Once Upon A Broken Heart
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Summary
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…
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…
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Bookphenomena （Micky）
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Headlines:Different broken hearts for different reasonsTrust。。。who？Apples， foxes， arches and kissesThis was such a fun and gripping world to get caught up in。 Once Upon A Broken Heart was magical， sarcastic， funny and twisty。 The whole book was an experience （plot and characters aside） with great formatting for newspaper articles and notes。This felt different to the Caraval world and I was glad of that。 The south and then the north felt totally different from those previous books and I would aff Headlines:Different broken hearts for different reasonsTrust。。。who？Apples， foxes， arches and kissesThis was such a fun and gripping world to get caught up in。 Once Upon A Broken Heart was magical， sarcastic， funny and twisty。 The whole book was an experience （plot and characters aside） with great formatting for newspaper articles and notes。This felt different to the Caraval world and I was glad of that。 The south and then the north felt totally different from those previous books and I would affirm that reading the series first is unnecessary， you'll only miss a deeper meaning on a few nuggets of information。Evangeline was a worthy protagonist， she felt mature in some ways but she had a tendency to react to events and then act without thinking things through。 That said， I really enjoyed everywhere the plot went， it truly was unpredictable。 Predictably however， I liked Jacks and despite his nefariousness， I wanted to see him romantically entwined。 That fate is utterly untrustworthy and but I'm 100% Team Jack。I can't wait to see where this story goes in the next book。 Stephanie Garber created a different yet intertwined world with her previous series。 This series is right up my street and I'm already a fan。Thank you to Hodder Books for the early review copy。 。。。more
Georgia Husselbee
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Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review。I can honestly say I was obsessed with this book。 I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it and never wanted to put it down。 This was such a good fantasy read！I will admit I haven’t finished the Caraval trilogy and have only read the first book， which is now something I need to change！ I think I enjoyed this one more than Caraval when I read that a few years ago。 I do think this book can be read as a standal Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review。I can honestly say I was obsessed with this book。 I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it and never wanted to put it down。 This was such a good fantasy read！I will admit I haven’t finished the Caraval trilogy and have only read the first book， which is now something I need to change！ I think I enjoyed this one more than Caraval when I read that a few years ago。 I do think this book can be read as a standalone， but I think there are some things that will probably make more sense if you’ve read the Caraval trilogy first！ This book also has spoilers for that trilogy as it is set after the events of it， and some characters do feature！ I also believe this is a spin off involving Jacks， the Prince of Hearts， a character that appears in the last two books of the trilogy， so he was a character I had never met before。‘I believe there are far more possibilities than happily ever after or tragedy。 Every story has the potential for infinite endings。’Once Upon A Broken Heart follows Evangeline Fox， a girl in love with Luc， a boy who is about to marry her stepsister。 Evangeline and Luc were previously in love and this marriage comes as a massive shock to Evangeline， so naturally she seeks out one of the Fates to stop the wedding。 She meets Jacks and makes a deal with him， he will stop the wedding in exchange for three kisses of his choice。 After the wedding is stopped which gains quite a bit of media attention， Evangeline is sent as an Ambassador to the Magnificent North to attend the Nocte Neverending， an event to help Prince Apollo of the North find a wife。 Evangeline doesn’t expect to see Jacks in the North， but finds herself entangled in a mysterious plan of his。I wish this was a standalone as I am desperate for the sequel！ As the Prince of Hearts， Jacks can’t kiss anyone without killing them， unless they are his true love。 And I have never wanted two characters to kiss more than I wanted Evangeline and Jacks to。 Jacks is a very morally gray character， but he made the perfect love interest！ Their relationship， if you could call it that， is a very very slow burn， but I think it’ll be worth the wait！‘I wanted you here， Little Fox。’Evangeline is a very well written character and I felt connected to her and her emotions。 I loved her fascination with the North and the Fates。 The world building was stunning。 I felt so immersed in this book and could perfectly imagine myself in the settings described。 It was incredibly easy to get lost in this book， and I’m sat here writing this review and wishing I was still reading this book！ I have so much more I want to say about this book and what moments I loved but then this review would not be spoiler free！ 。。。more
