Disclosure: I received a copy of the book from the publisher. Opinions shared are mine.

I really like to read about smart female characters in books. Doesn’t every girl dream of being like Katniss, Anne Shirley, or Hermione? Maybe not…but I do. The best heroes aren’t equipped with superpowers. They’re full of determination, passion, and a good moral code. Lia from Every Stolen Breath ranks right up at the top!

Some scenes from this book remind me of The Matrix. There’s a world-within-a-world, hiding in plain sight. Exciting moments made my heart race while urging me to continue reading. I haven’t finished Every Stolen Breath yet, but I’m so excited to share it already!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Every Stolen Breath

by Kimberly Gabriel

Publisher: BLINK

Release date: November 5, 2019

Genre: Young Adult, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis:

The Swarm is unrecognizable, untraceable, and unpredictable—random attacks on the streets of Chicago by a mob of crazed teens that leaves death in its wake. It’s been two years since the last attack, but Lia Finch has found clues that reveal the Swarm is ready to claim a new victim.

Lia is the only one still pursuing her father’s killers, two years after attorney Steven Finch’s murder by the Swarm. Devastated and desperate for answers, Lia will do anything to uncover the reasons behind his death and to stop someone else from being struck down. But due to debilitating asthma and PTSD that leaves her with a tenuous hold on reality, Lia is the last person to mount a crusade on her own.

After a close encounter with the Swarm puts Lia on their radar, she teams up with a teen hacker, a reporter, and a mysterious stranger who knows firsthand how the mob works. Together, they work to uncover the master puppeteer behind the group. Though if Lia and her network don’t stop the person pulling the strings—and fast—Lia may end up the next target.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kimberly Gabriel started writing in fourth grade when she wrote, bound, and gave away books of terrible poetry to family and teachers as holiday gifts. Today she is an English teacher, who still squanders all free minutes to write and uses it as the best scapegoat for her laundry avoidance issues. When she is not teaching or writing, Kimberly is enjoying life with her husband, her three beautiful children, and a seriously beautiful boxer in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Every Stolen Breath is her debut novel and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.