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3.97 AVERAGE
This was okay. I liked the story but the writing was just really lacking for me.
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Did I mention how happy I am that Kami Garcia is writing contemporary romances these days? I loved the Lovely Reckless, and I loved this one.
This was so much about Peyton's journey as she confronted what happened with her ex, as well as her father's death. As she found healing, she found way back to trusting herself.
I loved her cousins, her uncle, and obviously, Owen. He was an extraordinary hero, and Garcia pretty much devastated me, when his secret is revealed.
Endings are everything for me, and this one, I am happy to report left me with happy tears (after I shed some sad tears).
Another great contemporary from Garcia, and I hope she keeps them coming.
Did I mention how happy I am that Kami Garcia is writing contemporary romances these days? I loved the Lovely Reckless, and I loved this one.
This was so much about Peyton's journey as she confronted what happened with her ex, as well as her father's death. As she found healing, she found way back to trusting herself.
I loved her cousins, her uncle, and obviously, Owen. He was an extraordinary hero, and Garcia pretty much devastated me, when his secret is revealed.
Endings are everything for me, and this one, I am happy to report left me with happy tears (after I shed some sad tears).
Another great contemporary from Garcia, and I hope she keeps them coming.
DNF @ page 125.
This one had a lot of things going for it, but I just didn’t end up liking it.
There were a lot of stereotypes mixed in and not a lot of mention of the abusive relationship or the sports injury. I really hated the scene where the main character notices some popular girls bullying another girl and decides to be just as mean to them and somehow is supposed to be seen as a hero. Why? Also why was there so much girl hate in this book when the main character’s ex literally could have killed her and there’s not nearly as much hate towards him by any of the characters.
I also wasn’t really a fan of the mom shipping her daughter off to go live with her uncle. I understand why she did it, but I’m a little upset she didn’t go with her. So now we have another YA book with an absent parent.
This book may have gotten better, but I just didn’t like the stereotypes, especially the ones towards people who live in the south. And the main character was starting to bother me. So I’m going to put it down.
This one had a lot of things going for it, but I just didn’t end up liking it.
There were a lot of stereotypes mixed in and not a lot of mention of the abusive relationship or the sports injury. I really hated the scene where the main character notices some popular girls bullying another girl and decides to be just as mean to them and somehow is supposed to be seen as a hero. Why? Also why was there so much girl hate in this book when the main character’s ex literally could have killed her and there’s not nearly as much hate towards him by any of the characters.
I also wasn’t really a fan of the mom shipping her daughter off to go live with her uncle. I understand why she did it, but I’m a little upset she didn’t go with her. So now we have another YA book with an absent parent.
This book may have gotten better, but I just didn’t like the stereotypes, especially the ones towards people who live in the south. And the main character was starting to bother me. So I’m going to put it down.
teen romance is usually 10/10! it’s the best genre ! it’s absolutely wonderful! but everyone in this book sucked, and they all deserved a punch in the face. also MMA fighting ?? kinda gross in my opinion
*Disclaimer: I received an eARC of this book from InkSlinger PR and Macmillan in exchange for an honest review. This does not influence my rating or the content of my review in any way.
I have been a fan of Kami Garcia ever since I read her Beautiful Creatures series and I've been meaning to pick up one of her contemporary books for a while now. I am very, very happy that I ended up loving this book. A lot.
Broken Beautiful Hearts is the story of Peyton and her journey of healing and finding strength, courage, and the true meaning of friendship. Peyton is a girl that went through a lot of things. Her father died in an explosion when he was deployed, her boyfriend turns out to not be the perfect guy but instead pushes her down the stairs, causing her to have a torn knee ligament that puts her future in danger, her friends abandon her, and she has a stalker. She has moments when she's scared that history will repeat itself with another boy, she has moments when she feels like she needs to hide what happened to hear for fear of being judged or be seen as that girl, the victim, but I also think she hides what happened because she's ashamed; like she should have seen it coming and prevent it in some way. I was very happy when her new friends show her that Reed was the one who should be ashamed, not Peyton. I also loved how Peyton learns to be strong, whether that means finding out what truly happened with her dad, or learning to accept and move on from what Reed did. She goes through a transformation. All of that is secondary to one important lesson: asking for help. I feel like that is the main theme of this book, learning how to ask for help when you need it, how not to be ashamed of something someone did to you, and it's an important lesson to learn.