Sifa Poulton
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I received an eARC from the publishers through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 It has not affected my opinions。The best way I can describe this book is "absurdist。" There's a certain amount of suspension of disbelief required to read books， particularly SFF， but this book took it to the extreme。The sequence of events felt rather ridiculous， with things happening so fast as if the book was trying to ensure you didn't have enough time to question why things were happening。 For example， I received an eARC from the publishers through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 It has not affected my opinions。The best way I can describe this book is "absurdist。" There's a certain amount of suspension of disbelief required to read books， particularly SFF， but this book took it to the extreme。The sequence of events felt rather ridiculous， with things happening so fast as if the book was trying to ensure you didn't have enough time to question why things were happening。 For example， the entire plot is predicated on the fact that a random girl who'd gotten into gossip papers is sent north on a diplomatic mission， despite having no experience。 It's framed as a diplomatic mission， except there's nothing diplomatic about her task - which is just "go" as if northern royals will know about southern gossip and think that makes her a good choice？It basically feels like an excuse to start in a city we know from the previous books to get a Scarlett and Tella cameo in， and then to get Evangeline north where the plot is happening。 There is a one line explanation later， which only really generates more questions - namely why Scarlett would have listened to that person to make the decision。And the whole book felt like this。 Increasingly preposterous events with explanations that would crumble at the slightest breath of wind。 It almost felt like a farce。Having just read FINALE and being very disappointed by the book for trying to romanticise Jacks who hits every single one of my red flags for abusive， manipulative partners， I was worried this book would make him the love interest。 It didn't， thankfully - oh， for sure， Evangeline is confused， but it never felt like love from either of them。 He's using her for his own ends， and that's that。 There's no feeling of obsession from him。The "romance" itself， with Apollo， also felt off and farcical。 She's a very naïve girl who is very good at believing herself in love， and that's how I viewed it。 There wasn't any chemistry， and I'd understand if her emotion at the end was guilt and that's why she thought she had to do something。 However， it seemed like I was being told that it was love。That's two bad experiences in a row， and I doubt I'm going to enjoy reading any more of this series if it's like this。 It's always disappointing when you part ways with an author's books， but I think that's the best thing to do。 。。。more
Nez
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I received a copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review。 I really enjoyed this one。 It felt very whimsical and magical。 The writing style was beautiful and I enjoyed the character development。 We follow Evangeline， a young woman with rose gold hair。 Her father has passed away and she is working in his curiousity shop amongst the unusual and magical items。 She is suffering from a broken heart。 In her attempts to fix this， she goes to pray at the Prince of Hearts Church。 She makes a deal I received a copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review。 I really enjoyed this one。 It felt very whimsical and magical。 The writing style was beautiful and I enjoyed the character development。 We follow Evangeline， a young woman with rose gold hair。 Her father has passed away and she is working in his curiousity shop amongst the unusual and magical items。 She is suffering from a broken heart。 In her attempts to fix this， she goes to pray at the Prince of Hearts Church。 She makes a deal with a fate， Jacks。 He has an interesting story and he is intrigued by Evangeline。 Once the deal is made， Evangeline is tasked to kiss 3 people to heal her broken heart and stop her love from marrying another。 However， things do not go as planned。 A series of unfortunate events take place and Evangeline ends up travelling North to the land where magic is still rife。 The descriptions of the North were purely magical and I enjoyed the fairytale vibes。 Evangeline ends up on an adventure of love betrayal and magic prophecies。 The ending will leave you wanting more！ 。。。more
Anniek
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I'll unfortunately have to conclude Stephanie Garber's books are not for me。 While reading the Caraval trilogy， it had its ups and downs for me。 I didn't like the characters or the writing style very much， but I found the world so interesting。 And Jacks was a more interesting character to me than Legend。 So I was hoping this book might have been better in terms of writing style and characters。 I ultimately didn't feel like this book added an interesting story to this world， though。 I found mysel I'll unfortunately have to conclude Stephanie Garber's books are not for me。 While reading the Caraval trilogy， it had its ups and downs for me。 I didn't like the characters or the writing style very much， but I found the world so interesting。 And Jacks was a more interesting character to me than Legend。 So I was hoping this book might have been better in terms of writing style and characters。 I ultimately didn't feel like this book added an interesting story to this world， though。 I found myself pretty bored through most of it， even though a lot happens。 So I'll have to conclude it just didn't work for me。 。。。more
