.{ ink.eaters }.: "Broken Juliet" by Leisa Rayven ♥ Happy Release Day! ♥

I hope you're ready for the biggest book-hangover of your life!

“The thing about developing an addiction is that it happens so quietly, you don’t know how much trouble you’re in until it’s to late. It tiptoes through the rooms of your mind and body, gently inserting hooks and strings into every cell, until you don’t know where you end and it begins. And untangling that web is nearly impossible.”

Broken Juliet picks up exactly where Bad Romeo left off, and... OH. MY. FLUFFING. HEART. I have never ever before hated hitting 100% as much as I did when I finished Broken Juliet. Not because the book was bad and because I had hoped for more, but because I still wanted more after already having gotten much more than I had ever been hoping for. I was like a little kid in a candyshop, close to a sugar-induced coma already, yet wanting to explore every inch of the shop, back and storage included. Bad Romeo had already given me the hots for Ethan Holt, as well as the lovestory he and Cassie Taylor share, but this... this has made me insatiable. Rayven's favorite pen must be a magic wand, because I am not sure if I will ever again be ready for a book-boyfriend that's not Ethan Holt.

“He was my first true friend. My first love. First lover. The master of more pleasure than I knew existed, and the architect of more heartache than I thought I could endure …
I want him. Can’t want him. Need him. Hate needing him.”

I've had many book-boyfriends before - so many, it makes me a bookwhore. Each and every one of them managed to make me love them in their own way... but this time, everything was different. I didn't just fall for Ethan. I didn't just have the literary hots for him. I didn't just get frustrated with the story when it didn't go my way. No. This book was so emotionally challenging - daring me to feel what's described and tearing at the core of my heart - people around me started asking me what kind of drugs I was on, because Bad Romeo and Broken Juliet are books that you don't just read - you live them.

Cassie falls in love with Ethan? You fall in love with Ethan.
Cassie gets her heart broken by Ethan? You can feel your own heart aching right along with hers.
Cassie gets mad... you get mad.
Cassie throws her phone onto the floor? Well... let me just say that if it hadn't meant no-more-Ethan, I would have happily smashed my kindle into the nearest wall.

“Loving you … is the stupidest, most selfish thing I’ve ever done, but I can’t stop. God knows, I’ve tried.”

This book, as well as its prequel, definitely do their titles justice. There's bad, and there's broken - but that's not even what I meant. Romeo and Juliet... an epic lovestory, with lovers that have to overcome so many obstacles, it at times bears more tragedy than romance. A lovestory that consumes you, that will have you addicted from page one, and that will forever be talked about - that's exactly what this story does, and what it would deserve. I absolutely loved both books, and I cannot wait for the third installment in the series! - If you haven't already, you should really go ahead, purchase a copy and be prepared to get lost in it... I personally cannot wait to get my hands onto a paperback copy of Broken Juliet, and will most likely be turning the series into birthday/Christmas/whatever-the-occassion gifts as well (:

Oh, and hey, Mrs Rayven? Should this ever get turned into a movie - no, wait, WHEN this gets turned into a movie - I would please like to play the part of Cassie Taylor. I don't care that I look nothing like her, I'll just... adapt and undergo a million plastic surgeries.
Just kidding... or am I? (;

5/5!

How do you fix a love that’s been broken beyond repair?

For years, Cassie Taylor tried to forget about Ethan Holt. He was the one great love of her life, and when he failed to return her love, a part of her died forever. Or so she thought. Now she and Ethan are sharing a Broadway stage, and he’s determined to win her back. Claiming to be a changed man, he’s finally able to say all the things she needed to hear years ago, but can she believe him? What makes this time different from all his other broken promises?

Ethan knows he can’t change their tumultuous past, but if he’s going to have any chance of being with the woman he loves, he’ll need to convince Cassie that her future belongs with him.

Don’t miss this stunning conclusion to the unforgettable love story that captivated over two million fans online.