Broken Juliet

not for me. I liked the first one, but this just seemed like angst porn eventually, and I took a break and could never bring myself to get back to it. throwing in the towel.

MEH. Again

No hay mucho que decir porque mi opinión sobre los personajes y su relación tóxica en el pasado, ya ha quedado establecida en la reseña del primer libro. Sin embargo, quizás los personajes en la narración del presente se han reivindicado un poco. Tan solo un poco, ¿bien? Me agrada ver a un Ethan más maduro y seguro de sí mismo, pero me da un poco de pena que la Cassie del presente sea exactamente igual que antes sólo que menos ingenua y más amargada por la vida, es triste porque vemos cómo toda esta relación tóxica que tenían la afectó. Y le he dado cuatro estrellas al final porque me gustó cómo se resolvieron las cosas. Pensé que al ser una trilogía, acabarían mal una vez más y las cosas se resolverían hasta el tercer libro, pero luego me di cuenta que el último es sobre la hermana de Ethan... lo que es un alivio porque a medida que llegaba al final de este segundo libro no podía dejar de pensar que era un buen cierre y no debería haber más continuación. Estoy tranquila con el final que tuvieron, pero sigo odiando a la Cassie y al Ethan del pasado con toda mi alma, eso no va a cambiar en un futuro cercano.

In Broken Juliet, the sequel to Bad Romeo, thinks pick up right where they left off with Cassie and Ethan. They are working towards trying to potentially form another relationship, all while dealing with flashbacks of the second half of their college careers. Pros: • Flow of flashbacks- Especially compared to Bad Romeo I thought the way the past and present came together is a lot more cohesive. There were also great parallels from how present Cassie and past Ethan are in similar situations which add to the story. • Humor- The cast of characters is memorable because they are funny both in their dialogue and their actions. • Chemistry- The main pro for the whole series is the relationship that Cassie and Ethan have and the passion for each other that just leaps off the page. Cons: • Duology- While I don’t want to complain about having more content from a good series, it does make me question if a lot could have been edited from both books and they could be combined? It feels awkward that the story was halved in the middle and there was no real conclusion at the end of book one to just be carried over into book two. While I do not have many complaints and do love the story, I rate Broken Juliet at a 4.5/5 because it doesn’t carry the same weight for me that Bad Romeo does. a

Reseña Completa: El Extraño Gato del Cuento Creo que si tuviera que definir Broken Juliet en una sola palabra sería "Inesperado". Mi mente estaba preparada completamente para otra cosa en el libro, algo más egoísta y común que pudiera encontrar en otro libro. Cada vez que un libro me vende la idea sobre unos personajes que se amaron en el pasado y ahora se odian pero por cosas de la vida ahora por una absurda razón quieren volver a intentarlo, la relación es siempre un error desde el inicio y las soluciones que nos dan a acabar el libro tienden a ser bastante superficiales. Eso esperaba de Broken Juliet pero no pasó. Lo mencioné en la reseña del primer libro, lo recalco ahora: Ethan Holt es uno de los pocos personajes masculinos que he leído hasta ahora en New Adult que tiene personalidad, Leisa Rayven se la ingenió para traernos un tipo oscuro y sexy pero a la vez alguien consciente de la realidad y no tan egoísta y estúpido como estaba esperando. Hay muchas escenas en Broken Juliet que hacen a Ethan alejarse del estereotipo y a la vez conservar ese aire bad boy que me encanta. ¿Lo que más me gustó de Ethan? No solo fue lo guapo que es o que sabe cocinar, sino que cuando el tipo se molesta ¿sabes que hace? LIMPIA. Seeh, este libro subió mis estándares de "no existe" a "tienes que estar bromeando, gato, eso es un unicornio". Oh, Cassie. La adoro. Algo que le resentiré a Ethan, a pesar de gustarme mucho, es como cambió Cassie "gracias" a él, tanto lo bueno como lo malo. Broken Juliet me hizo reconsiderar mucho algo en lo que creía. Cuando sabía o veía en películas/series parejas que iban a terapia para salvar su matrimonio, siempre pensé que era la cosa más absurda que podían hacer, para mí era solo una excusa para evitar reconocer que no funcionó. Luego de terminar de leer, la verdad es que me quedé pensando mucho si, quizá, no es tanta terquedad la razón por las que los matrimonios van a terapia de parejas. No, Ethan y Cassie no van a terapia de parejas, no exactamente es solo que me dejó pensando. Los últimos capítulos son pura tortura, es una bomba de tiempo a punto de explotar, una caja de Pandora de emociones, no sabes que saldrá. ¿Lo odiaré? ¿Lo podré perdonar? ¿Y si fue una cosa muy estúpida? Eso lo descubrirás cuando termines de leer Broken Juliet. Por las cinco estrellas, puedes ver que Broken Juliet me encantó, mi único pero es que un capítulo se ponen un poco demasiado cursis para mi gusto, soy alérgica a ese tipo de emociones. Broken Juliet es igual de divertida que Bad Romeo, muy sexy, una de esas pocas veces en quisiera una película porque hay algunas escenas tan graciosas que necesito verlas en una película. En serio: la llamada y uno de los viajes en auto, demasiado, me tuvo llorando de risa. Twitter || Blog || Pinterest || Tumblr || Instagram || Facebook

