“Everyone needs to read this book. I’m certain you won’t feel a single regret. ” – Harloe Rae, USA Today Bestselling author.From USA Today and Washington Post bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a new, standalone romance about first loves, betrayal and loss.Not all love stories are written the same way. Ours had torn chapters, missing paragraphs, and a bittersweet ending.Luna Rexroth is everyone’s … bittersweet ending.
Luna Rexroth is everyone’s favorite wallflower.
Sweet.
Caring.
Charitable.
Quiet.
Fake.
Underneath the meek, tomboy exterior everyone loves (yet pities) is a girl who knows exactly what, and who, she wants—namely, the boy from the treehouse who taught her how to curse in sign language.
Who taught her how to laugh.
To live.
To love.
Knight Cole is everyone’s favorite football hero.
Gorgeous.
Athletic.
Rugged.
Popular.
Liar.
This daredevil hell-raiser could knock you up with his gaze alone, but he only has eyes for the girl across the street: Luna.
But Luna is not who she used to be. She doesn’t need his protection anymore.
When life throws a curveball at All Saints’ golden boy, he’s forced to realize not all knights are heroes.
Sometimes, the greatest love stories flourish in tragedy.
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This book was so raw emotionally it tore me apart. I wanted to jump into the pages and slap Luna and Knight several times throughout the book. Both haunted by their pasts and presents they were each unable to commit to each other until they got their shit together! L.J. Shen’s writing is so convincing I had no trouble believing how utterly in love they were at such a young age. This is how you write soul mates!! I really enjoyed this book, it was an emotional roller coaster with a HEA (pretty much). It also did a great job of continuing the All Saints saga and keeping all the supporting/previous characters involved.
The literary world is forever blessed to have an author as amazing as LJ Shen. Her writing is phenomenal and no matter what type of story she is telling, it is always amazing.
Broken Knight is truly a wonderful book from start to finish. I fell in love with Knight and Luna’s love story from the beginning and never wanted to put my kindle down. I laughed, I cried, I wanted to smack some sense into them sometimes, and so much more.
Broken Knightis a friends to lovers story that is a journey filled with friendship, loyalty, mistakes, hardships, and so much love. I can not recommend this book enough!!
L.J. Shen brings all the tears in this standalone novel. I cried, laughed, then cried again. I’ll never be the same.
INFINITE STARS!!!!
Broken Knight is not a story, Broken Knight is an EXPERIENCE.
One that is filled with love, pain, and hope. “Always. Whenever. Forever.”
This book needs to be read, shared, and praised.
I’ll do this review in three parts. The first one is about the author, the second one about the book, and the third one about its characters. I’ll not include any spoilers because if you are new to Leigh’s stories, you deserve to go into this one as blindly as possible.
For Leigh Shen, you have created an amazing masterpiece. I have read all of your books and I did not think this one would be able to surpass my all-time-favorite, I was wrong. Broken Knight did it, with an ease that left me speechless. There are moments in a writer’s career that have the potential of changing everything. You had that with Sparrow, then with Vicious but from my POV, there will always be an L.J. Shen before and after Broken Knight. I’ll forever compare your upcoming books with this one, it might not be fair but that’s how I feel. You wrote on the acknowledgments of the book, that there was a moment, where you thought, you would not be able to finish it. I get it, you could’ve written Knight and Luna’s story from a completely different angle, and yes, it would have still been angsty and emotional but you didn’t, you took multiple risks with how the story developed and it was a ballsy move; for that, you have my utmost respect. Thank you. I cannot wait to see where you will be taking us with your next books…
“Not all love stories are written in the same way.
Ours had torn chapters, missing paragraphs, and a bittersweet ending.”
For the book, the quote above pretty much summarizes this beautiful story. Broken Knight is emotional, it’ll make you go through a rollercoaster of feelings; you’ll laugh, cry, giggle, blush, get angry, pissed, annoyed and everything in between. It’s raw, damn it is raw…the emotional toll stays with you, I can’t explain it; you have to go through it. And it’s real, yes this is a fictional story but the situations the characters have to deal/overcome are not. Leigh created a book that is so human-like, that you feel it’s happening to you.
