A review by booksandfin
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

This is something I would have LOVED when I was 12 or 13. Unfortunately I found the only character who had any depth to be Jacks (not even our main character). Too many of the characters were extremely flat and the world building was disjointed and surface level.
I feel a little conflicted because there were scenes I loved and it was a fast read. I only wished that the author had taken the time to make the other characters feel more real and less one dimensional.

also I’m sorry but everything was so predictable and the lines about how ‘it took courage to have faith’ made me cringe so bad. I don’t understand how anyone can like or have strong emotions for Apollo because he wasn’t even there? That and the step sister was so bland her ‘betrayal’ had no emotional impact.