At fourteen years old, I loved him.Hard.So hard it hurt.I loved him, but love isn’t what it was.It was a game, a lie. And I would never be the same.I fell in love with a liar, and when the truth was uncovered, he left my heart shattered and never looked back.So I didn’t either. I moved on, went to college, and I lived my life without him, pushing thoughts of him away whenever they tried to break … whenever they tried to break through the bubble I had created for myself.
I was twenty-four when he came back into my life, a month before I was set to marry someone else, someone who had pieced together the broken parts he had left behind.
I shouldn’t have agreed to meet with him, but I did. I had to.
My heart broke all over again.
My head and heart were officially at war.
I had a choice to make, and it should have been easy, but it wasn’t. Because whatever choice I made, head or heart, I knew it would break me.
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This book is about love. And just like love it is complex, complicated, messy, painful, and beautiful. This book takes us from first love, through first heartbreak. And just when Jade thinks she has put all the pieces of her heart together, found an amazing man and is ready to start a new life with him. The phone rings and the past comes calling. With intense emotions, painful feelings, drama, regrets, and difficult discussions to be made, this book will keep you wrapped up in its pages.
Another great YA story from Dominique Laura. This is the story of Jade. She meets Tian as a teenager. He is few years older than her but the heart doesn’t care about age. While her heart is in it 100%, his isn’t. But he gives her just enough to keep her holding on. Until one day lies come out and she has to let him go. Then fast forward years later. She has met an amazing man named Dylan. And just when Jade thinks she finally has the fairy tale love she has always wanted, Tian shows up again regretting his past and wanting her back. Now Jade has to decide if she wants to be with her first love that she never fully let go or take a chance that her new love is the right one.
This was an amazing read as usual. The author dealt with the very real pain mostly everyone can relate to: first love, first heartache. I loved all the characters. Jade reminds me of myself as young girl. Falling in love and being blind by love at the same time. She starts out as a naive young girl and at the end of the story she is strong woman who is ready to stand up for her heart. She also has a kickass best friend Becca. She supports Jade enough through everything but also helps her find her strength. Then there is Tian. I had a hate love relationship with this character. He made me so mad with his decisions but I found myself still wanting Jade and him to be together. But the ultimate heart throb of the story is Dylan. He is the perfect man. But I understood Jade’s dilemma. The heart doesn’t always make sense.
I highly recommend this story to anyone who loves a great life, love story. I guarantee almost everyone can relate to the emotions that Jade goes through. And it is a great reminder how we are worth happiness. Even when we can’t see it at first.
When I read the synopsis of this book I knew it was one I wanted to read. I wanted to read it so badly I bumped it way up on my list and cut it into the middle of a book I was currently reading. It didn’t take me long to finish. It most definitely didn’t feel like it was a 200+ page book either.
The bad news is that I didn’t write the review up after reading it but 24 hours later and I had to go back and remind myself of the characters names and even what they had looked like. Yikes!!!
All I could remember was our female lead (Jade) was the naivest girl even for 14 that has ever crossed my path, male #1 (Sebastian/ Tian) had dimples and male #2 (Dylan) well he had amazing eyes. It seemed these three points were stressed repeatedly. Well not for Jade, her actions alone spoke for her. I found it a bit redundant.
The development of the story came in quickly. Following Jade’s point of view of a young teen to a young adult. Which really didn’t seem as though much growth was made during that time frame.
The plot though was interesting enough to me that I continued the book. I wanted to know what was going to become of Jade and her first love. This was not your standard love at first sight story and that is what really intrigued me. Often authors have an instant-connection and walla happily ever after here we come. But, that was not the case with Even If it Breaks Me.
Would I read this again? I probably would. It wasn’t poorly written, while the flow was a quick pace at least that was steady through the book. The timeline was always spot on and Laura never mixed up details or events. It was an easy read, just not the most memorable.
I was blown away! A great story of a girl falling in love for the first time. It really brought me back to when I was 14 and I was “falling in love”. But Jade and Sebastian were not meant to be. There was the age difference, which wouldn’t be that big of a deal is she had been older than 14. There were many secrets. Through the whole book I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. Either when she was with Sebastian, and then Dylan. I was always waiting for something bad to happen. Let’s be honest, Jade wasn’t the strongest of heroines that I have read about, but in all seriousness she was really the easiest to relate to. She had the same insecurities that we all have. She kept thinking that something bad was going to happen in the relationship she was in, so I felt like something bad was going to happen. I was on pins and needles! My heart was stuck in my throat and I had bats flying around in my stomach! I very seriously enjoyed this book. I will absolutely be reading more from Dominique Laura!