Review: 4.5 STARS from The Sassy Bookista
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 7, 2014
Questions - How can someone be 'perfectlybroken'?  And who thinks it's perfect?How does this 'perfectly broken' personbecome whole?  DO they become whole?What kind of man falls for one who isPerfectly Broken?4.5 perfect***** from a blogger who this book!!!This is a full-length, standalone novel.  There is no cheating in this book.NOTE: I am not a fan of spoilers...that said, my reviews are vague and have only small parts of the book included.  This book also contains mature and traumatic behavior and events.  If you're not sure whether the traumatic event will be a trigger for you - please have a friend review it for you first.  This book is written in dual and third person POV - The inner monologue from both characters is ultimately entertaining!!  The way the author also incorporates those POV and mixes them together is true art!Looking back, I'm swept away in what prompted me to read this book.  It was truly the cover and the title.  I knew I had to have it!  The cover is especially intriguing.  It's of her...alone.  Do things not work out?  And that title...I'm still not sure why, but I knew that with every word in this book, I'd still feel that title.  Then came the blurb.  I was hooked!  Reeled in by the crazy notion I had that this book would be different from everything else.  And let me tell you - It was!!  I couldn't get enough of the insanely funny banter between Peyton and her doctor!!  Peyton and Reed's best friends...well let's just say the I'm hoping for a spin-off or second book.  They were well thought out characters and gave the story just enough to get the point, but also just enough to make you super curious as to what happens with them next!Peyton Mayfield feels broken.  I get that from the moment the book begins.  In her inner monologue, her dialogue with her doctor and everything in between.  She doesn't want to feel that way, but for her it's like knowing tomorrow will come.  Her demons haunt her and it's only a matter of time before that flashbacks come.  Peyton runs a successful pie shop and is happy with the mundane activities that get her through the day.  I got the sense that those same mundane activities are, specifically, what do get her through the day.  She's smart, girl-next-door beautiful.  She's independent, and loyal to her few close friends.  But I had the impression that she didn't want to be noticed.  And if she was noticed - she would run.  Run because her fears where too great to let herself be vulnerable."So far she'd had fun but feared he liked his women like he liked his buildings, shiny and new... He can't find the beauty in the brokenness."Reed Langston.  Right away I said to myself 'He's a player'.  After my first 'encounter' with him I could not believe that these two characters would EVER end up together and if they were together they certainly wouldn't be happy!  But you know what I love - I LOVE being wrong.  And boy was I.  Reed is a complicated character.  He's tall and sexy and a very successful architect.  Reed has 'many women' and when he's done he throws them out like dirty laundry.  Looking deeper, I realized that although he had a string of 'no strings attached', he wasn't what his reputation preceded.  Reed has a dark family secret - only to some it's not a secret but more like scandal.  He has lived with mistakes that someone in his family made his whole life - being judged by the actions of someone else.  It's, clearly, taken its toll on him and more than anything, I could see who he wanted to be.  I could make out what was behind this faade when he first lays eyes on Peyton."There appeared to be some complication about her, some sadness behind her pretty eyes, something she was trying to hide.  I could make you happy."The progression of their relationship is slow , yet without the feeling of dragging on.  The honesty and vulnerability of Peyton and Reed is heartwarming!  It was amazing to follow along with the fun-flirty early stages of their relationship to the deep conversations and, eventually, intimacy.  And that's what made this book stand out also...every time Reed and Peyton where together, it was intimate.  Even when they first met, I felt as if I were a voyeur.  In a good way!!  Reed could read her in a way I'm not sure anyone else had ever been able to.  He could see the complications behind her eyes and knew that if he truly wanted her - he'd have to be a patient man.  I think he also knew that this was new territory not only for her, but for him.  Reed wanted women in the past and there was no shortage, but this time he can't get her out of his mind.  That's never happened to him.  It doesn't scare him or make him want to run from those feelings.  It merely intrigues him, makes him curious.  Curious as to why he wants to hold her and take away her troubles.  He gets jealous and misses her and she misses him, too.  Peyton immediately realizes the calmness that overcomes her when he's around.  I got the impression that Peyton knew that Reed wouldn't ever put her in a compromising position but she was nervous about her flashbacks.  There really was no rhyme or reason when they came.  She feels safe but I could tell she wasn't ready to reveal her demons.  I remember thinking, will she ever talk about what happened to her?  Will she ever REALLY let him in?  And even more will he be understanding or will it make what's happening between them all too real for him?  I really liked how they had spats and fought - but they fought maturely and it was all handled the way a real life couple, facing the same issues, would handle it.  I couldn't get enough of the insanely funny banter between Peyton and her doctor!!  Peyton and Reed's best friends...well let's just say the I'm hoping for a spin-off or second book.  They were well thought out characters and gave the story just enough to get the point, but also just enough to make you super curious as to what happens with them next!  There is one #ell of an ending to this book - ONE #ELL OF AN ENDING!!!  The epilogue is just...*sigh* terrific!!Thank you Prescott Lane!!  For a sweet story with HEA!!!