Ohh this book. It confused and befuddled me so. The romance had so much potential. I loved watching the leads get together. The chemistry was great. But then we’d turn to the POV of Jordan, our missing person, and the torture and abuse would come to the front. It was just too much for a romance novel. I think this works when it’s billed as a mystery and when one POV takes center stage. I just can’t jump between the two.

*an ARC of this book was provided in exchange for an honest review* #netgalley

This is a very well written book with well-developed, multi-faceted characters. I very much enjoyed the romance, but couldn’t really reconcile it with the rest of the book which basically dealt with one of the characters going missing. I found that aspect of the book quite disturbing and going back and forth between the two storylines felt like a repetitive shock to the system – I felt there was a disconnection there. I would have enjoyed both storylines more if they’d been separate.

I was genuinely rooting for this 3rd book by this author to be really good because her last one was just amazing but now 2.5 stars with this storytelling;the unhealthy nature of their relationship being the main focus because it deals so much with cheating and dishonesty,plus the church/cult side story should have been done better..a bit flabbergasted with some of the stuff that was written..did prefer the chemistry of the supporting cast and their love story instead..meh towards the ending..i tried??
p.s: don't want to cast any aspersions but if one writes about infidelities in past relationships then maybe it's a reflection of themselves that they are writing about as being therapeutic,just saying..(2nd book on cheating)

Into the Air is a mystery. When I first started the book, I found it rather slow and thought it was rather dry. However, once I read several chapters, I got caught up in the story. Whenever a story spans a long period—in this case about eight months, it is difficult to keep the story momentum at a good pace but not skimp on the details that build the plot. Ms. Levig did add a few too many details at times. When the pace slowed, I felt like skimming those portions so I could get back to the mystery.

Character development was good. The plot was realistic and will certainly make the reader want to read on and route for Jordan to get saved. My kudos to Ms. Levig for presenting a plot that is different from the garden variety murder mystery.

I give this book 4 stars out of 5. Readers, be patient and forge ahead with reading the early chapters. You will be rewarded with a good mystery.

I was given this ARC by Netgalley and Bold Strokes Books in return for an honest review.

Two things are apparent to me after reading Jeannie Levig's three novels. 1. She is an absolutely fantastic writer. 2. She is anything but formulaic. Every single one of her books has been good, but all so different. This writer knows how to drawn emotion from her readers.

Infidelity, a hard subject to tackle, right. You want to hate the cheater, you want them to be punished and feel remorse, because, well they suck as a human. You want the cheated to find happiness, to move past her pain and soar to new heights. That's what have in Into Thin Air, but in a dark, gritty way.

Hannah Lewis and Jordan Webber have been together three years. The high school guidance counselor with all-American good looks with the broody, but kind civil rights lawyer. Sounds great on paper. Here is the caveat. Jordan likes Hannah, but she doesn't love her. She has a dark side that demands being fed. So while Hannah lives in her happy, self-absorbed bubble, Jordan cheats with every woman she can. She keeps a part of herself removed from Hannah and their easy/fun relationship, she doesn't feel remorse, she is who she is and she will have what she desires. Sooooo, Jordan is a giant a$$hole. She also vanishes into thin air one morning. Gone!

Nicki Medina is Jordan's bestie. She is the one person who knows how Jordan really operates. She doesn't know all of the secrets of Jordan, one can only imagine how many there really are, but she does know more than anyone else. Nicki had pulled away from Hannah and Jordan the couple, not willing to watch the betrayal of a good woman from the sidelines. She comes back into Hannah's life when Jordan goes missing without a trace.

This story is truly multifaceted. You have the loss of Jordan to Hannah and Nicki and the panic as to what has happened. Was she killed, abducted, has she runaway. Where is she, why... This panic state of emotions. You also have the uncovering of absolute betrayal that Hannah is completely blindsided by and the conflicting emotions that come with it.

Hannah and Nicki are bonded by this nightmarish event. They become to rely on each other for strength and support. You feel them changing over time and becoming more than just friend. Leving carefully crafts this relationship and you, as the reader, are absorbed in their slow burn romance.

Where is a$$hat Jordan? That's where it goes dark and sinister. I'm not going to tell you this part, I will say you wouldn't wish this on your worst enemy.

