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

emotional mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Stephanie Garber is one of my absolute favorite authors and this was one of my most highly anticipated read this year. It did not disappoint! 

Likes: 
  • JACKS JACKS JACKS!!! He was my favorite character from the Caraval series and I’m desperately in love with him. The only complaint I have here is that there wasn’t enough Jacks for me even though he was a main character; I just can’t get enough of him. 
  • Extremely hard to put down
  • So romantic and swoony and perfect and just Aghhhhh!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
  • Appearance from Scarlett and Tella! Glad to see my girls again. 
  • Plot twist and betrayal and secrets that kept me on the edge of my seat 🗡🩸
  • Gorgeous writing and rich language as to be expected from a Stephanie Garber book 
  • Got me very emotionally invested 
  • VAMPIRES!!!!! 🧛‍♂️!!!!! I was not expecting this but I ended up loving it;  it added so much tension and danger to the plot. I think I might’ve just recovered from Twilight with this vampire storyline. 
Dislikes: 
  • The cover :( Sorry but that cover is just not doing it for me
  • Really wish there was a significant queer character (there was a gay coded couple mentioned once but they weren’t even named) 
Songs: 
  • Don’t Blame Me by Taylor Swift- this is my song to Jacks ;) 
  • Actually, now that I think about it 🤔 the whole reputation album would go well with this book. Maybe on a re-read I’ll listen to it while reading 📖 
Sooooooo yeah, go read this book now or else… and listen to reputation (reputation Taylor’s Version if you’re from the future and it’s out) 
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