Broken Together

by K.L. Gilchrist

Tracey Jones life is picture-perfect. She's crazy in love with her attractive doctor husband. Her only job is raising two healthy children in their stunning home. However, looks can be deceiving. When Tracey discovers her husband's involvement with a young nurse at his private practice, it becomes a challenge to hold everything together. As her household falls apart, and the full extent of Dr. Jones secrets come to light, a series of events leads Tracey to do the unthinkable. In order to heal in her marriage, Tracey must face a painful past that forces her to offer grace and empathy to someone who may need it more than she does.

Genres: Christian

344 pages, Paperback

Published July 7, 2017

Reviews

[Lu Bielefeld · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK decent reads.
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I wouldn't be noble enough to take the cheater back and still be nice to the whore who knew he was married and still had an affair with him. I'm not a good Christian. Unfortunately I would forgive but not forget.

[Cc]

You have to be able to write to pull this trope off. It's a delicate balancing act and too many use a hammer where a scalpel is needed. The Hero needs to be threaded through the eye of the needle. He can't be too wimpy (bc why the heck would he have cheated in the first place if he was scared of his shadow) and too "dominant" the supposed trait every woman wants. Way too many authors try but just can't pull it off. I just wish they wouldn't even try. But this bordered on stupidly cruel and stupidly forgiving of EVERYTHING. The rage this induced was for the author, not the characters.

[Veronica WordsAreMyDrinkOfChoice]

This husband is horrific, her father had a stroke and he is moaning because he has to sort the kids dinner? He actually Told the wife it’s her job!

[BookGal · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wanted to like this book. Christian based, dealing with a real life issue. I tried. I really did. Halfway through it, when I wanted to throw my kindle against the wall, I refrained. I read every single word. I could not bring myself to like it one bit. The husband, from the first “I’m not that guy” to the last insufferable lie, was a total douche. He thought because he went to the OW’s apartment and nothing happened, it was ok to go back? ARE. YOU. KIDDING. ME?!? He lied so much, I started to think this was a satire. At every turn, there was something else. He just kept piling it on. And it seemed like he never got it through his thick skull that he had CHEATED on his wife. It seemed he kept blowing it off like he forgot to pick up the dry cleaning or something. And then there’s the wife. Oh. My. Gosh. Yes, I get that she is a Christian. I get that, when faced with a problem, she’s going to pray about. I totally get that. But her lying liar of a husband cheated on her. Lied about it AGAIN and AGAIN. CHRISTIANS ARE HUMAN, TOO!! Let the woman have some realistic reactions! She started to feel like a caricature to me. Yeah, she finally got mad but then felt bad about it. And when she finally, really lost it....she runs (granted in a roundabout way) to her ex, her son’s almost-deadbeat dad and is attracted to him again?!? So what if it was only for a skinny minute. He was a jackass. That was the best she could do? AND!?!? After wife runs off and finally talks to her husband, Cheating Cheater has the nerve to tell her that SHE is hurting their daughter?!? And finally, the reconciliation. They can start again. Because the baby wasn’t his. That was the ONLY thing he didn’t lie about.

[Fyrephoenix · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a bible thumper book and I have no idea why I'm reading it. It caught my interest that's for sure.


Ok all finished. Besides all the God and Jesus stuff it wasn't that bad. Tracey wasn't a doormat like so many "Christian" women are in stories. Not too hard to read due to that. I won't read this author again due to the religious stuff. Just isn't for me.

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Way to easy on the cheater going to intimacy with lightning speed after virtually no grovel.Then with the pregnancy possibility, it got a bit more intense but somehow still limited angst.Not a favorite .However, I did appreciate her ability to have empathy for a nemesis .

[Shannon Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well Wriiten

The only reason I am giving this 3 stars is because it’s well written. I disliked both MCs. The husband cheats and continually lies, but he barely grovels when he is busted. The wife just prays, prays, and prays some more, but she doesn’t hold her husband accountable. Notably, when she has finally had enough of his lies and deceit, she is the one who leaves. The H then guilts HER because her daughter misses her and he tells her SHE is being selfish. I almost quit the book then, but it was almost over, so I trudged on. There is an HEA, but by the time I got to it I didn’t particularly care one way or the other. I think this book would be better if it had dual POVs, but alas is just h praying, praying, and praying some more.

I have no problems with Christian second chances romances, but when there is more prayer than grovel the story is just preachy and not entertaining on any level.

[Cathy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cliche

A doctor betrays his wife with his younger nurse with a whole lot of praying to Jesus at every turn. Not my cup of Tea.

[Lisa W. Earl · Rating 5 out of 5]

𝗪𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱

𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱’𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗶 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗢 𝗦𝗣𝗬 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠, 𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗥 , 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁, 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗯 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗟 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝘀𝗮𝗱. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲. 𝗣𝗹𝘀 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜’𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝗺 😭

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing book about forgiveness. I loved how crazy she went after the church incident.

[wrkatreading]

This is a Christian based book about forgiveness. I didn’t buy it. I am unable to give a star rating. This may be you cup of tea but it wasn’t mine.

[Saunders · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF chapter 12.

[Peace Love & Books · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not a well written book at all.

[Gwen|| Bookish Blondie · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a terrible book and no one in it was likable.

[Nerissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I reread this may 20/20 and didn’t find it bad or boring at all. I thought it as well done and thorough. Too much religious stuff but it is a Christian book do no surprise there. I actually really enjoyed it the second time.

Original review 11/19
So bad. So boring. It had potential but it just was drawn out and fizzled. A LOT of bible/religious waffle which made it even more boring and drawn out.