Breaking Good
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4.1 • 414 Ratings
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- $3.99
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
He wasn’t good for her. He never would be.
At eighteen, Stevie Case finally surrendered to her attraction to bad boy Ethan Rafters, sharing one night with him before she graduated and he skipped town on a one-way road to destruction. Years later, Stevie has hit back life’s curveballs and is no stranger to hard work, but when she finds herself working for Ethan, who’s turned his life around, her world shatters not only because their chemistry is still fierce and undeniable but because fate separated them before she could tell him he has a son.
Ethan desperately wants to be a good father and a partner yet he believes he’ll never be normal. The chaos that defines his life has destroyed his relationships, yet Stevie’s acceptance of his flaws tempts him with a life he thought impossible.
Dare he risk Stevie's life of hard-fought stability for his own chance at happiness?
Customer Reviews
Breaking Good
This was a very emotional story. Stevie and Ethan had chemistry from a distance since high school. But then didn't see each other again for over 7 years. She thought Ethan was dead. But she had a secret from him as well.
I loved how emotional this story was. Everyone having to come to terms with the new reality in a very short amount of time. It was definitely an emotional rollercoaster. But I loved every minute of it.
Good but could have made more sense
I enjoyed Ash’s writing. There were pretty metaphors and nice flow to her style.
I enjoyed how she explored writing on ADHD with the stunted italics and verb forms.
I wish she has done it less outright. I think it would have made a the book a lot more artistic and beautiful had she not kept using the term AdHD and been less concerned with how it as an idea was communicated and more how it was portrayed. The old “ say it without saying it” idea so beloved in literature. I think this also relates to the TomBoy cultural criticism that Stevie explores. If she rewrote the book with that in mind, it could have been a lot better.
My other problem is Zach. This is not a writing or style criticism. This is a sociological response to how Zach is treated. SPOILER!! The way Stevie not only tolerated Zach’s outburst at the end, but justified it and accepted it, is not okay. That was extraordinarily unhealthy for all three of them, and I’m somewhat appalled that the author wrote this as if it made sense to her and would make sense to her readers.
A clear favorite!
I love the series but this one is my favorite. Having a child with ADHD brought home how special Stevie and Ethan’s relationship is. A clear and inbounding love makes this story special.