A review by bookobsessedfamily
Broken Sons by Alice Hanov

5.0

TW: suicide attempt, near death experience, trauma, PTSD, abuse, war, torture, attempted SA, capture/imprisonment

To keep the love of her life safe, Alex gives up her freedom to go live with her uncle Moorloc. As long as Alex stays at her uncle's castle, Aaron will be safe, but the same can't be said for her. Trying to learn to control her powers while surviving the horrors of the castle threatens to break her. 

Aaron tries desperately to save his princess while trying to end a centuries old feud. 

Along the way Alex and Aaron have to face their own battles without the help of the other, They will be pushed to their limits and find new friends and foes. But will they both be able to survive? And if they do, will they ever be the same again?

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I enjoyed this book so much that I couldn't put it down and I stayed up way too late reading it. I am sad that I have to wait for the next one. 

You will laugh and cry and everything in between. You will be angry and feel the pain of the characters. Alex is an amazingly strong FMC and you will see her pushed further than you thought possible. While Alex isn't one to give into old notions of a prince saving his princess, Aaron will do anything and be pushed to his limits to save her. 

I can't say enough amazing things about this book, but don't want to give too much away. If you are someone who loves fantasy and is ok with a lot of triggers, you won't be disappointed. This is the second book in a series and without reading the first book a lot of this one would be confusing. The first book is The Head, The Heart, and The Heir. 

I can't wait for the next book.