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) Wanda and Peter story (as the book was ending) was too melodramatic or anticlimactic for my taste and could have been omitted. 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. "

" 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 "