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elcanaldevenecia's review
4.0
4.5 STARS
Oh boy, this book was deeper than I thought. At this point I keep sobbing but it was worth every tear.
Broken Knight is the second book of All Saints High Series. Knight is the son of Dean and Rosie Cole, the couple from the second book in the Sinners of Saint series, I know, sounds complicated but it’s so worth it. I recommend reading first at least Pretty Reckless but if it’s possible, the Sinner of Saint series because Broken Knight has some spoilers about them. But it can be read as a stand-alone.
Knight has a thing trying to protect his neighbor whenever he sees her struggle. During their life they kept being close; during the night they slept together and during the day he protects her from bullies. Luna has her own past which keeps hunting her and keeps her from speaking, she decides to learn sign language to communicate. Most of the time Knight helped her translate. But being that close isn’t enough for Knight because he wants the real deal with Luna, only she keeps pushing him away, avoiding their hearts to be hurt. We follow their story as they learn how to deal with their life, decide to grow up, go through hell, and be whole to be worthy of their love.
This story is full of surprising things, difficult situations but the gift of living a love so powerful that not even tragedy could break. Such an emotional story with lots of angst and hilarious comebacks. You won’t be disappointed at all.
@ljshen writing is so easy to get caught in it. She rights so deeply that you are left with a hangover.
Discussion
Knight was just a kid that didn’t feel love. He grew up feeling unworthy and honestly the greatest love he’d, died. I love that Knight was Rosie’s favorite son because he deserved so much more and I hope he gets it with Dixie. I got really sad when he decided he couldn’t handle his emotions and he overdosed. That punch me really hard. Also, he was a virgin! Like what? I never thought about it, I thought he was just as bad as his dad. Which brings me to Dean; his greatest love died, I couldn’t be more devastated for that, they went through a lot and he lost her at the end.
Luna is such a strong character but she can be really frustrating sometimes. She loved him and they’re several situations in which she knew she could say something to prevent them from hurting each other, but she did it anyway. It wasn’t cool who she lost her virginity to but at the moment that was what she wanted and it was ok for me. Overall she grew up so fast and she overcame her insecurities, which was the best thing that leads to leaving her home. I was really proud of how she stood for herself but some things were just so predictable because she could’ve prevented them. She’s no perfect but in the end she’s just an invisible woman. I can’t wait to meet their baby.
#College #SlowBurnRomance #FriendstoLovers #Hate to Love #Adoption #BestFriends #Neighbors #TodoslosSantos #Book #Bookstagram #MuteGirl #FosterParents #Jealousy #SportsRomance #QB
Warnings
Drug, alcohol and sex abuse
Oh boy, this book was deeper than I thought. At this point I keep sobbing but it was worth every tear.
Broken Knight is the second book of All Saints High Series. Knight is the son of Dean and Rosie Cole, the couple from the second book in the Sinners of Saint series, I know, sounds complicated but it’s so worth it. I recommend reading first at least Pretty Reckless but if it’s possible, the Sinner of Saint series because Broken Knight has some spoilers about them. But it can be read as a stand-alone.
Knight has a thing trying to protect his neighbor whenever he sees her struggle. During their life they kept being close; during the night they slept together and during the day he protects her from bullies. Luna has her own past which keeps hunting her and keeps her from speaking, she decides to learn sign language to communicate. Most of the time Knight helped her translate. But being that close isn’t enough for Knight because he wants the real deal with Luna, only she keeps pushing him away, avoiding their hearts to be hurt. We follow their story as they learn how to deal with their life, decide to grow up, go through hell, and be whole to be worthy of their love.
This story is full of surprising things, difficult situations but the gift of living a love so powerful that not even tragedy could break. Such an emotional story with lots of angst and hilarious comebacks. You won’t be disappointed at all.
@ljshen writing is so easy to get caught in it. She rights so deeply that you are left with a hangover.
Spoiler
Discussion
Knight was just a kid that didn’t feel love. He grew up feeling unworthy and honestly the greatest love he’d, died. I love that Knight was Rosie’s favorite son because he deserved so much more and I hope he gets it with Dixie. I got really sad when he decided he couldn’t handle his emotions and he overdosed. That punch me really hard. Also, he was a virgin! Like what? I never thought about it, I thought he was just as bad as his dad. Which brings me to Dean; his greatest love died, I couldn’t be more devastated for that, they went through a lot and he lost her at the end.
