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Unbreak Me
There’s ninety two dollars and fifty seven cents hidden in a Ziploc bag in the lining of the couch along with a double stack of polaroid pictures that might buy me some time.
Every person who has met my husband thinks he’s the most charming man and would never believe what he does to me behind these four walls. And now, I see my five year old daughter’s arm in a cast. Something I vow never to let happen again.
Ninety two dollars and fifty seven cents. It’s not enough, but it will have to be.
This sweet and steamy, contemporary romance standalone has references to domestic abuse that may cause triggers. The main heroine finds love with all three men as they heal each other and become a family.
On the run, living in their car as winter sets in, Avery will do whatever it takes to hide from a monster and keep her daughter safe. One good deed on a snowy night, changes everything.
3 former military men and 1 German Shepherd with their own damage, take the mother and daughter in. They fall hard for Avery and Chloe and will burn the world down to keep them safe.
Easton – carries the guilt of failure at losing half his unit in their last engagement. He sees too many parallels to his own childhood trauma with Avery and Chloe. His honor demands that he care and protect them. He fights his attraction to Avery with an iron will.
Zack – The charming playboy had his self-esteem gutted by the scars his body carries and the loss of his leg. One tiny girl has him changing his prospective on his injuries. Avery sees the man not the injury and the hole inside him slowly begins to fill with a love he never thought he’d have a chance at again.
Ryker – His sheer size and bulk intimidate and keep a safe distance between him and others. A man of few words, his main forms of communication are long drawn out growls and grunts. The tiny wisp of a girl cracks all his armor with her sweetness and her mother feels like a missing piece of his soul when she’s in his arms. When he finds the man who hurt them, he will annihilate him in the most painful way possible.
Kanga (dog) – The lady makes his pack happy and her female pup reminds him that there’s fun to be had, dimming the memories of bullets and bombs that took him and his pack out of the fight.
Every person who has met my husband thinks he’s the most charming man and would never believe what he does to me behind these four walls. And now, I see my five year old daughter’s arm in a cast. Something I vow never to let happen again.
Ninety two dollars and fifty seven cents. It’s not enough, but it will have to be.
This sweet and steamy, contemporary romance standalone has references to domestic abuse that may cause triggers. The main heroine finds love with all three men as they heal each other and become a family.
On the run, living in their car as winter sets in, Avery will do whatever it takes to hide from a monster and keep her daughter safe. One good deed on a snowy night, changes everything.
3 former military men and 1 German Shepherd with their own damage, take the mother and daughter in. They fall hard for Avery and Chloe and will burn the world down to keep them safe.
Easton – carries the guilt of failure at losing half his unit in their last engagement. He sees too many parallels to his own childhood trauma with Avery and Chloe. His honor demands that he care and protect them. He fights his attraction to Avery with an iron will.
Zack – The charming playboy had his self-esteem gutted by the scars his body carries and the loss of his leg. One tiny girl has him changing his prospective on his injuries. Avery sees the man not the injury and the hole inside him slowly begins to fill with a love he never thought he’d have a chance at again.
Ryker – His sheer size and bulk intimidate and keep a safe distance between him and others. A man of few words, his main forms of communication are long drawn out growls and grunts. The tiny wisp of a girl cracks all his armor with her sweetness and her mother feels like a missing piece of his soul when she’s in his arms. When he finds the man who hurt them, he will annihilate him in the most painful way possible.
Kanga (dog) – The lady makes his pack happy and her female pup reminds him that there’s fun to be had, dimming the memories of bullets and bombs that took him and his pack out of the fight.
404 pages, Paperback
Published July 21, 2022
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Reese Rivers
15 books907 followersReese Rivers is a RH romance author who lives in Alberta, Canada. She is addicted to coffee, inappropriate memes, dark humor and happy ever afters. Her happiest place on earth is at her camper in the forest where like Snow White, she attracts all the critters - mosquitoes instead of birds and skunks instead of bunnies. She would live there full time if not for the Canadian deepfreeze that is winter. Her latest RH novel, Burn Butterfly Burn was the #1 Book in Australia and #2 in the USA and Canada
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September 11, 2022
Plot ⭐️⭐️
Spice 🌶️.5
1st person POV- switches between MCs
This pains me to rate this so low because I've really enjoyed this author's other books (except for the 3rd & final book in the Time After Time trilogy). This was one of the most unoriginal, predictable, and cliche story about a DV victim fleeing her husband. And someone seriously needs to take away the exclamation point key on the authors keyboard. Practically every other sentence, whether dialogue or inner thoughts, ended in ! 🙄 That said, the inner monologue of Avery and practically every conversation is cheesy and overdramatic for no reason. She's fled her physically abusive husband and finds her sudden desire for these men to be selfish and is confused why her body is reacting this way (and no, she's never had an orgasm before because of course she hasn't). We have an amputee war veteran whose self-esteem and self-worth is in the garbage and stays there until the last 10% of the book when she jumps him and he realizes that she does actually want him and maybe he isn't so damaged after all 🙄. There's absolutely no character development for any of our characters- Avery just finds men who don't physically abuse her and she falls for them and begins living an obviously safer life.
