Come Break My Heart Again
by C. W. Farnsworth
Synopsis
The first time Ryder James broke my heart, I was fifteen and sad.
The second time he broke my heart, I was eighteen and jaded.
Both times, I fell for him effortlessly. Falling is easy.
Our landings are just hard. Painful.
We were a sad song with a slow melody. Wildflowers with paper petals. Hidden letters with visible tears. A beautiful tragedy.
Except tragedies have endings. Our story just…stopped.
Seven years later, I still have more questions than answers. Questions I’m too proud to ask after almost a decade of silence. Answers he refuses to share, no matter how much time we’re forced to spend together.
Everything’s changed…except how I feel about him. And the recurring moments when I’m certain Ryder hasn’t forgotten our past either.
Can you forget your first?
Or are they destined to keep breaking your heart…over and over again?
by C. W. Farnsworth
Synopsis
The first time Ryder James broke my heart, I was fifteen and sad.
The second time he broke my heart, I was eighteen and jaded.
Both times, I fell for him effortlessly. Falling is easy.
Our landings are just hard. Painful.
We were a sad song with a slow melody. Wildflowers with paper petals. Hidden letters with visible tears. A beautiful tragedy.
Except tragedies have endings. Our story just…stopped.
Seven years later, I still have more questions than answers. Questions I’m too proud to ask after almost a decade of silence. Answers he refuses to share, no matter how much time we’re forced to spend together.
Everything’s changed…except how I feel about him. And the recurring moments when I’m certain Ryder hasn’t forgotten our past either.
Can you forget your first?
Or are they destined to keep breaking your heart…over and over again?
Dear reader - I am a complete sucker for a good second chance romance read. And let me tell you, C. W. Farnsworth's Come Break My Heart Again definitely fit the bill. In this story, we follow Elle as she finds herself back in Ryder James' orbit after years of radio silence. I loved reading their fun but angsty moments as teens and again as two grown individuals.
Come Break My Heart Again is told in a dual timeline and perspectives. We see their experiences as teenagers and again as adults. Frequen readers of this blog will know that I absolutely adore a dual perspective story (my favorite fictional men are written by women, after all). There are layers to the characters of Elle and Ryder, and it's wonderful that neither of them is exactly what you would [stereotypically] think of them to be. These are not cookie-cutter characters.
There are also great side characters, namely Tucker. Ohhh, I loved Tucker. What a wonderful friend! I would love to learn more about him, but even just the few scenes where we really get to "hear" from him warmed my heart. His loyalty toward Ryder was definitely a highlight of this novel that I was not expecting, but loved.
I recommend this book to readers who love romance, and specifically enjoy the second chance romance and miscommunication tropes. I know a lot of readers do not like miscommunication in their romance, but...that's what really happens right? Real life is full of miscommunication and maybe that is why some readers do not like it, however, I implore these readers to think of it from another perspective - at least in these stories, there is a chance of the miscommunication being resolved. This is not something we always get to see in real life, sadly.
The only thing I wish we could have seen was Elle and Ryder's first encounter as freshmen. I feel it could have been included in their dual timeline, and it only would have enriched the story.
All in all - a wonderful read!
Come Break My Heart Again is told in a dual timeline and perspectives. We see their experiences as teenagers and again as adults. Frequen readers of this blog will know that I absolutely adore a dual perspective story (my favorite fictional men are written by women, after all). There are layers to the characters of Elle and Ryder, and it's wonderful that neither of them is exactly what you would [stereotypically] think of them to be. These are not cookie-cutter characters.
There are also great side characters, namely Tucker. Ohhh, I loved Tucker. What a wonderful friend! I would love to learn more about him, but even just the few scenes where we really get to "hear" from him warmed my heart. His loyalty toward Ryder was definitely a highlight of this novel that I was not expecting, but loved.
I recommend this book to readers who love romance, and specifically enjoy the second chance romance and miscommunication tropes. I know a lot of readers do not like miscommunication in their romance, but...that's what really happens right? Real life is full of miscommunication and maybe that is why some readers do not like it, however, I implore these readers to think of it from another perspective - at least in these stories, there is a chance of the miscommunication being resolved. This is not something we always get to see in real life, sadly.
The only thing I wish we could have seen was Elle and Ryder's first encounter as freshmen. I feel it could have been included in their dual timeline, and it only would have enriched the story.
All in all - a wonderful read!
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