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Review

4.5 beautifully broken second third chance stars

This is the second book in the Broken series, and is an absolutely beautiful story of lovers reunited and moving on from the past. I loved Jace when we met him in [book:Beautiful Broken Rules|17729712], and have been so excited to get to his story, and it didn’t disappoint.

Audrey and Jace met when they were 18. Their connection is instantaneous and all-consuming for both of them, however due to a (annoyingly avoidable) misunderstanding, they never got together, although their one meeting was enough to change them both forever.

Though they have some emotionally charged interactions over the years, it’s not until four years after that first meeting when they are at the same College that they reconnect for real. Still incredibly drawn to each other, from that very first moment that they see each other, chemistry is electric! And, best of all, neither of them deny it.

“Do you want me?” I ask.
“More than air,” she breathes.

They acknowledge what is between them and don’t shy away from the fact that they want to be together. After all of their time apart, they aren’t prepared to waste any more time, and the development of their relationship is gorgeous – even though their situation is complicated, and there’s a lot they have to work through.

“Audrey, you’ve been in my head since the moment I met you and you never left. “

Audrey’s past with Jace and his twin brother Jax is extremely twisted. On the surface it sounds all kinds of effed up but, of course, there is so much more to the story than what we already know. When Audrey was introduced in Beautiful Broken Rules, she was there as the villain, and it’s like the author made her as horrible and hateful and she could, and then tested herself by making her the heroine of her own book to see if she could turn it all around. And she did it! I loved Audrey from the moment I met her. The retelling of events from the past – including the scenes in which she appeared during Beautiful Broken Rules happens early in the book so we get to see where she was coming from. Audrey’s whole story unfolds throughout the book though, and the moment where she shares her past with both Jace and Jax was heartbreaking. Only for even more heartbreak to come later on when the whole story comes out.

“I don’t need to be saved. I already saved myself.”
“I can see that, and I’m having a fucking hard time with the thought that I should have been the one to do it. You shouldn’t have had to deal with everything all by yourself. I should have been there…I was so stupid…I should have been there.”

What Audrey has been through is truly horrifying, and the fact that she came through it all to still be gentle and tender-hearted with the ability to feel love and be happy is a miracle. She is so incredibly strong and intelligent, and I admired so much about her.

“Audrey isn’t the type of girl to wait around for anyone; she’s strong and she makes her own happiness. If she wants a bouquet of roses, she’s sure as hell not going to wait for me to give it to her. She’ll go out and plant her own fucking garden.”

A big part of Audrey’s strength and stability is Lane. Audrey’s best friend, Lane is gorgeous, strong, and incredibly protective of his girl. They consider each other brother and sister, and the bond between them is absolutely gorgeous. I love the way he was always there for her, and completely on her side but he was also in Jace’s corner, encouraging him and urging him to make his move.

“You either stop staring at her like she’s holding your next breath or you go talk to her.”

I totally fell in love with Lane in this book, and can’t wait to get to his story next.

There is a lot of time spent with Jax and Emerson and Cole and Quinn, which I loved. The story progression for the two couples is gorgeous, and I love seeing them all together. The dynamics are great – between brothers, new friends, lifelong friends, and lovers, and the way that Audrey and Lane are folded into their group is fantastic.

But it’s all about Audrey and Jace, and their story is beautiful. There are some beautifully sweet moments between them, and a whole lot of hotness, but it’s not all smooth sailing, and there is certainly some drama and heartbreak in there too. But their love for each other is amazing, and I loved every moment of their journey.

“I’d do it all over again, knowing that you were going to be there at the end. I’d walk through the sadness and the loneliness all over again for you. I truly was lonely, because you were always the one I wished I were with. I can’t regret it though. The journey was hard, yes, but falling in love with you was easy. I could never regret falling in love with you.”

Oh, Jace, you gorgeous, sexy, loving, swoon-worthy man! How I love you! He’s not perfect, and he has some questionable moves throughout the book, but I truly felt for him. I Iove the way he loves Audrey, and his absolute devotion to those that he loves is amazing.

I devoured this book in one day. I couldn’t get enough, and got completely swept up in the story. I laughed, I cried, I swooned and I squeed, and it’s all finished off with an epilogue that gives us a beautiful HEA for each of the couples. And even though part of it did have me raising an eyebrow, it was everything that I wanted to see, and it left me feeling giddy with happiness with a huge smile on my face.

I loved it – 4.5 stars.

 

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