Broken

by Evelyn Miller

Als Lily ihren Freund im Sommer vor dem letzten Schuljahr beim Fremdgehen erwischt, ist es nur eine weitere zerbrochene Illusion in ihrem ohnehin enttäuschenden Leben. Dann lernt sie Mason kennen, der auf eine andere Weise ebenso gebrochen zu sein scheint, doch gemeinsam machen sie den Sommer zu etwas Besonderem und machen sich daran, eine Bucket List abzuhaken... und dabei entwickeln sich auch Gefühle. Doch ihr Sommerflirt endet im Desaster, weil Lily und Mason herausfinden auf rivalisierenden Schulen sind und in konkurrierenden Teams spielen. Noch schlimmer wird es, als ein tragischer Unfall ihre Prioritäten neu ordnet: Können Lily und Mason einen Weg finden, zusammen zu sein, und werden ihre Freunde und die ultra-verfeindeten Sportteams - ihnen das Happy End erlauben, von dem sie träumen?

Genres: Romance, Sports Romance, Sports, Love, Football, High School, Young Adult

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Reviews

[tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

cant believe this is my first read of the year but i saw this on an insta ad and here i am after waiting for every 6 hours for new chapters....

anw, it started good tbh! but then the ending felt rushed. and i find it weird that Mason had a scholarship for a qb and ended up a doctor? timeskipjust aint my thing ig

it was fun while i read ~

[Lauren · Rating 1 out of 5]

Was this book written by an AI bot?

[Sophie Phelps · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel like I stooped to a new low by allowing myself to spend time reading this. but sometimes you need a stupid, cheesy, predictable read. 2 stars bc it was interesting but also very poorly written

[Evie Barker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Please publish this book truly it is one of my new favourites but I just need it in true book form!

[malgosia · Rating 2 out of 5]

I feel a bit ashamed to admit that I read it but I did
and it wasn’t good, but I just couldn’t stop

[felicitas · Rating 2 out of 5]

if i’m being honest, i don’t even know why i read this book in the first place. was it good? more or less. did i enjoy having to wait six hours for the next chapter? no. and yet i still read it, because it honestly felt just like the fanfictions i used to read on wattpad… 😭

[Cassie Sylvan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bloody instagram ads, why do they always get me?? Anyway this was awful.

[Drew]

Somewhere between 2.5-3 stars. I saw the plot line in an Instagram ad and was like I have to read this, and got sucked in pretty quickly. Then when the free chapters were gone and the site gave me an option to subscribe or wait 6 hours for the next chapter, I went ahead and subscribed 😂

Upside: the main characters, Mason & Lily, were super likable, a lot of tension and angst really made it a page turner (or scroller, cause you know it’s an app lol). My jaw hit the floor at the little twists & turns throughout.

Downside: Plot holes galore, very cliché style writing and it was very obvious the author knows ZERO about sports. The football game scenes could have been way better had the author did a little research about the sport especially for high school. The likelihood two rival high schools play each other three, let alone four, times in a season AND in the state championship?! Highly unlikely. And for the love of all that is holy, the quarterback is the one who throws the ball. Like how did this get past editors 🤦🏽‍♀️ Getting offered a full ride to college just by happenstance after a game?!?! Never going to happen. And the volleyball setup was weird too. They played beach volleyball (two players instead of 6)…indoors…in the fall. I’m confused lol. And is where my mother would say, “it’s just Hollywood, Drew, we know it’s fake.” BUT STILL.

I would have loved Oliver and Leah to be explored a little bit more too, they barely had any presence depsite their affair being the cornerstone of Mason and Lily’s meeting. Lastly (since I’m on a roll here), the ending felt rather rushed, and the epilogue left much to be desired. I think Mason would have planned a much better proposal than that.

[Tyana Vasquez · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book itself is fantastic—I'm really enjoying it so far. Unfortunately, I’m giving it 3 stars due to its limited availability. It's only accessible through the Galatea app, which forces readers to either wait six hours between short chapters or pay to unlock each one individually. It’s incredibly discouraging for someone who just wants to immerse themselves in a good story. If I could buy a physical copy or at least a Kindle edition, I’d give it 5 stars and probably finish it within 48 hours.

