Broken Arrow – 4.5 Stars
First of all, I LOVE Bro
ken Arrow. Nicole French writes INCREDIBLE romance whether is 60 pages or 600. The ONLY reason I don’t rate this “book” as a five star read is based entirely on my own rating system. For that reason alone, I give it 4.5 stars. Prequels serve a purpose; an important one at that…They are meant to give you backstory to a book or series that the author wants to help provide context too without overshadowing the true story line. Nicole French released one of my favorite reads of 2017 when she released Bad Idea. I would and will rate Bad Idea as a five star read, and honestly, if I had read this prequel first, I would have had an even worse book hangover from hell… (is that possible?!?!) Nico is intense and deep in a context that this prequel will only sharpen your awareness of. Reading Broken Arrow gave me a brief respite as I wait (not so patiently) for the release of the next book in the duo, Bad Ones. Can you read Bad Idea without needing to read Broken Arrow first? Absolutely, it is an incredible book that I am now working my way through for a second time in as many months. Did reading this book leave me even more in awe of Nicole French’s talent? ABSOLUTELY!!! And here is the reason…I have NEVER, EVER EVER!! rated a prequel as anything other then a 3 star read. They don’t mark all my boxes and I just don’t enjoy them as much as I enjoy a full length book. So for me to tell a reader that they will enjoy this novella in the Bad Idea world nearly as much as they might enjoy the full length book? Well, that should speak highly of the author’s storytelling abilities and make you want to read it. I honestly didn’t think I could get more excited for the next book in this duo then I was after I finished Bad Idea back in November. Now? BRING IT ON because otherwise I might find myself locked up in a padded room with a straightjacket on if I have to wait much longer…