
Emma is slowly coming to terms with the abuse which was inflicted on her and is trying to carry on with her life with Evan by her side. Emma is now safe and living with Sara and her parents, while Carol has been sent to prison and George and the children have moved away.


The story picks up 6 months after previous events. I felt sadness, hope, joy and despair at various stages throughout this book and by the end I felt exhausted but also desperate to know what was going to happen next. It's another difficult read because it makes you care so much about the main character Emma that at times it is hard to read about some of the things that she has to go through. I was extremely impressed with Rebecca Donovan's debut novel, 'Reason to Breathe' and so picked this one up as soon as it arrived. It will also leave you counting down the days to the third and final instalment of this series which can't be published soon enough for me.

'Barely Breathing' will leave your emotions in a mess and your heart hurting.