OKAY OKAY OKAY I FORGOT HOW TO BREAHTE This may have a few spoilers, not mayor ones but there's something... I'm in love! This book had everything I love to read: romance, character development and a well written cliché. It was just so heart warming, and the flashbacks were placed perfectly to fit to the present day. I think I loved this one more than the first one, just because it gave a good conclusion, it didn't rush, it didn't seem to be out of nowhere, the characters TOOK THEIR TIME. Ethan respected her without leaving his personality behind, and that was super incredibly amazing, because even with all the development he made, he didn't stopped being himself, he was Ethan, but he wasn't broken anymore. THAT WAS AMAZING, THAT'S HOW YOU DO CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. He wasn't angry, he wasn't sad and dramatic, he was finally a person with something else more than pain. And Cassie, the way she was pictured in Dr.Kate sessions was amazing, because it was easy to see how broken she was, and how much she had worked in trying to ignore her love. I'M JUST SO HAPPY I READ THESE BOOKS AND DIDN'T FOLLOWED MY FIRST INSTINCT. Definitely one of my favorite books from this year.

Just as good as book one!

Find this review and more at kimberlyfaye reads . After the wicked cliffhanger at the end of Bad Romeo, I was dying to get my hands on Broken Juliet and find out what life hand in store for Cassie and Ethan. Despite my initial intent to dive into it the minute I received the ARC, I put it off because good things come to those who wait. And this? This was a real good great thing. I expected angst and sexual tension and emotions in the second book in this series. At the end of Bad Romeo, Ethan declared his feelings – and totally won me over in the process – but Cassie was rightfully hesitant. Their history was not pretty. Of course, we only barely scratch the surface of that history in the first book. Through a series of flashbacks in Broken Juliet, we learn just how messy their history is. How utterly devastating it was at times. This isn't a light, easy read, but it's also not too angsty or heavy. It has the perfect amount of emotion and drama... for me at least. Like Bad Romeo, this book is told solely from Cassie's POV and in both present day and past flashbacks. As she begins to let Ethan back into her life, we live in the present with them and flash back in time to when they were in school and first trying to make a relationship work. We get all the details – good and bad. Cassie and Ethan's relationship has always been passionate, volatile, all-consuming and intense. The intensity was both good and bad. The highs were high, the lows were low. And it was exhausting to me, so I can only imagine how they felt. Of course, I'm not going to tell you what happens... or any other details at this point. I'm just going to say, if you enjoyed the first book and are looking for closure as much as I was, you need to read this. The character development was incredible. In the last book and this one, we learned how Ethan overcame his issues to get to the place where he could confess his feelings to Cassie. Now it's Cassie's turn to face the music and put in the work to heal and forget so they might stand a chance together. I found Broken Juliet a stunningly sexy and emotional conclusion to Cassie and Ethan's story. I have high hopes for both Cassie's and Ethan's future. I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.

