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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
Holllllly angsty book from hell Batman. I was pulled in so many directions with this story I was so confused. And it was actually pretty appropo with the state of the worlds right now which made it hit home a lot closer.
Ultimately I’m happy everyone found their happy ever after but that was hellish to go thru lol.
Ultimately I’m happy everyone found their happy ever after but that was hellish to go thru lol.
Holy moly! I just read the mother of all love triangles. I know they turn off a lot of readers, but they're one of my guiltiest pleasures. I adore them. I have to say it's been a long, long time since I've read one, but none, and I mean, not even Kellan Kyle, has affected me this way.
I started this book this morning, minutes after I woke up. I read, and read, and read. I sat on my comfy couch and got nothing accomplished. My kids were in school, I had the whole house to myself, and this book freaking consumed me. I only stopped for bathroom breaks.
This is bar none, the absolute best book I've read all year! I'm sure I've probably said that in previous reviews, and at the time it was true, but this book has ruined me for any other book I'm going to read after it. In fact, I feel sorry for the book I have to review next.
The writing by these two authors is superb. Heartbreak Warfare, in all its angsty, gut wrenching, beautiful glory laid bare my emotions. My chest hurt, I had goosebumps. Even after these authors completely wrecked me, I could not put this book down.
This one will stay with me for quite a while. I'm in love with this story and these beautifully broken characters. I want more.
~ Lia, 10 Stars!
I started this book this morning, minutes after I woke up. I read, and read, and read. I sat on my comfy couch and got nothing accomplished. My kids were in school, I had the whole house to myself, and this book freaking consumed me. I only stopped for bathroom breaks.
This is bar none, the absolute best book I've read all year! I'm sure I've probably said that in previous reviews, and at the time it was true, but this book has ruined me for any other book I'm going to read after it. In fact, I feel sorry for the book I have to review next.
The writing by these two authors is superb. Heartbreak Warfare, in all its angsty, gut wrenching, beautiful glory laid bare my emotions. My chest hurt, I had goosebumps. Even after these authors completely wrecked me, I could not put this book down.
This one will stay with me for quite a while. I'm in love with this story and these beautifully broken characters. I want more.
~ Lia, 10 Stars!
I never went so back and forth on a rating before in my life as I did this one. I’m fan of emotional books that will tear at your heartstrings and leave its unforgettable mark on you. I think this book itself was well written and structured superbly, grammatically, this book did what it was supposed to do. I actually did find myself in tears and totally in my feelings. But, certain aspects of the story left more to be desired for me.
I know that Katy and Chris went through something horrific and it can be understandable to form a bond through that survival. But, the cheating just ruined this whole book for me. I’ve read books with cheating before and it didn’t bother me but the way it was done in this book completely rubbed me the wrong way. While I could sympathize with what they went through, I just could not get with Katy and Chris’ relationship. It felt ingenious and I honestly felt so bad for Gavin and their son. Was Gavin perfect? No, he wasn’t but this didn’t even feel like a love triangle, it just felt like straight up cheating. I felt like Gavin and their son were an afterthought and the story would’ve been more impactful for me if Katy would’ve been a single mom. Had I read this, I’m honestly not sure I would’ve finished but Tracy Marks and Aaron Shedlock did absolutely amazing with the narration. While I wouldn’t recommend this one, I would read more by both of these authors.
I know that Katy and Chris went through something horrific and it can be understandable to form a bond through that survival. But, the cheating just ruined this whole book for me. I’ve read books with cheating before and it didn’t bother me but the way it was done in this book completely rubbed me the wrong way. While I could sympathize with what they went through, I just could not get with Katy and Chris’ relationship. It felt ingenious and I honestly felt so bad for Gavin and their son. Was Gavin perfect? No, he wasn’t but this didn’t even feel like a love triangle, it just felt like straight up cheating. I felt like Gavin and their son were an afterthought and the story would’ve been more impactful for me if Katy would’ve been a single mom. Had I read this, I’m honestly not sure I would’ve finished but Tracy Marks and Aaron Shedlock did absolutely amazing with the narration. While I wouldn’t recommend this one, I would read more by both of these authors.
SOOOOOO GOOD!! the best book I read this years. oh my god what a story! what a roller coster! i love all of them i love all the characters.
Heartbreaking. That’s what this book is. There is so many points where I had to put it down and take a breather because it was just too intense BUT the ability to evoke that kind of emotional response is what an amazing book is supposed to do. I finished this book a couple of weeks ago and I STILL can’t decide if I liked the ending but I respect it, understand it even, and appreciate the entire story. Just read it!
Gut wrenching, heartbreaking story. What a ride these authors bring us on for this one.
It was a great, very well-written book. But OMG, talk about depressing! I could have finished it a day early, but I had to give my head and heart a break.
Heartbeak Warfare by Heather M. Orgeron and Kate Stewart
Standalone Emotional Romance
Heartbreak Warfare by Heather Oregon and Kate Stewart is everything I usually avoid in a book. But sometimes you know that leaving your comfort zone can bring some of the biggest surprises. Going in, I knew this was an ugly cry book. I read to be happy, and because I have eye issues, adding tears to the mix doesn’t help. I also knew it was a military book AND a love triangle! Three things I usually avoid. But Kate Stewart has surprised me before, so I decided to take a chance.
