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The Book of Broken Hearts Kindle Edition
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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…
But what if 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.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication date23 March 2016
- File size1750 KB
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- ASIN : B01DEC25VC
- Language : English
- File size : 1750 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 370 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: 782,411 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 1,660 in Coming of Age Fiction for Young Adults
- 4,855 in Children's Love & Romance Literature
- 4,942 in Contemporary Romance for Young Adults
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About the author

Sarah Ockler is the bestselling author of The Summer of Chasing Mermaids, #scandal, The Book of Broken Hearts, Bittersweet, Twenty Boy Summer, and Fixing Delilah. Her books have been translated into several languages and have received numerous accolades, including ALA's Best Fiction for Young Adults, Girls' Life Top 100 Must Reads, Indie Next List, and nominations for YALSA Teens' Top Ten and NPR's Top 100 Teen Books.
Sarah is a champion cupcake eater, tea drinker, night person, and bookworm. When she's not writing or reading at home in New York City, Sarah enjoys hugging trees and road-tripping through the country with her husband, Alex.
Visit her website at sarahockler.com or find her on Twitter and Facebook.
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After reading Sarah Ocklers `Twenty Boy Summer' last year I was a bit skeptical towards this book, as I didn't enjoy that one as much as I thought I would. But I pushed the doubts to the back of my mind and powered on through this. Boy oh boy did I read this quickly. I thought that id take a while to read it but nope. I spent the day ignoring everyone to read this. It was so fab! Any previous doubts towards Ockler and her writing style have disappeared. Damn, that woman can write a good contemporary.
What I liked most about this novel may you ask? Well, the first thing that comes to mind was the fact that it wasn't built on "instalove" It was like we had to work for it! Each and every one of the characters was likeable, something that is a rare find for me. I always end up disliking at least one of them. And above all, it was tasteful in terms of the plotline; it had style and substance, which made the book an enjoyable read.
If I had to point out one thing that this book was lacking it would have to be the severely poor amounts of shirtless scenes with Emilio. Just saying.
In classic contemporary style, I was taken on an emotional journey that left me feeling slightly perplexed. As a reader we are shown the struggles of Alzheimer's and how it not only affects the person its taken hold of but the people around them as well. I feel that this is quite a touchy topic and if written wrong it can turn out to be a big old mess. But Sarah Ockler got it completely right and for that I praise her! I was captivated from the start and found myself refusing to put the book down. Sarah Ockler has crafted the perfect contemporary for someone that's looking to relax with a cute and compelling novel.

I'm a huge fan of Sarah Ockler's writing, and this was just as fantastic as the two other books of hers I've read so far.
I loved all of the Spanish in this as well. I've been (not very dedicatedly) teaching myself Spanish, so it was really cool having a lot of Spanish in this book, and actually knowing a bunch of the words.
My favorite part of this novel was the love story. I really liked how it played out, and the way Jude and Emilio acted around each other. I liked the way she grew through the novel and how he helped her with that. I liked that we got to know more about him, and his family and it wasn't all centered on her.
Basically, I liked everything about the story.
As far as pacing went, I thought it was spot on. I was never bored, and never felt like things were being rushed. The ending was perfect, and wrapped things up in a believable and satisfying way.
Overall I would very highly recommend this book.


Anyone who has known the tragedy that Alzheimer's can be to a family should be able to relate to the dilemma that Jude, the narrator of this story faces. Her father has early onset Alzheimer's, so he is very young to be dealing with the increasingly fast deterioration of his mind that comes with this disease. Jude is only 17, and she is the last of the four Hernandez sisters who are at home, dealing with her father's difficult and sometimes dangerous swings in behavior. When she sees the light seem to return to his mind when talking about his beloved old Harley, Jude heads to a local mechanic to see if she can hire someone to come to their home and help restore it to its vintage glory. The mechanic recommends Emilio Vargas because he has the skill, but because he is barely trained, he can do the job at the price Jude's family can afford. That would be lovely ... except Jude's sisters have all been burned by Emilio's older brothers in the past, so they all took a blood oath to stay away from the rotten Vargas family. Jude was only 12 at the time, but technically she agreed to stand united with her sisters against these Vargas boys and their "black hearts." But after a little time spent with Emilio, Jude starts to find that this Vargas boy might not be so bad after all.
This may seem like a typical sort of setup for a young adult contemporary book, but it is not. This is not a light fluffy read. This is a book with depth that really reaches the heart. Jude's struggle to accept and deal with her father's condition was so heartbreaking at times. As a child of a parent who has problems with dementia, I could totally relate. Luckily I didn't have to face this until I was much older than Jude, so seeing her have to make these tough decisions at her age was difficult. I could relate to her tenacious need to hold onto ANYTHING that brought her father joy and clarity of thought. I could understand her fear of seeking out long term care for him. I could also understand how difficult it was for her to finally come to terms with the fact that he was never coming back to her permanently. All of the problems she faces were so true to real life situations, and my heart hurt for her so much. At the same time I rejoiced in those fleeting moments of clarity when Papi came back to her and shared tender moments of wisdom and history. That relationship between Jude and her Papi may have been my favorite part of this book. It was written absolutely beautifully. I loved it.
As for Emilio ... I adored him. Weirdly, until the very end of the book we don't really learn much at all about him, other than the fact that he has the unfortunate last name of Vargas. Normally this would bug me in a story because I would feel as if I didn't get a chance to know the guy enough to care about him as a lead character. But in this case, even with a lack of background history I felt like I knew exactly who this boy was. His actions defined his character in every way. I may not have known what tragedy defined him, but I knew that he loved his mother and treated her with respect. I knew that he was kind to Papi even when he acted strange, before he knew what was really going on with him. I knew that he was extremely patient with Jude, giving her time and space to get herself together when things were difficult. I just loved him. He isn't a cardboard character of that perfect boyfriend material. He has flaws and layers to his personality, but he was absolutely the perfect guy for Jude. Reading along as Jude figured this out for herself was pure joy. This was a very well paced relationship.
These two families have Hispanic heritage, and I loved the extra flavor that was added to the relationships because of this. The families were strong but flawed. But through all of the struggles, it was obvious that there was tremendous love in these families. I loved each of the family members who were secondary characters in this story. They added a richness to the story and provided an excellent contrast to Jude's personality and feelings.
I thought that I would be reading a typical romance where girl meets boy who she was forbidden to love, girl falls in love with boy, conflict ensues, and then there is a happily ever after. What I found was a sweet, sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, often poignant story of a young woman who is clinging to the past, terrified of the future. This is a story of a girl who learns to face a tremendously difficult reality that is her life, all because of the love of a boy who sees her for who she truly is and who she can become. This story will definitely be one of my favorites of this year, maybe of all time. I am already itching to read it again. I need to FEEL it all again. Five huge stars!

I first learn about "The Book of Broken Hearts" last year from the We need diverse books campaign. I seriously should have picked it up then but held off. Big mistake! The story just captured me and I really loved it. I read it all in one day because I couldn't get enough. As a Latina it was awesome to see Spanish spoken correctly in a book and translated correctly as well. Seriously it was done beautifully and I'm also craving some South American food. Empanadas anyone? Speaking of campaigns, where's the campaign on we need more Latin book boyfriends? Cause Emilio Vargas needs to lead the list. lol.
"The Book of Broken Hearts" had me in tears and laughing out loud. I really loved the characters, the writing style and all the emotions it caused me to have.
I definitely reading more from Sarah Ockler and will highly recommend this book to fans of YA.