Broken for You Audiobook

" I really enjoyed this book. It is a beautifully written story about a group of "broken" people who come together and form a family. It is not really very probably that some of these things happened, but it is quite magical. I got hooked from the start. I won't give anymore away. "

" a perfect novel "

" Again. Meh. Great characters, good ideas, but the execution just falls flat. I don't believe these are real characters, just people the author thought up and thinks this is how they act/speak which comes off as artificial. Everything is set up just so, so that every single character/scenario creates a mosaic of happy ending. Not so much. Am I too cynical? Meh. "

" I thought the first half of this book was very slow and I had a difficult time connecting with the characters. The second half really picked up and I made a much deeper connection with the characters and though there were many atypical behaviors, I felt a lot of insight into their actions and lives. "

" I've never read a more compelling book about breaking and healing. "

" I really enjoyed this book especially the ending. "

" I really enjoyed this clever way of how 4-5 people come together and then stay together realizing they need eachother for sanity and support. "

" I loved the way the 70-something Margaret gained the courage to build her own family and right old wrongs. "

" A very good book....I liked the way the several subplots weaved together that all issues got resolved. I think the characters were well-developed and easy to relate to and understand. "

" Enjoyed the quirky characters and their chance meetings. The birth of an artist always nabs me whether well-written or not. I'm a slave to these stories. Fortunately this one was - well-written, in my mind. Interesting that objects in the book were a character as important as the people. "

" This is just not capturing my interest. "

" read for book club; unimpressed "

" A rich book -- comparisons to Anne Tyler and John Irving come from the strong storytelling voice, I think. But Kallos is a great deal more theatrical (she was an actor) and obviously loves these broken, becoming-whole characters. "

" Pointless for You. "

" A little too much pop psychology for me, but not bad. "

" I loved this story and didn't find it, as some did, too "easy". The coming together of the motley group of souls seemed very genuine to me. I enjoyed the Seattle setting a lot. "

" One of my all time favorite books! "

" This story broke my heart. We are all so fragile. "

" I read this book for book club. This is an interesting story about how your life can be intertwined unknowingly with other people around you. There is a certain amount of mystery while you connect all the characters in the book and the people are vivid and colorful. "

" I really enjoyed the stories and how they interacted with each others. Great characters (some better than others). Such a pleasant reading. This book stayed in my library for more than a year before I read it and I should have done it sooner! "

" Yikes...very touchy subject matter, once you get into it. definitely raised a lot of questions for me. wayyy too many coincidences, but still, a great story! "

" I really loved this book. Heart warming. "

" Loved this book. Great characters, great plot that built and branched and then reconvened. "

" i could not put this book down. Kallos has created such a wonderful set of characters and lets the reader feel a part of her family. "

" At times, I really enjoyed this book, but Kallos occasionally went off on a tangent that would make my eyes glaze over. Overall, I liked it. "

" zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz oh i'm done "

" There were tons of chances to cry and laugh, none of them predicable or formulaic. I loved all of the characters and want to move into a large mansion in Seattle with all of them! "

" I loved this book. Such a great story. "

" Kept me interested the whole read - not predictable. "

" I was surprised at how much I liked this book. The author does a great job of taking several different story likes and bringing them together. "

" I loved this book! It combined my strongest interests! Psychological relationships and china and collectibles! "

" Liked the collection of characters as well as the location (Seattle) <br/>Wanda and Peter story (as the book was ending) was too melodramatic or anticlimactic for my taste and could have been omitted. <br/> Felt like breaking some old dishes after reading this..... "

" I was angry with this book for a while and put down. Picked up and ended up really enjoying.<br/> "

" Quirky story that is worth exploring. Like the flawed characters and redemption. "

" LOVED this book. Loved the characters, the underlying themes of the story - everything. "

" Was well on my way to giving this one a big 4 stars, but was disappointed in the ending (so sorry Lil!). I just felt that everything was a little too perfect at the conclusion...There were a few really great twist and turns throughout that make it definitely worthy of your time! "

" Set in Seattle, I read this while living in Seattle. Laughed and cried and always think of this book when doing a mosaic project with broken china pieces. "

" I loved this story! It seems like I say that for every book I read! I do highly recommend this "

" This was nicely done for a quick light read. Definitely chick lit, but leaning toward the lit side. The characters are likeable, if not entirely believable. You can tell the author really likes smashing crockery. "

" Opening her home and heart to a young woman in trouble is the catalyst to an elderly woman's journey that unlocks secrets from her father's past and allows her to embrace a whole new community and life. A marvelous debut novel. "

" I really liked it. Started out a little slow but really picked up "