Book Review | Broken Knight (All Saints High #2) by L.J. Shen

Broken Knight
(All Saints High #2)
By: L.J. Shen

Genre: New Adult Romance
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: August 17th, 2019
Rating: 5 Stars
Format: KindleUnlimited

Blurb:

Not all love stories are written the same way. Ours had torn chapters, missing paragraphs, and a bittersweet ending.

Luna Rexroth is everyone’s favorite wallflower.
Sweet.
Caring.
Charitable.
Quiet.
Fake.
Underneath the meek, tomboy exterior everyone loves (yet pities) is a girl who knows exactly what, and who, she wants—namely, the boy from the treehouse who taught her how to curse in sign language.
Who taught her how to laugh.
To live.
To love.

Knight Cole is everyone’s favorite football hero.
Gorgeous.
Athletic.
Rugged.
Popular.
Liar.
This daredevil hell-raiser could knock you up with his gaze alone, but he only has eyes for the girl across the street: Luna.
But Luna is not who she used to be. She doesn’t need his protection anymore.
When life throws a curveball at All Saints’ golden boy, he’s forced to realize not all knights are heroes.
Sometimes, the greatest love stories flourish in tragedy

Ah!! I’ve been waiting on pins and needles for Knight Cole and Luna Rexroth’s story….. AND IT’S FINALLY HERE!!! 

Broken Knight can be read as a standalone, but it’s best if you read the Sinners of Saint series before diving into this one. That’s if you want an ‘all the feels’ approach. This is an emotional coming of age friends to lovers story told from Luna and Knight’s point of views. Luna is the daughter of Trent and Edie Rexroth (you can read their story in Scandalous) and Knight is the son of Dean and Rosie Cole (you can read their story in Ruckus)

Luna was everything I expected her character to be. She had a heart of gold and a silent voice. But don’t let her silence fool you, this woman is determined. She’s been through so much in her life, she’s not about to let anyone else walk all over her. Even if that means walking away from the only person that has ever owned her heart.

Knight is at the prime of his high school career, he’s got the all american boy vibe down to a T. Quarterback of the football team, the most popular boy in the school, and a family that is notorious in Todos Santos. The only thing he doesn’t have is the girl he wants. His next door neighbor. His best friend. Luna Rexroth.

Throughout the years, we’re given an insight view of Luna and Knights relationship. Evolving from friendship to something more with all the ups and downs, highs and lows. These two are fighting a losing battle, especially when jealousy and misconceptions get in the way. as they grow and get older, they’re about to learn some things can’t be fixed and some things have to break in order to see the truths under the surface.

I went into Knight and Luna’s story with expectations and alert. After reading a few reviews and hearing people say they were an emotional mess after reading, I thought I had a heads up in the ‘no tears’ competition. I learned a lesson of value. Some things aren’t easily predicted, that’s the way life goes sometimes… In the end, I bawled like a fucking baby! There is no preparation for this book, if you are an emotional person, there will be tears so have a box of tissues…or two…nearby.

Knight’s story hit a soft spot in my heart. I’ve been in his situation, I felt his immense pain and the fear of loss, only my story had a happier ending. I cried so many tears for the Cole family and their friends. It came as a shock and was expected but at the same time it was completely unexpected. I grew to love these characters along the way, and when you see something so detrimental and tragic happen to one of them, of course the tears are going to come. My heart broke in the worst way.

Overall, this was a great story! I found myself staying up all night to binge this one in complete silence. I shed my tears, I snorted my laughs, and I felt the pain. I don’t know how it’s possible but LJ Shen rips the emotions right out of me every damn time! I can’t even comprehend it all. I’m still feeling such an array of emotions, its freaking crazy thinking I’m this upset over fictional characters. So before I spoil the storyline, I’m going to end this review. If you are looking for an ugly cry friends to lovers romance, I highly recommend Broken Knight by LJ Shen.

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