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How Our Hearts Break: A Novel Kindle Edition

by L.K. Reid (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 364 ratings
Memories and broken promises

They said that some people never get to meet their soulmates.
I met mine when I was five.

Noah Kincaid was my best friend, my person, a shoulder to cry on—until he wasn’t.
Until he shattered my heart into a million tiny pieces with just a few words.

But now he’s back, saying all the right words, doing all the right things, but it was too late.
He was too late for our happily ever after, because life had other plans.

Tragedies were never part of my plan—they weren’t on my bucket list. I always thought they happened to some other people, but never to me.
Until they did.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: HOW OUR HEARTS BREAK is a standalone, coming of age novel, with themes that might be too heavy for some readers. It contains explicit language and sexual content only suitable only for 18+. Please bear in mind that there's no guaranteed HEA.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09PJSDGCX
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 26, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.7 MB
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L.K. Reid is a dark romance author who dislikes slow walkers and people being mean for no reason.

In her opinion, Halloween should be a public holiday, and she also has a small obsession with all things historical—especially Greek mythology. During high school, she wanted to be an archaeologist, and ended up studying law, but obviously neither one of those professions worked out.

If she isn’t writing, she’s most probably watching horror movies, listening to music, reading, or plotting upcoming books.

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Customers find the book's story heartbreaking and believable, with one review describing it as a breathtaking exploration of life and death. The book receives positive feedback for its readability. Customers have mixed reactions to the emotional content, with some being emotionally invested while others find it disheartening.

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Customers find the book's story beautiful and believable, with one customer describing it as a breathtaking exploration of life and death.

"...while it’s not a conventional romance story, it is most definitely a love story. A love story of life and friendship; first loves and heartache...." Read more

"...It is a darker "romance" if you can even call it that, but such a great story." Read more

"I guess the title should have gave me a clue but it's a YA tragic romance and I cried twice...." Read more

"...They were honest, and raw, and so heartbreaking believable...." Read more

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Customers find the book amazing, with one describing it as heartbreakingly good and another noting it's a great standalone.

"...Overall, such a good read and I am happy I gave it a shot. It is a darker "romance" if you can even call it that, but such a great story." Read more

"...this author and I’m telling you guys, this book was everything...." Read more

"...I would have just stuck with one, probably angel, but overall good read!" Read more

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6 customers mention "Emotional content"3 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed reactions to the emotional content of the book, with some finding it emotionally engaging while others describe it as repetitive and disheartening.

"...I felt every single emotion while reading this book. I balled for the last 30% of the book, never once stopping...." Read more

"...It is a bit sad, a bit disheartening, but it fit who he was and not who we would have wanted him to be...." Read more

"This book hit me hard. The story is so real, the emotions and pain from Sophie and Noah pull you in. A breathtaking story on life and death...." Read more

"But my Lord this was page after page after page of lamenting. Not one peak of happy. Just completely weighed me down...." Read more

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Beautiful . Obsessed. He prepared to ugly cry
.. I'm still raw .. BELIEVE ME when I tell you .  Your heart is going to flipping BREAK ... It's going to break .. I havent ugly cried while reading a book in so long ...ugh!  my heart hurts .. so so much.   This story is for for people that hope , that dream , that fight , that love.    It was achingly beautiful.  Sophie is such a strong character  and being so young this girl has the whole world on top of her shoulders . Until she finally just let's go and chooses herself . Noah oh sweet baby Noah . Is struggling with his emotions so hard , and when things finally  start to come together his world shatters .  Leila blew me away with this . HOHB is definitely a step out of her normal  dark writing and i think she did an exceptional job . Just prepare yourself for the hard-core sobbing .  🖤
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  • Brittney B
    5.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreaking but beautiful story
    Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2022
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    “Hope is a dangerous thing in situations like these, and I used it like an addict.”

