Every Broken Thing

Far from Ruined, Book 1

By: Nikole Knight

Narrated by: Nick Newport

Two strangers whose paths should never have crossed. One traumatic encounter that brings them together.

After high school senior Silas Brigs is rescued from an attempted assault, he finds himself indebted to a blond stranger. But he wants nothing to do with the calm, quiet Ben Adams. The California diver reminds Silas too much of what brought them together in the first place, an event he just wants to forget. Yet no matter how hard Silas tries to distance himself, the closer the two inevitably gravitate.

With Silas's attacker lurking in the shadows combined with Ben's mysterious history, their blossoming friendship seems doomed to failure. Both are haunted by their shattered pasts, but can they learn to face their demons together? Because, no matter how much Silas wants to resist, they're exactly what the other needs. Even if they don't know it, yet.

Trigger Warnings: On-screen, semi-graphic attempted sexual assault, aftermath and trauma of assault, homophobia (including but not limited to: bullying, dialogue, insults/slurs, physical abuse/assault, etc.), mentions of past parental abandonment and abuse, and underage substance use, including alcohol and marijuana.

©2019 Covey Publishing LLC, Nikole Knight (P)2024 Nikole Knight

Excellent listen

Really enjoyed this new one from Nikole Knight! It was well written and quite immersive. This was a new narrator for me and I quite liked him! Will definitely be listening to him in the future.

Incredible amounts of blushing

This story plods along in what is probably meant to be slow burn. Instead it is repetitive, filled with misunderstandings and withheld information. Told exclusively from Silas’ POV, the reader is reminded what makes a lot of teens really hard to deal with. I didn’t write this review until after I had finished the second installment. This series feels very much like a Kiera Andrews cash grab - this is only one book, but it is spread over three titles to induce the reader into buying three plodding books.

The narration is generally well done, although there are a few consistent mispronunciations. He definitely helps the story.

I don’t think I can bring myself to use a credit for the third book.

Ben & Silas!!

I'm going to be completely honest and say I didn't read the blurb going into this book. I love this author so it was an automatic yes for me. So having said that, I wasn't completely prepared for the HFN (ish) situation. But I love getting to know Silas and Ben and their friends. There are a few surprises I wasn't expecting and also some content that may be difficult for some readers. I am ready for the next book to come out and can't wait to see what happens next.

Not very compelling

I read this series and remembered being mildly satisfied with book one. I bought it in audio because books 2 and three were much better. I’m hoping that is the case in the audio version as well. Frankly, I should know better. Everything that I don’t like about YA is evident here: obnoxious high schoolers who love to get drunk and act sort of moronic. Not sure that I will move onto the next book. This just isn’t working for me. It could just be my taste.

Ben & Silas

I'm rounding this up from 3.5. I enjoyed the overall story but there were a few things in this story that didn't work well for me. I did enjoy the narration by Nick Newport very much though.

I received an ARC and this is my unbiased opinion