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A thousand broken pieces

Tillie Cole

4.2 AVERAGE

gracen_a15's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

krisztina28's review against another edition

5.0

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I honestly have no words—this book left me utterly speechless. I loved the first installment, but the second book completely stole my heart. I adored it. It’s been such a long time since a story made me cry this much.

This book doesn’t just tell a tale—it feels. It breaks your heart into pieces, only to gently gather them up and piece them back together, like those precious vases mended with gold in the art of Kintsugi. Every fracture, every ache, becomes something beautiful by the end.

What touched me most is how deeply and gracefully it deals with the loss of loved ones. There’s a quiet kind of healing in its pages—a recognition of grief, but also of love that endures beyond absence. It doesn’t shy away from pain, yet it offers comfort like a warm hand in the dark.

It’s raw, emotional, and deeply human. I’ll be carrying it in my heart for a long, long time.

crystalmw's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-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

raacheljj's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

ruth27's review against another edition

4.5

emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

julastaade's review against another edition

3.0

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

heather_cole's review against another edition

4.0

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense

graciemosko's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

molowesterman's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 15%

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Slow

lisamshardlow's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was devastatingly beautiful.