I had high hopes and I liked the cover and the blurb but this just fell completely flat for me.
Spice 🌶️.5
1st person POV- switches between MCs
This pains me to rate this so low because I've really enjoyed this author's other books (except for the 3rd & final book in the Time After Time trilogy). This was one of the most unoriginal, predictable, and cliche story about a DV victim fleeing her husband. And someone seriously needs to take away the exclamation point key on the authors keyboard. Practically every other sentence, whether dialogue or inner thoughts, ended in ! 🙄 That said, the inner monologue of Avery and practically every conversation is cheesy and overdramatic for no reason. She's fled her physically abusive husband and finds her sudden desire for these men to be selfish and is confused why her body is reacting this way (and no, she's never had an orgasm before because of course she hasn't). We have an amputee war veteran whose self-esteem and self-worth is in the garbage and stays there until the last 10% of the book when she jumps him and he realizes that she does actually want him and maybe he isn't so damaged after all 🙄. There's absolutely no character development for any of our characters- Avery just finds men who don't physically abuse her and she falls for them and begins living an obviously safer life.
I had high hopes and I liked the cover and the blurb but this just fell completely flat for me.
October 28, 2022
Spoilers ahead
Abused wife gathers the courage to leave her abusive husband after he hurt their child. She helps a stranger one night and is offered a job with room and board with 3 former military men now running their own security company. They all fall in love and she finally starts healing from her past, until her abusive husband returns for revenge
Random thoughts
That husband is a POS
This moved probably a bit quicker than I'd have liked given the trope but it worked somehow
Her refusing the money pissed me off but it paved the way to him finding her again so 🤷🏾♀️
Cuteness overload with the daughter
I loved the connection between the mcs
Nice amount of spice especially given her history
Guys don't seem to have been manwhores and they were really good with the h
Overall I loved it
Only negative - how can these guys be the badasses they are and miss the tail from the husband 🤦🏾♀️😂
Abused wife gathers the courage to leave her abusive husband after he hurt their child. She helps a stranger one night and is offered a job with room and board with 3 former military men now running their own security company. They all fall in love and she finally starts healing from her past, until her abusive husband returns for revenge
Random thoughts
That husband is a POS
This moved probably a bit quicker than I'd have liked given the trope but it worked somehow
Her refusing the money pissed me off but it paved the way to him finding her again so 🤷🏾♀️
Cuteness overload with the daughter
I loved the connection between the mcs
Nice amount of spice especially given her history
Guys don't seem to have been manwhores and they were really good with the h
Overall I loved it
Only negative - how can these guys be the badasses they are and miss the tail from the husband 🤦🏾♀️😂
October 22, 2022
This book took a few of my favourite tropes (woman on the run, single mother, romantic suspense) in a new direction. Avery drives as far as she can with the little money she has, and now she and her five-year-old daughter are living out of her car while she tries to figure out what to do next. When she helps a handsome man who’s having car trouble, he offers her a job as his household’s new housekeeper/cook (which they actually needed). He lives with two of his closest friends and their adorable dog. All three of them were in the military, and they’re each damaged in their own way.
This book was sweet, and I can see why the author decided to write this book as a why choose–where she “ends up” with all three of them. I did feel that because this was a standalone book, I didn’t really connect strongly with any of the three love interests, because there just was not enough time. That said, the way they all were with her daughter was absolutely adorable! That girl is spoiiiiled haha.
All in all, this is a sweet, uplifting book that starts at rock bottom and builds up to a happy ever after.
Trigger Warnings:
HEA?
This book was sweet, and I can see why the author decided to write this book as a why choose–where she “ends up” with all three of them. I did feel that because this was a standalone book, I didn’t really connect strongly with any of the three love interests, because there just was not enough time. That said, the way they all were with her daughter was absolutely adorable! That girl is spoiiiiled haha.
All in all, this is a sweet, uplifting book that starts at rock bottom and builds up to a happy ever after.
Trigger Warnings:
HEA?
