There is something awful about feeling guilty.. It eats you from the inside, it kills the joy, it leaves you empty, it sucks the life out of you. The thing is, it doesn't matter if you've made a big mistake or a small one, because your conscience will act like a magnifying glass making your memories haunt you day and night.

"My mind is not a very forgiving place."

Also, being young is difficult; it's hard to know what's right or wrong, and it's even harder to manage to walk that thin line between More...

Say you'll love me again....
I just couldn't help myself! It was begging me to do it:)

This is a beautifully written journey of a young woman working through the weight of her choices.

I HIGHLY recommend this!

Update: It's been several months since I read this and I've struggled with writing this review all along. Why is it so hard to write a review for a book you love so much?

I don't think I will ever do this book justice, I loved it so much. I found it real and emotional and so much of what I want to explain to my teen daughter about friendships, loyalty, family, patience, first More...

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How am I supposed to start this?
I just want to point out something that annoyed me before I gush and fangirl and talk about the deliciousness of this summer love novel.

I get that we all get my mad. We all get angry with ourselves at one point for doing something we didn't expect we'd do. We disappoint people and you can't help but hate yourself... a lot. This is how Clementine feels, the girl with amazing friends and a best friend that just comp More...

Clementine made a big mistake her sophomore year. It started with a series of little mistakes and foolish decisions but by the end Clemetine had broken one of the most important rules of friendship.

That was two weeks ago.

Now, heartbroken and friendless, Clementine is about to embark on a three month sailing trip with her parents and her little sister, Olive, on The Possibility. Last year the trip sounded like a horrible, faraway idea. Now that it's here, Clem is surprised to realize it might be More...

I thought this book was just okay. It was kind of dull, and Clementine was a little too depressing for my taste.

It was written in short scenes, so it really just brushed the surface, and I didn't have a chance to connect with the characters. As soon as I found myself beginning to like a character, the book moves right along and I lose that attachment I was beginning to grasp.

Like I said, Clem was a little bit too depressing for me. I understand she was heartbroken from losing her best friend and More...

Unbreak My Heart is a sweet and insightful story about the heartbreak and guilt of damaging a friendship. Melissa Walker does a great job of taking an issue and making readers see a different side of it than what is normally portrayed.

Usually when we see a story about "boyfriend stealing", it is from the perspective of the girl who has been cheated on. In Unbreak My Heart, we see the heartbreak that comes when Clementine crosses some lines and hurts her best friend. I like it when an author can More...

There are certain topics that make me pull a Fred Savage – one being cheating. Yet, I had read Melissa C. Walker’s books in the past and really connected with them and thus set out to read Unbreak My Heart despite my brain going ‘Is this a cheating book?’ Friends, obviously I was in good hands while reading and surprisingly connected and had sympathy for the main character, Clem, the illustrious other woman.
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This summer was supposed to be the best summer of Clem’s life, but when she falls for her best friend’s boyfriend and said best friend refuses to speak to her, the summer is looking pretty gloomy. That’s why she doesn’t put up much of a fight when her parents get the bright idea to spend their entire summer on their sailboat. Maybe being surrounded by only her parents and her little sister Olive will be good for her, since they’re the only people who seem to still like her. Clem has resigned her More...

3.5 stars.

I actually enjoyed this book quite a bit. It was light and fast and honest and real.

Pros:

Clem's family. LOVED seeing a tight-knit family in a YA novel. No, they're not perfect, but they love each other and aren't afraid to show it. And I hope to be able to give my own kids space when they are in the midst of their teen-angst.

Olive. Love her. :)

James. Ahhh, if only a boy like him truly existed....but it's always fun to dream.

Their romance. Sweet, natural, authentic and unforced.

Clem. Sh More...