I told you it was multifaceted! Leving challenges you with this book. This story is like a pendulum of emotions, so well crafted that you can't stop even when it gets difficult to read Jordan's plight. This is a really fantastic book, you haven't read anything like this one, I promise.

Having loved Jeannie Levig’s last novel, ‘Embracing the Dawn, I was really looking forward to reading ‘Into Thin Air’. It is the story of Hannah, a teacher, and what happens when her girlfriend Jordan fails to come home one day. With the help of Jordan’s best friend, Nikki, she tries to deal with the aftermath of the disappearance but some very unwelcome facts start to emerge and Hannah finds out that her relationship was not all she thought it was. As she becomes closer to Nikki she begins to question what she really wants in life. Jordan meanwhile is going through something quite terrifying and some of it was pretty unpleasant to think about. I became really quite engrossed in it though and it was a well written and thought-provoking book.
I was given this ARC free by Netgalley and Bold Strokes Books in return for an honest review.

I have mixed feelings about this book and after reading other reviews, if this was the author's objective, then she achieved it. My main problem is that there are two parallel stories involving the three lead characters in this book: one a budding sweet romance between Hannah and Nikki, and the other the disturbing story behind Jordan's disappearance "into thin air". Around the middle of the book, these two parts of the plot are alternated every other chapter in a way that doesn't seem to flow naturally. Neither could I enjoy the romance nor empathise with Jordan's suffering fully. Even though the plot idea is interesting, for me, it didn't work in its execution.

Overall, an ok (though not very enjoyable) read. 3 stars.

ARC provided by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

From a trying objective point of view, this is a very good book. I'd gladly recommend this book to anyone. It's very well written, has a good plot, and all of them, Jordan, Hannah and Nikki are well rounded characters.
Personally, it was confusing to read point of view from 3 narrators; it felt like a distraction from time to time, and I was catching myself getting lost emotionally - I just couldn't keep the feeling, I was losing it wherever the narrator changes.

This book is intense. I can't say it any other way. The characters of Hannah and Jordan are well crafted, but the storyline was disturbing and I had a hard time finishing the book. If the author was going for intense she succeed, I also didn't like the plot shifts, it felt like more 'shock' value than a twist ending. It's hard to review this book because the author has the right to craft her authentic story, however as reader I would not have picked up the book if I knew it was going that dark & disturbing.

Daring and Different.

Kudos to Jeannie Levig for her fearless efforts to push the boundaries of the standard lesbian love story. Into Thin Air is so much more than a vanilla romance. It’s a daring look at infidelity and sexual addiction. Its also a terrifying look at how events unimagined can affect someone’s life.

The blurb for this novel is vague but conveys the basics. When Hannah’s girlfriend Jordan disappears from her life one day she and Jordan’s friend Nikki discover they both have much to learn from the disappearance. In alternating chapters the reader is shown what has become of Jordan and how effective forces unknown have isolated her from her former life.

Hannah and Nikki discover a lot about themselves and each other as their friendship develops into something more. Levig is skilled at writing character development and the reader is drawn like a magnet to this budding relationship. She adds enough secondary characters to give this couple a solid foundation and the chapters tracking their love story are a pleasure to read.

Levig dares to interrupt a standard romance with jarring chapters involving the missing Jordan. The blurb hints at Jordan being a failed monogamist. As readers, we often relish the backlash on the cheater in a relationship. Rachel Spangler’s stellar Does She Love You? comes to mind. We want our happy ever after and we don’t want the cheater to ever be happy again. What happens to Jordan in this novel shakes and unsettles the reader. It is almost unimaginable, unfathomable that something like this could happen in a first world country in the 21st century. It is a disturbing look at what has happened in the past and thanks to the current political situation in the United States, what could be possible in the present. A cautionary tale to be sure.

Levig has attempted something daring and different with Into the Air. It is a novel like nothing I have read before. As much as I enjoyed watching the relationship between Nikki and Hannah develop I found myself speeding through their scenes to get back to Jordan. It made for a read that will be uncomfortable for many but compelling nonetheless.

5 stars for the courage and conviction to broaden the often-predictable genre of Lesbian Romance.

eARC received with thanks from Bold Strokes Books via NetGalley for review.

Highly absorbing, emotionally conflicting and difficult to detach from at the end. Love triangles are often unintended and the friction/duress/tantalizing dimension that they can add to a plot was fully realized here.