Not all love stories are written in the same way.Knight and Luna’s was most definitely not. It was messy, it was complicated, it was sweet, it was theirs…
Ours had torn chapters, it did but not because the book was missing something, no, but because they didn’t know how to confront how they felt about each other. They both failed to let their insecurities behind and to see each other as they really were.
Missing paragraphs, some moments and decisions they took, altered their relationship, forever. They went through so many things not only as a couple but also as individuals and that played a huge part within the story too.
And a bittersweet ending. Enjoy the book, laugh, cry, curse at them, fall in love with them, that’s all I have to say about this.
And finally for its characters, Knight Cole and Luna Rexroth.
Our beautiful broken Knight, he was flawed, filled with insecurities and an immense capacity to love. Life puts our hero through a lot, with his family and of course with the girl, who was forever out of reach. He assumed so many things about Luna and how she felt that it backfired for him. He had to fall apart to get himself together.
Our silent princess Luna, she was scared and built walls so high that it made it impossible for either of them to climb them. She, just as Knight, was flawed too. I liked she found herself, her voice and ultimately decided what she wanted. She had to fly away to understand who she was.
I have to mention our side characters, they are incredible. Don’t forget, “Ride or Die”
P.S. Vaughn is the boss like he will give a run for his money to Daddy Vic.
P.P.S. Daria Followhill remains undefeated, she’s still my QUEEN! Or as Knight name her a mini-lucifer which is probably right but oh so fitting! She owns Todos Santos, buh-bye!!!
I loved the Sinner of Saints series! I wanted to be in awe of this book about Dean and Rosies son Knight and Trent and Edies daughter Luna. I wasnt. It just didn’t have that savage feel to it and the characters seemed so different. I also can’t get into some of my confusion without spoiler alerts. I still love LJ Shen but this story was just ok.
This was such an amazing book, I absolutely love it. One of the best books I’ve read this year.
Emotional, but so incredibly beautiful… If I could give it 10 stars I would..
What an emotional and angsty read! Knight and Luna’s love tragedy is just that before it can be a love story. This storyline will have you feeling ALL THE FEELS, so much so you may need to walk away and breathe before going on. It’s so worth the EPIC ride it will take you on. I highly recommend this book.
“Always. Whenever. Forever, I choose you.”
#RideOrDie
Completely in love with Broken Knight not only the characters were amazing with so much to tell, their past, their present, and their future. the right amount of love, angst and even some laughable great moments.
Broken knight is the story of Knight and Luna two lost souls that have been working so hard to find answers and motives in their lives.. their past had similarities their present too, making them so perfect to be together. but life and circumstances keep trying to separate them no matter how hard they tried. Situations and Misunderstandings keep lurking around making their relationship a roller coaster of emotions but at the same time making it even stronger for the battles they had to fight.
Knight is a beautiful soul, a protector and a true guardian to Luna, he has been always her knight in shining armor the only one who really understood her at all times. until life happens and things get out of hand, not knowing what to do anymore to recover what they “lost” Knights embarks in a destructive journey that not everybody is aware of.. only the love of his life has the answer to be able to help him survive.
Luna is special, bold, strong and resilient when it comes to the people she loves, trying to survive in a world that doesn’t understand her, she is surrounded by people that love her but still she feels out of place and out of sorts.. her past doesn’t let her feel good, accepted or happy and the only one who knows how to help her and push her to break all her walls is the same person that can bring her down..
“Maybe sometimes we make people monsters in our heads because we can’t understand them. Maybe we don’t understand them because we don’t try to. And maybe we don’t try to because we’re scared.”
Kight and Luna’s story is the story of two people trying to find themselves with the help of their loved ones. So many things to talk about this wonderful story, the heroes were amazing, the secondary characters gave so much and added so much more to the story and to the main characters, we get to see more of Daria, Penn, Vaughn, Emilia, Dean, Rosie, Trent, Edie and more.
it was very emotional, I felt all the feelings and emotions the characters were going through and that made it even more real!!