During any other summer, Clementine would not be happy that she had to spend the entire three months of summer vacation boating with her family, but since her social life is a complete wreck and her best friend Amanda isn't speaking to her, she might as well. Her younger sister Olivia is somewhat annoying, but spending time with her family isn't as bad as she thought. We learn about what happened with her best friend a little bit at a time, and why everyone at school now hates her. We also meet More...

I can't believe this turned out to be a two stars for me. The book cover is one of the best I've seen so far. The title is cool - cliche but catching. The summary is amazing. The first few chapters were perfect.

And then it went downhill. The only reason it even got two stars was because of the main male lead - James. Without James, this is just a one star.

I catch glimpses of what others see when they gave this a four or five stars rating. But overall, it doesn't lift it up to me.

I'm already a wh More...

From the moment I got the book, I knew I just had to start reading it, the cover was simply gorgeous, I fell in love with the book before I even got started!

So, putting yourselves in Clemetine William's position, you're a lost, brokenhearted girl, forced to spend the summer with your family out on the sea sailing the Great Loop.
Clem made a mistake. Ok, a big mistake (but from my POV, it's forgivable, because hey, Clem and Eathan never really did anything and it happens.) She fell for her best More...

It's not usually a good idea for me to start reading a book because I think the cover is beautiful. That almost never ends well. But this cover is so beautiful, with its calm and dreamy pink wash, and the inside flap description is spare and intriguing...I couldn't help myself.

And, at first, I regretted it. I'm not wild about the writing, which seems at times to try too hard for a casual and teen-y voice and references bits of pop culture that I suspect are over the heads of the book's intended More...

I knew I wanted to read Unbreak My Heart as soon as I saw the combination of sweet teen summer romance cover and bittersweet summary. Plus, I’d heard great things about Melissa Walker’s writing. Fellow readers tossed around words like ‘light romance’ and ‘perfect beach read.’ That didn’t really prepare me for the depth of emotion in Walker’s novel. I really liked the book, but it was unexpected. I’m glad I gave it a chance.

Clementine is sailing with her family for an entire summer. While most si More...

Unbreak My Heart by Melissa Walker is an emotional and touching story narrated by the main character, Clementine “Clem” Williams. Summer has come as she, her parents, and younger sister, Olive, set out on a summer-long expedition on a sailboat. This may sound like the perfect getaway for a family but for Clem, it is not all that easy. Through her narration, readers quickly learn how she fell naively and effortlessly for Ethan and begin to understand her current state of uneasiness. Ethan is her More...

This book had a lot of buzz around it, and the night that I picked it up to read, it seemed like it would be the right mix of poignant and sweet. Unbreak My Heart explores different sides of heartbreak and the pain that any loss can cause, but as the title suggests, it also shows healing.

Clementine Williams' sophomore year was fine...until people found out that she had fallen for her best friend Amanda's boyfriend. Because of that, Clem was shunned by her friends and looking forward to a summer More...

* * * * 1/2


Sophomore year broke Clementine Williams’ heart. She fell for her best friend’s boyfriend and long story short: he’s excused, but Clem is vilified and she heads into summer with zero social life. Enter her parents’ plan to spend the summer on their sailboat. Normally the idea of being stuck on a tiny boat with her parents and little sister would make Clem break out in hives, but floating away sounds pretty good right now. Then she meets James at one of their first stops along the riv More...

The only thing I didn't like about this book was that it ended too early.


One mistake cost Clem everything: her best friend, her reputation, and her happiness. Now, she's stuck on a boat with her family for three months, unable to contact anyone or hide her sadness from her family. When she meets Red, she's forced to hang out with him and finds that his positive outlook and easy personality may be just what she needs to heal.


What makes this book stand out is the pacing that seems to follow the s More...

This book is so amazing, it's definitely a book I would read again. It made me laugh, cry... It was like a roller coaster.

The thing I love the most was Clem's family. Despise how awful she was being with them, they really wanted to make her happy, especially her little sister. I couldn't help but to connect her with my own little sister, those times when I was so busy being sad about my boyfriend, when I ignore her or treat her really bad... She never scream at me or ask me to stop being so mean More...

