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Praise for the #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING Once Upon a Broken Heart Series:
"Edgy, dark, and gorgeously written―this takes the fairytale trope and turns it into something heart-pounding, fresh, and addictive." ―Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“An explosively rich fairy tale that takes place inside an intricate world that’s weaved with fast-paced plot and intriguing twists. Garber continues to show up with lush, atmospheric writing and charming characters that we can’t help but want to journey with until their final scene.” ―BuzzFeed
“A sugar-crusted, poison-spiked romp through a vibrant world of fairy tale intrigue, tangled romance, and forbidden magic.” ―Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Shimmering with magic…A wondrous story about my favorite thing: kissing. Not only is Jacks the swoony villain you’ve always dreamed about, but the decadent world will leave you breathless.” ―Isabel Ibañez, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Garber enchants readers with exquisitely imagined worldbuilding and her trademark heady romance.” ―Publishers Weekly
“Enchanting, intriguing, and delightfully whimsical, Once Upon a Broken Heart grabbed hold of me and wouldn’t let go. Evangeline is a cunning heroine, and Jacks never stopped surprising me. I couldn’t put it down.” ―Brigid Kemmerer, New York Times bestselling author
“It’s hard not to be enchanted by any tale Stephanie Garber chooses to write, with her masterful storytelling and her infuriating way of fooling with our pulse rates. A guileless, heartbroken heroine plays with fate incarnate―the bad boy Jacks―in the dreamy, topsy-turvy world of the Magnificent North. Once Upon a Broken Heart casts a spell that you won't soon want to be broken.” ―Stacey Lee, New York Times bestselling author
"Garber has created a lush fairy tale world and each book in this series expands the lands and the Fates who torment them...A delight." ―Booklist
“A wildly imaginative, romantic story where true love and deadly kisses collide and bargains with the Prince of Hearts come with a steep price. Once Upon A Broken Heart is an unputdownable fairy tale where Garber’s imagination sparkles like the magnificent North. Readers will delight in each whimsical and thrilling page.” ―Kerri Maniscalco, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“A dazzling mix of mystery, romance, and magic.” ―Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Once Upon a Broken Heart confirms that Stephanie Garber is the queen of fairy tales. I stepped into her world and got happily lost in the delicious magic, deceit, and passion.” ―Mary E. Pearson, New York Times bestselling author
“The lush worldbuilding Garber is known for is on full display here. . . . No one will be complaining about the opportunity to revisit this intricately imagined world.” ―School Library Journal, starred review
“A lushly written story with an intriguing heart.” ―Kirkus Reviews
Praise for the #1 NEW YORK TIMES and #1 INDIE BESTSELLING Caraval Series:
“The Hunger Games meets The Night Circus.” ―Entertainment Weekly
“I lost myself in this world and never wanted to come out.” ―Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of An Ember in the Ashes
“Impressive, original, wondrous.” ―USA Today
“A fantastic world reminiscent of Harry Potter’s Diagon Alley...Addictive.” ―Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“Beautifully written.” ―Renée Ahdieh, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn
“Mesmerizing.” ―Us Weekly
“Fantastic in its spectacle and intrigue.” ―Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review
“A tour de force of imagination.” ―Kirkus Reviews
“Magnificent. A spellbinding tale of love, loss, sacrifice, and hope.” ―Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Like stepping into a living dream.” ―Stacey Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl
About the Author
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 over thirty languages.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jacks Forever!
