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The Broken Edge of the World
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Expected 14 Jul 26Their love is destined, but can it survive her compulsion for beauty? Haunting and steamy, this spellbinding fantasy romance will enthrall you with its alluring concoction of traditional Grimm's and modern thrills.
Sylvie has taken a summer job at a remote and alluring prairie preserve in the middle of the Great Plains. It’s a much-needed escape—from her sadness, from her cruelly distant father, and maybe even from She longs to be free of the intrusive, obsessive thoughts that are her constant burden.
Soon, she finds herself drawn to a stunning shepherd boy and can’t stop herself from going to him at night, even though she’s been warned to keep away. During the day, though, she begins to develop a friendship with another boy, a strange-looking and strangely gentle coworker named Jack . . . and gradually to uncover the mysteries of this place that feels more like home than anyplace has before it.
But those mysteries include a powerful curse, and when she uncovers the truth of it, she becomes recklessly determined to break it—to free the one trapped in its spell. She fails to consider the possibility that her actions could break much more than just the curse, and that some burdens demand to be borne.
Sylvie has taken a summer job at a remote and alluring prairie preserve in the middle of the Great Plains. It’s a much-needed escape—from her sadness, from her cruelly distant father, and maybe even from She longs to be free of the intrusive, obsessive thoughts that are her constant burden.
Soon, she finds herself drawn to a stunning shepherd boy and can’t stop herself from going to him at night, even though she’s been warned to keep away. During the day, though, she begins to develop a friendship with another boy, a strange-looking and strangely gentle coworker named Jack . . . and gradually to uncover the mysteries of this place that feels more like home than anyplace has before it.
But those mysteries include a powerful curse, and when she uncovers the truth of it, she becomes recklessly determined to break it—to free the one trapped in its spell. She fails to consider the possibility that her actions could break much more than just the curse, and that some burdens demand to be borne.
320 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication July 14, 2026
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October 23, 2025hedgehog.....romance......?
Review of advance copy received from Author
Another gorgeous book by Alena Bruzas. The yearning is strong, poetic, and resonant. She has a way of manifesting real-life struggles and pain in a way that sparkles and haunts. I loved the magical realist setting of the prairie and the folk magic that develops into fairy tale magic and the layers of symbolism behind it all.
March 7, 2026
Sorry but what a strange book
January 2, 2026
I just finished reading an arc of The Broken Edge of the World, and if you are a fan of how realistically Alena Bruzas depicts mental health issues, as well as a bit of magical realism and fantasy, this is the book for you.
I don't typically read books outside of realistic fiction, but this was such a beautiful and gripping story that had me turning the pages and reading it all in basically one sitting!
Of course, my favourite aspect was the realistic depiction of a FMC with OCD but also the raw, all encompassing feelings of first love.
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I don't typically read books outside of realistic fiction, but this was such a beautiful and gripping story that had me turning the pages and reading it all in basically one sitting!
Of course, my favourite aspect was the realistic depiction of a FMC with OCD but also the raw, all encompassing feelings of first love.
Pick this one up!
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