Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall

I have been consumed with so many life tasks lately that I haven't been posting, but I have been reading! I haven't stopped any of my challenges and now that I am off for vacation, it is time to catch up!

Reese Witherspoon caught my attention on Instagram one day advertising her new Book Club selection. All she had to say was "there was a murder" and I was hooked. Well actually, the cover drew my attention too. The yellow colour and the picturesque country scene, was so appealing to me right now with spring around the corner in Toronto.

I ordered Hall's book one day while on break from work, using mostly all of my Indigo points and sat down in my car and dug in reading. Honestly? This book flew directly to my top ten favourites list, of all time. The romance story in Broken Country had me swooning, I was all in from the first chapter. The emotions in Hall's story are so rich and true, warm and tragic; my heart was melting onto the pages. The main character Beth was so human, a real woman, she gave into her passions, loved with all her being, felt heart break, loss, struggle and sacrifice; I could really see myself in her.

​The last several chapters had me gasping as Hall slowly began to unravel the truth of the murder that happened in chapter one. Swirling a love triangle around a murder was an absolutely delicious plot. I never expected the ending, and it was so much more incredible, deep and meaningful, than anything my imagination could have ever created.

Thank you Hall for writing a new favourite of Dawn Rodger!