Ally Harris
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Nearer a 4。5 for me but I absolutely loved this and can't wait for the next one！ Nearer a 4。5 for me but I absolutely loved this and can't wait for the next one！ 。。。more
Steve Biden
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Katy Goodwin
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I was over the moon when I won Flatiron’s Caraval giveaway that included this ARC！ And oh my word THIS BOOK。 😭 I experienced so many emotions 💔 I already loved Jacks from the Caraval series and this was just on another level 😍🍎😳 I adore him， every treacherous heartbreaking aspect of him。 I think I love him too much， all things considered… but I can’t help it 😭💔 Evangeline is a delight and I love her so much。 She’s headstrong and deeply flawed。 It’s fun to read from her POV and see her character I was over the moon when I won Flatiron’s Caraval giveaway that included this ARC！ And oh my word THIS BOOK。 😭 I experienced so many emotions 💔 I already loved Jacks from the Caraval series and this was just on another level 😍🍎😳 I adore him， every treacherous heartbreaking aspect of him。 I think I love him too much， all things considered… but I can’t help it 😭💔 Evangeline is a delight and I love her so much。 She’s headstrong and deeply flawed。 It’s fun to read from her POV and see her character growth。 ☺️ I love Stephanie Garber’s writing， it’s so exquisite and mesmerizing。 I wanna live in this world of magic， Fates， and true love！！ Ah the ending 😭 it’s gonna be a long wait for the next book （honestly don’t know when it’s out， it’s just that any wait is gonna be long haha） but I am 100% confident that it will be more than worth it。 ❤️🔥 。。。more
Christine （myfictionaldays）
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I got an early copy wooohhoooo！！！ Overall I'll give it 4，5 / 5 stars。 It’s been a long time since I’ve been so thoroughly immersed in a book and I can’t say that it comes as a surprise that OUABH achieved this。 If you’ve read the Caraval series， you are probably familiar with Stephanie’s incredible storytelling which teleports you straight into her fantasy world。 It is such a whimsical story about love， curses， and the lengths that people will go to for a happily ever after。OUABH is a mixture of I got an early copy wooohhoooo！！！ Overall I'll give it 4，5 / 5 stars。 It’s been a long time since I’ve been so thoroughly immersed in a book and I can’t say that it comes as a surprise that OUABH achieved this。 If you’ve read the Caraval series， you are probably familiar with Stephanie’s incredible storytelling which teleports you straight into her fantasy world。 It is such a whimsical story about love， curses， and the lengths that people will go to for a happily ever after。OUABH is a mixture of all your favourite fairytales， starting with the most obvious one - Cinderella。 Much like her， the main character Evangeline is forced to live with her not so pleasant step-mother and sister after the loss of her father。 However， there is one thing that gets her through the hard days - love。 Until she discovers that her beloved Luc is about to marry another。 In her desperation， Evangeline seeks out non other than the Prince of Hearts and begs him for his help to stop the wedding。 The prince presents her with a simple offer - three kisses with three people he decides。 Having no other choice， Eva accepts his deal。 However， making bargains with the Fates always comes with a high cost and soon she will discover the foolish mistake she has made。 Soon she learns that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than what he originally pledged。 And he has plans for Evangeline that will either end in the greatest happily ever after， or the most exquisite tragedy。 It is a story filled with dreams， sacrifices， prophesies， magic books， secret doors and hidden worlds that stir your imagination to the maximum。 I’m so happy I got this early copy of one of my most anticipated reads for the year！ Absolutely amazing and I could not recommend it more！ 。。。more
Leah
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What an amazing book！ I was captivated from the very first page and did not want to put this book down。 I got sucked into this book that I thought I was actually a character as i could picture everything so clearly！I love Jack and Evangeline's story and definitely wanted to know more and more as the book went on。 Everything was so captivating and it is definitely a book I will get a physical copy of！ I cannot wait to see what happens in the next book because that ending left me wanting to know m What an amazing book！ I was captivated from the very first page and did not want to put this book down。 I got sucked into this book that I thought I was actually a character as i could picture everything so clearly！I love Jack and Evangeline's story and definitely wanted to know more and more as the book went on。 Everything was so captivating and it is definitely a book I will get a physical copy of！ I cannot wait to see what happens in the next book because that ending left me wanting to know more！ Thank you so much for my advance copy via netgalley！ 。。。more