Owen is a great guy, that has some secrets of his own. I liked Owen, mostly because he represented the courage that Peyton learns to have. He also has a reckless side, probably due to his childhood and his family situation, of which you learn more about as the story moves on. I liked how he doesn't push Peyton beyond what she's comfortable with, in their relationship, but he does challenge her to learn how to trust again.
This was a great story, just as great as I expected from Kami Garcia. I only wish Peyton had found that courage to trust again in herself and in others by herself. The pacing was great and there were a few surprises along the way that I didn't see coming. I just wish there was a book for Peyton's twin cousins, because I loved them.
All in all, I loved this book, and it showed me exactly why I love Garcia's books.
I have been a fan of Kami Garcia ever since I read her Beautiful Creatures series and I've been meaning to pick up one of her contemporary books for a while now. I am very, very happy that I ended up loving this book. A lot.
Broken Beautiful Hearts is the story of Peyton and her journey of healing and finding strength, courage, and the true meaning of friendship. Peyton is a girl that went through a lot of things. Her father died in an explosion when he was deployed, her boyfriend turns out to not be the perfect guy but instead pushes her down the stairs, causing her to have a torn knee ligament that puts her future in danger, her friends abandon her, and she has a stalker. She has moments when she's scared that history will repeat itself with another boy, she has moments when she feels like she needs to hide what happened to hear for fear of being judged or be seen as that girl, the victim, but I also think she hides what happened because she's ashamed; like she should have seen it coming and prevent it in some way. I was very happy when her new friends show her that Reed was the one who should be ashamed, not Peyton. I also loved how Peyton learns to be strong, whether that means finding out what truly happened with her dad, or learning to accept and move on from what Reed did. She goes through a transformation. All of that is secondary to one important lesson: asking for help. I feel like that is the main theme of this book, learning how to ask for help when you need it, how not to be ashamed of something someone did to you, and it's an important lesson to learn.
Owen is a great guy, that has some secrets of his own. I liked Owen, mostly because he represented the courage that Peyton learns to have. He also has a reckless side, probably due to his childhood and his family situation, of which you learn more about as the story moves on. I liked how he doesn't push Peyton beyond what she's comfortable with, in their relationship, but he does challenge her to learn how to trust again.
This was a great story, just as great as I expected from Kami Garcia. I only wish Peyton had found that courage to trust again in herself and in others by herself. The pacing was great and there were a few surprises along the way that I didn't see coming. I just wish there was a book for Peyton's twin cousins, because I loved them.
All in all, I loved this book, and it showed me exactly why I love Garcia's books.
I really liked this book, but I felt like there was a LOT going on that kind of distracted me from what I would consider to be the key storyline. It felt like there were a lot of things just thrown into the story to make it more dramatic, when I think the story would have had enough conflict if it just focused on the abuse and the way that people tend to blame victims. I didn't really connect with the main character because I didn't feel like she had a personality outside of what was plainly laid out in the book. It felt like there wasn't anything deeper there. I still really enjoyed the book as a quick read with an important message, but I just didn't feel like it reached "love it" status.
Original review: https://holedupinabook.blogspot.com/2018/07/broken-beautiful-hearts-by-kami-garcia.html
I listened to this book via audiobook and actually found myself very engaged throughout the book.
For me, I found that I enjoyed the plot the best as well as the side characters. I actually thought Peyton was the one downer in this book. I noticed that a lot of other people really enjoyed Peyton as a character but for me, I found her really annoying and kind of dumb. There were a few times when I knew something bad was going to happen and you can tell that she knew it too but rather than trying to avoid this outcome, she still went for it and when it all came crashing down, she whined about it. To be honest, it was quite frustrating.