    I read that How our Hearts Break may not be considered a romance novel and while it’s not a conventional romance story, it is most definitely a love story. A love story of life and friendship; first loves and heartache.
    The author tells a heartbreakingly beautiful story of the painful reality that life is not always kind and time is limited. Sophie is drowning, barely surviving some days and Noah, sweet Noah, is trying to save her- to hold on to her as tightly as he can.
    I don’t want to give much away since I think you should read this book (and cry, sometimes we just need a book to break our hearts a little) but this won’t be your typical ending. There is no HEA, or perhaps maybe there is, just a different one.
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  • Riniya
    4.0 out of 5 stars A great standalone - Dark "Romance"
    Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2023
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Key Points / Tropes:
    ⛸️ Dual POV
    ⛸️ Second Chance Romance
    ⛸️ New Adult
    ⛸️ Dark Romance
    ⛸️ Dark Secret
    ⛸️ Friends to Lovers
    ⛸️ Not a HEA

    Spice: 2 Peppers

    Review:

    I don't cry at books. I don't cry at movies. I'm not someone who gets overwhelmed with sad emotions for fictional characters. I will cheer with them, root for them, and feel their joy, but the deeper feelings, the sadder ones, they always evade me. It wasn't the case here.

    I was weeping at the end of this book. It was soul wrenching and I felt everything these two had to have been feeling. The ending of this book is pristine and it was handled so well. I'm not going to give any spoilers in this review but the way that Noah had developed in his life felt right for the character we had come to know. It is a bit sad, a bit disheartening, but it fit who he was and not who we would have wanted him to be. I think it speaks to the author's accountability for writing her characters for who they are and not what we would expect.

    I will say that this book has its flaws. Towards the beginning, it's hard to connect with either character. It feels like we should be but they were just out of reach. I didn't start feeling attached to them until around halfway through, roughly the same time that the "twist-that-wasnt-a-twist" was revealed. It did leave me feeling a bit disjointed with the book through, considering it took me so long to form any sort of bond with the characters and their journey, but the ending more than made up for it.

    My only other complaint about this book is the "Twist". It felt like the author was holding back the punch to tell us, as the reader, what was going on. She isn't subtle throughout the book and it's very easy to deduce what the FMC, Sophie, is facing but the flagrant refusal to address it or name it was a bit off-putting. By the time it got revealed, us truly finding out at the same as our MMC, Noah, the tension was missing. Perhaps if the author was a bit sneakier in the secret it would have had the desired affect, but while our MC's worlds are falling apart, I was left feeling nothing. I was glad that her ailment finally had a name, but it feels like the moment to have revealed it had passed by the time it came around.

    Overall, such a good read and I am happy I gave it a shot. It is a darker "romance" if you can even call it that, but such a great story.
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  • Ms Reads A Lot
    3.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE books without HEA's!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2022
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    But my Lord this was page after page after page of lamenting. Not one peak of happy. Just completely weighed me down. Also I am not a fan of teenagers having these adult conversations in s3x scenes. I get the creeps and roll my eyes. If Sophie and Noah were in their 20's this may have been a different read for me. I love me some naughty s3x scenes but not with teens, even if they are 17/18.
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  • Jenna Polito
    5.0 out of 5 stars All the emotions are felt during this book
    Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2023
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    My gah…. I’m at a loss for words. I truly wish that I was able to give this more than 5 stars, because this book was just that good.

    This was my first ever read by
    this author and I’m telling you guys, this book was everything. I beg you with everything that I am as a book lover, PLEASE read this book.

    I felt every single emotion while reading this book. I balled for the last 30% of the book, never once stopping. But all of the ugly tears were so extremely worth it as you finish up Noah and Sophie’s story.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Gave me 5 feet apart vibes
    Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2023
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    I guess the title should have gave me a clue but it's a YA tragic romance and I cried twice. Only things was for some reason when they called each other by pet names they were almost ackward pauses. I would have just stuck with one, probably angel, but overall good read!
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  • Kswag
    5.0 out of 5 stars all the tears
    Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2022
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    How Our Hearts Break by @authorlkreid
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    Some people spend their lifetime searching for that special someone, and I’d found her in the middle of the darkest period of my life. She was my beacon of light, my beginning and my ending. I couldn’t spend the rest of my life thinking what would’ve been if I’d tried only a little bit harder.
    ………….
    Oh my god. I wasn’t ready for this! If you are looking for your next heart breaking book this is it! It’s short and will make you ugly cry but so beautiful!
    ……………
    He was like a magnetic field, pulling me in, calling me, and I wanted to answer. I wanted nothing more than to get lost in those cerulean eyes.
    …………….
    Sophie and Noah have been best friends since kindergarten. Until the summer before senior year of high school where lines started to cross and they have to navigate their feelings. Feelings are hurt and a rift is made between friends at a time when Sophie gets some devastating news. She pushes people away to stay strong but their love is stronger. Will is be too late for Sophie and Noah?
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  • Erin
    5.0 out of 5 stars wow 😯
    Reviewed in Australia on May 27, 2022
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    I never cry in books and this I sobbed so hard!! Couldn’t put it down. I’m an emotional wreck after this.
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  • KGSRF25
    5.0 out of 5 stars Page turner
    Reviewed in Canada on February 26, 2024
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    If you are looking for an incredible story…look no further. L.K. Reid writes so eloquently that it draws you in unexpectedly.
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  • S
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book will break you beautifully
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2022
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    LK Reid has written a book that is deeply emotive and will leave you feeling raw. This book will break you in the most beautiful way.

