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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
LOVED this book! This series was so good. The angst almost killed me but I didn't want this book to end. I love how Ethan and Cassie evolved throughout this series. They had the most amazing chemistry and had a lot to go through but this was perfect. I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read more by this author.
4.5 stars.
I didn't think it was possible to top the first book, Bad Romeo, but it did.
I'm flabbergasted.. I'm one big emotional mess right now. This book was such an amazing read <3
Full review in Dutch (There's a translate button on my blogsite) :
http://melissasbookworld.com/2016/03/18/recensie-broken-juliet-leisa-rayven/
I didn't think it was possible to top the first book, Bad Romeo, but it did.
I'm flabbergasted.. I'm one big emotional mess right now. This book was such an amazing read <3
Full review in Dutch (There's a translate button on my blogsite) :
http://melissasbookworld.com/2016/03/18/recensie-broken-juliet-leisa-rayven/
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After a 5 stars rating on Bad Romeo, Broken Juliet is a bit let down. In Broken Juliet we still have that all the explosive conversation between Ethan and Casey. Miss Rayven done a wonderful job.
We can feel the spark, the chemistry, the heat, the seduction and the strong connection between these two. What I want more is more story/ focus on why Ethan left Casey. We only get the reason as a glimpse at the end. I want to see that the reason Ethan left Casey creating this beautiful explosive chemistry.
Overall a good read.
We can feel the spark, the chemistry, the heat, the seduction and the strong connection between these two. What I want more is more story/ focus on why Ethan left Casey. We only get the reason as a glimpse at the end. I want to see that the reason Ethan left Casey creating this beautiful explosive chemistry.
Overall a good read.
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
In my review of Bad Romeo, I had said that Ethan was cracked and had all of these fissures that were just waiting to be broken open. Well, in Broken Juliet, the roles switch completely. Gone is the naive, happy-go-lucky Cassie because guess what? She’s covered in cracks now. These fissures are caused by Ethan, who has now had all of his fissures repaired. Yes, that once torn-apart young man is now steadily on his two feet.
“We just stand there for a while. Breathing each other in. Being. Still not fixed, but far less broken.”
Cassie has suffered true heartbreak. She has loved and lost Ethan not once, but twice. Two times she’s been dropped, causing those new little cracks to elongate. And after that second drop, she’s labeled ‘fragile.’ She can’t take anymore; she doesn’t even know if she can handle anymore without falling to pieces. When Ethan returns back in her life, and begs for one last chance, she’s torn. She knows that what they had was something that doesn’t come along more than once, but is it worth it to risk herself all over again? With how thin her grasp is, she’s close to falling. Cassie is now angry, complacent, jaded–the complete opposite of who she was. She’s failed Ethan, in her mind, and lost herself somewhere in that struggle.
“‘My end game is to simply know that I’m yours and you’re mine, and that neither one of us is scared or ashamed of that. I want to take you out and put my arm around you and know that every other man in the room is jealous as hell that I’m the one who gets to take you home and paint your skin with my mouth.'”
Ethan…boy, did he break. He shattered. But in shattering, he learned where each piece of him belonged. He spent that time putting himself back together again. He worked damn hard to get himself to where he needs to be in order to be what Cassie always deserved. And he’s back with a vengeance. But he wasn’t expecting to find the shell of the woman he left. But he’s strong now, and he can make enough glue to keep himself together and to put Cassie back together, too. He’s ready to right past wrongs, and even if he doesn’t get the girl, he wants her whole again.
“‘People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there’s light from within.'”
The raw passion that strings these two characters together is mesmerizing. It’s feral, in nature, the way that they circle each other. Both past and present, you can feel that bond they share regardless of their strife. And the way that the past and present are woven so poignantly was brilliant. I felt like each scene brought something to the next one, where you were able to see a little growth in each character whether it be forward or backward each time we dove back and forth. And even though the characters have essentially switched roles, it works completely. I absolutely loved that Ethan had to be in Cassie’s shoes, to see what watching someone who was damaged felt like–even if he was the one who caused it. I think it was needed for them to come full circle in their love story. Extremely well-written, with characters that grow, change, and evolve, and with enough emotional and physical tension that’ll have you turning the pages despite the pain in your chest.
“He doesn’t even know how sexy he is. Not just his body but his stained-glass heart. All the pieces of his past and present welded into place. Cracked and imperfect, but beautiful nonetheless.”
**Received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
“We just stand there for a while. Breathing each other in. Being. Still not fixed, but far less broken.”
