Broken Country (Reese's Book Club)

Loved the storyline, loved the writing. Excellent book overall

Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall ⭐ 5.0/ 5.0 This book absolutely destroyed me in the best possible way. Broken Country is one of those rare books that feels painfully real. It's deep, emotional, heartbreaking, and completely unforgiving. Clare Leslie Hall shows no mercy to her characters. Every choice, every mistake, every secret and every consequence matters. This is truly a story where actions have weight, and nobody escapes them unchanged. The story follows Beth Johnson, caught between Frank Johnson and Gabriel Wolfe, and what I loved most is that there are no villains and no heroes. Everyone is simply human. Everyone is trying to love, survive, heal, and find happiness while making mistakes along the way. I couldn't fully take anyone's side because they all had reasons for what they did, and they all paid a price for it. What hit me hardest was seeing how differently Beth's life unfolds because she is a woman. Many of the choices and consequences she faces would have been viewed completely differently if she were a man. The book quietly but powerfully highlights those double standards without ever feeling preachy. The writing is stunning. The dual timeline flows effortlessly, and even though the story moves between past and present, it is incredibly easy to follow. Clare Leslie Hall's descriptions made me feel like I was standing in those fields, breathing the country air, feeling the grief, the longing, the passion, the melancholy, and the heartbreak right alongside the characters. This isn't a big book, but it carries the emotional weight of something much larger. Beautifully written, devastating, intense, and unforgettable.

What a beautiful, complicated and emotional story. That ending, WOW. One of my favorite books this year, for sure !

Excelente libro y la portada es muy bonita

Toller Roman, beneide alle, die ihm erst lesen werden

Great read