Review: 5 out of 5 Stars for a wonderful second-chance love-story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 16, 2014
During her summer break, art student Pixie needs a place to stay as well as a job, and is offered both at her aunt's inn. What she doesn't know, however (and what her aunt obviously and knowingly forgot to mention) is that her former best friend Levi has been working at this same in as a handyman for the past year - and now they share one of the inn's wing as well as a bathroom...Pixie and Levi haven't spoken in a long time and are scarred by an event that heavily affected the both of them. A lot between the, is left unspoken and adds to the tension of their daily confrontations. Not to mention the sexual tension that keeps rising whenever they interact. But perhaps Pixie's aunt was right to give them both a push so they would finally straighten things out...Well first and foremost I really, really did enjoy this book. It was a wonderful new adult read in the style of J.R. Redmerski and Colleen Hoover. It was absolutely sweet, hilarious, and deep at the same time. Best Kind of Broken is written in dual POV and will describe in detail the sometimes torturous way Pixie and Levi feel around each other - and amongst their messed-up thoughts - find each other again.Some will find the slow unwinding annoying or not fast-paced enough, but I believe it had just the right pace to make this story believable. Sometimes I just wanted to shake Pixie and Levi and tell them to get their stuff together because they were their own worse enemies, but deep down their actions (and hardheadedness) felt real and in some ways understandable.So yes, the fact that this book was easy to relate to made it very easy to not want to drop it, and it also brought along very attaching side-characters and a beautifully charming atmosphere in the form of an inn surrounded by lavender fields. Oh and I was totally drawn to Levi aka "Leaves" - I'm not really the one to fall for New Adult male characters so hard, but Levi, in the form of a sweet and sexy (and super-protecting) handyman just did it for me. Best Kind of Broken is not an extremely steamy story, because it is more about blissful romance and two people finding they way back to each other after being torn apart. It makes it a very heart-warming and enjoyable read which I would recommend without hesitation to NA and YA fans.