I really love this book, LJ’s writing is impeccable, raw and I feel like each book she delivers even more..
Overall it was FANTASTIC!! more than 5 stars..
I think this is the book that has broken me the most from L.J. Shen. I think she is one talented author who knows how to plot and write a damn good story because let me just say that Broken Knight has broken the record for me in THE BEST READ of 2019!!
I cried, I whimpered, I laughed and I got so so mad with Luna and Knight but throughout their hurdles I dearly loved them to death.
I have to say this book was UNPUTADOWNABLE!! I just COULD NOT get myself unglued from my device because this story consumed me, it seethed itself into my flesh and bones.
The ups and downs, highs and lows — I was totally and utterly in love from beginning to end.
Luna and Knight will forever be in a piece of my heart because they deserve an award for best couple of 2019!
If this book could reach the moon, I would totally put it there because 5 stars is not enough!
“Moonshine,” he whispered. “You fill up the empty, dark space—like the moon owns the sky. It is quiet. It is bright. It doesn’t need to be a ball of flame to be noticed. It simply exists. It forever glows.”
The book takes you in so you feel what is in the hearts of the characters. I was so connected to the story and it’s characters, I completely tuned out everyone and everything around me while reading. Equally heartbreaking and uplifting—a riveting, unforgettable read. Absolutely brilliant!
WOW! 5 emotionally amazing 5 stars.
I always get super excited when LJ Shen is bringing out a new book and when I get it I devour it super quick as I can’t put it down. This one was slightly different as it took me longer to read as it was so emotional, such beautifully broken characters with such raw emotion that it was hard to read through my tears. LJ literately broke me with this beauty but I loved every word.
If you read the original Hotholes series then you will know that these hot sexy a**holes are frustrating, addictive and totally hot. Their kids are no different. In this book you get to see them all again and its like a family reunion.
In this one, even though its Luna and Knight’s book, you get to explore the other characters as well, first and second generation. I was honestly not prepared for onslaught of emotions with this one. LJ completely broke me and healed repeatedly throughout this one. Even writing this review is making me all emotional as I think about the book.
If you haven’t read the other books from the Sinners of Saint series you can still read this one but honestly if you haven’t read them, haven’t fallen in love with the characters and gone on their journeys, then this one won’t hit you as hard, you wont feel the emotions as much. It will still tear your heart out but it just feels so much more having been on the journey from the very beginning.
I am excited/nervous about what LJ Shen is going to bring us next but it will certainly be epic
“I died a thousand deaths before I inflicted the slightest of pain on your beautiful, tarnished heart.”
Completely wrecked. Emotionally spent. With every word I read, it was as if a ton bricks were laid upon my chest. L.J. Shen left no stone unturned when she set out to craft this utterly breathtaking, heart-wrecking story of our Broken Knight.
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of this author’s work — I knew going into this book there was a high chance I’d enjoy it. But, to be honest, I was not expecting the journey this one took me on. I’m at a loss for words of just how much I love this book. How much I love Luna and Knight. These two were special. This entire story was layered with gut-wrenching moments, a little frustrating at times, and a whole lot of beautiful.
Never have I ever had a book make me feel so emotionally gutted and unable to move on. Nothing could have prepared me for this book. Nothing. Just to say this book made me FEEL would be a huge understatement. My black heart hardly ever cries during books like I did during and after this one, but then again I guess it also shows just how attached I am to these characters and their stories. Not only was Broken Knight beyond emotional, intense, and so REAL, but it was also funny (I laughed. A LOT) and definitely had it’s sweet moments.
Knight and Luna have an epic love. Their story had so much heartache, pain, angst, but it was still SO BEAUTIFUL. It’s no question that it’s always been those two. I particularly LOVED being inside Knight’s head. He had me cackling one minute but then feeling weepy the next. It’s safe to say that I am officially in love with KJC.