5 ♾ INFINITY Captivating Stars!OH. MY. GOD. - MY HEART!This was my most anticipated book of the year, and Stephanie Garber did not disappoint!He would carry her through more than just freezing waters. He would pull her through fire if he had to, haul her from the clutches of war, from falling cities and breaking worlds...Jacks had been the moon and she'd been the tide, controlled by his impossible force.What a glorious ride that was. I am so in love with this series and all of the characters! This is the type of story telling I love! The reason I love reading! I laughed, cried, chewed off some finger nails (I'm not even an actual nail biter) , got so angry, and was on the edge of my seat to see how this epic tale was going to come to a close.Let me just get out of the way how well Garber wrote these characters, and I want to touch on ApolloI really can't remember the last time I despised a character so much, I mean EVERYTHING this guy did had me ready to jump into my kindle and just take off his head myself.Bastard. Murderer. Monster.He gives major Tamlin Tampon vibes through the entirety of this book and it gets to be enraging - or well maybe that's just me, but when you read it .. lmk. 😉But let me just gush a little bit about our main man and our main girl here for a min...So, I have seen many people post about Evangeline and how she is so stupid or whatever, but she isn't supposed to be a feisty/stabby character.This is a fairytale setting and she is a character who believes in hope and happily ever after and of true love. I only bring this up now and not in any of my previous reviews because it felt more prominent in this book, her naivety. I do think that for me personally it's because of her lost memory. But all the same I love her and all of her hope. And her growth is amazing."I know I seem naive," Evangeline pressed on."I know my faith in love might appear foolish.I also know it might not be enough. But I'm not doing this because I believe I'll win. I'm actually a little afraid I'm going to lose.I no longer think love is a guarantee of victory or of happily ever after. But I think it's a reason to fight for those things.I know my attempt to save Jacks could end in a fiery explosion, but I'd rather go up in flames with him than watch while he burns"Jacks wasn't safe. He came with no promises of a happily ever after. If anything, he guaranteed the opposite. He didn't believe that heroes got happy endings. Loving Jacks felt doomed from the start.But Evangeline had learned that love was more than a feeling. And it didn't have to be the safe choice, because love was also more powerful than fear.It was the ultimate form of hope. It was stronger than curses.Of course, saving the best for last... Jacks *SWOOOOOOON*" Yes, I am a murderer. I enjoy hurting people. I like blood. I like pain. I am a monster, but whether you remember it or not, I'm your monster, Evangeline."He'd been brokenhearted. Not in the same sense that most people thought of, as if one person had broken his heart. Jacks's heart had been broken over and over again until it was no longer capable of hope and care and love.This story was so wonderful from the first page until the last, not just this book ... but the entire trilogy. The world building was astounding, the writing spectacular, magical, dreamlike and a total page turner.I can without a doubt say that I will read ANYTHING that Stephanie Garber writes. This review is a whole hot mess , considering I'm trying to convey all of my emotions after just finishing the book lol I'll have to come back at a later time to edit.HEAVY SPOILERS BELOW, DON'T READ UNLESS YOU HAVE READ THE BOOK!⊹ ۪ 𖥔 ˑ ִ ֗ ִ ۫ ˑ⊹ ۪ ﾟ｡⋆☾ ִ ֗ ִ ۫ ˑ｡⊹ ۪ 𖥔 ˑ ִ ֗ ִ ۫ ˑ𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐖⊹ ۪ 𖥔 ˑ ִ ֗ ִ ۫ ˑ⊹ ۪ ﾟ｡⋆☾ ִ ֗ ִ ۫ ˑ｡⊹ ۪ 𖥔 ˑ ִ ֗ ִ ۫ ˑ━☆・*。 ・゜ °。+ * 。 .・゜ ゜｡ﾟﾟ･｡･ﾟﾟ。 ﾟ。 ｡ﾟ ﾟ･｡･ﾟ"I used to wonder if fate was real," she said gently "I used to fear it meant that I had no real choices. Then I secretly hoped fate was real and that you and I were fated, that by some miraculous chance I was your true love. But now I don't care i fate is real-because I don't need it to decide for me. I don't need it to make this choice. I've made my decision, Jacks. It's you. It will always be you, until the end of time. And I'll fight fate or anyone else who tries to tear us apart-including you. You are my choice. You are my love. You are mine. And you are not going to be the end of me, Jacks."His eyes bled more tears, but his hand held tight to the jar. "I'm broken. I like to break things, Sometimes I want to break you.""𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒎𝒆, 𝑱𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒔.""So you'd rather live without me?""I'd rather you live.""I am living, Jacks, and I am not going to die anytime soon."Evangeline closed her eyes and then she kissed him."I already told you. You are the love of my life. You are mine, Jacks of the Hollow. And you're not going to be the end of me.""But you were dying""No," she said, a little embarrassed. "I just forgot to breathe."And he loved her.He loved her.He loved her.He loved her.He loved her so much he'd rewritten history. He'd given up what he had believed was his only chance at love. And now he had finally broken the spell that he never thought he'd escape.
