When her father passes away, Evangeline is left with her cold stepmother and kind but distant stepsister, Marisol. I know most people so far have absolutely adored this one though and I constantly suffer from slight disappointment in my most anticipated, hyped reads, so I know this one is going to be a popular book! I assume by the ending that left nothing wrapped up that there will be more to this story and there’s every chance I’ll fall further in love with it as it unfolds.After praying to a Fate for help, Evangeline discovers the dangerous world of magic. It’s actually really hard for me to put into words what felt different from Caraval, because I hilighted so many amazing quotes and did enjoy the story, I just wasn’t as dazzled as I expected to be. The Caraval series is still by far my favourite, but it was fun to get a little bit more up close and personal with a few of the Fates we had been introduced to in Finale! I adore Caraval so much that it feels almost disloyal to not give this book 5 stars, but there was just a slight lack of magic and a little predictability here for me to fall completely in love. I loved Jacks in Caraval so I was excited to see him develop further in this book. Once Upon a Broken Heart, whilst briefly including some of the main characters from Caraval, gave Jacks the focus of his own novel. Indebted to him regardless, Evangaline discovers the kisses he demands are for other people, and part of a bigger plan. Instead, the Prince of Hearts stops the wedding in an unexpected way, because deals with Fates rarely turn out the way you wish them to. When she asks for the help of a Fate to stop the wedding, she was hoping he’d leave her step sister and come back to her, so she agrees to his price of 3 kisses. Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton for providing me with a copy of this book, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.Įvangeline Fox is feeling angry and betrayed upon hearing the man she loves is marrying her step sister. And he has plans for Evangeline that will either end in the greatest happily ever after, or the most exquisite tragedy… But after Evangeline’s first promised kiss, she learns that the Prince of Hearts wants far more from her than she’s pledged.

She knows his powers are mythic, his kiss is worth dying for, and that bargains with him rarely end well.īut when Evangeline learns that the love of her life is about to marry another, she becomes desperate enough to offer the Prince of Hearts whatever he wants in exchange for his help to stop the wedding. Evangeline Fox was raised in her beloved father’s curiosity shop, where she grew up on legends about immortals, like the tragic Prince of Hearts.

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