Erin
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Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for a free ARC in exchange for a review！This book made me so happy。 From the moment a bell tried to warn Evangeline， I knew I was in for something special。 Stephanie Garber is， obviously， a beautiful writer， so all of the prose is gorgeous。 The story moves almost episodically at times， which I really enjoyed。 Events you think will be important are merely the set ups and the set ups become so important。 It's truly masterful construction。 Sidenote: I a Thank you to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton for a free ARC in exchange for a review！This book made me so happy。 From the moment a bell tried to warn Evangeline， I knew I was in for something special。 Stephanie Garber is， obviously， a beautiful writer， so all of the prose is gorgeous。 The story moves almost episodically at times， which I really enjoyed。 Events you think will be important are merely the set ups and the set ups become so important。 It's truly masterful construction。 Sidenote: I am desperate to have a book about the empress， her SKY CARRIAGE， and her scarred pirate fiance。 I am begging you， Stephanie Garber， please。I loved Evangeline。 She recognized her own faults， and felt like a real person trying to sort her life out。 She desperately hopes and believes in love， and wants her own happily ever after。 I think most girls who grew up in the fairytale section of the library can relate。 I also adore her relationships， especially with LaLa。There were so many plot points/twists that were so unexpected and thrilling。 I really enjoyed being surprised and trying to figure out how Evangeline would deal with these events。 At the end， I， like Evangeline， genuinely didn't know who to believe。 And I desperately want to figure it out！ The ending was spectacular。 A perfect way to end the first book of a series。 I am so looking forward to the next book in this series， and hopefully my empress spin off （PLEASE）。 Five stars from me。 。。。more
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Magical。Enthralling。Whimsical。This was one of my most anticipated releases and I am so happy I got to return to the world of Caraval。 This time we get to explore the Magnificent North。 This time we get a other glimpse into Jacks ' character and even though I would have liked more of him in the book， this first installment was a very promising start to his story。 We get a new heroine， Evangeline， and the start of a dangerous slow burn romance。I cannot wait to see where the story goes。 I am so rea Magical。Enthralling。Whimsical。This was one of my most anticipated releases and I am so happy I got to return to the world of Caraval。 This time we get to explore the Magnificent North。 This time we get a other glimpse into Jacks ' character and even though I would have liked more of him in the book， this first installment was a very promising start to his story。 We get a new heroine， Evangeline， and the start of a dangerous slow burn romance。I cannot wait to see where the story goes。 I am so ready for this journey。Huge thank you to Hodderscape for the beautiful proof copy。🌟🌟🌟🌟 Stars！ 。。。more
Candice
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lala i love youcliffhanger i'm mad at you lala i love youcliffhanger i'm mad at you 。。。more
Ashley Renee
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Thank you so much to Flatiron Books for sending me a copy of this beautiful book！I wish I could put into proper words how much I love this book， but I fear it would take sheets and sheets of paper to harness it。 This is the book I have been wanting for about two years—About my favorite character in all of YA。 And this book DELIVERED。 From the moment I opened the first page， I knew I was hooked， and I didn't put the book down until I finished it。 The writing was gorgeous， lush， and detailed， as i Thank you so much to Flatiron Books for sending me a copy of this beautiful book！I wish I could put into proper words how much I love this book， but I fear it would take sheets and sheets of paper to harness it。 This is the book I have been wanting for about two years—About my favorite character in all of YA。 And this book DELIVERED。 From the moment I opened the first page， I knew I was hooked， and I didn't put the book down until I finished it。 The writing was gorgeous， lush， and detailed， as if the words were all tipped in sugar and spice。 Even now， I cannot stop thinking about the scenes， the characters， and the magical setting。 I loved the threads of various fairytales throughout and how each one created a different part of the story。 （view spoiler）[ And the vampires， oh my goodness！！ I was living for it。 The absolute perfect world。 （hide spoiler）] If you loved the Caraval series and Jacks， you will adore this book。 It was new yet I still felt like I was in Caraval。 Every page pulled on my heartstrings。 （view spoiler）[ The relationship between the characters was perfection。 The rivalry， the intrigue， the hints of an attraction。 I love that Jacks was the same person he was in Caraval， with that little bit extra （hide spoiler）]。 My favorite book of the year。 My favorite book possibly of all time。 I will re-read this over and over and over again。 Is it possible to feel a book on your heart when you think about it？ Because this one is on mine。 I cannot wait for book two！Music while reading: "Fireside Dance" by Danny Elfman"Fairytale" by Harry Gregson-WilliamsCandle:Wicked Apple from Bath and Body Works。 。。。more
