Name: Once Upon a Broken Heart
ISBN: 9781250841339

Stephanie Garber

Desperate to stop her beloved from marrying another, sixteen-year-old Evangeline Fox strikes a deal with the mythic Prince of Hearts leading her down a dangerous path that may ultimately end in her destruction.

Once Upon a Broken Heart

Mary Carmona

Jessie

Julia C

Rayane Rabaa

Aimee :)

Ellie

The Fates weren't dangerous because they were evil; the Fates were dangerous because they couldn't tell the difference between evil and good.

mirin

“if he loved you back, he wouldn’t be marrying someone else. End of story.”

Sina

He held on to her as if she were a grudge, his body rigid and tense, as if he really didn't want her there, and yet his arms were tight around her waist as though he had no intention of ever letting her go.

I didn't ship Jacks and Tella but my god they had so much potential

Sophia

According to the myths, the Prince of Hearts was not capable of love because his heart had stopped beating long ago.

Only one person could make it work again: his one true love.

They said his kiss was fatal to all but her - his only weakness - and as he'd sought her, he'd left a trail of corpses.

Heroes don't get happy endings. They give them to other people.

Sara Vasilescu

“I believe there are far more possibilities than happily ever after or tragedy. Every story has the potential for infinite endings.”

Nour

All stories are made of both truths and lies, she used to say.

What matters is the way that we believe in them.

Lea Labat 

And then... Evangeline felt something that was not heartbreak or regret.

Elissa Young

Rose

Zoe Taubert

Addie

Anna Leigh

Ipshita Kanungo

Courtney Passio

Denise 

Juliette

Once Upon a Broken Heart marks the launch of a new series about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after from Stephanie Garber, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Caraval For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings...until she learns that the love of her life will marry another. Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic, but wicked, Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing. But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game — and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after, or the most exquisite tragedy...

Not enjoying this series as much as caraval unfortunately. I only really got into it after the half way point. Interested to see where this series goes. 

ophelia ross 

How far would you go for happily ever after?

For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings . . . until she learns that the love of her life will marry another.

Desperate to stop the wedding and to heal her wounded heart, Evangeline strikes a deal with the charismatic but wicked Prince of Hearts. In exchange for his help, he asks for three kisses, to be given at the time and place of his choosing. 

But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that bargaining with an immortal is a dangerous game—and that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’d pledged. He has plans for Evangeline, plans that will either end in the greatest happily ever after or the most exquisite tragedy. . . .

Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart #1)

So cute! Pretty fast paced and fun and suspenseful!

Shiloh Stucky

Domdom

The whimsical fairytale vibe is nice and Jack kept it interesting but the story didn’t fully pull me in. 

I think I’ll still check out the next book in the series to see if it gets better

Essence

This book was cute but I wanted more. 

The whimsical fairytale vibe is nice and Jack kept it interesting but the story didn’t fully pull me in. 

Not a bad read, just average.

I think I’ll still check out the next book in the series to see if it gets better

Took a very long time for me to get into, but once I got into it, it got a lot better! Definitely recommend this one even though the start wasn’t the best! Got better as it went on! I did not like that it was in 3th person but was bearable!

Femke

After reading this book, I have many questions. For example, why did Evangeline lock her sister in a room she could possibly escape from? Why did the Prince of Hearts sleep for so long, and did he actually know that Prince Apollo wasn’t truly dead but rather in a state of limbo? If it was the Prince of Hearts who put him in that state to try to fulfill the prophecy, then why did Apollo’s brother admit to killing him? And finally, was it Evangeline trying to open the door at the end, or was it someone else?

I think this was an interesting book. If you’re okay with reading a story that includes some tarot card elements, then you might enjoy it. Personally, I don’t really enjoy that kind of thing, so I didn’t like that element as much.

Chulandon leanday Bradley 

After reading this book, I have many questions. For example, why did Evangeline lock her sister in a room she could possibly escape from? Why did the Prince of Hearts sleep for so long, and did he actually know that Prince Apollo wasn’t truly dead but rather in a state of limbo? If it was the Prince of Hearts who put him in that state to try to fulfill the prophecy, then why did Apollo’s brother admit to killing him? And finally, was it Evangeline trying to open the door at the end, or was it someone else?

I think this was an interesting book. If you’re okay with reading a story that includes some tarot card elements, then you might enjoy it. Personally, I don’t really enjoy that kind of thing, so I didn’t like that element as much.

uh… i don’t connect with the characters…

hana

I loved it!!! Let’s all be real, it’s soooo slow but I just couldn’t stop flipping the pages. It sucked me in, and it was MAGICAL. It kept me intrigued and curious, and I think that’s the greatest impact it has. 

