Broken Is Beautiful
A Novel

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. It was the title and cover design of this book that appealed to me. I thought it was quite a sweet book. It was a little bit like reading a diary, and it was set during the pandemic, which made it relatable. Parts o......more

My life got turned upside down by COVID, it was the beginning of the most stressful time in my life as a loved one became obsessed with the internet and conspiracies. I wasn't sure if a book about the period would be too soon for me but this wasn't the case. I am glad I took a chance on the book.......more

I wasn't sure whether I would be ready for a pandemic related book, but there was no need to worry. Julia and her friends are such interesting charachters with backstories you want to discover. Julia was once a kintsugi and repair queen, but descended into apathy because of the consequences of a ser......more

I picked up Broken is Beautiful because I was so intrigued by the blurb. It mentions the array of addictions faced by a support group of obsessives based in Christchurch ten years after the earthquakes, whose struggles are compounded by the arrival of the pandemic and a new, different sort of state......more

Julia is an artist who repairs and reimagines broken things into more beautiful objects. But Julia is also a hoarder. At the behest of her bank, as a condition of her mortgage extension, she reluctantly joins an OA (Obsessive Anonymous) support group. There she meets and reluctantly makes a number o......more