A review by justkarlah
Bloody, Broken Fate by Hazel Jonas

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

▫️Dual 1st person POV▫️

Bloody, Broken Fate is a mafia romance with magic, fated mates, gods, and vampires. There's a ton of trauma and possible triggers, so I would recommend checking those first before reading!

Zeno and Raquel's interactions at the beginning felt natural, and made it easy to see that they were fated to be together. She's unsure why it's so easy to trust him and accept his comfort, and he's in denial about her being his fated mate since she's human. 

I personally liked that they both worked on and helped each other get through their past trauma, although the way they went about it could've been different.
It just felt wrong sometimes how he wanted to heal his sexual trauma by forcing himself to do sexual things? I know they went at his pace and stopped when it was too much, but it didn't feel entirely right to me.
 

It was nice to read about them getting to know each other, earning the other's trust, and allowing themselves to fall for each other, instead of just simply accenting the bond and moving on. 

I wish there was more mention of witches and vampires not being able to mate according to their rules. It makes for pretty strong half vampires like Nico's brother, but we only got a little portion of a chapter at the end about it.


There were moments where it felt like there was so much happening all at once, that it leaves the reader trying to keep up with the world building. It was definitely interesting, with a twist on modern vampire books so it's not a copy paste story. Just wish the world building was a little more detailed.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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