L.M Halloran, you had me at rock star.

But holy sh!tballs, Breaking Giants was not the normal rock star book and took my completely by surprise - in a good way that is.

Julian Ashburn and Rose Cunningham's story is not an easy one.

Julian - gah, it is not usual for me to both love and loathe a character in the same sentence (sure, sometimes the same book, but not often without taking a breath!)

My heart ached repeatedly for Rose as she tries to get past the man who has captured her heart - even though she doesn't want him to.

Their story is a reminder that love is not all rainbows and butterflies. It is gritty, emotional, heartbreaking.

"It's like a fairytale."

"I don't know any fairytales that are as dark and twisted as this one."

Those two lines there ^ describe this story to a T. As much as there is that spark of attraction between Julian and Rose, Julian really is quite toxic.

I loved seeing Rose step out of her comfort zone, taking some huge steps both personally and professionally.

It is days since I finished reading this book, and I am still not sure that I am doing it justice with my words.

It is beautiful, and amazing, an heartbreaking. It is an emotional rollercoaster of the best kind.

As a blogger, every day we are approached to read new/new to us authors, and we can't possibly read everything we get asked too. It is always a crap shoot when you decide which author/book to read.

I am so glad that LM Halloran reached out to us, and I am so so glad that I decided to read Breaking Giants. I will definitely be keeping an eye out for more of their work in the future.