Caryn - iam。caryn
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I do wish I had enjoyed this one more。 Garber absolutely has a flair for storytelling。 Her writing style is lovely and detailed。Unfortunately， this story went a few places I didn’t really like。 It hurt my heart that I actually kept rolling my eyes at certain points。 I can’t get into it without spoiling things， but I was left feeling disappointed。The long and the short of it is: it was completely underwhelming。 There’s basically no plot to speak of， every character （yes even Jacks） fell flat。Ther I do wish I had enjoyed this one more。 Garber absolutely has a flair for storytelling。 Her writing style is lovely and detailed。Unfortunately， this story went a few places I didn’t really like。 It hurt my heart that I actually kept rolling my eyes at certain points。 I can’t get into it without spoiling things， but I was left feeling disappointed。The long and the short of it is: it was completely underwhelming。 There’s basically no plot to speak of， every character （yes even Jacks） fell flat。There was a subplot point that didn’t even feel like it fit into the world Garber had created （again I don’t want to spoil anything）。 But all the while I was reading this part I kept thinking “this is so dumb”。I don’t know if I’ll pick up the sequel。 *Disclaimer* I received an eARC from Raincoast Books。 An honest review was provided。 。。。more
Olivia
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See my full review here: https://www。yabookscentral。com/yafict。。。ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART is an unusual fairytale that begins with a bargain and winds through unexpected twists and turns。 Told from the perspective of Evangeline， a young woman who grew up in her father's shops， particularly the Curiosity shop， and who has lived on the magical tales from the North。 These tales are cursed so that they are never told the same way and may be filled with falsehoods。 However， when her love， Luc， sudden See my full review here: https://www。yabookscentral。com/yafict。。。ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART is an unusual fairytale that begins with a bargain and winds through unexpected twists and turns。 Told from the perspective of Evangeline， a young woman who grew up in her father's shops， particularly the Curiosity shop， and who has lived on the magical tales from the North。 These tales are cursed so that they are never told the same way and may be filled with falsehoods。 However， when her love， Luc， suddenly decides to marry her stepsister instead， Evangeline believes that he is been bewitched and decides to take matters into her own hands。Despite knowing that all the stories say it will end terribly， Evangeline goes to a fate， the Prince of Hearts， to make a bargain。 He agrees to stop the wedding between Luc and her stepsister in exchange for 3 kisses that she will give to people whom he chooses。 As his own kiss is said to be fatal， Evangeline is willing to accept this bargain。 However， the manner in which he stops the wedding is one that she does not agree with， and Evangeline replaces their curse with herself。 As events spiral， Evangeline is left questioning everyone around her， their motives， and her own destiny。What I loved: This was a book full of intriguing magics， and I loved the twists and turns it takes through this other world。 I found the Fates particularly intriguing， as we meet a few along the way， and they each seemed quite compelling。 Everyone's motives are up for questioning in this story。 There are some intriguing themes around love/romance， desperate bargains， politics， and choice that can be thought-provoking， and we see these play out not only in Evangeline's story but also in those around her。 Marisol， her stepsister， was a character that I found really intriguing， and I am curious to see if we'll learn more about her in the future。 There is a lot of action in this story， with events moving relatively quickly， so this would work well for people who enjoy a quicker pace。What left me wanting more: I would have loved more world-building， as much of it is left to the vagueness of the inaccuracy of stories， but it felt like some history would have built this up better， as well as allowed better understanding of some of the key characters。 I also would have enjoyed seeing the story from other character's perspectives， as Evangeline is a bit of an unreliable narrator in that her mind is constantly changing and her noble actions frequently flip into the selfish and back at unusual points。 It would have been helpful to get to know her better as well， so that her motivations and poor decisions could make some kind of twisted sense。 There were some scenes where you certainly want to question what she thinks she is doing， and a deeper dive into her character may have helped to alleviate this。Final verdict: A magical and fairytale-like journey， ONCE UPON A BROKEN HEART is an intriguing YA fantasy read。 I am certainly interested in seeing where this story will go and hope to take a deeper dive into the characters and this world in future books。 Recommend for fans of THE QUEEN'S ASSASSIN， THE BETROTHED， THE EVIL QUEEN， and THE THIRTEENTH FAIRY。Please note that I received an ARC。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Alyssa
