Summary
I promised her forever.
But I’m not sure I can keep that promise. At least, not the way I’m supposed to.
I’ll always want forever with her, but not like this.
I’m broken. Falling apart. And I’m taking it all out on her.
I’m too much of a mess for this, and she deserves more than that. More than the way I’ve been. More than me.
I don’t want to do this without her, but I don’t know how to do it with her. There’s so much I have to figure out about myself and my future, and I have to do that on my own.
I have to let her go.
She might hate me, but it’s best for both of us.
I just have to hope by the time I figure things out and am ready for us again, she’ll still want me—want us.
I have to trust that she won’t give up on us, and we can still have the forever we were always meant to have. Will Rae and Aaron be able to fight through the hard things they face individually so they can build a beautiful relationship together? Follow all the love, heartache, drama, and angst in the third book of their love story.
Broken Like This is the third book in a mature YA/new adult drama series. Be sure to start reading with book one, Friends Like This. The series features teens in realistic and complicated situations. Recommended for readers aged 16+
Review
But matter what he says, no one can fix what’s inside of me.
Emotional whiplash sums up Broken Like This. Not in a bad way; it was just emotional overall. Every once in a while, there were scenes that made me teared up. I’m glad I did not read this when I was not in the right mindset because I believe it would’ve made a significant difference in my reading experience.
After three books, I still wonder if Rae and Aaron should be together romantically. It seems as if their friendship was better than their romantic relationship. They continuously hurt each other, whether it be intentional or not. People can be soulmates without it being romantic. They could be platonic, and there is nothing wrong with that. Similar to what I felt about Falling Like This, I’m unsure if Aaron and Rae could work together. There were many moments when I thought they shouldn’t be together.
The year was challenging for many of them, yet they weren’t there for each other. Instead, there were moments when they made it worse. The dynamic can be challenging to juggle when it is a group of friends. There are multiple people involved, and how they would interact with each other differs. When there is a couple within it, it can get messy. If something happens, there will be sides. They claim to all be friends, yet it looks like they chose Rae over Aaron. Everyone was on her side, and no one was in Aaron’s corner. I felt for Aaron because he didn’t have anyone there for him. It doesn’t matter whether or not he wanted them to be; there was no one there to support him until after the fact.
Broken Like This has cemented my opinion of how I’m not too fond of Aaron and Rae. But, it’s not hate, only dislike. My dislike for Aaron and Rae stems from having similar negative traits. Take that with a grain of salt because I may be cynical, and I can only see the negatives here. I don’t need to like the main characters to enjoy the story. Even though I don’t like them as much as I like the side characters, I can relate to them. However, I believe that all of the characters are realistic and relatable. I’m glad that I’m able to see the growth the characters go through. At least they are learning from their mistakes, or at least they try to. It’s their first year of college, and they are growing up. I can relate to them a little bit more at this stage.
Hopefully, this doesn’t sound negative because that is not what I meant by it. Believe it or not, I did enjoy Broken Like This. I can’t wait for the conclusion of Aaron and Rae’s story in Love Like This.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5)
