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tarawhitaker's review against another edition
5.0
This was just...amazing. I don't know how I'm going to gather coherent thoughts to express how much I loved this book!
brandiraefong's review against another edition
3.0
An enjoyable and touching story about family, growing up, second chances, and the challenges of dealing with the illness of a loved one. I could see giving this to any multitude of high school girls who like Sarah Dessen, Deb Caletti, Elizabeth Eulberg and the like.
kearstens_book_adventures's review against another edition
5.0
This book was such a heart jerker. Having dealt with family members having alzheimer's, it was so touching to hear Judes story with her dad. It was a very good story, and I loved every minute of it even with all the tears.
little_ms_lee's review against another edition
5.0
Being of Central American descent, and raised in the U.S. with a Hispanic culture like Jude I can identify with this book in a completely different way. The story is different because they throw Spanish in there and it doesn't all focus on the love story, it focuses on the family. The portrayal of Jude's father's early on set Alzheimer's puts a completely different aspect to the book. It was an amazing read and one of the first books I could truly connect with. The love story of Jude and Emilio was flirty and steamy and just perfect in my opinion. I just loved the book entirely.
25alex94's review against another edition
4.0
No one had warned me that The Book of Broken Hearts would try (very hard) to break my heart, too!
secretmagic's review against another edition
5.0
This book was everything I wanted it to be and more. I'm so sad it is over already.
lorilaws's review against another edition
5.0
The Book of Broken Hearts wasn’t exactly what I was expecting. Nope, it was so much more. I’m not sure I had even read the blurb anyway. All I needed to see was Sarah Ockler and I was sold. But when I opened the book and started reading I was a tad bit surprised. A vintage motorcycle? A dad with early onset Alzheimer’s? A huge family and, of course Emilio Vargas. This book was a lot of uncommon themes done beautifully.
Jude was such a fun character. I knew I was going to adore her from the very first chapter. (How could you not love her after that inner monologue with the short shorts?) She’s in such a tough situation. She, of course, wants to have a normal teenage summer, but chooses to spend time with her ailing father instead. I loved her selflessness and maturity. She was a little naive, but really who wouldn’t wish that one simple thing could make the person you love all better. She really was just an all around loveable character.
While the book does have some sad elements, there’s still plenty of lighthearted and fun moments. Jude definitely brought a lot of light to the story, but there was also Pancake the family dog. Yeah, he was pretty awesome. I loved that Sarah Ockler included these little snippets of Pancake’s doggy thoughts. They made me smile every time. Jude’s father was also delightful. I really enjoyed his stories and his surprising strength. I was really infuriated by Jude’s sister, though. Wow did she get under my skin, but in the best possible way. I really love when a book can bring that much emotion out in me.
One thing that I’m happy to say The Book of Broken Hearts is missing is broken hearts. There is romance, of course! It’s slow burn. It was never super angsty or at all irritating. I really loved Emilio. I adored how honest he was. His feelings were clear from pretty early on so he never went through a jerkface stage as some YA boys are prone to do. He was really just a nice, swoon-worthy boy.
As you can tell I really adored The Book of Broken Hearts. It was the perfect mix of funny, lovable characters and a real family issues. It was heartwarming and I loved ever word of it. It’s definitely a great Summer read.
Jude was such a fun character. I knew I was going to adore her from the very first chapter. (How could you not love her after that inner monologue with the short shorts?) She’s in such a tough situation. She, of course, wants to have a normal teenage summer, but chooses to spend time with her ailing father instead. I loved her selflessness and maturity. She was a little naive, but really who wouldn’t wish that one simple thing could make the person you love all better. She really was just an all around loveable character.
While the book does have some sad elements, there’s still plenty of lighthearted and fun moments. Jude definitely brought a lot of light to the story, but there was also Pancake the family dog. Yeah, he was pretty awesome. I loved that Sarah Ockler included these little snippets of Pancake’s doggy thoughts. They made me smile every time. Jude’s father was also delightful. I really enjoyed his stories and his surprising strength. I was really infuriated by Jude’s sister, though. Wow did she get under my skin, but in the best possible way. I really love when a book can bring that much emotion out in me.
One thing that I’m happy to say The Book of Broken Hearts is missing is broken hearts. There is romance, of course! It’s slow burn. It was never super angsty or at all irritating. I really loved Emilio. I adored how honest he was. His feelings were clear from pretty early on so he never went through a jerkface stage as some YA boys are prone to do. He was really just a nice, swoon-worthy boy.
As you can tell I really adored The Book of Broken Hearts. It was the perfect mix of funny, lovable characters and a real family issues. It was heartwarming and I loved ever word of it. It’s definitely a great Summer read.
astosic011's review against another edition
4.0
4 Stars
I was pleasantly surprised with this book. The story follows a seventeen year old girl names Jude who decides to spend the summer with her father re-build his old Harley. The catch: the mechanic who is doing said re-building is, in a way, of limits and her father has EOA (Early Onset Alzheimers).
I went into this story thinking that the main focus would be the 'love' interest. However, I was surprised, and pleased, to find that an equal, if not greater, amount of the novel was allotted to the father-daughter relationship. Jude is the youngest of four girls in her family and it was heartbreaking to read about her, essentially, losing her father. The Slow Goodbye .
I would most definitely recommend this book. The novel is not heavy on the romance as other NA and YA books are. Instead the relationship between Emilio and Jude really develops in the background of a heart-breaking circumstance in her life.
Why not 5 stars then? The dialogue was too short for my taste, there could have been more. In addition, some aspects seemed to be too redundant while others I wish were expanded on.
Scale of 1-10:
Plot: 8
Characters:7
Writing: 8
Romance:5
Relationships:7
I was pleasantly surprised with this book. The story follows a seventeen year old girl names Jude who decides to spend the summer with her father re-build his old Harley. The catch: the mechanic who is doing said re-building is, in a way, of limits and her father has EOA (Early Onset Alzheimers).
I went into this story thinking that the main focus would be the 'love' interest. However, I was surprised, and pleased, to find that an equal, if not greater, amount of the novel was allotted to the father-daughter relationship. Jude is the youngest of four girls in her family and it was heartbreaking to read about her, essentially, losing her father. The Slow Goodbye .
I would most definitely recommend this book. The novel is not heavy on the romance as other NA and YA books are. Instead the relationship between Emilio and Jude really develops in the background of a heart-breaking circumstance in her life.
Why not 5 stars then? The dialogue was too short for my taste, there could have been more. In addition, some aspects seemed to be too redundant while others I wish were expanded on.
Scale of 1-10:
Plot: 8
Characters:7
Writing: 8
Romance:5
Relationships:7