Once Upon a Broken Heart
Written by: Stephanie Garber 

This book had been recommended to me through "book-tok", so some of you have probably already heard of it or, at least, the author. However, if you haven't, that's no problem! This book follows the story of Evangeline Fox and her search for true love. After hearing of the wedding supposed to take place between her step sister and the love of her life, Evangeline takes matters into her own hands and makes a deal with a wicked Prince of Hearts. The book follows the aftermath of her deal and how it is affecting everyone else around her and her own love story. Evangeline learns just how bad a deal with the devil could be. 
In my opinion, I didn't LOVE the book because it did seem written for a lower level reader and structured as so. I also was not a fan of how the female main character was portrayed as the typical damsel making questionable decisions and not always thinking about a logical solution. However, I did love the Prince of Hearts' character and the banter between him and Evangeline. I felt like his scenes carried most of the book and the best part of the plot happened towards the final chapters. I will say that I haven't read the two books following this one in the series, so it may get better and I will have to keep y'all updated! I liked the book enough to add the next two to my TBR, so stay tuned for those reviews! Although this book was not my favorite, I hold nothing against the author and do plan to keep reading her other books! 

Genres: ● Fantasy ● Romance ● Young Adult ● Fiction 

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐.5

Other books by author: The Ballad of Never After, A Curse of True Love, Caraval, Legendary, Finale

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