THE BOOK OF BROKEN HEARTS is by one of my favorite YA
authors,
Sarah Ockler. She takes you on a wild ride with your
emotions and she
never lets you go. THE BOOK OF BROKEN HEARTS is no
exception.
Jude Hernandez is about to begin her final summer before
going away to
college. She is spending the summer with her father, Papi,
who is in the
early stages of Alzheimer's Disease. It is breaking Jude's
heart to see her
strong, big Papi going through this horrible disease. The
one thing Jude
knows that makes her father happy, is his vintage
motorcycle, who he calls
Valentina. She gets it in her head to rebuild his old bike
and maybe, just
maybe, it will bring all his memories back and make him feel
good again.
With the help of a local garage, Jude finds a mechanic
willing to work on
Valentina. His name is Emilio and he really knows his
stuff. The only
problem with that is that his last name is Vargas. So what
you say? Well
out of Jude's three sisters, two of them have had their
hearts broken by
Vargas boys!! So, they create a book of broken hearts and
all of them,
Jude included, swear on it that they will never ever go
near a Vargas for as
long as they live. They take a blood oath they are so
serious about it!
Well, this is when the story gets crazy as Jude tries to
fight her feelings for
the Vargas bad boy and keep it a big secret from her
sisters.
Your heart will break throughout THE BOOK OF BROKEN HEARTS
for
Jude. For her to watch her father slowly but surely lose
his memory is so
hard. She is trying so hard to help him and keep at least
the memories he
had while on his bike, alive in his mind. He was in a
biker gang when he
first got it and the stories he tells her about it, it's
like they took place
yesterday. Emilio is great with Papi, so patient and kind
and Jude feels her
feelings growing stronger for him every day!
I truly feel this is Sarah's best book yet. It is emotional,
gut wrenching, and
a book that stays with you long after you are finished with
it. It is a book of
family love and heart break. THE BOOK OF BROKEN HEARTS will
have
you turning the pages late into the night. Sarah really
brings the swoon
effect alive in her book and I'm telling you, you will be
in love with Emilio by
the end of the book. Be prepared to cry ugly when reading
THE BOOK OF
BROKEN HEARTS. The bond this family has is so strong and
always
present. How could you not fall in love with all of them?
When all signs point to heartbreak, can love still be a rule
of the road? A poignant and romantic novel from the author
of Bittersweet and Twenty Boy Summer.
Jude has learned a lot from her older sisters, but the most
important thing is this: The Vargas brothers are notorious
heartbreakers. She’s seen the tears and disasters that
dating a Vargas boy can cause, and she swore an oath—with
candles and a contract and everything—to never have anything
to do with one.
Now Jude is the only sister still living at home, and she’s
spending the summer helping her ailing father restore his
vintage motorcycle—which means hiring a mechanic to help
out. Is it Jude’s fault he happens to be cute? And
surprisingly sweet? And a Vargas?
Jude tells herself it’s strictly bike business with Emilio.
Her sisters will never find out, and Jude can spot those
flirty little Vargas tricks a mile away—no way would she
fall for them. But Jude’s defenses are crumbling, and if
history is destined to repeat itself, she’s speeding toward
some serious heartbreak…unless her sisters were wrong?
Jude may have taken an oath, but she’s beginning to think
that when it comes to love, some promises might be worth
breaking.
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