    Sophie is one of a kind, a soul so pure it lights up the room and pulls everyone into her orbit. She loves deeply, is filled with passion and a desire to live life to the fullest everyday. Her love for Noah her best friend is as natural as breathing but getting there is anything but.

    Noah has been desperately in love with his best friend for years but has never been brave enough to put himself out there. He might be Mr popular with girls falling at his feet but he only has eyes for Sophie but jealousy gets in the way and their friendship falls to pieces.

    Noah and Sophie are soulmates in every meaning of the word they're like the sun and the earth unable to exist without the other. With a love like theirs it bares the soul the undeniable agony. Their story will fill you with hope and heartache in equal measure.

    It's deep, it will destroy you emotionally but it shows how empowering love really is.
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  • Riz
    5.0 out of 5 stars CRYING!
    Reviewed in Brazil on March 1, 2022
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    First of all, this is an emotional romance book, so please, read the author's note before diving into this book. That said, we have the main characters, Sophie and Noah. They’re childhood best friends that were in love with each other pretty much their whole lives but didn’t dare to confess their feelings.

    Again, I must warn you that this story is an EMOTIONAL WRECKAGE ALERT.

    I knew from the first page when Sophie initially described her relationship with Noah. It was so intense, sad, grieved. I knew that something was off. I thought I was ready for what was coming my way, but spoiler alert, I wasn’t.

    Then, the beginning was so different, like, he was so sure of his feelings for her, that made me so scared, and anxious for the next pages because got me thinking “Ok, it’s too perfect, he loves her, and she loves him, so WTF IS THEIR PROBLEM DUDE??? Later, chapter 14 happened, and I could feel my heart breaking, just like the title warned me about.

    The way Noah loved her even after the end was equal to my daily serotonin. Also, I kept repeating in my mind “it is not fair” nobody should get hurt like that. And also, It was like listening to that song on repeat in my mind “Only love can hurt like this.”

    And finally, the epilogue, god, it was my downfall, I went from a crying reader to a reader having a breakdown. Seriously Author how many tears do you think a human being can waste before dying from crying?? This author went all cobra kai in my heart and had no mercy.

    In short, this book sent me a new message about love. It doesn't always have a happy ending as we wish, but always makes us learn something important, and true love, never really dies even when it seems impossible to survive.

    I definitely will be reading more books about this author.

    ~The plots:

    —High School Environment
    — Touch her and I will kill you
    — Friends to lovers
    — I loved you from the beginning

    •If you are into, these tropes you may like this book:

    — Emotional Reading
    — Best Friends to Lovers
    — Sobbing, soul wrecking romances
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  • Hannah Murray
    4.0 out of 5 stars How ALL our hearts broke
    Reviewed in Australia on August 21, 2023
    Format: KindleVerified Purchase
    Okay.

    I was told this book was one to read when I needed to cry. After the first few chapters I was skeptical, and was already planning a review saying I found it hard to believe the space between Sophie and Noah at the start…but then the REAL story kicked in and it turns out my friends were right.

    This book is clearly written by someone with personal experience. I picked the complication of the book pretty quickly because I work in a relevant area. A two second search of the book showed I was right.

    This is a love story with a HEA, but not in the way you’d expect or probably want. Yes, Sophie and Noah love each other, but the love that first brought me to tears was between Sophie and her family. No, it isn’t the ending most readers will want, but that’s life. It isn’t a long read but the emotional journey makes it feel longer then it is.

    I highly recommend reading this book, but be prepared for your heart to break.
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