raequigley's review against another edition
4.0
Originally posted on Drunk On Pop
This is book is not my cup of tea. This is not a book that I would have ever picked up for myself. It is historical fiction (which I normally avoid) and there is far more sex and other erotic things than I would have liked in a book about nazis. With that said, I cannot deny how well written this book is, and I cannot pretend that I didn’t like it, because I did. I very much liked it. The story flowed exceptionally well and I felt so strongly for all of the characters – whether that be hatred, love, sympathy, or a mix of all three. This is an incredibly dark story – as it should be. There is no way to take what Hitler and his army did and make it airy and light.
There was too much french in the book for me. There were several words and phrases that I had absolutely no idea what they meant, and several of those times I felt as though these words and phrases were possibly important in relation to the events happening in the story. As I said, there was also too much sex for my taste. I mean, I read 50 Shades of Grey (though that sex was incredibly boring to read) so it’s not the existence of sex that bothered me, so much as I felt the story was strong enough to stand on its own. The word pussy also really grosses me out, I don’t know why. There were some moments where the sexual acts were incredibly necessary, so I will not consider this a negative so much as a personal preference. I also felt as though the fallen angel bit was unnecessary as well. Traci L. Slatton did such a wonderful job of telling this story that I almost would have preferred it if Alia were just a normal girl. The story would have been completely different, though, as many events and major plot points existed because of her “gift”. I suppose what I am trying to say is that because this was already so out of the box for me, I would have preferred it to JUST be historical fiction and to have left the erotica and paranormal aspects out of it. Again, personal preferences.
After seeing how wonderful of a write Traci is, I am very much interested in reading some of her other books. I felt like the ending happened much faster than I was ready for and I would have preferred to find out what happened to the other characters. With that said, the ending tied together the other aspects of the book that I wasn’t incredibly fond of (the whole angel thing) and it made sense. So while, like I said, it wasn’t “my cup of tea” it was very well thought out and executed wonderfully.
PLEASE NOTE: I received a free ARC (advanced reader’s copy) of this book from the author, Traci L. Slatton, and Worldwind Virtual Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. All opinions held within this review are my own thoughts and feelings and do not reflect upon anyone else.
For more reviews like this one, visit my blog Drunk On Pop!
This is book is not my cup of tea. This is not a book that I would have ever picked up for myself. It is historical fiction (which I normally avoid) and there is far more sex and other erotic things than I would have liked in a book about nazis. With that said, I cannot deny how well written this book is, and I cannot pretend that I didn’t like it, because I did. I very much liked it. The story flowed exceptionally well and I felt so strongly for all of the characters – whether that be hatred, love, sympathy, or a mix of all three. This is an incredibly dark story – as it should be. There is no way to take what Hitler and his army did and make it airy and light.
There was too much french in the book for me. There were several words and phrases that I had absolutely no idea what they meant, and several of those times I felt as though these words and phrases were possibly important in relation to the events happening in the story. As I said, there was also too much sex for my taste. I mean, I read 50 Shades of Grey (though that sex was incredibly boring to read) so it’s not the existence of sex that bothered me, so much as I felt the story was strong enough to stand on its own. The word pussy also really grosses me out, I don’t know why. There were some moments where the sexual acts were incredibly necessary, so I will not consider this a negative so much as a personal preference. I also felt as though the fallen angel bit was unnecessary as well. Traci L. Slatton did such a wonderful job of telling this story that I almost would have preferred it if Alia were just a normal girl. The story would have been completely different, though, as many events and major plot points existed because of her “gift”. I suppose what I am trying to say is that because this was already so out of the box for me, I would have preferred it to JUST be historical fiction and to have left the erotica and paranormal aspects out of it. Again, personal preferences.
After seeing how wonderful of a write Traci is, I am very much interested in reading some of her other books. I felt like the ending happened much faster than I was ready for and I would have preferred to find out what happened to the other characters. With that said, the ending tied together the other aspects of the book that I wasn’t incredibly fond of (the whole angel thing) and it made sense. So while, like I said, it wasn’t “my cup of tea” it was very well thought out and executed wonderfully.
PLEASE NOTE: I received a free ARC (advanced reader’s copy) of this book from the author, Traci L. Slatton, and Worldwind Virtual Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. All opinions held within this review are my own thoughts and feelings and do not reflect upon anyone else.
For more reviews like this one, visit my blog Drunk On Pop!
marshmalohgrrl's review against another edition
4.0
When I first read the blurb for Broken, I wasn't sure I was going to like the book. It is a paranormal story written during World War II in the occupation of France by the nazis. Alia is a fallen angel who takes advantage of sexual liberties and steals poetry written by the man whose home she took over when she fell.
Minus: The paranormal aspect of the story honestly doesn't serve much purpose other than to give an easy answer to the ending. The angel Michael shows up at the beginning of the story and doesn't play much role until the end when he ties the end in a nice, neat little bow. The ending was disappointing to me for that very reason, especially since she set the ending to have a non-paranormal ending early in the book. The author uses the term "perineum" for what I assume to mean "mons". The perineum is the flesh between the anus and the vaginal opening. No one could curl their fingers around a perineum. The incorrect usage pulled me out of the story twice. The use of "penis" in the sex scenes pulled me out as well. Anatomical wordage doesn't make me think of sexy time. Then again, I have anatomical knowledge that I use on a daily basis.
Plus: The author does an amazing job waltzing us through a very difficult, heavy period in time. Like the French of the time period, they go through life without worry until the roundups happened and pulled the Jews from their homes. The characterization and dialogue are excellent. The story is very well written and the cast of characters and the history included were definitely interesting.
As long as you are not expecting a typical paranormal story, Broken will not disappoint. If you enjoy World War II historical, this is definitely worth a read.
Minus: The paranormal aspect of the story honestly doesn't serve much purpose other than to give an easy answer to the ending. The angel Michael shows up at the beginning of the story and doesn't play much role until the end when he ties the end in a nice, neat little bow. The ending was disappointing to me for that very reason, especially since she set the ending to have a non-paranormal ending early in the book. The author uses the term "perineum" for what I assume to mean "mons". The perineum is the flesh between the anus and the vaginal opening. No one could curl their fingers around a perineum. The incorrect usage pulled me out of the story twice. The use of "penis" in the sex scenes pulled me out as well. Anatomical wordage doesn't make me think of sexy time. Then again, I have anatomical knowledge that I use on a daily basis.
Plus: The author does an amazing job waltzing us through a very difficult, heavy period in time. Like the French of the time period, they go through life without worry until the roundups happened and pulled the Jews from their homes. The characterization and dialogue are excellent. The story is very well written and the cast of characters and the history included were definitely interesting.
As long as you are not expecting a typical paranormal story, Broken will not disappoint. If you enjoy World War II historical, this is definitely worth a read.
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