Luna is such a strong character but she can be really frustrating sometimes. She loved him and they’re several situations in which she knew she could say something to prevent them from hurting each other, but she did it anyway. It wasn’t cool who she lost her virginity to but at the moment that was what she wanted and it was ok for me. Overall she grew up so fast and she overcame her insecurities, which was the best thing that leads to leaving her home. I was really proud of how she stood for herself but some things were just so predictable because she could’ve prevented them. She’s no perfect but in the end she’s just an invisible woman. I can’t wait to meet their baby.
#College #SlowBurnRomance #FriendstoLovers #Hate to Love #Adoption #BestFriends #Neighbors #TodoslosSantos #Book #Bookstagram #MuteGirl #FosterParents #Jealousy #SportsRomance #QB
Warnings
Drug, alcohol and sex abuse
75_sweetestbook's review against another edition
5.0
At first i had a hard time getting in to this book about half way through this story it was getting emotional intense and had me crying and laughing and crying throughout the ending of this book. The emotions were hard and strong and I could feel the energy from the words that flowed off the pages. This is amazing read that will have you on a ride of highs and lows throughout this book.
shes_book_obsessed's review
5.0
Broken Knight
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Trigger warnings:
Cystic fibrosis
Alcoholsim
Drug use
Overdose
Coma
Mention of rape
Spicy scale:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Trigger warnings:
Cystic fibrosis
Alcoholsim
Drug use
Overdose
Coma
Mention of rape
Spicy scale:
kaulhilo's review
5.0
okay. wow. so. everyone i’ve ever talked to about sos/ash all agreed that this book was, well, total crap. and so, i don’t know what it is- did i go into it with low expectations? is that why it didn’t disappoint me? i don’t know, actually, but what i do know that i loved it immensely and so fucking much. it was beautifully written and it made me cry so many, so, so many times over and over again.
let’s be real- the love story? probably not the best one i’ve come across. the angst was unnecessary, and maybe too winded up for no one’s good. it was a simple thing, a simple misconception and while i understand how it went from being something small to utter chaos- i also felt like it wasn’t really needed with everything else going on. maybe a different plot would’ve worked better? but i guess i won’t know, this is what happened and while it wasn’t very good or well executed, it is what it is.
what i really, really loved though- luna rexroth. from the start to the very last page, i’m in love with her, her choices and her decisions, her growth from who she felt comfortable being to who she wanted to be. the part where she finally talks to her dad, telling him about what she did- and the ink stain in the carpet- had me bawling. i’m not even kidding, i was weeping my heart out and it made me so fucking happy - because this, this, this scene was a happy ending, even if it happened in the middle of the book. this is what i’d be racing towards, trent and luna, finally finally finally. and i’m so happy it happened, i’m so in love with them- with edie and their little unlikely family with all the unconditional love in the world.
knight. knight was someone i didn’t think if i’d like- but like dean, he grew on me to the point where i had my fingers crossed the entirety of the book, just praying everything would resort itself to bliss- even when it looked like it never might. he reminded me of dean in so many ways, which was a wonderful thing. him fighting for luna over and over and her fighting for him, in turn, was probably my favorite thing in all sos/ash couples so far, however much i didn’t like the plot between “lunight”. knight giving his birth mother a chance was so heart warming too, and aah, i’m so happy half the things in this book happened the way they did.
(side note: i’m kind of getting super tired with the way the author writes all the books, so far, with one particular skeleton plot in mind. get! something! new! it’s always all the same with little things here and there changed up, and it’s getting kind of old now.)
but the sucky part- and i’m dreading even typing it out- rosie dying. felt like an ambush and i wanted to choke for the life of me, because it was brutal and rough and i know it was realistic and a good backdrop to everything that was happening- but on god if it didn’t feel like someone was actively hurting me. i loved rosie so much, back from the first book and especially during her own book and i spent all the interactions with her, just crying and crying and crying. (i knew beforehand that she’d die in this book)
her staying strong until the bitter end, and dying (literally) in dean’s arms........leave me alone for at least 400 years. jesus fuck. ride or die, baby leblanc. ride. always ride. (quoting from memory so don’t sue me)
i really did understand the author’s pov in making her pass on, but god, it hurt like a bitch and i’m so sad i just :( and i’m really not into the whole dean-moving-on thing right now? like? it’s only been 2 pages ma’am i’m getting whiplash.