Cassie has suffered true heartbreak. She has loved and lost Ethan not once, but twice. Two times she’s been dropped, causing those new little cracks to elongate. And after that second drop, she’s labeled ‘fragile.’ She can’t take anymore; she doesn’t even know if she can handle anymore without falling to pieces. When Ethan returns back in her life, and begs for one last chance, she’s torn. She knows that what they had was something that doesn’t come along more than once, but is it worth it to risk herself all over again? With how thin her grasp is, she’s close to falling. Cassie is now angry, complacent, jaded–the complete opposite of who she was. She’s failed Ethan, in her mind, and lost herself somewhere in that struggle.
“‘My end game is to simply know that I’m yours and you’re mine, and that neither one of us is scared or ashamed of that. I want to take you out and put my arm around you and know that every other man in the room is jealous as hell that I’m the one who gets to take you home and paint your skin with my mouth.'”
Ethan…boy, did he break. He shattered. But in shattering, he learned where each piece of him belonged. He spent that time putting himself back together again. He worked damn hard to get himself to where he needs to be in order to be what Cassie always deserved. And he’s back with a vengeance. But he wasn’t expecting to find the shell of the woman he left. But he’s strong now, and he can make enough glue to keep himself together and to put Cassie back together, too. He’s ready to right past wrongs, and even if he doesn’t get the girl, he wants her whole again.
“‘People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there’s light from within.'”
The raw passion that strings these two characters together is mesmerizing. It’s feral, in nature, the way that they circle each other. Both past and present, you can feel that bond they share regardless of their strife. And the way that the past and present are woven so poignantly was brilliant. I felt like each scene brought something to the next one, where you were able to see a little growth in each character whether it be forward or backward each time we dove back and forth. And even though the characters have essentially switched roles, it works completely. I absolutely loved that Ethan had to be in Cassie’s shoes, to see what watching someone who was damaged felt like–even if he was the one who caused it. I think it was needed for them to come full circle in their love story. Extremely well-written, with characters that grow, change, and evolve, and with enough emotional and physical tension that’ll have you turning the pages despite the pain in your chest.
“He doesn’t even know how sexy he is. Not just his body but his stained-glass heart. All the pieces of his past and present welded into place. Cracked and imperfect, but beautiful nonetheless.”
**Received an ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
Reseña Completa: El Extraño Gato del Cuento
Creo que si tuviera que definir Broken Juliet en una sola palabra sería "Inesperado". Mi mente estaba preparada completamente para otra cosa en el libro, algo más egoísta y común que pudiera encontrar en otro libro. Cada vez que un libro me vende la idea sobre unos personajes que se amaron en el pasado y ahora se odian pero por cosas de la vida ahora por una absurda razón quieren volver a intentarlo, la relación es siempre un error desde el inicio y las soluciones que nos dan a acabar el libro tienden a ser bastante superficiales. Eso esperaba de Broken Juliet pero no pasó.
Lo mencioné en la reseña del primer libro, lo recalco ahora: Ethan Holt es uno de los pocos personajes masculinos que he leído hasta ahora en New Adult que tiene personalidad, Leisa Rayven se la ingenió para traernos un tipo oscuro y sexy pero a la vez alguien consciente de la realidad y no tan egoísta y estúpido como estaba esperando. Hay muchas escenas en Broken Juliet que hacen a Ethan alejarse del estereotipo y a la vez conservar ese aire bad boy que me encanta. ¿Lo que más me gustó de Ethan? No solo fue lo guapo que es o que sabe cocinar, sino que cuando el tipo se molesta ¿sabes que hace? LIMPIA. Seeh, este libro subió mis estándares de "no existe" a "tienes que estar bromeando, gato, eso es un unicornio".
Oh, Cassie. La adoro. Algo que le resentiré a Ethan, a pesar de gustarme mucho, es como cambió Cassie "gracias" a él, tanto lo bueno como lo malo.
Broken Juliet me hizo reconsiderar mucho algo en lo que creía. Cuando sabía o veía en películas/series parejas que iban a terapia para salvar su matrimonio, siempre pensé que era la cosa más absurda que podían hacer, para mí era solo una excusa para evitar reconocer que no funcionó. Luego de terminar de leer, la verdad es que me quedé pensando mucho si, quizá, no es tanta terquedad la razón por las que los matrimonios van a terapia de parejas. No, Ethan y Cassie no van a terapia de parejas, no exactamente es solo que me dejó pensando.
Los últimos capítulos son pura tortura, es una bomba de tiempo a punto de explotar, una caja de Pandora de emociones, no sabes que saldrá. ¿Lo odiaré? ¿Lo podré perdonar? ¿Y si fue una cosa muy estúpida? Eso lo descubrirás cuando termines de leer Broken Juliet.
