Summary
From Stephanie Garber, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Caraval, Once Upon a Broken Heart is the first book in a new series about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after.
Evangeline Fox was raised in her beloved father’s curiosity shop, where she grew up on legends about immortals, like the tragic Prince of Hearts. She knows his powers are mythic, his kiss is worth dying for, and that bargains with him rarely end well.
But when Evangeline learns that the love of her life is about to marry another, she becomes desperate enough to offer the Prince of Hearts whatever he wants in exchange for his help to stop the wedding. The prince only asks for three kisses. But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’s pledged. And he has plans for Evangeline that will either end in the greatest happily ever after, or the most exquisite tragedy…
Facts
Published: September 2021
Length: 403
Genre: Fantasy/Romance
Format: ebook
Review
I’ve been on the fence about reading this book since it came out. It has a lot of hype and which I’m always a bit wary about, but I spotted it on a Amazon deal for 99p so I thought what the hell…
I enjoyed the world that Stephanie has created is magical and whimsical which was fresh and interesting. This is def the kind the of book I wanted to be reading when I was in my teens.
Evangeline was an interesting character, I did get a little frustrated with at times, as some of her decision making was a bit shoddy. Jacks I really wanted to like him and I’m still not sure what I do actually think about. He is mysterious and complex.
The story itself was an experience, there were times where I didn’t know what the hell was happening and I think that’s part of the magic of this book, at no point could I figure out what would happen next, except the bits about her sister, I called that from a mile off.
Overall this was a great read. I did enjoy it and I’ll more than likely read the rest of this trilogy.
My Rating: 4/5
About the Author‘s
Stephanie Garber is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Once Upon a Broken Heart, The Ballad of Never After, and the Caraval trilogy. Her books have been translated into thirty languages.