aah. i really can’t remember anything else i wanted to rant about, i think i’ve got it all covered. i’m probably gonna do a proper review on this once my exams end. but jesus christ. this book made me go through so much, cry and laugh and be happy and in pain, and so. i didn’t plan on giving it 5 stars at any point, but i think i have to. (end note: i love luna rexroth (cole?) so so so so so much).
let’s be real- the love story? probably not the best one i’ve come across. the angst was unnecessary, and maybe too winded up for no one’s good. it was a simple thing, a simple misconception and while i understand how it went from being something small to utter chaos- i also felt like it wasn’t really needed with everything else going on. maybe a different plot would’ve worked better? but i guess i won’t know, this is what happened and while it wasn’t very good or well executed, it is what it is.
what i really, really loved though- luna rexroth. from the start to the very last page, i’m in love with her, her choices and her decisions, her growth from who she felt comfortable being to who she wanted to be. the part where she finally talks to her dad, telling him about what she did- and the ink stain in the carpet- had me bawling. i’m not even kidding, i was weeping my heart out and it made me so fucking happy - because this, this, this scene was a happy ending, even if it happened in the middle of the book. this is what i’d be racing towards, trent and luna, finally finally finally. and i’m so happy it happened, i’m so in love with them- with edie and their little unlikely family with all the unconditional love in the world.
knight. knight was someone i didn’t think if i’d like- but like dean, he grew on me to the point where i had my fingers crossed the entirety of the book, just praying everything would resort itself to bliss- even when it looked like it never might. he reminded me of dean in so many ways, which was a wonderful thing. him fighting for luna over and over and her fighting for him, in turn, was probably my favorite thing in all sos/ash couples so far, however much i didn’t like the plot between “lunight”. knight giving his birth mother a chance was so heart warming too, and aah, i’m so happy half the things in this book happened the way they did.
(side note: i’m kind of getting super tired with the way the author writes all the books, so far, with one particular skeleton plot in mind. get! something! new! it’s always all the same with little things here and there changed up, and it’s getting kind of old now.)
but the sucky part- and i’m dreading even typing it out- rosie dying. felt like an ambush and i wanted to choke for the life of me, because it was brutal and rough and i know it was realistic and a good backdrop to everything that was happening- but on god if it didn’t feel like someone was actively hurting me. i loved rosie so much, back from the first book and especially during her own book and i spent all the interactions with her, just crying and crying and crying. (i knew beforehand that she’d die in this book)
her staying strong until the bitter end, and dying (literally) in dean’s arms........leave me alone for at least 400 years. jesus fuck. ride or die, baby leblanc. ride. always ride. (quoting from memory so don’t sue me)
i really did understand the author’s pov in making her pass on, but god, it hurt like a bitch and i’m so sad i just :( and i’m really not into the whole dean-moving-on thing right now? like? it’s only been 2 pages ma’am i’m getting whiplash.
aah. i really can’t remember anything else i wanted to rant about, i think i’ve got it all covered. i’m probably gonna do a proper review on this once my exams end. but jesus christ. this book made me go through so much, cry and laugh and be happy and in pain, and so. i didn’t plan on giving it 5 stars at any point, but i think i have to. (end note: i love luna rexroth (cole?) so so so so so much).
myneverendingtbrlist's review
4.0
I loved this...until the last two chapters.
Even though Book 2 wasn't as wild as the first, this story tugged my heartstrings.
I still plan to finish the series, but I really hope it doesn't have the same ending in the next two books.
Thank you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Spoiler
WTH is with 18/19 year old's getting engaged in these books?Even though Book 2 wasn't as wild as the first, this story tugged my heartstrings.
I still plan to finish the series, but I really hope it doesn't have the same ending in the next two books.
Thank you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
atilek's review
4.0
Its safe to say me and this book have a love and hate relationship
I cried, wanted to throw the book across the room a few times, it was an altogether horrible experience. As much as the characters are the bane of my existence weirdly I absolutely love this book.
There were moments when I REALLY wanted to put this book in my dnf pile but I persevered bc I love L.J Shen's work and idk if it was worth it.
I would definitely not recommend this book to anyone who hate the miscommunication trope because let me tell you this book was FULL of it.
I will forever be scarred.
I cried, wanted to throw the book across the room a few times, it was an altogether horrible experience. As much as the characters are the bane of my existence weirdly I absolutely love this book.