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Beautiful， perfection， Stunning。 Absolutely loved it。Finished it in one sitting。Thank you Stephanie garber for my wonderful ARC💜😍
Amanda
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Review to come 🥰
Amanda Cresse
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I have not read the Caraval series so I went into this not knowing the world nor the characters。 Maybe I should have。 。 。 It might have made a difference because I know several HUGE fans of the trilogy and who are VERY excited for this spin-off。 My main issue: I did not enjoy the MC， Evangeline。 She is naive and I became annoyed with her ignorance。 Overall， I found the writing style boring， and the dialogue seems more like a middle-grade novel with a couple of steamy kissing scenes。 The story do I have not read the Caraval series so I went into this not knowing the world nor the characters。 Maybe I should have。 。 。 It might have made a difference because I know several HUGE fans of the trilogy and who are VERY excited for this spin-off。 My main issue: I did not enjoy the MC， Evangeline。 She is naive and I became annoyed with her ignorance。 Overall， I found the writing style boring， and the dialogue seems more like a middle-grade novel with a couple of steamy kissing scenes。 The story does get a little more interesting in the last quarter but then ends on a cliff-hanger。 And， sadly， I am left not caring enough to pick up the next book。 。。。more
Finn （theroyaltyreader）
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4。25 stars Thank you to NetGalley， Hodder & Stoughton and Stephanie for this e-ARC in exchange of honest review。 I read this book blindly without knowing anything so much but I really enjoyed it in the end as the plot twist incoming is kinda shocking to me。 At the first part， I already got a glimpse that this book is a kind of fairytale retelling。 Make wishes and get the wish and so on。 I kinda yawned at the beginning。 Then， things getting interesting and better as it's escalating！ The legends t 4。25 stars Thank you to NetGalley， Hodder & Stoughton and Stephanie for this e-ARC in exchange of honest review。 I read this book blindly without knowing anything so much but I really enjoyed it in the end as the plot twist incoming is kinda shocking to me。 At the first part， I already got a glimpse that this book is a kind of fairytale retelling。 Make wishes and get the wish and so on。 I kinda yawned at the beginning。 Then， things getting interesting and better as it's escalating！ The legends that were discussed in here did gave me pique of interest。 I want to know more of past stories。 Then suddenly we had a mystery story？？？ Way to go！ Another element added hence curiousity is increasing。 But it was solved in the end。 Predicted but kinda nice small element woven in this story。 It's kinda a snack for me。 The dessert of this story is the journey of meeting Chaos。 The Vampire element so sudden exist but deliciously exist。 I also happened to love when Jacks and Evangeline started to interact and get to know each other personally。 But then in the end， something is suspicious on Jacks。 I'm immediately investing on this might-be-a-treachery 。 Plus， Evangeline yet to uncover the legends hidden for many years。 Probably it will be reveal in 2nd books which is necessary。 Hopefully the 2nd book will be focusing on the properchy mentioned and what's Evangeline's role in it。 The legends really added that spices in the book。 Plus， hoping to meet other Fates as well！Overall， it's a fast paced book， deliciously woven with vampire， mystery and fairy tales。 。。。more
Christina
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A wonderful mix of magic， romance， fate， and adventure。 I can't wait to read the next one！ A wonderful mix of magic， romance， fate， and adventure。 I can't wait to read the next one！ 。。。more
TheUsualBookworm - Ev
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Thank you to the publisher for gifting me a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。4。5 starsSpoiler free review:Where do I even begin？I really enjoyed this book！ Evangeline is a great main character， and I loved that she wasn't passive but her decisions were pushing the plot forward。 Jacks of course was a delight as always， kind of twisted， kind of wild card， and I loved that about him。 I found it interesting how the story had a heavy romance subplot， yet wasn't romance heavy if Thank you to the publisher for gifting me a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。4。5 starsSpoiler free review:Where do I even begin？I really enjoyed this book！ Evangeline is a great main character， and I loved that she wasn't passive but her decisions were pushing the plot forward。 