You’d have to betray the people you care about and live with the guilt – not a very pleasant option either, is it? What happens when in order to stay loyal to others, you have to betray yourself?Ĭould you live like that and for how long?Īnd if you couldn’t live like that, then what? What this book got me thinking about more often than not was loyalty. They were enjoyable – extremely enjoyable indeed – but not thought-provoking. Now, while I enjoyed having the Lord General back and reading his intimate interactions with our favorite incubus-turned-vampire, those weren’t the thought-provoking scenes. Once again, new obstacles are set before Matthew, each very personal, some concerning his well-being and some his love life. You might say that those are two conflicting notions, but I believe the reason why I loved it is… Well, okay, there are several reasons such as the characters I’ve grown fond of, and the world, and creatures in it, but also because it was such a challenging and thought-provoking book.

Two things come to mind when I think about Broken : “loved it” and “this is very emotionally difficult to read”. To explain my emotions, that is as usual, this will be a spoiler-free review. It will be difficult to explain my emotions without giving you spoilers, but I’ll try. Naturally, I couldn’t wait to read Broken and share my thoughts about it with you, thus this review. I received an ARC of this book and just like when I received the ARC to Sire (Book II in the series), I was jumping for joy because I’d gotten addicted to Beautiful Monsters since Book I – Captive. All Matthew needs to do is start acting like an incubus and put on a show. While all trust Matthew had in the general is gone, maybe there is hope in the situation. The High King, angered that his pet is dying, brings in the one person who might be able to fix Matthew: High Lord General Tarrick. And, in his despair, his body begins to decay around him.

A slave to incubus High King Malarath, Matthew is tired. Matthew has many names, but none as distressing as pet. Genres: Fantasy, LGBT Literature, vampires, incubis, demons, war

Broken by Jex Lane