[Lacee Lund · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was it cheesy? Yes.
Did I love it? Yes.
Will I recommend it? Absolutely not 😆

[Cecilia Mahler · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5 ⭐️

Omg this book was so bad. I got sucked in by an Instagram ad that teased me with 4 free chapters that were actually pretty good… and after that I only had access to one chapter every 6 hours?! I persisted. Was it worth it? Not really, no. But once I had committed to waiting for each chapter that way, I could not give up.

This book MUST have been written by AI. Like… it’s just wild how bad it got. The further in, the less consistent and paced the plot was. Don’t read. Don’t read anything on this platform that only gives you access to one chapter every SIX HOURS. I’m sure they are also written by AI.

[Kaitlyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the fast-food of books. The advertisement pulls you in. Turns out to be not as advertised. (I'm looking at you ig ad with a scene that wasn't even in the book). Approached it with low expectations in hopes of a quick distraction read, and it was able to deliver that.

It's OK for what it is. A quick, cheesy read that works for a guilty pleasure once in a while but completely lacked in any substance. If you want an easy read, that may have been written by AI, that will keep you entertained enough, and wrap all loose ends by the last page, this book fits the bill.

[Crystal Zahler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting and kind of cute story, but I think it could've had a bit more meat to it. The starting premise did hold my attention, the characters were charming, and some even had more depth than I expected! Although I thought the parents just popping in and out and around felt a bit detached from the story. And also, without spoiling anything, the plot point between her parents felt very random/out of place, and forced by the end.
I probably won't read the next one, but it was a relatively chill/sweet read.

[Lyn ♡ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Instagram ad made me do it LMFAOOO super cliche and predictable, high school rivals fall in love. Straight to the point writing and a little plot twist for funsies

[Thora Bilcke]

First off. I just want to say that I do love this book and I’m not even finished reading it. The reason I have it 3 stars is there is (to my knowledge) no way to purchase it outright to own it so the only way I can read it is through the Galatea app and read the free episodes released every 5 hours or purchasing enough points to read it. I would much rather buy the book through kobo or get a physical copy through the author herself.

[sanika · Rating 2 out of 5]

sometimes you just have to read something. this was an instagram ad. served its purpose.

[Rhose · Rating 3 out of 5]

lol i read this bc of an ig ad

[Eleonore Gloire · Rating 3 out of 5]

J’ai été prise dans l’histoire,
Mais mon dieu que c’est mal écrit / traduit.
Y a parfois des passages entiers que j’ai pas compris tellement c’est mal écrit
Et comme d’hab on pas de surprise sur la fin de l’histoire haha

[Talia Peebles · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well like many others I think the Instagram ad is what captured many to read. I was one of the many I believe captured as well. The first half of the story is what attracted me. I was definitely really interested, but what lost me was the last half of the story. It just felt rush and was poorly written. The second half is just what through me off….I guess I’ll give it two stars because I did like the beginning of the story.

[whatsonmybookshelf · Rating 3 out of 5]

Addicting.
Was it the best piece of writing I have ever laid my eyes upon? Definitely not.
However, it could be!

As a story line I loved most of it. I loved especially the fact that the couple gets together early on in the book and we actually get to bask as their relationship develops and flourishes. It is the first time I found a book like this, and I’m here for it! I was addicted to the story, and read it in 2 days. It was just what I needed!

Now, to become one of the best?
The characters need a lot more back story and some aspects of them need better explanations (especially the parent-daughter relationship!)
Furthermore, I feel the summer they spend together should be dragged out, almost entailing every day in that month. That would make it feel like a slower more natural build up to their relationship.
Then I would just add more events and adversities the couple needs to overcome from school to friends to just growing up, without them breaking up of course!
And lastly I would create a bigger context in the beginning of the story so we all feel her pain when she catches Olly and Leah.
Lastly, the ending felt super rushed and the epilogue was compl forced, I would much rather have book 2 and 3 depicting their story through university and adult life haha. Also Mason a doctor??? I thought he’d become an NFL superstar.


