Reviews with content warning for Blood - Once Upon a Broken Heart

This was fun! Very fast paced and easy read, didn't take too much brain power. Fluffy and on the predictable side, but enjoyable nonetheless. The characters aren't anything special (with the exception of Jacks) and I wish we'd gotten to see more development on the main characters- some motivations felt very flat to me and it almost felt like the author realized she didn't have a compelling antagonist so she just slapped an "evil-and-behind-it-all" sticker on someone who could've easily been more nuanced and complicated. I wonder if my opinion would've changed if I'd read the Caraval books before diving into this.

And Miss Ma'am Evangeline jumping to conclusions in her head all the damn time... I think I might have gotten whiplash. I bought the second book anyways.

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3.0

nothing fancy, nothing new but entertaining, enjoyable and easy to read

(jacks is 5 stars)

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bectothebooks's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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kimduindam's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I loved this book. Couldn't put it away!

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readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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alli_the_bookaholic13's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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esme_may's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

The perfect flight companion :) it’s a quick read and I read it over a day with lots of downtime on a flight. Can’t wait for the next one!

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imcourtneymarie's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Very fantastical, definitely a fairytale. The story is fine. I wasn’t gripped, but I also didn’t feel like giving up. I think because it’s such a whimsical story compared to other books in the genre it threw me for a loop!

Things I liked:

Jacks is an interesting MMC! Very sly. Do not trust. But also do trust. It’s complicated.
Evangeline’s constant live streamed thoughts as she puzzles things together.

Things I didn’t like:

Marisol even though I understand she is very much a product of her upbringing
Evangeline’s constant live streamed thoughts as she puzzles things together lol

Curious to see where the series goes from here!

the vampire chapters!!!! That’s really when it all turned around for me and i devoured the last however many pages.

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