I didn't like Breathe. 
 ***** 
 It was not that bad, but it was not that good, either. I guess, I was just indifferent? Breathe is a quick read, no doubt about that. And the plot was interesting... at first. I couldn't care less about Alina, Quinn, and Bea in the end. 
 Bea loves Quinn, who fantasizes about Alina, who grieves over a dead boy. Bea's compassionate, but for a dystopian setting where survival is key, I found her compassion very, very irritating. Quinn is a Premium, meaning he lives a sheltered and priveleged life. I'm not sure he has the skills to survive. I was surprised he managed to stay alive in the Outlands, twice. 
 I like Alina the Rebel at the start but... it seems she's just another silly girl who's caught in a war she doesn't fully understand. I thought she was trained, so how come a feeble, sickly old woman disarmed and almost killed her? So she was only skilled in stealing? Huh. 
 The science behind Crossan's dystopian world sounds plausible enough. I didn't bother to research it; like I said, I couldn't care less anymore. 
 I have no strong emotions against Breathe. It's overall dullness doesn't merit any reaction at all. 
 Thank you Edelweiss and HarperCollins for granting my galley request.