I am so glad I did, because it’s one of the best books I read this year. I admit it, I cried from the 2nd page on. But every tear I shed was worth it!
“Trust me?”
“Always,”
“Still love me?”
“Forever.”
Katy and Gavin have a wonderful marriage. They have a little boy together, but they are both in the Army. It’s Katy’s turn to deploy, and leaving her family behind to go to Iraq for a year is so much harder than she ever expected. Luckily, she is deployed with her best friend, but that doesn’t stop her from missing her family something fierce.
“He’s the perfect picture of an American soldier: strong, virile, and confident, with a healthy dose of cocky.”
When she meets the fun and flirty Briggs in Iraq, she can’t deny how gorgeous he is, but she is married. They strike up a flirtatious friendship, but that’s where it ends.
Until the unthinkable happens.
This story was NOT an easy read. What happens to them in Iraq is horrifying, and neither expected to ever see the light of day again. But in that time, amidst that fear and torture, Briggs and Katy (aka “Scottie”) formed an unbreakable bond. They went through the kind of hell that changes everything.
“We are perfect, and we are impossible.”
“Run far and fast, dance that sexy dance, have that second baby. Smile, Scottie. Lighten up, tell jokes, live a long and happy life, for me.”
Katy is lucky. She returns home to her amazing husband and adorable child. But she is not the same person.
“I no longer fit. I’m not her, the woman who left.”
Can Katy get back to who she was? Can she stop longing for Briggs, the only person who knows what she went through and experienced it right along with her? You have to read to find out all the details.
This story wrecked me. I have a new appreciation for what military and their spouses endure, and let me tell you, they all deserve a medal. Heartbreak Warfare had me messaging Kate Stewart with photos of my wet, blotchy, crying face. She tried to tell me to take breaks and step away for a bit, BUT I COULDN’T STOP READING. Despite the tears, I just couldn’t put it down. While I thought the book should go one way, I doubted that decision on every other page.
Likes:
- •Could not put it down, even when I couldn’t see through my tears.
- •The respect and admiration the authors feel towards the military and their families was very evident.
- •A completely unique story.
- •The authors did not hold back. They told an extremely difficult story with no sugar coating.
- •So much RAW EMOTION.
- •Told in three points of view, Katy, Briggs, and Gavin.
Dislikes:
- •Katy noticing how hot Briggs is right from the start made me feel like she wasn’t quite as loyal to begin with. I think if the initial attraction was toned down a bit I would have been even more sympathetic to Katy
The Down & Dirty:
Heartbreak Warfare is an epic story that will rip you to pieces and put you back together again. This is an INTENSE and EMOTIONAL read, and I ugly cried through the whole book (I admit, I am a bit of a crybaby, but if you didn’t tear up during this book, I worry for you). It was completely out of character for me to read a book like this, but I am SO GLAD I took the chance (and ran out to buy tissues before I started). This is a book about WAR. You can’t go to the Middle East and not come back scarred and changed in some way. It’s also a love triangle and kind of a love letter to the military. It’s everything I usually avoid in a book, yet it will absolutely be on my 2018 Best of the year list. I promise, Heartbreak Warfare is worth every tear.
Rating: 5 Stars, 3.5 Heat
Purchase Heartbreak Warfare by Heather M. Orgeron and Kate Stewart
I listened to the audiobook. Great story. Great Male narration. I knocked off a star because I didn’t like the female narration.
Beautiful, indescribable, healing
"How much can a heart handle in one lifetime? I’m pretty sure I’ll never know the exact answer to that question, but the scars that mar mine make me hate the fcker for continuing to beat."
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I'm not one you'll find running to emotional books, wanting to feel any type of heartache, pain, or even love triangles.... with all of that said this is seriously one of the best romance books I have ever read! This beautifully broken love story of Katy's will give you all of the feels and more. A wife, soldier, mother... Katy has committed her life to her husband and son, but when she goes to war she experiences something she never thought she would in this lifetime - trauma. Inexplicable trauma that can only be described through the brilliant words of the authors, changes a person on a fundamental level that may or may not be experienced by others.
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My heart gave itself freely without my permission, and I followed, a willing slave.
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The range of emotion you'll experience with Katy, Gavin, and Briggs will bring you through a powerful story filled with love, pain, anger, heartbreak, betrayal, fear, shame, guilt... just to only name a few.
"How much can a heart handle in one lifetime? I’m pretty sure I’ll never know the exact answer to that question, but the scars that mar mine make me hate the fcker for continuing to beat."
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I'm not one you'll find running to emotional books, wanting to feel any type of heartache, pain, or even love triangles.... with all of that said this is seriously one of the best romance books I have ever read! This beautifully broken love story of Katy's will give you all of the feels and more. A wife, soldier, mother... Katy has committed her life to her husband and son, but when she goes to war she experiences something she never thought she would in this lifetime - trauma. Inexplicable trauma that can only be described through the brilliant words of the authors, changes a person on a fundamental level that may or may not be experienced by others.
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My heart gave itself freely without my permission, and I followed, a willing slave.
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The range of emotion you'll experience with Katy, Gavin, and Briggs will bring you through a powerful story filled with love, pain, anger, heartbreak, betrayal, fear, shame, guilt... just to only name a few.