April 2, 2024
I'm gonna be brutally honest here. If you're heavily invested in this book I'd look away, I need to get some feeling out.
This book was quite terrible.
Right from the beginning I struggled with the bad writing. There were so many run on sentences, inconsistent tenses, and a serious lack of commas. The author really could have used an editor (or more thorough ones if she did already have one).
I was invested in the story though and wanted to know what was going to happen to Avery and Chloe, though it ended up being a pretty predictable plot.
None of the characters were particularly fleshed out and while Chloe was sweet, it always grates on me to read stories with children who are cute and articulate and well behaved 100% of the time because they're so unrealistic.
This book was quite terrible.
Right from the beginning I struggled with the bad writing. There were so many run on sentences, inconsistent tenses, and a serious lack of commas. The author really could have used an editor (or more thorough ones if she did already have one).
I was invested in the story though and wanted to know what was going to happen to Avery and Chloe, though it ended up being a pretty predictable plot.
None of the characters were particularly fleshed out and while Chloe was sweet, it always grates on me to read stories with children who are cute and articulate and well behaved 100% of the time because they're so unrealistic.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 11, 2024
4 stars.
Well ok. That ending was a tiny bit abrupt.
I mean, everything was wrapped up and the relationships were all sort of settled, but…
But it was missing an on-page group scene, the climax to the problem was also basically done off page, and I wanted a ‘years after’ epilogue.
🤷🏻♀️ Oh well.
It was still good.
I just feel like the second half of the book sped up way too fast after going so slow during the first half.
Well ok. That ending was a tiny bit abrupt.
I mean, everything was wrapped up and the relationships were all sort of settled, but…
But it was missing an on-page group scene, the climax to the problem was also basically done off page, and I wanted a ‘years after’ epilogue.
🤷🏻♀️ Oh well.
It was still good.
I just feel like the second half of the book sped up way too fast after going so slow during the first half.
July 26, 2022
3,5 stars
I did enjoy this read but i felt something was missing. I wanted more deep and connection between them. The story went pretty fast, i get it cuz it’s a standalone but yeah i liked it
I did enjoy this read but i felt something was missing. I wanted more deep and connection between them. The story went pretty fast, i get it cuz it’s a standalone but yeah i liked it
December 13, 2022
"You could never ruin anything, baby. We all want you. We all want more with you.” He rests his forehead against mine. “You’re fired. Now stay and be with us all. Be ours, baby. Be our girl.”
This book broke me in so many ways.
I was crying in every chapter, there was always something that got me.
The author wrote in detail about Avery's journey. It's not a perfect happy ending, but it was growth.
It wasn't forced just because she found love and her family to protect her, but it was herself.
Everyone gets a POV in the book, but it didn't feel like it was balanced out.
Especially the three male characters, Ryker's POV was more, and there was more chemistry and relationship built between him and Avery.
I wanted more of Zack; we didn't see much of him.
Cass, we do have his chapter, but it always feels rushed, and I wasn't focused on his storyline until the end, which felt rushed.
What was disappointing was the suspense of the read.
The suspense plotline was high in the beginning, but in the middle, it felt like we forgot all about it, only the casual mention of it here and there.
Then suddenly, the suspense happened towards the ending, and it was wrapped up within seconds.
I wish there were more action on that.
Overall, it's a cute, emotional read.
Adorable moments and the humour is GOLD.
“Gonna kiss your mommy, little bear. That means you’re both mine now.”
This book broke me in so many ways.
I was crying in every chapter, there was always something that got me.
The author wrote in detail about Avery's journey. It's not a perfect happy ending, but it was growth.
It wasn't forced just because she found love and her family to protect her, but it was herself.
Everyone gets a POV in the book, but it didn't feel like it was balanced out.
Especially the three male characters, Ryker's POV was more, and there was more chemistry and relationship built between him and Avery.
I wanted more of Zack; we didn't see much of him.
Cass, we do have his chapter, but it always feels rushed, and I wasn't focused on his storyline until the end, which felt rushed.
What was disappointing was the suspense of the read.
The suspense plotline was high in the beginning, but in the middle, it felt like we forgot all about it, only the casual mention of it here and there.
Then suddenly, the suspense happened towards the ending, and it was wrapped up within seconds.
I wish there were more action on that.
Overall, it's a cute, emotional read.
Adorable moments and the humour is GOLD.
“Gonna kiss your mommy, little bear. That means you’re both mine now.”
January 13, 2025
Definitely one of the best reverse harem books I’ve read! I finished the entire book within a few hours!
December 29, 2022
Awesome read!
