"…as broken as they both were, together they made something better."
When I downloaded a sample of Broken Pieces by Riley Hart at 10pm, I had no intention of staying up past 4AM glued to my Kindle. I wasn’t sure what to expect from this M/M/M ménage romance but what I got was a beautifully written story that at times left me in tears. It was amazing, emotional, heartbreaking and hopeful. No matter what I say in this review, it just won’t be enough. I absolutely LOVED this book!
I'm not going to rehash the whole story and I don't want to give too much away. Obviously, it's a menage romance so some things are a given...
I really appreciated the way the author set up the relationships between the characters. I loved that the story starts off with Mateo and Josiah as teenagers and that Tristan is not introduced until much later. The way the relationships diverge and later intersect worked perfectly and helped build a more believable romance for me.
The entire story was obviously very well thought out and it flowed extremely well. The characters were well developed. The relationship that developed between Josiah and Mateo made my heart hurt. So different but needing each other so bad.
“No one’s ever looked at me the way you do. Like... I don’t know.” Mateo’s voice was so soft he hardly heard him. But he had, and Josiah’s face flamed with heat.
“Sorry. I didn’t mean...” No other words would come so he started to roll over instead.
“No.” Mateo’s voice stopped him. “It makes me feel like I’m somethin’.”
I cannot think of a character I’ve wanted to wrap in my arms more than Josiah. His quiet demeanor as he travelled through life made me want so bad for someone to love him.
The dynamic between Tristan and Mateo was especially fascinating to me. I loved that they were both so different but found commonality in their damage and eventually some acceptance.
"Nothing in this world was completely black or white. Wrong or right. Or if it was, what mattered was whose eyes it was being seen from. He realized then they all saw things differently, and what mattered was how the people involved felt about it. He understood Tristan’s choice, but hated his own. Tristan somehow understood Mateo’s, but couldn’t stomach his own. Maybe they just needed to believe for each other."
I also enjoyed the alternating points of view and was glad to get each character’s perspective throughout the book.
The heat factor of Broken Pieces was just off the scale HOT! It had everything it needed to be a total scorcher and was done in a very tasteful way. There was just the right mix of tension and build up between the characters. The book was extremely sexy and still sensual at times. Just perfect...perfectly HOT!
This is the second book I've read by Riley Hart and she is now on my "MUST READ" author list. This book was well written, the story was solid, the romance was real and hot...everything about this book is just so well done. FIVE BEAUTIFUL STARS!!!
One quick note...Broken Pieces is a complete story and does have a happy ending. That being said, I was surpised to see at the end of the book that the author plans a follow up book for these characters. I'm actually not sure I'm interested in reading a second book. I loved Broken Pieces so much, I'm not sure I'm willing to risk messing up the HEA these characters were given in this book. To me, the story is beautiful, as is.
"Maybe most things, the important things, don’t really have to make sense. Maybe they just are."
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Liash
Absolutely brilliant - so heartfelt!
Reviewed in Australia on January 15, 2019
Sean Alexander
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