Cuando te hablan de secuelas siempre piensas que va a arruinar la primera, pero hay excepciones Broken Juliet es la continuación de Bad Romeo y es tan maravillosa, atrapante y encantadora que Bad Romeo en este nos dan a conocer más sobre su pasado y por supuesto el presente

I loved the first book and the cliffhanger made me want to read more so I was very happy when I got the chance to review Broken Juliet . It didn't take me long to read this one because I was hooked from the very beginning. It is so very well written that I did not want to put it down and I didn't. I read it all in one afternoon. I give this 5 out of 5 stars.

Originally posted at Booklovers For Life “Let me prove I can love you the way you deserve.” Less than impressed by Bad Romeo, I went into Broken Juliet with low expectations. I really hoped I would like the characters more since I really disliked them in Bad Romeo. So while I can say that I didn’t hate Broken Juliet, I still didn’t like the book, or the characters, very much either. “What do you want?” I want him. Can’t want him. Need him. Hate needing him. “I don’t know,” I whisper. “I do,” he says, leaning forward. “Invite me in. I promise, I’m here to stay this time.” Broken Juliet picks up right after the end of Bad Romeo, with Cassie deciding whether or not to finally give Ethan another chance. In Bad Romeo, we know that Ethan broke Cassie’s heart twice, and here we finally get to know the details. Through the flashbacks, we discover the repetitive hurt and anger that make up Cassie and Ethan’s tumultuous relationship and the reasons why Ethan could never commit. He loved her, but his reasons for leaving her were so shallow and eye-roll worthy, I couldn’t like or understand him. Past-Ethan was such a moody asshole. (FYI: Being an asshole doesn’t make you a bad boy – being an asshole makes you an asshole.) I found myself skimming a lot of the flashback chapters. They were incredibly repetitive and full of angry and/or angsty sex. Past-Cassie was a doormat, and even worse, a horny one at that. She kept giving in to the lust she felt for Ethan that I wanted to shake some sense into her. They had such an unhealthy relationship that I couldn’t get behind it or support them at all. Thankfully, present Cassie and Ethan have grown up. Well, Cassie still rightfully harbors anger, hate, and hurt, but Ethan, thank god, has finally changed. Still, it took SIX YEARS for them to finally arrive where they are in Broken Juliet. I wouldn’t say I loved the new Ethan, but I was definitely looking forward to the ways he would prove his love for Cassie once and for all. Still, I would have enjoyed the present timeline much more if it weren’t for the many awful flashbacks full of bad decisions being made over and over and over again. This series had so much potential, but the flashbacks just ruined the it for me. I hated the Ethan and Cassie of six years ago so it was hard to like them in present day even though they weren’t as awful. Leisa Rayven’s writing, though, was a definite perk to reading this series, but it just wasn’t enough to let me fully enjoy reading. I really wish the flashbacks had taken a step back so that present day Cassie and Ethan could shine more. I don’t think I ever fully understood before what a profound ability humans have to change, especially with the right motivation. We’re capable of remarkable evolution. Not just physically, but mentally. Emotionally. All in all, I had a difficult time with Broken Juliet. I can see fans of Bad Romeo enjoying Broken Juliet since they are pretty similar angst- and character-wise. I really wanted to love this series since so many people seem to enjoy it, but I can’t see how or why. I’m a big fan of the author’s writing, so I’m hoping her other upcoming books will have characters with much healthier relationships. Quotes are taken from the ARC and are subject to change in the final version. Thanks to the publisher for generously providing me an ARC to review. Amazon Ebook: http://amzn.to/1sHUigM Amazon Paperback: http://amzn.to/1E472qC Liked this review? Subscribe to Booklovers For Life for more!