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Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart #1) by Stephanie Garber


 Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart #1)

Stephanie Garber


Started this book in the airport, knowing it’s one of the booktok finds, my best friend gave it to me to read. It was surprisingly really good, I’ve never read anything else by Garber, but I’ll definitely be checking it out. Took about 4 hours to read and I finished it on the plane before landing. Very excited for the sequel. 


This Book is About:


  • Eva Fox’s step sister is marrying her (first) love. So Eva sees no other way to make it stop besides praying to the Fate of Broken Hearts, Jacks. Who’s kisses are said to kill anyone who dares try, except his one true love.

  • Her wish/ prayer is answered, for a price, and her entire family and the wedding party gets turned to stone. The only way to end it is to in fact turn herself into stone after realizing the damage she has done. 

  • Thinking that her love, Luc, would save her. It took weeks before she is turned make…and by a stranger. Another fate actually, Poison. 

  • As for the payment of stopping the wedding, she owes Jacks three kisses. Not to kiss him, that is up to him…he gets to decide who and when.

  • Eva and her stepsister get sent into a type of competition to who can marry a prince, where things all go downhill.

  • Other fates get involved, there are vampires, magical arches that can only be opened by a girl prophesied years ago. 


What I Liked:


  • The idea of fates and how they actually blend into society. Very much like characters of a different type of tarot cards coming to life. 

  • Jacks and Eva’s friendship/relationship. How they develop a bond. 

  • The arches and the history of the Valors.

  • Practical magic being used and that its just a normal thing, and the baby dragons! 


What Wasn’t My Cup of Tea:


  • That Marisol, the step sister, was actually nefarious in some aspects of the book but also not?

  • Luc’s entire being…cant stand that man.

  • Not enough info on the secret society that is mentioned at the very end of the book. Feel like it was really rushed and I needed more context.

  • The ending twist! 


Overall Thoughts:


Love  that it was an easy read but it didn’t lack anything of a harder read. The world was really fleshed out and described wonderfully. Will say at times it was described in a bit of a childish way. Loved Jacks entire personality and way of being. The twist of what’s going on within himself is just wonderful but definitely cruel that the book ended before getting to explore it. Which just makes the entire ending a bit more off as well, I don’t know, it was very rushed. It was lacking some information that would have helped. Overall, I have recommended it already to a few others, and I’m looking forward to the second in the series. 




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