I’m giving it 3.5✨
because it has been a long time since I’ve been this addicted to the story. But there is definitely room for improvement and I hope to see it if the book ever gets published.

[Linda Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Spoiler - there were parts of this book that annoyed me mainly Lilys mum didn’t really understand why she hated her own daughter so much. She had a son he died as a baby so how could she know what he would turn out like and to be mad that Lily wasn’t doing what she expected. Would have been better story telling if Lily was a twin and the twin boy died during a difficult birth. So the mum had underlying resentment.
Lily got over it pretty quickly I would be devastated

Also the synopsis gave the impression that a cheerleader from one school went over to kiss the QB of the other school after catching her boyfriend cheating and they had no prior relationship. Would have been an interesting starting place

However, I did enjoy Lily and Masons story and falling in love. Although I think more background was needed to Lilys life before Mason and her old friends. She didn’t seem that distraught or miss her ex-boyfriend a little cry and she was all better. If they had been dating seriously for two years then surely she would have spent more time upset. And then eventually do the list with mason to try and get over Olly instead of forgetting him in a few hours and going skinny dipping with a stranger.
Overall enjoyed parts of the story would love it to be more in-depth

[Hannah Bennetts · Rating 5 out of 5]

The storyline of this plot, though somewhat “cliche” was so well written to the point where I read most of it all in one night. I read the first couple of chapters earlier when I found it through an Instagram ad and lost it until today, could not put my phone down until I was finished with the book. The characters were great, the love story is great and let’s just say I want a Mason Cooper in my life because holy hell is he a description of the perfect guy! Would definitely recommend it to anyone!!

[Joanne · Rating 2 out of 5]

its been a doom scroll Instagram sort of week - I fell for the ads - I fell for the waiting six hours between chapters - I fell for the very basic but cute characters and their issues - but lordy lordy was this the most basic watt pad writing of all time . it felt like a year 7 creative writing task, and that's by no means a positive comment. yet I can't rate it lower because I did kind of enjoy myself , and hate myself for it at the same time

[Finley Cassidy · Rating 3 out of 5]

So bad it’s good. Very cheesy. A good palette cleanser.

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

HAHA this was hilariously bad. the writing was awful but i was still giggling and kicking my feet. the instragram ad really sucked me in lolll

[Nix · Rating 2 out of 5]

Spoilers ****

So much unneccessary fluff.

The stuff about Preston had nothing to do with the plot.

the plot was pretty cliche at it goes but a super fast read.

[Ioana Paval · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nu-mi vine sa cred ca am ajuns sa citesc asa ceva de la o reclama pe instagram :))))), oh well, stresul de sesiune si-a spus cuvantul si am avut nevoie de ceva usor si bellow average ca sa ma relaxez. Ii dau 2 stele pentru ca, cumva, am avut interesul sa astept cate 6 ore pentru un capitol pe aplicatia Galatea.

[Consu Garcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pues otra lectura rápida para despejarse de libros más densos., esta vez nos encontramos a una pareja que pertenecen a institutos rivales y todo lo que conlleva, me gustan los prontas, sus listas y como manejan su relación entre tanto vaivén.
En un entorno donde prima la hostilidad y ayudado por los amigos de él consiguen sobrellevar o a relación a buen puerto, lo que menos me gustó o no llegué a entender del todo es esa relación tan extra de los padres de ella,.
No descarto leer las siguientes partes.

[Lina · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wtf did I just read 😭

It could have been so good but I'm kind of suspicious of 1. the covers which look AI generated and 2. the conclusion of the first book, which fell flat for me, and honestly felt like it was written by AI 🫪

[Laynara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this story on TikTok and honestly enjoyed it allot more than I thought I would. The writing needed a little work but it was easy to follow and I enjoyed the relationship between Lily & Mason.