Review: totally threw me for a loop
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2014
I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest reviewI loved The Broken. So I was super excited to be able to get my hands on The Broken Part of Us. The story went in a direction I was never expecting...totally threw me for a loop.I must admit, I didnt like this one as much as I liked the first one. The writing is amazing. And Ker Dukey has the ability to draw you into her stories. You can connect with the characters and feel their happiness and their pain. You want to stand up and cheer for them and lay down and cry with them...so what was the issue???Kyra...Kyra is a dance instructor at River's dance studio Twinkle Toes. She is beautiful and turns the eye of any man that looks her way. Her long red hair and dancers body are the things that dreams are made of. And she is pure as undriven snow. Yep, every mans fantasy. But she didnt feel needed in the story. She felt kind of thrown in.Jasper---Oh Jasper. We met Jasper in The Broken. He is Sammy's best friend. He is raunchy and rude. He is hot and he is a play boy. He is the bad boy that doesnt want to settle down and every girl thinks they can tame. He is the challenge that girls get heart broken over because they think they are the one that will make him settle down.Derek--we met Derek in The Broken. He is the detective that helped bring Rivers crazy ex down. He is total Alpha dominant male. He takes what he wants, he doesnt ask, he takes...Jasper and Derek both have it bad for Kyra. When Kyra finds herself being stalked, Derek to the rescue. But Jasper is jealous and wants Kyra for himself...the problem?? Jasper is with Hannah, who is pregnate. And he wants to do the right thing. So that leaves Kyra and Derek free to explore a relationship.Now...if you havent read the story, and you dont want any spoilers----STOP NOW...dont read any further.... WARNING...SPOILERS AHEADNow, as the story continues, there is this crazy sexual tension between Derek and Jasper..yep..who saw that coming?? And Kyra is drawn to both men. Jasper fights his desire and need to be with Derek, his need to do the right thing with Hannah, and his pull towards Kyra. Derek fights his need to be with Jasper and his want of Kyra...yep serious crazy going on...Everything always works out in the end...and there is a Happily Ever After.So, why didnt I like this one as much as The Broken?? I didnt really like Kyra. She felt forced into the story. She was literally the sacraficial virgin. I didnt connect with her, at all. I loved Jasper and I loved Derek. There was even a good bit of River and Sammy thrown in. The story itself was good. It kept me asking myself "what the hell is going on?" I loved the curve balls that were woven within the story. I just did not like Kyra...she was weak, and I need a strong heroine.