This was my first book by this author, but it won't be the last! I loved everything about this story!
I'm not a huge RH fan, but everything about this one was perfect. It's not all smut. There was a fantastic storyline here, which is precisely what I needed. Don't get me wrong, there was spice too, but it wasn't the whole plot like some are (not knocking those).
If you write a broken dove romance (abused heroine on the run), this is how you do it. There has to be time for healing and time for building trust before you jump into the spicy times. This author understood that!! She got it right.
This story was both heartbreaking and beautiful. I hated to see it end. Without a doubt one of my top reads of 2022.
This was my first book by this author, but it won't be the last! I loved everything about this story!
I'm not a huge RH fan, but everything about this one was perfect. It's not all smut. There was a fantastic storyline here, which is precisely what I needed. Don't get me wrong, there was spice too, but it wasn't the whole plot like some are (not knocking those).
If you write a broken dove romance (abused heroine on the run), this is how you do it. There has to be time for healing and time for building trust before you jump into the spicy times. This author understood that!! She got it right.
This story was both heartbreaking and beautiful. I hated to see it end. Without a doubt one of my top reads of 2022.
August 21, 2023
Felt a bit rushed at the end. That and no epilogue - I'm a sucker for those - were the reason I just couldn't give 5 stars.
Avery definitely deserved the world after being basically in a prison and the shit she had to suffer. What's better than 3 guys who will give her and her daughter the world.
I was in from the beginning, my heart raced with hers when she escape, just... I admire every person who goes through this and who a to endure this for their strength.
Avery definitely deserved the world after being basically in a prison and the shit she had to suffer. What's better than 3 guys who will give her and her daughter the world.
I was in from the beginning, my heart raced with hers when she escape, just... I admire every person who goes through this and who a to endure this for their strength.
May 5, 2023
This reminded me of my first introduction to RH
Cute, safe, heartwarming with a tiny pinch of spice
The theme of the book is one we all need
"Love and acceptance heal us
Violence and control break us"
I loved the characters and the story
Cute, safe, heartwarming with a tiny pinch of spice
The theme of the book is one we all need
"Love and acceptance heal us
Violence and control break us"
I loved the characters and the story
January 9, 2026
3.5⭐️
Reread because I just wanted something easy and safe to read.
Ryker was my favourite 🥰
Reread because I just wanted something easy and safe to read.
Ryker was my favourite 🥰
June 24, 2023
Rh nasıl böyle tatlı olur. Kitabın konusu bir tık yaralı, ama karakterler öyle iyi ki bambaşka boyuta geçti. Korumacı tavırları kadın karaktere ve kızına karşı heo aile gibi hissettirmeleri, özelikle çocuk ile ilgilenişleri..kalbim orda kaldı. Çok zevk aldım. 🩷🩷
November 17, 2024
the writing went downhill from 60%
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January 10, 2026note to self:
not interested - reverse harem
not interested - reverse harem
July 4, 2025
Wow, I loved this book it follows Avery and her escape and survival from her abuser with a little bit of cash to protect her daughter. As someone who comes from a family of DV, this hits home as it deals with the aftermath and side effect of the situation which I can relate to so much. I also appreciate that the author didn’t give the abuser a voice in the book which when you read it you will understand what this means.
The three ex-military men Ryker, Easton and Zack were so patient with Avery and her daughter Chloe throughout the book. Chloe is such a cute, fun and loving character in this who doesn’t understand the extent of what Avery went through but rips your heart out when she comments on things that the abuser did.
I highly recommend this book. Just it didn’t hit the five-star mark for me but was so close. I felt the last 80 pages were a little rushed. Felt the spice scenes were quite similar and the why choose element took away the realism toward the end for me. But this was a fantastic book that I can relate to.
If you love:
🔹Suspense
🔹DV Survivor
🔹Mental Health
🔹Three Military Men
🔹Feeling Safe & Secure
🔹Great Spice
Genre/Type: Why Choose Romance 18+
APK: Physical
Pages: 404
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5
Spice: 🌶️.5
Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone
Tropes or Themes: Why Choose, Workplace, Forced Proximity, FMC In Distress, DV, Trauma, Side Effects & Mental Health
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The three ex-military men Ryker, Easton and Zack were so patient with Avery and her daughter Chloe throughout the book. Chloe is such a cute, fun and loving character in this who doesn’t understand the extent of what Avery went through but rips your heart out when she comments on things that the abuser did.
I highly recommend this book. Just it didn’t hit the five-star mark for me but was so close. I felt the last 80 pages were a little rushed. Felt the spice scenes were quite similar and the why choose element took away the realism toward the end for me. But this was a fantastic book that I can relate to.
