One Tiny Lie by K A Tucker

I was expecting something more dramatic, with this sequel to Ten Tiny Breaths. It just goes to show that you can't judge a book by its predecessor.

As the protagonist and narrator, I found Livie to be incredibly one-dimensional. Following the advice of her therapist, she engages in behavior that is out of the ordinary for her, but I don't feel like it added anything to her growth. I don't think she actually grew as a character at all. She just started drinking so she wouldn't think about her hang-ups.

Ashton and Connor were equally unimpressive. One automatically assumes that the bad boy will have secrets that make him more attractive and loveable, while the good guy will inevitably make sure the protagonist doesn't really want to be with him. I could see all of these secrets coming with Ashton from a mile away, which made him kind of dull. Connor appeared so infrequently and was so disinterested in getting to know Livie that I forgot he was even a character sometimes.

Raegan and the other guys from the crew team could have been interesting background fillers if they had shown up more often. Even the characters who appeared in Ten Tiny Breaths became flat and less appealing.

The story itself was decent, but would have been better if the cast had been more developed and slightly less predictable. I had no emotional attachment to anything that happened to Live, especially where the guys were concerned.

Given the detachment from everyone in this part of the series, I'm not sure I want to read the next installment.  

Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker

Kacey is just trying to make a life for herself and her sister.  She takes any job she can find, protects her sister at all cost, and never takes anything for her own.  Until she meets Trent.  He understands her like no one ever has before.  He gives her hope that she can return to the person she used to be, before her entire life shattered.

This is a powerful novel of love and loss.  The characters are so well developed they seem to jump off the page.  I laughed aloud in several places, and was in danger of crying in others.
I'm looking forward to the sequel, starring Kacey's sister, Livvie.