Supposedly Broken

by Tanya Harris

The Turner cousins were damaged by tragic childhood experiences that no amount of time or therapy could erase. Zakia would always remember the feel of her stepfather's breath against her skin, Marisa would remember the images of her mother's bruised face that seemed to never heal and Randi will forever hear the sound of her parents constant rejection. These embedded memories of pain became the foundation of the protective barriers that framed their adult lives. It's not until an unexpected death occurs that they realize that those barriers that were built to protect them from pain, also shielded them from happiness. As you get to know them, you will sympathize and empathize with their pain, ignite your anger at its source and fall in love with the end results.

239 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 27, 2014

Reviews

[Mahoghani 23 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Drama! The storyline is believable but the format is awful. I don't know whose talking and I got the siblings mixed up with the cousins......needs to be re-written! I did enjoy the plots but one thing I can say is that I'm glad I finished it.

[Brandi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thank you to Tanya Harris and Goodreads as I received this book in a giveaway.

I attempted to read this in 2014 and STRUGGLED getting through the first 6 chapters. I quit due to annoyance and moved on to other books.

I decided to pick it up and finish it this week. It was definitely a struggle to get through again but I finished it.

The topics in the book are topics I enjoy reading about but I think the book layout, length and detail, or lack thereof, were terrible.
There are many characters. You get a half page introduction to a few of them in the beginning but not much further.

Then every 4 page chapter something intense happens. An engagement, a fight, an abortion, a shooting, birth, another fight, a wedding, etc... etc... I feel like it was a lot, of great topics, in a short amount of space with very little detail.
I just finished the book less than an hour ago and the only character I remember is Randi, the drunk. There isn't the time to connect to the characters. I think it needs that!!! The book should be A LOT longer with that connection building.

There were also a few grammatical errors, incorrect quotations or no spacing after words. Sometimes it was hard to figure out who was talking.

Again, I thank you for the book! I LOVE the topics but I feel as though there should be more depth and detail.

[Kathryn Dechairo · Rating 2 out of 5]

I found the dialogue so hard to follow that I had to give up before finishing this book. It was hard to tell who was speaking and it made my head spin trying to figure it out. I'm glad I flicked through the book though and discovered poetry at the end which was great.

I received a free copy of this book through Goodreads Giveaway.