Of course I always love being able to see the rest of the Todos Santos crew, especially Dean and Rosie. Especially Dean and Rosie as parents. Those two will forever own my heart.
Now on to my main bae (God, he would hate being called that), my “extra pale, extra cruel” Vaughn Spencer. Just thinking about his book and the endless possibilities.. gahh! I can’t wait! I seriously loved him in BK, the boy cracks me up even when he’s not trying to be funny.
Broken Knight truly is a masterpiece. It’s safe to say Shen completely outdid herself with this one. Broken Knight is a book I will be thinking about for a very long time.
So truth? I am sitting here, at a loss for words. Seriously. NO WORDS. I keep backspacing. I do not know what to say… And this does not happen often… I just don’t think I can do this book justice… No words can…
I’ve been sitting on this review for ages, trying to type something…
As someone that has a lot to say, and as a blogger than does not like leaving short reviews, that likes to give as much substance in a review but not give too much away… This feeling is something I both love and dread,.. Fuck do I dread it, and I shouldn’t be surprised, I went into this book knowing it was about to fuck me up. People talk about book hangovers, well fuck me, this one is insane! I am going to try my best to put into words everything I just read,…
L.J. Shen has become a fast favorite of mine, and I have fallen in love with her way with words, her ability to suck me into a plot so hard that it’ll take me months to crawl back up from. I thought Pretty Reckless (Book:1) fucked me up, well LJ was just preparing me for this.
How can I sum this up with a few words?
Angst,
Heartbreak,
Love,
Pain,
Sorrow,
Angst… Did I mention angst?
SO. MUCH. ANGST.
Holy fucking shit, My heart could not take it. I could quite literally feel my own heartbreaking.
But in all this pain, suffering, and angst, there was still love, there was still that HEA we all crave. Granted the author had to totally fucking destroy my heart first but piece by piece she put it back together. I cried, I was shaking and I screamed. In hurt, frustration, and joy. Luna and Knight were everything… This ship is my everything. It’s my favorite so far but the pain and the bullshit they had to go through to get to each other was too much, but it was perfect at the same time. I remember in one scene… I was crying so hard I had to physically put the book down and clear my eyes. I’m sure most that have read this by now can probably pick that scene out. But to read his thoughts and feel the pain he was in… Fuck me. But I am not gonna lie, I wanted to throat punch the pair of them throughout the book… I have never felt this much frustration, this much anxiety, this much build-up, this much fucking angst towards a story in my life… This book was everything and when I say everything, I mean EVERY FUCKING THING. I wanted and kind of did crawl up in a ball after I finished… My emotions on uber-sensitive, my head reeling, my heart repairing itself… Because just because I got the ending I wanted, did not take away the pain and heartache that happen throughout this book. Some can read a book like this and put it down like it was any other book. But I cannot. When I feel emotions from a book, I feel them hard. It was raw, it was real, it was fucking hard. Because so many of the situations these two were in were relatable, are things that have happened in my own life and as a teen… And I think it will be the same for a lot of readers. I took something personal away from this book… It consumed me beyond belief, and I think something in this book made something shift inside me… I can’t explain what exactly, but I walked away from this book with a feeling of… FUCK I don’t know how to word it. Damn it LJ!
I know that makes no sense, and I sound crazy but this book was beyond what I expected.
This book… It’s everything. IT IS Leigh’s best work to date, and I am having a hard time believing she will be able to top this one but knowing her… She will exceed my expectations and flaw me again, just like she did with this book.
Well, I need to go and drink a glass of wine or 12 now.
Bravo LJ, once again you have blown my fucking mind and delivered a book that will stay with me for life. Absolutely unforgettable.
A million and one stars!
This book without a doubt was amazing, and I personally think it’s the best I read year to date and I read alot of books. The emotions L.J. Shen put into this book blew my mind, the reality of life was so present page after page that in some chapters my throat burn and my heart heavy (I don’t normally let books get to me), I adored Knight and Luna and out of all of L.J. Shen’s books (I read them all) this book, Knight and Luna’s story will most likely always be the closest to my heart. Amazing, just an amazing book!
