Review: Overall Rating: 5 stars- Screw sleep! I’ll let the kids watch TV and eat hot dogs tomorrow.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
Beautiful Broken Promises is the 3rd book in the Broken series by Kimberly Lauren. I absolutely loved the first two books, which is why this author is my author of the month for May. It was just serendipity that when I made the ask, Kimberly shared that BBP would be coming out this month as well.When we got the ARC for the book, Megan and I were stoked, of course. ARCs always come with a little trepidation because, well, they could suck. And we’ll say so, because that’s our policy. But this one? No way. I knew it would be good and boy was I right!I absolutely loved this book. Kimberly says it’s written as a stand alone so you don’t NEED to read Beautiful Broken Rules and Beautiful Broken Mess first, but I do think you’ll enjoy the story more if you do. All the old gang makes an appearance or 6 in the book and getting to see how they’re doing was an extra little thrill in an already amazing book. There’s a particular scene with my Bookie Bestie Emerson that made me laugh out loud and wish I could give her a high five.“Uh, earth to the love birds, sex in public is unfortunately still illegal!”…“It’s true guys!” Em called out, laughing. “Trust me, I’ve tried”Other than that, it’s actually difficult to talk about. Beautiful Broken Promises is quite a bit different from the first two books in the series. It’s a lot more suspenseful, contains darker themes, and leaves you guessing quite a bit through most of the first 30% of the book. It’s delicious.Because of those mysteries, and because of how wonderfully they’re written, I absolutely do not want to spoil anything. This book deserves to be devoured without any distractions. So I’ll try to talk in general terms.“If you apologize for touching me one more time, I will scream.”The plot is fantastic. Maybe a little bit far-fetched in a few ways, but really, really intriguing.The character development is phenomenal. I cried; some from sadness, some from happiness, but I cried. It contains some themes that pluck at my heartstrings, and Kimberly played me beautifully. I was completely wrapped up in this story.“More of those damned throw pillows, I grumbled, while fumbling with the small, colorful pillows. “What the hell would we do with all these?”“They’re supposed to be for decoration,” she muttered from behind me. I started tossing them off the bed, but then Rae added, “But I’m sure we could get into some pretty good sex positions with them.”I quickly scooped those things back up and tossed them right back on. Well, okay then. The tiny pillows could stay.I actually have been sick all weekend and exhausted, and fell asleep without reading last night. I woke up when my husband came to bed just before 2am. A normal person would have rolled over and went back to sleep. Instead, I picked up my kindle and read until nearly 4am. I have kids! Little kids who expect me to function in the morning. That was insane!But not only did I get up with the kids this morning, but I read through nap time instead of taking a nap myself. Because I HAD TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT. I kept sneaking off to read one more chapter because it was just so good.“Every day I wish I had found you sooner so I could love you longer.”The smut is top notch, too. Lane is a boob man and boy did I enjoy his enjoyment of boobs. He’s a perv, but he’s a lovable perv. And have you seen that cover art? Go look at it again. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Holy YUM.I know this is a difficult review because it doesn’t say a lot, but I promise the suspense is worth it. Let me summarize: Book Good. Read Now.I promise.Smut Factor: 4 stars- Smokin’ Hot!Character likability: 5 stars- He’s my book boyfriend and I want to BE her.Storytelling: 5 stars- I wake up thinking this really happened.Writing and editing quality: 5 stars- Excellent!