this is a beautiful book about a very important subject matter.  I cried all the way through.  What a strong subject and dealt with with so much poise and sensitivity.  everyone should read this novel.

I could not ever finish this.  I tried so many times but it was over the top and unbelievable which made it hard to finish the book.  I wanted to like this book as the synopsis was good but the story didn't match the emotion that I had when I read the synopsis.  I tried so many times as I hate being a quitter when reading but I had to eventually abandon the reading process. Sorry.

The story was overall good but I felt like I've read it before?? Student-teacher romance is not my favorite trope to read so I was a bit sceptical to read it first. But the synopsis convinced me otherwise. Anyhow, in the end I didn't find any surprises or big moments to made this book any different from what I have read before.

Kat was an interesting character. She uses sex as a way to run away from her past and problems. She is afraid of relationships but when she meets Gavin, she felt an immediate attraction. Gavin, though being good, couldn't resist Kat's advances. Kat feels like Gavin is the only person who can fix her. I wasn't into the romance very well. I didn't find Kat and Gavin to be suitable for each other and the spark was missing between them. 

But Kat's character was really strong. She knew what she wanted from her life. She had a hard past but doesn't play a victim role. She wants to make something out of her life and I admired her personality. Obviously she made some bad decisions, but there were a few good ones which I didn't expect from her.

I certainly would've loved this book more if I would have felt a better connection between the characters. I guess I was just not fully absorbed into the book. However, the author's writing was easy to read and had a great flow which kept me moving forward with the story.

I really liked this book. it was a bit cliche and predictable but I was still engrossed.  Thanks Netgalley for the Arc

This book surprised me. I didn't expect to like it as much as I did. It wasn't perfect and there was some issues and cliches that I wasn't entirely happy about. Nevertheless, I found it enjoyable and was invested in their relationship. My main issue with the story was that the only way Kat could "fix her broken self" was by finding a man.

I had very high expectations before reading this book and maybe that was my fault. I don't know, I'm still trying to understand what happened.

great read awesome writing i really enjoyed this author and this book i would reccomend to other for sure

Beautifully broken was an another romance book that make me feel so much.

Kat meet Gavin in a bar and the quimical was so intense... The know each other that night and something more happen... But when Kat realized that Gavin is her new professor, she need stop her feelings but nothing is that simple.

This book was so good. I really enjoyed the history. The beggining was a little bit slow but then I read it in one day. The caracters were the best part of the book, they were so much complicated and I really love they relationship.

I do enjoy the student-teacher trope in New Adult fiction, so I was very excited to read this one. It lived up to all of my expectations: a tortured heroine, the teacher who loved her, and a few years that separated their initial meeting from their ultimate HEA. Usually stories like these go directly from the meet-cute to HEA, but this one was more realistic which I was thankful for. I'd highly recommend it to anyone who likes this genre and trope.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the opportunity to read this book in return for my honest opinion.

I really wanted to like this book.  It has such high reviews form so many others, but I guess it just turned out to not be my kind of book.  I liked that character of Kat, and I did like some of the aspects of the book, I just found it babbled on about sex too much and I felt like the story could have been told in a different fashion and I may have liked it more.  I found it was all wrapped up too neatly.  It started out as a good book but by the end it  almost had that cheap romance novel ending.

I had so many different emotions,  while reading this book. I Highly recommend Beautifully Broken. Thanks Laura Lee for this Smashing book!!

It was an interesting read, to see what happens when people pretend to be who they aren't. Great concept.

The only way Gavin could save Kat, was to break her.  This emotional story touched me deeply and had me shedding tears right along side of her.

So, this storyline has been done before in one shape or another so going in I expected it to be "just another" forbidden romance story. It really isn't. Don't let that topic fool you into thinking thats all this is about. I connected with Kat. Loved her friend Dylan. I struggled with Gavin at times. Not in an angsty way...more in an annoyed way. The first half of the book was good then it slowed down but kicked in high gear around 75%. The story was well written and I feel like I discovered a new author to ass to my go-to list

So many other stories interfered with me getting to this one. I really wanted to read it but so much time has passed.

I had a really hard time trying to relate with the h. I thought her behavior was appalling most of the time and even though she was in high school, she seemed really immature. The writing seemed choppy, but overall it flowed well. I absolutely loved H, though he didn't seem too concerned about losing his job.

Wow. This book holds a mostly taboo topic in this day and age. However, Beautifully Broken managed to be really well-written even through all the complex issues in their relationship. I absolutely enjoyed it. :)

*I received the book from the publisher through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

First thing you should probably know about me before you read this review, is that I'm a sucker for student/teacher romance novels. And since I haven't read one in ages, I was so ready for Beautifully Broken. Well, I'd thought I was anyway...