If you love:
🔹Suspense
🔹DV Survivor
🔹Mental Health
🔹Three Military Men
🔹Feeling Safe & Secure
🔹Great Spice
Genre/Type: Why Choose Romance 18+
APK: Physical
Pages: 404
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5
Spice: 🌶️.5
Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone
Tropes or Themes: Why Choose, Workplace, Forced Proximity, FMC In Distress, DV, Trauma, Side Effects & Mental Health
Check Triggers ⚠️
Romance Reader
Sienasummerrreads 💕📚
TikTok | Instagram | Goodreads | StoryGraph | Amazon Reviews 💫
August 1, 2022
I’m conflicted with this one. I kind of enjoyed it but also kind of….didn’t. The nerf gun battle was probably my favorite scene in the whole book.
I think with a little polishing and tightening up it could be better.
I think with a little polishing and tightening up it could be better.
June 22, 2025
how the fmc was in a nuttshell:
"um I...yes,yes you're right...I guess...I just,just thought...you know...um,I...I'm not like...other,other girls" she says while biting her lip
oh and don't get me started about how one of the mmc only grunted and growled...
"um I...yes,yes you're right...I guess...I just,just thought...you know...um,I...I'm not like...other,other girls" she says while biting her lip
oh and don't get me started about how one of the mmc only grunted and growled...
December 17, 2023
It was okay. A lot of it was over the top and cliche but there was enough good stuff to keep me interested throughout.
Honestly the characters are all cliche. The woman fleeing domestic violence has the personality you expect. The men were about the same. Jaded ex military members that don't like people but knew her for a few days before they bent over backwards for her.
I really like the whole damsel in distress who did this to you vibes but this just didn't do it for me.
Honestly the characters are all cliche. The woman fleeing domestic violence has the personality you expect. The men were about the same. Jaded ex military members that don't like people but knew her for a few days before they bent over backwards for her.
I really like the whole damsel in distress who did this to you vibes but this just didn't do it for me.
October 10, 2022
I liked this one. I liked the guys, and I liked Avery. It got to the 70% mark that sort of threw me from the book, after that I couldn't quite get back into it. It was a lovely ending and Chloe is going to be spoilt rotten, but the guys lost me with their stunt. After everything they'd been through, they decided to confront Avery's husband and then leave him to someone else to deal with. It didn't feel protective, it felt like an ego trip that backfired horribly. I did like how Avery fought back and how the husband was dealt with off page. I just couldn't get over that one decision they'd made.
FMC - Avery
Guys - Zack, Easton, Ryker
Additional family - Kanga (doggie), Chloe
Bad guy - Abusive husband
FMC - Avery
Guys - Zack, Easton, Ryker
Additional family - Kanga (doggie), Chloe
Bad guy - Abusive husband
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 19, 2023
All this growling, meowling and stuttering every other page?
It was WAY too much.
I did finished this book, but not for a second I believed in their chemistry.
It was WAY too much.
I did finished this book, but not for a second I believed in their chemistry.
September 8, 2022
I enjoyed this book in the beginning but it was clearly rushed towards the end and I don’t know why it was dragged out so much in the beginning/ middle for it to be so rushed in the end.
- RH (3 guys / No mm)
- ex-Military H’s / security firm
- Domestic violence from previous Husband
- 5 Year old daughter
- Liked reading the day to day interactions between the MC’s
- No relationships / Steam until about 75% in
⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Stars
- RH (3 guys / No mm)
- ex-Military H’s / security firm
- Domestic violence from previous Husband
- 5 Year old daughter
- Liked reading the day to day interactions between the MC’s
- No relationships / Steam until about 75% in
⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 Stars
June 18, 2023
3⭐️
this was a simple RH romance !! i wish it was longer and that’s why i feel i cant rate it over 3 stars.. plus the smut was bad and personally you can’t 1. have a RH romance and it be SHORT and 2. have a RH romance with repetitive, and simply: really bad smut 😭😭 like i’m sorry it was just not it for me in those aspects but i did fall in love with the characters and i always love kids in books so i loved that aspect and this whole storyline had potential but… sighhhh another good story lost to bad execution 💔
this was a simple RH romance !! i wish it was longer and that’s why i feel i cant rate it over 3 stars.. plus the smut was bad and personally you can’t 1. have a RH romance and it be SHORT and 2. have a RH romance with repetitive, and simply: really bad smut 😭😭 like i’m sorry it was just not it for me in those aspects but i did fall in love with the characters and i always love kids in books so i loved that aspect and this whole storyline had potential but… sighhhh another good story lost to bad execution 💔
November 3, 2022
Very sweet, but too short to execute everything it was trying to do
I loved our main character, she was very relatable and I was fully invested in her healing. Her daughter Chloe was a delight and she really added a spark to this story. All the guys were also great and I liked the chemistry she had with all of them, but their relationships all felt very rushed.