Thankfully, I really, really enjoyed the plot and the other characters. I especially loved the twins because they brought that humor side to the book which I really enjoyed. They were endearing and it was clear that they would do anything for Peyton, their cousin. However, I was a bit surprised by how much they cared for her because it was mentioned that they barely know each other and how Peyton haven’t seen them in quite some time. But, I guess family is still family.
In terms of Owen, while I found him sweet and sexy, I actually didn’t really see the appeal that much. It seems that Peyton has serious type which are fighters and while he was clearly a step up from her ex, I just don’t really see why she’s so attracted to him since their attraction was pretty much there straight from the beginning. This is probably why I found it a bit unrealistic.
The reason why I actually like the plot a lot is because of the MMA aspect. I don’t really read that many books that discuss this sport so I thought it was interesting to see what this sport world would bring. Plus I also liked the mention of drug use in these kinds of sports and how the author managed to discuss such a serious topic and make it very relevant.
Overall, I did enjoy this book a lot despite my reservations about Peyton and would definitely recommend it.
I listened to this book via audiobook and actually found myself very engaged throughout the book.
For me, I found that I enjoyed the plot the best as well as the side characters. I actually thought Peyton was the one downer in this book. I noticed that a lot of other people really enjoyed Peyton as a character but for me, I found her really annoying and kind of dumb. There were a few times when I knew something bad was going to happen and you can tell that she knew it too but rather than trying to avoid this outcome, she still went for it and when it all came crashing down, she whined about it. To be honest, it was quite frustrating.
Thankfully, I really, really enjoyed the plot and the other characters. I especially loved the twins because they brought that humor side to the book which I really enjoyed. They were endearing and it was clear that they would do anything for Peyton, their cousin. However, I was a bit surprised by how much they cared for her because it was mentioned that they barely know each other and how Peyton haven’t seen them in quite some time. But, I guess family is still family.
In terms of Owen, while I found him sweet and sexy, I actually didn’t really see the appeal that much. It seems that Peyton has serious type which are fighters and while he was clearly a step up from her ex, I just don’t really see why she’s so attracted to him since their attraction was pretty much there straight from the beginning. This is probably why I found it a bit unrealistic.
The reason why I actually like the plot a lot is because of the MMA aspect. I don’t really read that many books that discuss this sport so I thought it was interesting to see what this sport world would bring. Plus I also liked the mention of drug use in these kinds of sports and how the author managed to discuss such a serious topic and make it very relevant.
Overall, I did enjoy this book a lot despite my reservations about Peyton and would definitely recommend it.
I really enjoyed this book. It was an easy read (not emotionally, I cried). I can see why people had issues. This book isn’t perfect by any means. But it’s a good contemporary that hits hard. Unrealistic (but I don’t look for realistic when reading most of the time) but still good.
I loved all the characters I was supposed to love and hated those I was supposed to hate. And by hated, I mean HATED.
TW: domestic abuse, PTSD
I wish the PTSD was developed a bit more in our main character but it was done well, in the opinion of someone who has never suffered from it.
I would love to see a spin off with the twins and their dad. I think it’d be an interesting story. I loved the Twins (even though they were uber cringeworthy).
The writing was fine, a lot of mistakes were noticed by me and others. But overall, I did enjoy the story. It was an easy read.
I loved all the characters I was supposed to love and hated those I was supposed to hate. And by hated, I mean HATED.
TW: domestic abuse, PTSD
I wish the PTSD was developed a bit more in our main character but it was done well, in the opinion of someone who has never suffered from it.
I would love to see a spin off with the twins and their dad. I think it’d be an interesting story. I loved the Twins (even though they were uber cringeworthy).
The writing was fine, a lot of mistakes were noticed by me and others. But overall, I did enjoy the story. It was an easy read.