweet and so many other adjectives I can’t list them all. Their love story is exactly the kind of read I want when I need that feel-good book. Sure there is some angst and difficult times, but they still can’t overshadow that deep connection they have between them.
Tyler Stevens wasn’t my favourite narrator. On the plus side, he did have a wide range of voices for the characters and they were great. But I’m sad to say he missed out a bit on the emotions, they felt a bit flat or off and it took away from the amazing love story being told.
I’m of two minds about this as an audiobook. One the one hand I absolutely love and adore the story, it’s übersweet, that intense first love that I just can’t get enough of. On the other hand the narration didn’t work for me. I’m not sure if that’s because I’ve read and loved this book before and have preconceive notions about how I think it should be, but in the end, it felt lacking and a bit off. So before deciding one way or another make sure you listen to the sample and then decide if this one might be for you. If not, you should totally read print version.
While I still loved and adored the story, the narration took away from it. Catch My Breath is still a story I’ll read again, but probably not one I’ll listen to.
Story: 5 hearts
Narration: 3 hearts
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