Avery’s relationship with these three men was glaringly similar to the relationship she had with her ex. Love bombed at the beginning, immediate power imbalance, she was very vulnerable and naive, married very quickly after only a few months. In my opinion, more should have been done to distinguish the new romance from the old abusive one, and establish her independence and growth.
But all in all it was very cute, and good if you fancy reading some low angst hurt/comfort
I loved our main character, she was very relatable and I was fully invested in her healing. Her daughter Chloe was a delight and she really added a spark to this story. All the guys were also great and I liked the chemistry she had with all of them, but their relationships all felt very rushed.
Avery’s relationship with these three men was glaringly similar to the relationship she had with her ex. Love bombed at the beginning, immediate power imbalance, she was very vulnerable and naive, married very quickly after only a few months. In my opinion, more should have been done to distinguish the new romance from the old abusive one, and establish her independence and growth.
But all in all it was very cute, and good if you fancy reading some low angst hurt/comfort
June 4, 2025
I love this book.
Normally I don’t like a kid in books. Just not my jam. HOWEVER. This little doll or duck was the sunshine we needed to the alpha we had (or bear) and it was magic.
The times they played made me smile SO BIG and the FMC getting her strength was amazing.
It was honestly so. So good. The ONLY complaint is that it was a slow burn (that’s not the issue) the issue is when we FINALLY get to the spice. We never get the MMMF scene we only here about it and like.
😒 not a fan of that.
But that didn’t lower the star rating in my book.
Will reread. Will love this book and keep as a faves.
Normally I don’t like a kid in books. Just not my jam. HOWEVER. This little doll or duck was the sunshine we needed to the alpha we had (or bear) and it was magic.
The times they played made me smile SO BIG and the FMC getting her strength was amazing.
It was honestly so. So good. The ONLY complaint is that it was a slow burn (that’s not the issue) the issue is when we FINALLY get to the spice. We never get the MMMF scene we only here about it and like.
😒 not a fan of that.
But that didn’t lower the star rating in my book.
Will reread. Will love this book and keep as a faves.
March 24, 2024
Good story but I felt like there were a few things missing and some questions left unanswered. Not enough page time devoted to the characters' back stories left me a little hungry for more info. Also, did her psycho husband have any family?
I thought the writing was pretty good and the story had me interested from the start. Just needed a little more fleshing out.
4 stars
I thought the writing was pretty good and the story had me interested from the start. Just needed a little more fleshing out.
4 stars
August 28, 2022
Single mom who knew nothing but fear finds love, times three. A book about healing.
July 28, 2023
So almost the whole book I thought this book would be 5 stars. A few little niggles throughout and especially at the ending made me lower it to 4/5.
Some Pros
- The scenarios weren’t too unrealistic and the decisions that the MC made felt (for the most part) genuine.
- The trauma wasn’t pushed aside and I could feel how scared the MC was at the start - her emotional state was conveyed very well. One of the things I liked most was throughout the whole book she was so focused on her daughter and how to keep her safe.
- When the men were introduced her reactions to them felt very organic and I appreciated that she didn’t just suddenly get better from her circumstances when her housing situation was resolved. Trauma sticks around and that was shown at every stage.
- I absolutely adored the daughter - she was such a cute character. She wasn’t annoying or a cliché ‘genius child’. Her character was just fleshed out enough to make her a whole character without her taking over the book. Her relationship with the men was so sweet, especially her ‘growly bear’.
Now on to the cons.
- The relationships were so rushed between the MC and the men. At the 75% (on my kindle) she had only had sexual contact with one of the men and it was obvious that she would be sexually involved with all 3 by the end of the book - but the book was running out! So instead of making the book a little longer, it felt like the author just shoehorned in ‘sex with guy B’and ‘sex with guy C’ around the already established plot points, regardless if it made sense for them to be having sex then. A big deal is even made of one man’s aggressive sexual style (which good for the author trying to make the men individualised in their sexual preferences) and how he wants to ‘take it slow’ until she is ready for him and won’t be triggered by anything he wants in the bedroom. That was fantastic! Top marks for restraint and showing that just because the MC had sex she is not all healed and actions can trigger someone regardless of feelings. Then the MC comes to the realisation that ‘she is stronger than all that’ and ‘can take control’ which yes, that is good but kind of undermined the previous message. Couldn’t she have been to therapy and worked on her past trauma before she went and had what seemed to me would be very triggering sex?