There were moments when I REALLY wanted to put this book in my dnf pile but I persevered bc I love L.J Shen's work and idk if it was worth it.
I would definitely not recommend this book to anyone who hate the miscommunication trope because let me tell you this book was FULL of it.
I will forever be scarred.
michelle904's review against another edition
5.0
This was book #44 for Romanceopoly 2020.
Pack: Sun
Square: Beau Boulevard
Challenge: Read a young adult by a new to you author
Ok, this book is my first one for author, L.J. Shen and I was blown away. I truly enjoyed her writing style even though there were moments (lots of them) when I was yelling at both the hero and heroine.
This book is one of the few new adult romances for me so I'm still getting used to the high level angst in the story. There were moments that I had to remind myself how young and dumb (as we all are at that age) I was at the age of these characters. Both the hero and heroine had to deal with some pretty heavy life circumstances despite their affluent upbringing.
Trigger warning: Both characters deal with losing a parent in different ways - one is abandoned by parent and the other one loses the parent because of death. If you are like me, this can be extremely emotional to read. I sobbed through the chapters when the one character loses his parent. (Yes, I'm being vague even though this review is hidden behind the spoiler filter).
Pack: Sun
Square: Beau Boulevard
Challenge: Read a young adult by a new to you author
Ok, this book is my first one for author, L.J. Shen and I was blown away. I truly enjoyed her writing style even though there were moments (lots of them) when I was yelling at both the hero and heroine.
This book is one of the few new adult romances for me so I'm still getting used to the high level angst in the story. There were moments that I had to remind myself how young and dumb (as we all are at that age) I was at the age of these characters. Both the hero and heroine had to deal with some pretty heavy life circumstances despite their affluent upbringing.
Trigger warning: Both characters deal with losing a parent in different ways - one is abandoned by parent and the other one loses the parent because of death. If you are like me, this can be extremely emotional to read. I sobbed through the chapters when the one character loses his parent. (Yes, I'm being vague even though this review is hidden behind the spoiler filter).
forevrevanescnt's review against another edition
5.0
Luna and Knight are end goals. I absolutely adore this entire world that LJ Shen has built, but this might be my favorite couple within that world. While books are an amazing escape from reality, sometimes it takes these raw and painful stories to make us believe that real love is possible in the real world too. This book does that.
suedas_books's review against another edition
5.0
Okay so I’m fighting with myself wether I should give this book four or five stars. It’s four right now.
Nevermind changed it to five.
I LOVED THIS.
I liked this story much more than the first one (I love Penn and Daria though!!) but this was ahhhhhhhh.
I gotta be honest and say it was frustrating to see how many obstacles these two had to pass and how many they caused for the stupidest reasons. Honestly, at one point it got really tiring but it was never really annoying.
The way these two love, hurt, suffer, learn and grow is beautiful.
Seeing what a person Luna started off as and what a person she became in the end was extremely empowering. I absolutely love her and her endurance.
(Sometimes Knights jealousy felt childish but honestly loving somebody since age four is probably doing some things to named person)
After reading the first book my exact words to my friend were “This book will be much funnier than book one, since Knight is such a jokester“ YALL THIS BOOK LITERALLY MADE ME CRY. I went through all five stages of grieve in the last 100 pages and whenever Luna and Knight teased and hurt each other.
L. J. Shen filled this book with so many emotions I’m still in awe.
Nevermind changed it to five.
I LOVED THIS.
I liked this story much more than the first one (I love Penn and Daria though!!) but this was ahhhhhhhh.
I gotta be honest and say it was frustrating to see how many obstacles these two had to pass and how many they caused for the stupidest reasons. Honestly, at one point it got really tiring but it was never really annoying.
The way these two love, hurt, suffer, learn and grow is beautiful.
Seeing what a person Luna started off as and what a person she became in the end was extremely empowering. I absolutely love her and her endurance.
(Sometimes Knights jealousy felt childish but honestly loving somebody since age four is probably doing some things to named person)
After reading the first book my exact words to my friend were “This book will be much funnier than book one, since Knight is such a jokester“ YALL THIS BOOK LITERALLY MADE ME CRY. I went through all five stages of grieve in the last 100 pages and whenever Luna and Knight teased and hurt each other.
L. J. Shen filled this book with so many emotions I’m still in awe.