Jacks of course was a delight as always， kind of twisted， kind of wild card， and I loved that about him。 I found it interesting how the story had a heavy romance subplot， yet wasn't romance heavy if that makes sense。 There's so much potential set up for the sequel with this book I already need to get my hands on it！ The world was whimsical， though I do wish we'd gotten more descriptions of it。 There were a couple myths which were amazing， but I don't know much about the Magnificent North beyond that and that it's cold。 Also I kind of wished we had half a chapter dedicated to showing the characters travel。 This way it definitely made for a quicker paced book， but it seemed like an unusual choice to skip the travelling entirely and move on to the next scene。 Otherwise I found this book really enjoyable。 The plot picked up right from the first chapter and I couldn't put the book down。 I've read it in 2 days， which I don't remember the last time that's happened and I'm very eagerly awaiting the sequel already！ 。。。more
Isolsworld
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4，5 StarsReally enjoyed this bookLonger review to come。。。
Lyzabeth
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Firstly， thanks for Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for a e-arc of this title。 Right off the bat， I will admit - prior to reading this book I had not finished the Caraval series。 And if you've not read it or haven't finished it - don't let that deter you from picking up this book。 It is set in the same universe， with characters that make an appearance and minor references to the previous series。 But nothing that would leave you confused or spoilt。Overall， Stephanie Garber does an amazing job at Firstly， thanks for Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for a e-arc of this title。 Right off the bat， I will admit - prior to reading this book I had not finished the Caraval series。 And if you've not read it or haven't finished it - don't let that deter you from picking up this book。 It is set in the same universe， with characters that make an appearance and minor references to the previous series。 But nothing that would leave you confused or spoilt。Overall， Stephanie Garber does an amazing job at creating such intricate and magical worlds。 While the Caraval series was large and boisterous， this series was more whimsical， finding the magic in the small corners of the world instead。 The recent trend of moral gray love interests shines bright in this book with a enemies to lovers slow burn romance thrown in for good measure。 Filled with mystery， prophecy and deception this book is set up for a good time。 However， I did find the book fell flat a little。 Plot elements felt predictable， the character didn't feel fully developed and the romance wasn't exciting。 This book definitely falls in the suitable for YA category but most probably won't appeal to an older audience。 But despite this， it was a fun read， something light and fluffy with fantastical elements and magic wound into the story and an entertaining read。 。。。more
Colby Bettley
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It will come as no surprise to anyone that Once Upon A Broken Heart absolutely had to receive a five star rating。 Stephanie Garber is a wonderful author but she truly excelled herself with this novel。 Set in the same world as Caraval only a few short months after Finale takes place， we are introduced to the character Evangeline。 With rose gold hair and a quirky personality， she is destined to stand out。 When her beloved is cursed and she can’t find a cure， Evangeline turns to the final option; p It will come as no surprise to anyone that Once Upon A Broken Heart absolutely had to receive a five star rating。 Stephanie Garber is a wonderful author but she truly excelled herself with this novel。 Set in the same world as Caraval only a few short months after Finale takes place， we are introduced to the character Evangeline。 With rose gold hair and a quirky personality， she is destined to stand out。 When her beloved is cursed and she can’t find a cure， Evangeline turns to the final option; praying to the Fated Prince of Hearts for help。 And Jacks， being the mischievous little devil that he is， is all too willing to strike a bargain。 Evangeline really should have trusted all the warnings to never trust a Fate。 After finishing the Caraval trilogy， I was left wanting more Jacks than ever。 Being given a book devoted to him and his roguish exploits was a dream come true。 I loved that we were able to delve way deeper into his character and were introduced to parts of his past。 It was also extremely interesting to see how the events of Finale （and what happened with Donatella） influenced his decisions in OUABH。 I am so so eager for the next book because I need answers ASAP。 And more Jacks。 The world never has enough Jacks。 。。。more
divya
