Book review: A DIVIDED HEART, by Alessandra Torre

 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 2023 favorite!

Wow, riveting!  It starts like a lovely romance between two uber rich (but not entitled!) wonderful characters, turns erotic (yum!),  then the doubts and the questions start racking in.  The story gathers speed and so did my heartbeat.  At one moment, I swear I almost had a heart attack, I was so tense and scared.  The suspense was killing me!  

You need to dive into this book blind.  Just know that Layana is a trust fund baby, but not the entitled, trophy wife wanna-be type.  She wants to live life on her terms, she’s intelligent, and she makes it happen.  She’s on a journey to find herself and I liked that she analyses what she does and where she’s going, in order to live the live she wants, not the one her mother wants for her.  When she met Brant, it’s like the universe told her: he’s the one.  Intriguing, a genius in the tech world, he carries the assurance of who he is but he’s not arrogant and cocky.  

“But this man ... he had a combination of intelligence with confidence and intrigue, all mixed in a martini glass of strikingly handsome looks.”

Layana and Brant are different from their peers; they care, they have a moral code, they love big. Their love is so strong, it felt indestructible.  The author takes us on a roller coaster of emotions, she broke my heart, then mended it again, although the sadness still lingered a little.  There are a lot of chapters, but each one is necessary.  It’s a story that needs to be told in all the details.  In Alessandra Torre’s brilliant and perfect writing, the chapters fly by, and the nail biting increases. There’s a perfect pace, a perfect balance of prose and dialogue, a wealth of information that needs to be given in just the perfect manner.  It’s truly a work of art and suspense, with a wonderful plot twist that left me agog, and of course, all I needed in an HEA.  Just brilliant!

Purchase links

Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3YKIzGD

Amazon Non-US: https://books2read.com/u/4jBAav

Free in Kindle Unlimited

About the author 

Alessandra Torre is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels. Torre has been featured in such publications as Elle and Elle UK, as well as guest-blogged for the Huffington Post and RT Book Reviews. She is also the Bedroom Blogger for Cosmopolitan.com.

In addition to writing, Alessandra is the creator of Alessandra Torre Ink, a website, community, and online school for aspiring authors. Her annual conference is INKERS CON, and is available online or in-person. 

Learn more about Alessandra on her website at www.alessandratorre.com