★★★★★
I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review!
Here, let me tell you a story... It's 9PM. I'm sitting down for the first time since I got home from work and my mind is full of needs: I need to do this, I need to do that. Shaking them off, I grab my Kindle, thinking that some reading would tire me out and help me fall asleep. I flip through some recent downloads in the Carousel and come across Nearly Broken. Honestly didn't remember what the blurb was about the book but I thought that the cover was intriguing (I know- guilty as charged) and started reading.
An hour later and I literally was not at all sleepy, but I was so deep into the story I could not put it down. The suspense was just intriguing me 100%... I was dying to know what was going to happen. I kept turning and turning, knowing that I was so going to regret this in the morning. At about 10:30 or 11, my Kindle died... nicely played, Kindle. In the interest of self preservation, considering I had to deal with middle schoolers all day, I rolled over, angry I couldn't finish reading, but knowing that my dead battery was a gift.
Ok, that long narrative to say-- most of my reads lately have been new adult and/or romance. Something about a good romance just does me in. And while yes, there are some elements of romance in this story, it was deeper, darker, and suspenseful. There are some adult themes and concepts that I don't want to mention, because until the story unfolded, I really didn't see them coming.
As a main character, Megan was real. She was a mystery in almost every way and I loved reading on to find out what was making her tick.
Her love interest was a really sweet and kind GENTLEMAN. In a lot of New Adult novels, the themes and elements have surrounded the need for a darker man, damaged man. The love interest doesn't contain these elements and you just root for them.
I've already bought and started reading the second novel. I can't wait to find out what happens next.
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