REVIEW: What We Broke by Marley Valentine

- June 01, 2023

WHAT WE BROKE

by Marley Valentine

Release Date: June 1, 2023

Review

I’m pretty sure Marley Valentine broke me too with this breathtaking piece of work.

The tears didn’t stop, and I mean to the last page. And yet, I couldn’t put it down. I went to sleep late and work up early to take this all in.

An absolutely amazing couple nearly destroyed by grief. Marley intersperses the present and the past beautifully. Not only does it do a really great job of moving the story forward, but it also gives moments of reprieve.

Jesse is such a wonderful person. He loves with his whole heart. He’s the protector and carer of the family and he loves his role. But when he’s forced to hold his family together and fight for his marriage in the aftermath of their loss, his heartbreak will wreck you. The question is asked…who is taking care of Jesse?

And Leo…wow! He makes you want to curl up into a ball right alongside him, while simultaneously wanting to scream at him.

There are moments in this story where finding happiness again seems impossible, but Marley takes us through it all in a truly cathartic way. Taking you to rock bottom before she builds you back up, and shows you some hope before ultimately filling in your cracks and drying your tears.

Nothing about this was easy, but everything about it was worth it.

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Synopsis

If someone asked me to describe our love story, I would only need to use two words.

Before and After.

• • • •

When I met Leonardo Ricci, he was determined I would only be a fling, while I was certain he was my forever.

Seven years later, we're the perfect couple. Happy, married, and in love-in sickness and health, till death do us part.

At least until the unthinkable happens.

Now we can't look at each other. We don't sleep in the same bed. We can't even be in the same room. The loss is too great and the pain runs too deep.

But this man is the love of my life. I convinced him once, and I would be damned if I couldn't do it again. I would be damned if I couldn't fix what we broke.

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About Marley Valentine

Living in Sydney, Australia with her family, Marley Valentine is a USA Today bestselling author and a former social worker who uses her past experiences to write real life, emotional and heartfelt contemporary romance.

She enjoys mixing it up with all types of romance pairings, incorporating all forms of life, lust and love as her characters embark on their journey to their happily ever after.

When she’s not busy writing her own stories, she spends most of her time immersed in the words of her favourite authors.

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