Arc Review: Broken Glass

Title: Broken Glass

Author: Pavan Kaur

Page count: 313

Published: January 29, 2019

Publisher: TheNextStepPr

Genre: New Adult

Received: From the Publisher in exchange for an honest review

Rating: 4/5

Summary:

Lies. Betrayal. Two hearts broken. One on the path of revenge. The other finding their way.
HOPE
Make it out alive.
That was my only goal.
I succeeded.
But that doesn’t mean I’m ready to face the world.
Until Leo…
He’s shown me there is hope.
I can find happiness again.
There is a way.
LEO
They thought they broke me.
All they did was create a monster.
One who now has all the power.
Revenge is sweet, but it’s even better when it’s sought justly.
When all is said and done, they will answer for what they did to me, and to Hope.

Can two broken and battered hearts find refuge in each other, or are some wounds too deep to heal?

My Thoughts:

Pavan Kaur is a new author to me, and this book was amazing.

I was completely drawn into the book from the very beginning with how raw this book was. Leo and Hope are amazing together. They have been through so much an it’s crazy. To see them grow because of the things that have happened and come out the other side was wonderful. Fate is what brings them together.

Hope and Leo’s story broke my heart, I couldn’t imagine going through the things that they went through. I’m glad that she had Leo. The fact they went through similar things is truly heart breaking. The only thing that’s different is that Leo had Jackson. Hope was all alone.

After reading this book I had no words, I was speechless, I still kind of am even writing my review. There is so much that I want to say about this but then again I don’t because I don’t want to give away any spoilers because of how fantastic this is.

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