Once Upon A Broken Heart short review

Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
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I read this book recently and it surprised me. I was expecting to enjoy it somewhat but I was not expecting to love it in the way I did. I pretty much started The Ballad of Never After as soon as I finished this book because I need to know what happens.

This book surprised me because I will admit I've tried reading Caraval before and just couldn't get into it and I was praying I could get into this one because of how much everyone raves about Jacks and it just sounded so good, so I'm extremely happy I did manage to get into it and loved it.

Jacks did not disappoint and when Readers Society drops that Little Fox necklace, I just need it. As a character on his own, separating him from Evangeline, I just love him so much, I can't describe that love but he may be one of my new favourite male book characters. I also love Evangeline you can understand her motives so much and she is just so fun to read about. I will admit at this point the 34% of Ballad I've read is starting to merge with the first book but it is what it is.

Something that I'm surprised I love so much is the writing style but it is fantastic and completely complements the story. I love how poetic and whimsical it can be and that completely fits the fairytale fantasy vibe. I also love the newspaper and notes between characters scattered throughout and how they are formatted. The whimsical fairytale fantasy that this is, not something I've read loads but I'm absolutely obsessed! I want a beautiful book of these fairytales both to read and display because that would just be stunning and they're all so intriguing.

Overall, a new book I think I might be obsessed with and highly recommend. 5 stars and I'm so excited to finish The Ballad of Never After.

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