I haven’t read fantasy for years so I thought it’d be a challenge to read this, but it was actually easy and kept my imagination alive! I’m so excited to dive into the next books!!! Also, JACKS. Need no other words. Just, JACKS. Period. I’m well convinced he’s a Fate because he’s enchanting as hell even just through the pages. 

I loved it!!! Let’s all be real, it’s soooo slow but I just couldn’t stop flipping the pages. It sucked me in, and it was MAGICAL. It kept me intrigued and curious, and I think that’s the greatest impact it has. 

I haven’t read fantasy for years so I thought it’d be a challenge to read this, but it was actually easy and kept my imagination alive! I’m so excited to dive into the next books!!! Also, JACKS. Need no other words. Just, JACKS. Period. I’m well convinced he’s a Fate because he’s enchanting as hell even just through the pages. 

The ending was good but i was kinda bored in the beginning 

Nour wael

I JUST finished this book and I am simply obsessed with the entirety of Stephenia Garber's creations. I... I'm just amazed and bamboozled by everything. 

I have been team Jack since Caraval and no one can make me change my mind. This world is simply beautiful and I can't wait to finish it.

Tsu 💙

I JUST finished this book and I am simply obsessed with the entirety of Stephenia Garber's creations. I... I'm just amazed and bamboozled by everything. 

I have been team Jack since Caraval and no one can make me change my mind. This world is simply beautiful and I can't wait to finish it.

At first I thought this book was just a normal book with the female’s pov. But I was face with disappointment when it turns out that the book is in third pov. All and all, the book is amazing and I’m able to finished the book.

Whimsical and fun read. I wouldn’t say it’s amazing but I do find myself loving it and possibly rereading it for fun many times! Additionally, thank goodness I wasn’t tricked into reading a book that seemed like a romantic book but filled with smut: this didn’t have any and I’m so happy about that 😭🤍

Leann!

I really liked it. exited to see what comes next!

Salomé GB

updating to 5 stars because this quickly became one of my fave trilogies 🙂‍↕️☝️

rara

shiya

big ab

i am just not a big fan of this author i fear… i see what she’s aiming for, the whimsical magical twists and turns. but her main characters are so stupid and easily manipulated that i find it distracting..

Stellar intro to the series, Stephanie Garber’s world building and original folk lore are really what pulled me into this series (the bells were my favorite part!). Character descriptions in this book were just so tasty, I couldn’t put it down - and yes, OBVIOUSLY I’m obsessed w jacks! 

The only reason this isn’t a 5 star review is evasive there were points in the book were I just didn’t really vibe with the writing style, but her the world and story were just so intriguing I couldn’t put it down.

(Ps this books contains heartbreak as a major theme, so I just couldn’t resist tagging it as heartbreaking 💔)

Caitlin

Stellar intro to the series, Stephanie Garber’s world building and original folk lore are really what pulled me into this series (the bells were my favorite part!). Character descriptions in this book were just so tasty, I couldn’t put it down - and yes, OBVIOUSLY I’m obsessed w jacks! 

The only reason this isn’t a 5 star review is evasive there were points in the book were I just didn’t really vibe with the writing style, but her the world and story were just so intriguing I couldn’t put it down.

(Ps this books contains heartbreak as a major theme, so I just couldn’t resist tagging it as heartbreaking 💔)

Jennifer Gosnell

After thoroughly disliking the Caraval series, I was concerned I would not like these either, BUT I had already bought the trilogy (a bad habit I’m hoping to break this year lol). Very pleasantly surprised! I found the characters to be far more engaging and likeable and interesting. The plot was also way more straightforward and MADE SENSE. It was an overall very fun ride. I liked the Northern setting a lot as well. Looking forward to what happens in book 2.

Linara K.S

1.75 🌟 
I'm sorry but this read like a first-draft.
Vangie Fox really wasn't likeable and her dilemmas are so ridiculous at times I couldn't help but wonder why I even bothered to read through her crap. 
It's entertaining that's why. 
Like a bad reality-show to guilty/binge-watch.

Such a beautifully developed fantasy world, definitely want to know what happens next

Haley

hey jacks when they said malewife mansplain manipulate how far did you think you had to take it

anya

slightly overhyped but i’ll still be reading the next books.

Piper Palmer

Anjorin Molayo 

I loved reading this book! It was so good. And i’m in love with Jacks ❤️

kalenga 

4.5 stars easily.

I loved every second of this book. Loved it from the characters to the world building to the beautiful imagery and descriptions throughout. It was interesting and gripping from the first page to the last and kept you wanting more. The only reason I haven’t given it five stars is because i’m quite picky when it comes to giving them out but i don’t doubt it’d easily earn itself the rating the moment i reread it and get a taste of how magical the reading experience was again.

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