Let me start by saying that, the story was absolutely heartbreaking. Which is something you can probably tell. It definitely intrigued me and I knew I wanted to read this, just by taking a look at the synopsis. And every single chapter was just another jab to my poor heart who was broken so many times throughout the book, I actually lost count. 

Kat, our main character, is a very tormented soul who's been through some very horrid things in her life. My heart hurt for her and my mind could not handle even thinking about what she must have endured. I was utterly and completely devastated when the revelations started sneaking up on me, because I was so not ready for them. The author just kept throwing all these horrible things Kat survived in my face, chapter after chapter. And when I'd thought that, it couldn't actually get any worse...Well, guess what?! It DID!

But I really admired her strength and the fact that she survived without giving up. She's such an emotionally strong character, which is something you don't see very often in New Adult novels. Granted, she used sex to cope and was obviously falling apart under the surface but, really, what did you expect? I also felt so much anger at the people that just felt like ruining her life and the fact that she went through all those horrible things alone frustrated me ever more. I was a ball of fire and anger while reading this book, ready to explode and destroy everything around me. Well, I'm kind of exaggerating here but, I really wish I had some of those people around me so that I could give them a piece of my mind.

Kat had no one to confide in and of course, no one she could turn to for help. The person that was supposed to love her unconditionally and protect her from every single harmful thing that came her way, was never there for her. And *drum roll* here's where Gavin comes in. Who, by the way, I fell in love with. Maybe, slightly more than Kat. You cannot possibly doubt the chemistry they had from the very beginning of the book and of course, you cannot help but fall in love with the thought of them as a couple. They found themselves in each other and all that romantic stuff, which I'm totally up for and love reading about. Even though they can be totally cliche sometimes. Yes, I am a hopeless romantic indeed.

Moving on, the writing was great and the flow of the story was something I enjoyed very much as well. I kind of didn't agree with the ending, it was completely unpredictable and definitely caught me off guard but, not in the way that I had expected. Well, I knew it was going to be unpredictable but it felt very rushed and abrupt.

The character development is something that I also found quite satisfying because truth be told, if there's no character development, there's also no progress when it comes to the plot in general. I feel like it makes the reader so much more invested in the characters themselves and the story so much more interesting to read. Plus, for me at least, character development equals connecting with the characters.

Last but not least, I want to talk about why I gave this book a four star rating. Rating has never been the most important thing for me when it comes to books and reading, but I think that it can definitely help and it - partly - represents my thoughts and opinions on a story. In a very non specific way. 

Even though Beautifully Broken was a very moving and heartbreaking read but, as I've said above, I found it to be a bit rushed. Also, the ending was very abrupt in my opinion and I would've liked it a lot better if some things didn't leave me hanging and without real closure. It definitely looks like the readers get their closure in the last couple of chapters of the book but, unfortunately, that was not the case for me. I just felt like some events weren't explained thoroughly or answer the questions I had in my mind and I expected to be answered while reading the book.

Overall though, if you love NA forbidden romances, I would definitely recommend this one. It was a very quick and enjoyable read that won't disappoint!

Well, I'm in trouble when it comes to rating this book. I decided to give 4 stars because all in all, I liked the story, even though I rolled my eyes at some points.
When I read a non-fantasy book, I expect it to be realistic. And honestly, it wasn't exactly. Kat lives in a small town, where everyone knows everyone. In a place like that, everyone is aware if someone new moves in town. And everyone knows if a new teacher comes to school. Still, Kat doesn't have any idea about the new guy when she meets Gavin for the first time. And then during the story, no one notices the scandalous troublemaker's car in front of one of her teachers house. They show up in public places together - and never get caught. They interlace their little fingers IN SCHOOL, where anyone could've seen them from the class. Even for a second, but still. Seriously, they were practically screaming for getting caught.
Hailey's pregnancy and the outcome... I've seen that coming from a mile.
I liked the character development in Kat's case, tho - and Dylan's, too.
What can I say... I don't know why but I'm a sucker for student-teacher romances, I've always been. So I quite like to read stories about the subject, and I liked this one, too. Thanks for the ARC!

What an amazing story!  Sometimes people cross your paths and help to mend your scars.  Sometimes those same people begin to tear down the wall you have built around your heart and life. Sometimes its ok to be beautifully broken. This story is told from the perspective of Kat, a girl who has been through a lot of pain and trauma in her short eighteen years of life. Her life has lead her to believe that she will never be truly "fixed" nor is she sure she deserves it that is, until Gavin comes into her life.  Their relationship is not conventional by any means seeing as it is a teacher/student romance.  This story is proof that we don't choose who we fall in love with!  This is a really great story of love, strength, relationships, friendships and sometimes, absence does make the heart grow fonder.  I had a hard time putting this book down.  It was also my first read from this author and definitely not my last, glad I found this gem.
**I voluntarily read this book with an ARC through NetGalley for an honest opinion/review.**zing book.