Por las cinco estrellas, puedes ver que Broken Juliet me encantó, mi único pero es que un capítulo se ponen un poco demasiado cursis para mi gusto, soy alérgica a ese tipo de emociones. Broken Juliet es igual de divertida que Bad Romeo, muy sexy, una de esas pocas veces en quisiera una película porque hay algunas escenas tan graciosas que necesito verlas en una película. En serio: la llamada y uno de los viajes en auto, demasiado, me tuvo llorando de risa.
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Creo que si tuviera que definir Broken Juliet en una sola palabra sería "Inesperado". Mi mente estaba preparada completamente para otra cosa en el libro, algo más egoísta y común que pudiera encontrar en otro libro. Cada vez que un libro me vende la idea sobre unos personajes que se amaron en el pasado y ahora se odian pero por cosas de la vida ahora por una absurda razón quieren volver a intentarlo, la relación es siempre un error desde el inicio y las soluciones que nos dan a acabar el libro tienden a ser bastante superficiales. Eso esperaba de Broken Juliet pero no pasó.
Lo mencioné en la reseña del primer libro, lo recalco ahora: Ethan Holt es uno de los pocos personajes masculinos que he leído hasta ahora en New Adult que tiene personalidad, Leisa Rayven se la ingenió para traernos un tipo oscuro y sexy pero a la vez alguien consciente de la realidad y no tan egoísta y estúpido como estaba esperando. Hay muchas escenas en Broken Juliet que hacen a Ethan alejarse del estereotipo y a la vez conservar ese aire bad boy que me encanta. ¿Lo que más me gustó de Ethan? No solo fue lo guapo que es o que sabe cocinar, sino que cuando el tipo se molesta ¿sabes que hace? LIMPIA. Seeh, este libro subió mis estándares de "no existe" a "tienes que estar bromeando, gato, eso es un unicornio".
Oh, Cassie. La adoro. Algo que le resentiré a Ethan, a pesar de gustarme mucho, es como cambió Cassie "gracias" a él, tanto lo bueno como lo malo.
Broken Juliet me hizo reconsiderar mucho algo en lo que creía. Cuando sabía o veía en películas/series parejas que iban a terapia para salvar su matrimonio, siempre pensé que era la cosa más absurda que podían hacer, para mí era solo una excusa para evitar reconocer que no funcionó. Luego de terminar de leer, la verdad es que me quedé pensando mucho si, quizá, no es tanta terquedad la razón por las que los matrimonios van a terapia de parejas. No, Ethan y Cassie no van a terapia de parejas, no exactamente es solo que me dejó pensando.
Los últimos capítulos son pura tortura, es una bomba de tiempo a punto de explotar, una caja de Pandora de emociones, no sabes que saldrá. ¿Lo odiaré? ¿Lo podré perdonar? ¿Y si fue una cosa muy estúpida? Eso lo descubrirás cuando termines de leer Broken Juliet.
Por las cinco estrellas, puedes ver que Broken Juliet me encantó, mi único pero es que un capítulo se ponen un poco demasiado cursis para mi gusto, soy alérgica a ese tipo de emociones. Broken Juliet es igual de divertida que Bad Romeo, muy sexy, una de esas pocas veces en quisiera una película porque hay algunas escenas tan graciosas que necesito verlas en una película. En serio: la llamada y uno de los viajes en auto, demasiado, me tuvo llorando de risa.
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More like a 2.5
It was okey and a very quik read. I read this in three hours, but I barely remember what happened in this.
It was okey and a very quik read. I read this in three hours, but I barely remember what happened in this.
4.5 stars actually. I originally gave in and downloaded the first audiobook, Bad Romeo, earlier this year because the author was on the original list for Book Bonanza. But she had to cancel. And even though I owned the paperback of this, I decided to just go ahead and listen to it, and I did on my drive from my town of Kansas City to Denver where I went to Book Bonanza. Now there were times that if I'd been Cassie, I'd have been so done with Ethan. I mean, forget it. But yeah, I've never been in real love, so I guess I don't know. I also felt that her feelings of it must be love because of how good the sex was, well that seemed pretty naive. Another thing I really did like is that in this book the woman is the one who got to go out and be making up for being apart from the guy she loved. Usually it seems it is the guy who does that. To be fair, he probably did that before they ever got together, and all of his declarations of love when they were adult explains why he didn't from then on. I did like how the ending gave us just about all you needed to know about how things went on from then. But it seemed to drag on a few times when I thought it was over, so that was a bit much maybe.
I was expecting a bit more of the story or for a different perspective on the relationship of Ethan and Cassie. I felt like this book just retold what happened in the first one, which I already knew and only kind of glimpsed at the now. It was very repetitive of their "I want you, I'm not good for you" game so I did get a little bored with it.