Broken Dreams by Maddy Lanslots - BR&R - Starting September 4th 2015

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Xav Gauchi has had a happy childhood, with loving parents who would give him the world if they could. He is full of dreams and when he gets the chance to make them come true, he takes it with both hands: he leaves his home to embark on a journey around the land of Nalay. He wants to learn more about the kingdom and the people, so that he will make a good advisor to King Aedd once the time comes for him to take over his father’s job.

Cenna Torell is equally full of dreams, but she has been forced into an arranged marriage by her father, despite the fact that she is in love with someone else. For a moment, it seems like things will take a turn for the better; but then tragedy strikes.

When Xav meets Cenna and learns more about her life and her past, he tries to help her; but she refuses to let him. Xav, however, does not give up so easily and when the situation reaches a boiling point, Cenna realises that allowing Xav to help her might be the only chance she has of changing her fate.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Hi guys, we have a 'read-2-review' opportunity up for grabs! Maddy Lanslots is kindly offering up ebook copies of her book 'Broken Dreams' in exchange for honest reviews. This is a YA historical romance and was released in April 2015. The buddy read will start on September 4th 2015.


To sign up, please leave your name on this thread, and then send me a message with your email address, and preferred format. This book is available PDF format.


Please Note:
*This buddy read will be a read-to-review opportunity.
*The author will provide participants with a free ebook of the book, and in return you agree to:

-read the book
-join the buddy read
-write an honest review
-NOT SHARE THIS EBOOK - it is for your review purposes only.

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Participants:
1. Sarah - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. Abbie - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. Sharon - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. Janine
5. John - NEED EMAIL ADDRESS
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[Sharon]

Can I join this one?

[Janine]

Janine! :D

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Added ☺

[John]

Include me please. Thanks

[Maddy]

Thank you all so much for your interest! :) I'm looking forward to hearing what you think about my book!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Listening to this on text-to-speech now ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

10% (view spoiler)[ Right, so Zav doesn't believe in true love and wants to go travelling. Cinna doesn't want to marry this old bloke, and instead wants to marry Tom, so there are 3 main characters? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

28% (view spoiler)[ I had the spellings of the names totally wrong!

I found it a little odd when Xav was saying about people in arranged marriages being able to leave and do what they want, because surely these people would have no money, and nowhere to go! IT's a little impratical to leave your husband if you have no back-up plan. And typical that he didn't really think of that until she had already run away! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

37% (view spoiler)[ really sad what happened to Tahn. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

41% (view spoiler)[ bit of a love triangle with a dead person going on! (hide spoiler)]

43% (view spoiler)[ that seems like a bit of an over-reaction. (hide spoiler)]


46% (view spoiler)[ Back with Mallor? Well that was one of the worst-possible outcomes! (hide spoiler)]

48% (view spoiler)[ Oh dear, she's pregnant. (hide spoiler)]

[Abbie]

Sarah wrote: "28% ."

(view spoiler)[ Wouldn't be that easy! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

60% (view spoiler)[ The baby is Tahn's?! How the heck has she hidden like 15 weeks of pregnancy from Mallor? And how hasn't she miscarried with the beatings he's been giving her? (hide spoiler)]

[Abbie]

Sarah wrote: "37% [spoilers removed]"

Yep.

[Abbie]

Sarah wrote: "41% [spoilers removed]

43% [spoilers removed]


46% [spoilers removed]

48% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Oh dear! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddy]

Thanks so much for your review, Sarah! :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Not a problem ☺

[Maddy]

You, too, Abbie!

[Sharon]

Chapter 4: (view spoiler)[ OMG!! Her father hit her! I feel bad than she can't be with the guy she loves. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Sarah wrote: "10% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Yeah, I think there are 3 main characters. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Chapter 12: (view spoiler)[ How can a person run away without anything and not get caught by her husband? Also, I like the fact that Xav is trying to save Cenna. Is it weird that her name is reminding me about Cinna from Hunger Games. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Chapter 15: (view spoiler)[ I feel bad about what happened to Tahn and I feel bad for Cenna because she loved him so much. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Chapters 16-19: (view spoiler)[ Wow...a love triangle but with her dead lover. Don't think that reaction was necessary. Why the hell is she going back to the man who abuses her? OMG!! She's pregnant! I wonder who the father is. (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 24-25: (view spoiler)[ OMG!! Tahn is the father of her child. Oh my, her father knew she was pregnant and still married her off? Also, how does she still have the baby? Shouldn't she have had a miscarriage because of the beatings her husband gives her. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Chapter 30: (view spoiler)[ Okay, now I am confused. Isn't he married or did I read that wrong? But he loves Cenna? (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

Ending Thoughts: (view spoiler)[ I am glad that she found herself at the end of the book. I was confused a bit by the love story. I am glad that Mallor is in prison. He deserves it for putting Cenna through that all that pain. (hide spoiler)]

[Sharon]

My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Maddy]

Thank you, Sharon! :)

[Abbie]

Maddy wrote: "You, too, Abbie!"

:)

[Abbie]

Sharon wrote: "Chapter 15: [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I felt sorry for them too. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Sharon wrote: "My Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Thanks Sharon ☺

[Sharon]

Maddy wrote: "Thank you, Sharon! :)"

You're welcome! :)