If you are looking for a light quick summer read then this is for you! But be warned! You might – just as I did – desperately want to go on holiday (preferably on a boat) after you’ve read this. Don’t blame me for it in the end, I told you :) .

What I like about the book that it is two stories in one. So one story is Clem going on a sailing trip over the summer with her family and the second story is the past year at school and how all the mess she got into started. So you slowly get to know Clem More...

Ack, it is really frustrating when a good book ends with kind of an open ending. Which is what this book did.

But anyhow, I loved this! The emotions were so real that I actually found myself crying a few times. I really liked all the characters in this book, and the author did a great job at keeping things realistic.

One thing I didn't like was how much alternating there was between past and present. It would have been fine in the first few chapters, but it went on for quite a while. But at the s More...

Clementine and her family are boat people. Actually, Clem’s family is made up of boat people. Clem would rather spend sometime using her newly-acquired driver’s license, checking up on Facebook and doing any number of normal things for a 16 year old girl.
Except nothing is, or ever will be, normal again because Clem has committed the ultimate no-no: She fell in love with her best friend’s boyfriend.
Throughout her sophomore novel, author Melissa Walker continues to show her innate understanding o More...

I did not want this book to end. Not at all. In fact, Melissa Walker, I am not amused by your antics. You ended this book just when I really REALLY wanted to know what happened next. That is dirty play on your part, and I am going to cross my arms and pout at you for a long, long time.

Or until you tell me what you think happened next, at which point I will forgive you, because I am nothing if not easy to woo.

You will like this book too. I promise.

You will like Clementine Williams, even with her More...

3.5 stars rounded up to 4!

UNORTHODOX REVIEW TIME! I find it easier to write about Unbreak My Heart by Melissa Walker in a pros & cons list format.

PROS:

1. Clem’s family!!! I liked them! A lot! I loved that her parents were so in love, her sister was adorable, and they were so supportive. I really enjoyed reading about them and that they were an actual family. I would love to have them as my family.
2. James! I absolutely loved his optimism and how he could make everyone smile. He reminded me More...

This book opens as Clem is packing and her whole family is getting ready for their boating vacation. I was confused, though on what she was made an 'outcast' over, though, because it she doesn't elaborate on the fact. While her and her family is on the boat, she's sulking and sullen (my take) because she lost her best friend, and all other friends, she has to stay in a boat with her family for all summer, and she can't get online anywhere. While at a dockside store, she bumps into James. James, More...

- Review taken from my YA book blog Little Paper Rose

'Unbreak My Heart' was a light, sweet, and generally nice read. It's one of those subtler type of stories.

I was intrigued by the boat setting and frankly a little disappointed the book was mostly told when anchored. I'd really looked forward to experiencing the boat life and lots of salty breezes and sparkling waters.

Everything about 'Unbreak My Heart' was actually perfectly likable. There's little conflict in the story which obviously make le More...

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First Impressions: I was definitely excited to read Unbreak My Heart since I read Melissa Walker’s, Small Town Sinners, and really enjoyed that book. Every once in a while I like to take a break from reading the paranormal books and dive into a good contemporary novel. I was immediately drawn to the cover art, which is so pretty, and the story sounded amazing too. I was expecting a light, love and love-lost type of plot line, as we More...

Unbreak My Heart
By Melissa Walker

Overall star rating: 5/5 stars
Rating: PG-13
Plot originality: 4.5/5 stars

I own this book, and I have it signed by Melissa Walker. It says, "For Olivia, <3<3 Melissa Walker." I went to her panel at the Teen Book fest with the author of The Summer I Turned Pretty, which was called "Girl Talk."
It was really fun and sweet, and I very much enjoyed it. So, I went and bought the book:)

I had alot of trouble with this one at first, even though I still read it in a da More...