- At one stage the men are discussing sharing her and how that would look, but this happens off page and so we don’t get to know what is decided. She also had a foursome off page! Come on - why would the author do that!?!
- The sex scenes were also just not that great. Just sort of wham, bam, thank you ma’am. There wasn’t much dialogue before, during or after or any introspection at all really. That seemed so strange to me. This is the MCs first ‘sharing’ relationship but also and more importantly this is her first relationship since her abusive husband! So I wanted some thoughts surrounding that from the MC (and all the characters really) especially when she (and they) were in the bedroom. It was just touched upon how she was having her first experiences of some types of sex and that was it. I felt like more thoughts/dialouge/discussions on page between the characters would have deepened her relationship with the men and just made the characters a bit more rounded.
- The sex scenes felt a bit similar between two of the men and the other was not a very well written (dom/sub) scene.
- The ending was annoying for me as it came out of the blue with no on page conversations about it. They had only just got together! It was way too fast. She was freaking out about them buying presents for her only a couple of chapters before!! An epilogue a year (or two) later would have fixed some of the issues I think and could also have tied up some issues with the men that were left dangling. Like the family issues one of the men had. Also the self-worth issues of another man about the loss of his leg and his prosthesis. No night of sex, no matter how great is going to solve issues like those, and that seemed to be the implication - that after a night with the MC the men were all better! Not to mention that it seemed to be supposed to be seen to be the same way with the MC the difference being that she needed to have sex with all 3 men before she was ‘over’ her trauma and ready for the huge relationship development at the end of the book.
- A very specific niggle I was had was that Zack didn’t get his leg pain sorted as it was brought up a couple of times and so I thought that would be a great chance to show the MC taking care of one of her men and not just being cared for.
So all in all the start of this book was fantastic and the traumatic situation was well written but I think the quality dropped off when it came to the relationships between the MC and the men felt very rushed. It was like the word count of the book had been set and the author just had to cram all the things into the last 15% of the book when just making it a bit longer or even the judicious use of time jumps or an epilogue could have made the pacing work better.
Some Pros
- The scenarios weren’t too unrealistic and the decisions that the MC made felt (for the most part) genuine.
- The trauma wasn’t pushed aside and I could feel how scared the MC was at the start - her emotional state was conveyed very well. One of the things I liked most was throughout the whole book she was so focused on her daughter and how to keep her safe.
- When the men were introduced her reactions to them felt very organic and I appreciated that she didn’t just suddenly get better from her circumstances when her housing situation was resolved. Trauma sticks around and that was shown at every stage.
- I absolutely adored the daughter - she was such a cute character. She wasn’t annoying or a cliché ‘genius child’. Her character was just fleshed out enough to make her a whole character without her taking over the book. Her relationship with the men was so sweet, especially her ‘growly bear’.
Now on to the cons.
- The relationships were so rushed between the MC and the men. At the 75% (on my kindle) she had only had sexual contact with one of the men and it was obvious that she would be sexually involved with all 3 by the end of the book - but the book was running out! So instead of making the book a little longer, it felt like the author just shoehorned in ‘sex with guy B’and ‘sex with guy C’ around the already established plot points, regardless if it made sense for them to be having sex then. A big deal is even made of one man’s aggressive sexual style (which good for the author trying to make the men individualised in their sexual preferences) and how he wants to ‘take it slow’ until she is ready for him and won’t be triggered by anything he wants in the bedroom. That was fantastic! Top marks for restraint and showing that just because the MC had sex she is not all healed and actions can trigger someone regardless of feelings. Then the MC comes to the realisation that ‘she is stronger than all that’ and ‘can take control’ which yes, that is good but kind of undermined the previous message. Couldn’t she have been to therapy and worked on her past trauma before she went and had what seemed to me would be very triggering sex?
- At one stage the men are discussing sharing her and how that would look, but this happens off page and so we don’t get to know what is decided. She also had a foursome off page! Come on - why would the author do that!?!
- The sex scenes were also just not that great. Just sort of wham, bam, thank you ma’am. There wasn’t much dialogue before, during or after or any introspection at all really. That seemed so strange to me. This is the MCs first ‘sharing’ relationship but also and more importantly this is her first relationship since her abusive husband! So I wanted some thoughts surrounding that from the MC (and all the characters really) especially when she (and they) were in the bedroom. It was just touched upon how she was having her first experiences of some types of sex and that was it. I felt like more thoughts/dialouge/discussions on page between the characters would have deepened her relationship with the men and just made the characters a bit more rounded.
