Friday, December 30, 2022

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber - ESSENTIAL

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
, 416 pages. Flatiron Books, 2021. $20

Language: G (1 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG (kissing); Violence: PG-13 (ungory deaths, vampires) 

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

Evangeline believes in magic. She knows that there is truth in legend and danger in curses. Thus, when the man she loves is brought under a love spell, or so she thinks, Evangeline will seek the Fated Prince of Hearts and make a bargain to stop him from marrying her step-sister. But you cannot escape a deal made with a Fate and Evangeline will learn that her trip to the North as an ambassador and potential bride of the Prince of the North may be exactly what Jacks has been planning all along.

I love Garber's writing style. The scenes are vivid and engulfing, the characters realistic and relatable, and the plots magical and creative. Set in the same world as Caraval, this novel was thoroughly enjoyable to read. There was also minimal swearing and only brief undescriptive nudity. 

Sierra Finlinson https://www.kingsenglish.com/book/9781250268396

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