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Thank you Netgalley for providing me with an e-ARC of this book！This is a non-spoiler review。Wow。 Once Upon A Broken Heart was unexpectedly enchanting and interesting。 This story felt like it had been plucked out from a fairytale anthology。 Absolutely magical。I went into this story with little knowledge of what this book was about and what to expect， but let me tell you it surprised me in the best way possible。 The plot was compelling and entertaining。 The character dynamics were not bad。 There Thank you Netgalley for providing me with an e-ARC of this book！This is a non-spoiler review。Wow。 Once Upon A Broken Heart was unexpectedly enchanting and interesting。 This story felt like it had been plucked out from a fairytale anthology。 Absolutely magical。I went into this story with little knowledge of what this book was about and what to expect， but let me tell you it surprised me in the best way possible。 The plot was compelling and entertaining。 The character dynamics were not bad。 There was an air of suspense to the story that kept me enraptured from the beginning right up to the end。You’re probably wondering if you can read this without having read the Caraval series - and my answer is a grey area between maybe and yes。 I will say this， though: Once Upon A Broken Heart is a new story set in the same world with familiar characters making appearances。 I would highly recommend finishing the series before picking this book up as it contains slight spoilers from that series and， not to mention， makes this read all the more exciting。 Overall， I’m stoked to see where this story goes and I can’t wait for the second book！ 。。。more
Emma
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An ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 3。25/5 StarsAs soon as I read the premise of Once Upon a Broken Heart I was hooked and that's why I immediately requested it。 This is my first Stephanie Garber's book and overall it was an enjoyable read that I flew through， but I also expected more from it。 I won't go into the details of the plot because I don't wanna give spoilers away， but the general plot was pretty predictable and I was expe An ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 3。25/5 StarsAs soon as I read the premise of Once Upon a Broken Heart I was hooked and that's why I immediately requested it。 This is my first Stephanie Garber's book and overall it was an enjoyable read that I flew through， but I also expected more from it。 I won't go into the details of the plot because I don't wanna give spoilers away， but the general plot was pretty predictable and I was expecting more romance from the story。 However I'm happy to say that I did find the whimsical elements I was looking for， some were more subtle than others， but in the end I truly appreciated them。 I will definitely keep an eye out for the second book in this series。 。。。more
Lisa
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5 stars Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for gifting me with an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review！ Once Upon a Broken Heart is the first in a brand-new series that takes place in the Caraval world！ This time， we follow Evangeline after she strikes a deal with Jacks。 It is a story about bad decisions， broken hearts and unrequired love。 I’ve always been a huge fan of the Caraval series， so when I heard about more books in the same world， I couldn’t wait ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5 stars Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for gifting me with an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review！ Once Upon a Broken Heart is the first in a brand-new series that takes place in the Caraval world！ This time， we follow Evangeline after she strikes a deal with Jacks。 It is a story about bad decisions， broken hearts and unrequired love。 I’ve always been a huge fan of the Caraval series， so when I heard about more books in the same world， I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy。 Bonus: we follow one of my favourite characters！ The magical atmosphere that I loved so much in the Caraval series really shown through！ With the world expanding to the North there was so much room for more， and it definitely delivered！ I think this might be my favourite book out of the four！ I just didn’t want this story to end， and especially with the ending that was written！ It left me gasping for more pages which weren’t there！ Evangeline is an amazing character who I fell for from the very first page！ She is kind and brave。 Her imagination and her love and believe in fairy tales are just amazing albeit a bit naïve in the beginning。 I also loved how she interacted with Jacks。 Jacks has been a favourite of mine for a long time。 I just love a good villain/morally-grey character like him。 He’s everything and more; shady， secretive， wicked and just has this vibe that makes me love him and root for him and everything！ I don’t care if he’s bad， I want him to have it all haha。 The twists and turns in this story were all done so extremely well！ You don’t really see the twist coming， other than that you get a feeling something is about to happen。 They left me gasping and in shock in the best ways。 I would’ve liked to see what more the story could’ve brought me as a reader if it wasn’t classed as YA but NA。 I can understand the Caraval series being YA， but Jacks feels more intense and maybe NA would suit him and the story a bit better。Overall， it was an amazing book that I enjoyed from start to finish！ I can’t wait to see what more the world and the characters will bring。 。。。more
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