- The sex scenes felt a bit similar between two of the men and the other was not a very well written (dom/sub) scene.
- The ending was annoying for me as it came out of the blue with no on page conversations about it. They had only just got together! It was way too fast. She was freaking out about them buying presents for her only a couple of chapters before!! An epilogue a year (or two) later would have fixed some of the issues I think and could also have tied up some issues with the men that were left dangling. Like the family issues one of the men had. Also the self-worth issues of another man about the loss of his leg and his prosthesis. No night of sex, no matter how great is going to solve issues like those, and that seemed to be the implication - that after a night with the MC the men were all better! Not to mention that it seemed to be supposed to be seen to be the same way with the MC the difference being that she needed to have sex with all 3 men before she was ‘over’ her trauma and ready for the huge relationship development at the end of the book.
- A very specific niggle I was had was that Zack didn’t get his leg pain sorted as it was brought up a couple of times and so I thought that would be a great chance to show the MC taking care of one of her men and not just being cared for.
So all in all the start of this book was fantastic and the traumatic situation was well written but I think the quality dropped off when it came to the relationships between the MC and the men felt very rushed. It was like the word count of the book had been set and the author just had to cram all the things into the last 15% of the book when just making it a bit longer or even the judicious use of time jumps or an epilogue could have made the pacing work better.
December 2, 2025
Unbreak Me by Reese Rivers is a solid, enjoyable why choose romance that hits many of the genre’s emotional beats—even if it rarely colors outside the lines. I had a good time with it overall, but its predictability kept it from standing out among similar titles.
The story follows a familiar arc: a wounded FMC trying to rebuild their life, a love interest (in this case plural, since it's why choose) who pushes past her defenses, and a slow-but-steady path toward healing. While the setup isn’t groundbreaking, it’s executed with enough sincerity and warmth that it still pulled me in. Rivers clearly understands how to craft emotional tension, and some of the quieter healing moments were actually my favorite parts of the book. They felt genuine in a way that grounded the entire story.
The romance itself is sweet and sometimes intense, with a dynamic that works well even if it doesn’t surprise. I enjoyed the banter and the flashes of vulnerability between the characters; the chemistry has an easy flow that makes the relationships feel believable. And it was very easy to keep the different MMC's seperate from each other. But, several major turning points were foreshadowed far in advance, which softened the emotional impact. I often felt like I was waiting for the inevitable to finally happen, cue the predictability.
The pacing of the story is steady, and the writing style is easy to follow and engaging, making it a quick read. This is the kind of book that’s perfect for when you want something comforting and emotionally satisfying without requiring much in the way of suspense or complexity.
Overall, Unbreak Me isn’t a groundbreaking book, but it is an enjoyable one. If you like familiar tropes, gentle healing arcs, and a romance that plays things safe, this delivers exactly what it promises. It's also perfect for someone that wants to dip their toes into the why choose/RH genre since the spice is playing it quite safe. I just wouldn’t expect any big surprises along the way.
The story follows a familiar arc: a wounded FMC trying to rebuild their life, a love interest (in this case plural, since it's why choose) who pushes past her defenses, and a slow-but-steady path toward healing. While the setup isn’t groundbreaking, it’s executed with enough sincerity and warmth that it still pulled me in. Rivers clearly understands how to craft emotional tension, and some of the quieter healing moments were actually my favorite parts of the book. They felt genuine in a way that grounded the entire story.
The romance itself is sweet and sometimes intense, with a dynamic that works well even if it doesn’t surprise. I enjoyed the banter and the flashes of vulnerability between the characters; the chemistry has an easy flow that makes the relationships feel believable. And it was very easy to keep the different MMC's seperate from each other. But, several major turning points were foreshadowed far in advance, which softened the emotional impact. I often felt like I was waiting for the inevitable to finally happen, cue the predictability.
The pacing of the story is steady, and the writing style is easy to follow and engaging, making it a quick read. This is the kind of book that’s perfect for when you want something comforting and emotionally satisfying without requiring much in the way of suspense or complexity.
Overall, Unbreak Me isn’t a groundbreaking book, but it is an enjoyable one. If you like familiar tropes, gentle healing arcs, and a romance that plays things safe, this delivers exactly what it promises. It's also perfect for someone that wants to dip their toes into the why choose/RH genre since the spice is playing it quite safe. I just wouldn’t expect any big surprises along the way.
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