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Broken Country
by Clare Leslie Hall
Thank you so much to Simon & Schuster & Simon Books Buddy for the complimentary copy of the book!
This book is out now!
This is one of the buzziest books at the moment so of course I had to read it. I ended up finishing this in one day because of how much I was enjoying it. It was a little bit of a slow start in the beginning but as most books its because the author was introducing us to the characters. You don't have to wait too long for an occurrence to occur that sets in the motion the rest of the book. This is told from 3 timelines - the past, the present day and the future. In the past timeline we get insight into how the relationship with Gabriel started & why it ended. The current timeline we see them reconnect as adults and what is going on in their separate lives and then in the future is all about the court trial. You do not know until closer to end who & what the trial is for. The book keeps you on your toes and each chapter leaves you wanting for the next. The book is not very long only around 320 pages and just under 9 hours of audio which made it a pretty quick listen.
I will say this was a bit more romantic than I was expecting! Now its nothing like the romances I read but just more action than I assumed we would get. And of course I loved it all. This is not a spoiler as the descriptions alludes to a love triangle but how does one pick when both object of desires on paper seem like great men?! You'll have to read to see what happens!
I had planned on reading this one in tandem with the audio but I got sucked into the audio to even had a moment to follow with the book. Hattie Morahan was the narrator and I don't believe I ever listened to any of the plethora of books that she's done but she made the listening experience very easy.
This book was already picked up to be adapted by Reese's film production and I think it will translate really well to either a limited series or a movie.
If you were a fan of the book Penitence that came out earlier this year, I think you would really enjoy this! There were themes that mirrored in both books. This book has a little bit of everything - romance, suspense, family drama, murder and grief all wrapped up!
This book is out now!
This is one of the buzziest books at the moment so of course I had to read it. I ended up finishing this in one day because of how much I was enjoying it. It was a little bit of a slow start in the beginning but as most books its because the author was introducing us to the characters. You don't have to wait too long for an occurrence to occur that sets in the motion the rest of the book. This is told from 3 timelines - the past, the present day and the future. In the past timeline we get insight into how the relationship with Gabriel started & why it ended. The current timeline we see them reconnect as adults and what is going on in their separate lives and then in the future is all about the court trial. You do not know until closer to end who & what the trial is for. The book keeps you on your toes and each chapter leaves you wanting for the next. The book is not very long only around 320 pages and just under 9 hours of audio which made it a pretty quick listen.
I will say this was a bit more romantic than I was expecting! Now its nothing like the romances I read but just more action than I assumed we would get. And of course I loved it all. This is not a spoiler as the descriptions alludes to a love triangle but how does one pick when both object of desires on paper seem like great men?! You'll have to read to see what happens!
I had planned on reading this one in tandem with the audio but I got sucked into the audio to even had a moment to follow with the book. Hattie Morahan was the narrator and I don't believe I ever listened to any of the plethora of books that she's done but she made the listening experience very easy.
This book was already picked up to be adapted by Reese's film production and I think it will translate really well to either a limited series or a movie.
If you were a fan of the book Penitence that came out earlier this year, I think you would really enjoy this! There were themes that mirrored in both books. This book has a little bit of everything - romance, suspense, family drama, murder and grief all wrapped up!