This was such an emotional and intense book. The fact that my anxiety and all the hype around this book started months ago didn’t help at all. First of all I just want to say this story was written beautifully and perfectly as only L.J does it, so all my respects to her and her magnificent genius mind. I loved how her words broke me throughout all the book until that final blow that made me bawl like a baby, but in the end she made everything all right in the world again (almost). I cried, I swooned, cried again, laughed, laughed while crying (thank you Dean, only you can do that)…anyways you get the point. The fact is that I recommend this book 100% just be prepared for the rollercoaster of emotions that is Broken Knight.
I love like Luna grew up so much from her previous appearances in the other books, she fought for herself and the people she cared and loved until she found her voice to speak and stand up for herself, and now she’s the strong woman I knew she could be.
We always saw Knight as this funny, flirty and put together boy, and he was all that, but on the inside he was hurting from the bad and unfair things life threw his way with his family and with Luna, he didn’t know how to handle the pain in the best way, the only way he knew how to relieve the pain in his heart was hurting himself
Even though their journey wasn’t the easiest one, they went through some tough and painful situations, misunderstandings that could’ve been avoided, but the most important thing is that they both grew from that and learned from their mistakes, they helped each other heal in the most difficult times in their life, especially Knight’s.
This book gives you a perfect look at reality, while most of it is fiction you get to see that not everything is a fairytale and sometimes life happens, it sucks and it’s painful but it’s life, and if this story taught me something is that we need to make the most out of life because we don’t have all the time in the world.
For me this book is a 5* , although I didn’t like the epilogue that much, it felt like everything was super rushed and some things extremely forced, I love how everything finally fit into pieces. So, once again thank you for giving us this story.
This was definitely a tough and emotional read. It had ANGST, HEARTBREAK, DRAMA, TRAGEDY, MISCOMMUNICATION, and lots of EMOTION.
Writing a review is hard without spoiling. You can read other reviews for that if you wish. What I will say about this book is that it might have been a tad too angsty for me. (Oh the blasphemy, I can’t believe I would ever say that). The angst is intertwined within sorrow and heartbreak which compelled the story to hurtful and emotional heights. Luna and Knight do get their HEA but the road there is full of bumps and twists and at times, road blocks that seemed impossible to pass.
Luna and Knight are teenager first and foremost. But they have always had that special connection of knowing they are each other’s soulmate. But brokenness runs both way and it eventually catches up to them. Their story is full of miscommunication and hurtful deeds as well. Once again, they are teenagers so I shouldn’t be surprised by their actions but it still caught me off guard at times.
The other leading plot in the story was heartbreaking and tragic. But I understood it and it was truly done exceptionally in my opinion at the end. So will this make you cry, ABSOLUTELY. But life isn’t always a bed of roses and sometimes bad things happen to good people.
I loved the story but at times I didn’t like the story. I had mixed emotions throughout this read. There was a lot going on in this friends/enemies to lovers story. Being young, being broken, needing to mature, dealing with life and death, emotional baggage, spiraling out of control and finally learning to really love. There were a few scenes that I totally couldn’t get on board with and it left me somewhat disappointed but in the same breathe, I still continued, enjoyed and was really moved.
As always with this author, I adore her writing and storytelling. It’s just that the plots had me reeling. It is a heavy book in emotions. Which is not a bad thing, it was just maybe too much for these two broken souls. I’m still thinking about the book which is good, but I am thinking of ways that it could have been different as well. I will say that I didn’t really love the epilogue. I felt it was too early for Luna and Knight. These two to me, needed more time, more education and more family time to really show their healing was on track and positive. Their epilogue would have felt more real if it had been 5 years later instead of just a year out.
Overall, this is an emotional book that will shred your heart. This author delves deep into intense emotions of love, hate, loss and redemption. You can not help but shed a few tears with this read. Luna and Knight, along with the rest of the Todos Santos young and old, will steal your heart and soul. Being broken is full of trials and tribulations but being put back together is full of hope, comfort and salvation. And as for Luna and Knight…….