4.0 out of 5 stars It could’ve been better but was still good
THIS REVIEW HAS SPOLIERS FOR ACFTL!!!!The Once Upon a Broken Heart Trilogy is a favorite book series of mine. But I have some disappointments with A Curse For True Love. It left many unanswered questions, loose ends, and some confusion about how things happened the way that they did. The first two books of the series do an excellent job building to the climax and keeping you on your toes. You just have to continue reading to figure out what happens next. In ACFTL, it felt different from the authors books in the past. It didn’t seem to embody any of the excitement from learning the truth like in the first two books. Even the characters didn’t feel truly like themselves. We also had characters who played major roles in the past completely disappear from this book such as Luc, Marisol, and Tiberius. What happened to the librarian that looked as young and old as time then disappeared in a puff of smoke? LaLa and Castor/Chaos didn’t have as much page time as before and neither did Jacks but I have to say, I absolutely adored the romantic tension between LaLa and Chaos. Also the explanation that Chaos isn’t truly a fate made that scene so much better. Continuing on, some of the things mentioned in the previous books seemed like it was going to build up to an exciting moment but was never addressed. How did Evangeline’s parents know so much? It’s inferred that her Dad knew he was going to pass so he rushed a marriage and then died? Why? Who was Jacks first fox? It seemed that it was going to build up to Evangeline being that fox but she’s not? Why does she hear the ticking of time when there’s no clocks around? What happened with LaLa and Dane? If Auroras curse on Jacks was that it’d break if someone who could never love him kissed him then how did Evangeline and Jacks kiss? Was it true love that broke the curse/a back door? What happened with Evangeline’s last debt/broken heart scar? Why wasn’t it paid when she kissed Jacks? How does their relationship work if Jacks is still a Fate and Eva’s just human?I have many more questions but with the few I have written, I hope it could be understood why I felt like A Curse for True Love might have missed its mark. One last thing I want to add is the mini canon epilogue that we got. It just felt like it should’ve been more than what we got. I did love the book but was left with a sour taste in my mouth. Aside from what I disliked, I loved the different POV chapters. I didn’t think I would love the Apollo chapters as much as I did. He was such a complex character and I throughly enjoyed diving deeper into that. Jacks attempting to teach Evangeline how to fight was so out of pocket but also so wholesome and I really appreciated its moment in the book. Jacks seeing the hollow in the Cursed Forest inferring that his best day ever was with her spent there was absolutely gold. The adventure, devastatingly romantic moments, and POV chapters are why I still love this book and series. I definitely would still recommend to any book lover that this series is a must even if I felt like ACFTL could’ve been better.
Beautifully written
Fell in love with this trilogy the moment I started reading the first book. The storytelling captivated me from start to finish. It is truly a breathtaking story and one can tell the author put a lot of time and effort into crafting this story. The book kept me at the edge of my seat and it is so beautifully written. I also loved the tension between Jacks and Evangeline. This trilogy will take you on a roller coaster of emotions so you’ve been warned. The complexity of the characters made them relatable and it is one of the things that drew me to this trilogy. If you’re into complex characters, fairytale folklore, royal core and enemies to lovers trope, I highly recommend this book.
Amé
Aunque no me esperaba eso del libro, igualmente me encantó la trama.Hablando de el libro como producto, me llegó en excelentes condiciones ✨✨✨
the best book ever
incredible
The end
4,5 ★“𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙖 𝙢𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙧. 𝙄 𝙚𝙣𝙟𝙤𝙮 𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚. 𝙄 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙. 𝙄 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣. 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙩, 𝙄'𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝙀𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚.”Mama I’m in love with a criminal, but he has pretty dimples so it’s forgivable~Anyways uhm hello?????? THANK YOU FOR THAT ENDING- I’m happy a certain character died a very tragic death 😊😊The phasing was great and I really enjoyed it 🤭"𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜?" 𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙."𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨!""𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙄'𝙙 𝙩𝙞𝙚 𝙪𝙨 𝙪𝙥 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨?"It just doesn’t feel like a 5 star like the other two books and that did make me sad tho- idk, I wasn’t THAT excited while reading like with the other two books, it missed a certain magic that the other books had but whatever I still enjoyed it“𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙄'𝙙 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙤 𝙪𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙨."I literally forgot how to write proper reviews so I’m sorry if this review is useless and a mess but PLS READ THIS IF YOU HAVENT ALREADY
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