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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A man from the past she can’t forget.
And a love that’s messy, beautiful, and deeply broken.
But maybe… just maybe… it’s worth salvaging.
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This is a story about survival, forgiveness, and learning that even broken people are deserving of love. It’s heartfelt, raw, and beautifully written. If you love second chances, emotional slow burns, and characters with depth —this is the one!
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challenging
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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
5 🌟 IT WAS THE ENDING FOR ME!!!!! All the feels! All the healing! All the tears!
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“When you first learn how to play basketball, you stumble a few times and miss a lot of the shots you take. You grow frustrated, but you keep dribbling that ball, keep shooting, keep moving your feet. Your chin stays up, and even when you feel like you'll never be great—that you'll never accomplish your goals—that's when it all falls into place.
Our love was a lot like that. Bumpy at the start as we learned, stumbling through feelings and grief, but coming out the other side with our heads up and our dreams in our grasps.
We had a love like no other—a beautiful, broken love that healed us when we needed it most.”
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I honestly wasn't expecting to rate this 5 stars, but it was wrapped up so beautifully in the end that I can't rate it any less.
Deke and Vina were both complex yet enjoyable MCs to read about, from their banter to their spicy encounters to their pain, grief and healing. All the family members and friends that had in their 1 percent were so authentic, supportive and loveable. The topics of grief, loss of a loved one, suicide, toxic parenting, and healing were all executed so profoundly beautiful.
A physical copy of this book is definitely need in my home library! AND OH... Deke is a p*ssy eating savage and I loved that for Davina. 😏
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“When you first learn how to play basketball, you stumble a few times and miss a lot of the shots you take. You grow frustrated, but you keep dribbling that ball, keep shooting, keep moving your feet. Your chin stays up, and even when you feel like you'll never be great—that you'll never accomplish your goals—that's when it all falls into place.
Our love was a lot like that. Bumpy at the start as we learned, stumbling through feelings and grief, but coming out the other side with our heads up and our dreams in our grasps.
We had a love like no other—a beautiful, broken love that healed us when we needed it most.”
•••
I honestly wasn't expecting to rate this 5 stars, but it was wrapped up so beautifully in the end that I can't rate it any less.
Deke and Vina were both complex yet enjoyable MCs to read about, from their banter to their spicy encounters to their pain, grief and healing. All the family members and friends that had in their 1 percent were so authentic, supportive and loveable. The topics of grief, loss of a loved one, suicide, toxic parenting, and healing were all executed so profoundly beautiful.
A physical copy of this book is definitely need in my home library! AND OH... Deke is a p*ssy eating savage and I loved that for Davina. 😏
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
Beautiful Broken Love is the perfect balance of all my favorite romance elements: yearning, robust support networks outside of the couple, fantastical love amidst real life tragedy.
Davina is still mourning the loss of her husband when she meets Deke, a basketball player she’s hoping to have serve as a representative for her skincare brand. When the two meet, sparks fly instantly, surprising them both. Davina isn’t sure she’s ready to explore anything, let alone something serious with a man like Deke, but he isn’t going to go down without a fight.
I loved reading their banter, and the careful push and pull of Deke’s advances as he learns to navigate the sensitive place Davina is in while protecting his own heart.
These two are so perfectly matched. Their senses of humor, their busy lifestyles, and the wounds they’re working to heal. I think their story is a beautiful example of what it looks like to gather strength and courage from the ones you love. I wouldn’t change a thing, this is for sure one of my favorite romances of the year so far and now I have to take a look back at Shanora Williams’ catalogue.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide
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
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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:
N/A
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
sad
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