
by Sarah Crossan · Breathe #1
2018 · 523 pages · V&R Unipress
📚 Book 1 of a completed 2-book series
In a world sealed beneath a glass dome where oxygen is currency and the ruthless BREATHE organization controls everything, two teens discover that freedom might exist beyond the suffocating walls—if they're willing to risk everything to find it. When Bea and Quinn escape into the airless wasteland outside, they join a group of rebels fighting to overthrow the regime, only to discover that the revolution comes with dangerous secrets and impossible choices. Across these two gripping novels, their bond deepens even as the stakes escalate and they're forced to question whether the people fighting alongside them truly have everyone's best interests at heart. This is dystopian YA that will leave you breathless—not just because of the nail-biting plot twists, but because of the raw emotions and moral complexity woven throughout.
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