The Art of Breathing

By: TJ Klune

Narrated by: Sean Crisden

Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

Sequel to Who We Are

Tyson Thompson graduated high school at 16 and left the town of Seafare, Oregon, bound for what he assumed would be bigger and better things. He soon found out the real world has teeth, and he returns to the coast with four years of failure, addiction, and a diagnosis of panic disorder trailing behind him. His brother, Bear, and his brother's husband, Otter, believe coming home is exactly what Tyson needs to find himself again. Surrounded by family in the Green Monstrosity, Tyson attempts to put the pieces of his broken life back together.

But shortly after he arrives home, Tyson comes face to face with inevitability in the form of his childhood friend and first love, Dominic Miller, who he hasn't seen since the day he left Seafare. As their paths cross, old wounds reopen, new secrets are revealed, and Tyson discovers there is more to his own story than he was told all those years ago.

In a sea of familiar faces, new friends, and the memories of a mother's devastating choice, Tyson will learn that in order to have any hope for a future, he must fight the ghosts of his past.

©2014 T J Klune (P)2014 Dreamspinner Press

Great Continuation of A Story

I have loved the story since the beginning and I will continue and to what end. TJ Klune is an amazing writer which bring all his characters of life.

Tyson

It was great to have a third installment it has made this series something that gives me the shakes because it is so good, and I love the narration also always brings stories to life in a great way.

The family I want to be real!

I can't believe I am just finding this author. Absolutely amazing! I am definitely hooked!

My Family

The romance mirrors the older brother, though almost like from an otter type perspective. Still, the family story is growing and that is wonderful. Again, the story strikes chords of similarity in my heart if not quite as intense.

My goodness

I've loved all of the Bear, Otter, and the Kid books and they've always made me feel deeply, but this book just took me into feelings I was simply unprepared for. It was so painful, so frustrating, so enveloping, and down right heart meltingly amorously passionate that I found myself literally swooning (extremely embarrassing). I cannot wait until the final book, but I also never want it to end, these are amazing characters TJ Klune has created and I love them....most of the time lol

A heartbreaking and heartwarming book

Simply wonderful once again. Ty’s story was hard and never perfect, but so worth it. This series has literally kept me up nights. Listened till 4:30am this morning because I couldn’t stop. Now, I’m tearfully starting the 4th book. It’s going to be so hard to say goodbye to them all.

epic!!!!

I'm speechless after finishing reading this book. you will be laughing and crying. I did so much crying. TJ does such an amazing job with The Art of Breathing and if you've haven't read the other books before this then you won't understand how crazy and wonderful this whole family and story is. I won't give anything away but tell you that this is just incredible. All the love and heartache all the laughter and friendship is just amazing. and yes this is just a story but what an incredible and amazing and heart wrenching story of when it comes down to it...it's a story about the life of two brothers and the people who they love and all the friendships that are formed. I am devasted that I have to wait...ugh Wait...for the next story to come. five amazingly BRIGHT stars for this book.

Amazing!

How to describe this book...wonderful, frustrating, beautiful, irritating, moving.

I love every one of the characters in this world that TJ has created (except for Julie). Bear is my absolute favorite and I found myself laughing during every one of Bear's scenes. Ty just drove me completely batty and I was kind of disappointed in the lack of the relationship development between Ty and Dom. I loved visiting Sandy and Paul in Tucson. And I just absolutely loved the epilogue. TJ cannot write BOATK4 fast enough for me!

I loved Sean Crisden's narration. Every voice was distinctive and memorable. Highly recommended!

I am biased.

My goodness TJ Klune knows how to write! He does a really amazing job of describing anxiety disorders and all of the complexities of a panic attack. I, myself, have issues with a protagonists berating themselves and beating themselves down simply because it is who they are. I loved this book. I loved this series. The humor is there. The romance is there. The angst is there. And the HEA is there. I just don't like even the idea of unrequited love due the ineptitudes of ones self worth.

Good but annoying

I have to be honest I was annoyed with everyone trying to make Tyson feel guilty for running. He had his heart broken what was he supposed to do sit there and smile like nothing was wrong. And then scene with Dominic’s ex was beyond annoying. How dare she make Ty feel bad and then mention their attraction and still decided to go through with pursuing him. I get the age difference but weren’t they inevitable. Couldn’t Dom wait. And he’s like 19teen, present time, right? And he left to college even younger than that.
And seriously Ty and Dom never discuss his drug addiction or barely spend time together. Too many other side characters take up space. I would’ve preferred more struggle. And dear lord I have so many of Tj Klune’s work and they all have tangents nonstop. Makes it hard to want to re-listen.