Do I have any doubts about #LuNight – None What So Ever….
“Ride or Die Moonshine” “Always. Whenever. Forever”
5 Amazing Stars
Emotional, riveting, rock me to my soul phenomenal! LJ Shen is wicked talented with her ability to weave magic into her words and enrapture me from beginning to end with her amazing story telling. I’m pretty sure my tears and the blood from my broken heart are still engrained somewhere in the pages of this story. Knight and Luna’s story is everything. Broken Knight is easily one of my top reads of the year. Get it now!
Angela – Alphas Do It Better Book Blog
This story was beyond words!!
There are not enough words in the English language to describe this story or these characters.
As I sit here and try to write this review there are no words that adequately describe how this story made me feel!
To put it simply I absolutely LOVED IT!! (forever in capitals)
This was my second Audio-book. And was not sure how I was going to handle it with having craving this book so much up until release. But i devoured it. Gave it all my attention and absorbed every word read by the fantastic voices (actors.. unsure what to call them).
After reading Pretty Reckless I was semi prepared to be a little heart broken with this story. But this story needs a warning label (in the best way possible). Warning people that it will emotionally destroy you. Rip your heart out in the worst way only to repair it completely in the best way by the end.
From the first chapter, I felt Luna, Knight and even LJ Shen chinking pieces of my heart away. I have never shed as many tears as i have while listening to this story.
Luna and Knight are childhood best friends, Knight taking on the role of Luna’s protector. From a very young age Knight knew that Luna Rexroth was the love of his life. He would do anything and everything to make Luna happy and keep her safe, only as they grow older into their teenage years things get messy. The lines become blurred of the friendship Knight so desperately wants to change into more and Luna tries to keep the same, while still fiercely loving him.
Both Knight and Luna have damaged souls fighting internal battles. Each imperfect in their own way and i loved that about them. Their chemistry is so intense it almost felt intrusive at times to be listening to their story unfold.
The intense consuming love that they shared with each other and their loved ones was amazing to have experienced..
This story was heart wrenching and even though I cried so much during this book, my heart in tatters. It sparked hope and fulled my heart with life.
This story is not only fulled with anguish but hope and love as well. A story about always living life to the fullest. Never taking family and friends for granted and to love with your whole heart and never give up. To fight for what you want and to give life your full self.
If I take one thing away from this book it would that no matter what life goes on, no matter how much you want it to stay still, it goes on. SO never take a day for granted. Love with your whole heart. Have a sense of hope for the future and make mistakes.
The sun will always rise in the morning. It has too.
I LOVED THIS BOOK (forever in capitals)
100% my top book of 2019! and will probably stay at the top of the list for-ever.
I cannot wait to see what the rest of the series has in store for all of us.
“always, whenever, forever” Her silent promise to the boy full of anger who protects her from the world.
His heart belongs to her. Distance, time, space mean nothing. Hes hers, and shes his, or so he thought.
One read text message and everything shatters. The hope he had, and the talk he wanted lost and forgotten as a storm brews inside of him.
Hes about to wreck havoc of their world and she doesn’t even know it….
wow what an epic read!!! Get ready with the tissues folks for this book will push you until you break!
I knew this was going to be some kind of fantastic but still I wasnt prepared to be stripped bare, and left a complete and utter blubbering mess!
My heart was ripped from my chest, dragged out my mouth, thrown on the floor and repeatedly stamped on. Graphic yes, needed yes, now maybe you understand how soul destroying this read is!
To call it an ugly cry book isnt enough. It’s a cry like your world will never be the same again kind of read.
This book demands your all, and leaves you empty, yet needing to release more.
Nothing.. NOTHING even comes close. Lj shen has created an experience I for one will never forget.
There was such a deep and profound connection tethering me to her words. Making me absorb their suffering and thus making it mine, and as much pain as it caused me the pleasure was more than equal.
To read and feel such immense feelings from words on a page, to me is my idea of a slice of heaven.