Although she clearly makes poor decisions, they’re not atypical of a girl her age caught up in infatuation and a boy who cares little for her wellbeing. Though Evangeline is quite a basic YA fantasy character (white, pretty, and special) Stephanie Garber treats Evangeline’s basicness and ineptness with grace.

I would have loved to see somewhat more of a balance between the beautiful and altruistic Evangeline, and the much more enticing Evangeline that lies and becomes incredibly selfish when it comes to pursuing love and marriage. While she does have a seeming overabundance of good qualities, which runs the risk of making her a boring character, she did withhold powerful truths from many of her loved ones and hurt many people. She would easily sacrifice herself and her happiness for a chance to preserve someone else’s happiness after her initial mistakes with the Fates. Here, in her mother’s former home, Evangeline once again encounters Jacks, who is eager to use her in his mysterious plans.Įvangeline is quite naïve, but good-hearted and altruistic. Namely: Never fall in love with a Fate.Īfter her agreement with Jacks goes (un)expectedly wrong, Evangeline’s fortune takes her to the Nocte Neverending, a ball for crown Prince Apollo of the North to find a wife before ascending to the throne.

She also cannot help but break every rule as it relates to the Fates. Now only spoken of in gossip columns, tarot cards, and in empty churches, they are jealous and possessive creatures that only the desperate pray to and seek out.ĭesperate is a description Evangeline fits perfectly. These 16 vengeful and immortal beings once divided and ruled over parts the world. Most of this YA fantasy novel is based on the lore of the Fates. Now indebted to Jacks, Evangeline is swept into his world full of romance and deceit. But no deal with a Fate comes without an unexpected and cruel cost. After he unexpectedly becomes engaged to her stepsister, Marisol, Evangeline invokes the help of Jacks, otherwise known as the Prince of Broken Hearts, to stop the marriage and save the love of her life. After her father’s passing and her stepmother’s cruelty, all she has left is her father’s oddity shop, and the love of her life, Luc Navarro.

Evangeline Fox is a young, orphaned girl in the Meridian Empire. “For anyone who has ever made a bad decision because of a broken heart.” Once Upon a Broken Heart’s dedication is an excellent foreshadowing of the events to come.

Once upon a broken heart series