This review is also available on my blog, Bows & Bullets Reviews

This is how irritated this novel made me. I cannot even make myself come up with a synopsis. I don't care enough to summarize this novel. Had I not found an audiobook copy to listen to, I don't think I would have been able to finish it. Seriously, it was that bad. It probably didn't help that I was dreading it so much. I hated The Brokenhearted. It took three times longer than it should have to get through that and it was terrible. This was not an improvement. This didn't seem to have a cohesive point. Again, that could just be because I didn't rightly care. I didn't care if Anthem died. I sort cared a little that Ford got better, but that was probably the only thing I put even a minute amount of effort into. Or rather I did care until he pulled the Edward Cullen bullshit of we have to break up because I might hurt you. Dude, seriously? The girl has the same super powers you do, how the hell are you going to hurt her?

The romance between the two is almost non-existant because the breakup so early on. The action was flat out boring. Anthem is as dense as ever with her "crime solving." And then we get to the end where, once again, everything is just compacted to an interesting last 50 or so pages. The conclusion, by the way, felt like bullshit. It felt like a piece of the story Kahaney put in just for shock value because we weren't expecting it. Though, if we are being honest, we should have expected it. We are idiots for not expecting it.

So what is my point in all this? If you didn't like the first one but think this will be better, it's not. If you haven't read the first one yet, don't. Save yourself the heartache and ignore the pretty cover and just trust me. This is a hot mess of a series that I do not recommend to anyone.

****Thank you to HarperTeen for providing me with an eARC via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review****

I have always enjoyed this trilogy. Reading this final installment was definitely bittersweet for me and maybe that is why I read this so slowly.

Breen and Helen are back and this time they are investigating the murder of Helen's sister that took place years ago. This investigation is personal and it just might get Breen in more danger than he's ever been (which is saying a lot considering his history). Breen starts investigating Alexandra's murder while recuperating on the Tozer family farm (well Helen really leads him to do it). While I did enjoy the investigation, and getting to read about Breen going undercover as a hippie, I felt that it really wasn't all that hard to figure out who the murderer was after a little while. Why that person murdered Alexandra remained a mystery for quite a while to me.

What I loved about this book was the relationship between Breen and Helen. Something big happens between them and I loved it. Breen clearly loves Helen but Helen still wants to remain independent. I loved her stubbornness but ultimately loved where they ended up at the end. I am sad that this is the last I'll read of Breen and Helen.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the galley.

What Becomes of the Brokenhearted? is a continuation of the first book, Too Good to be Forgotten.

Having really enjoyed the first book, I was over the moon when the author had a surprise copy of book two sent direct to my Kindle.

If you enjoyed book one, then I strongly recommend this, as you will get to learn a lot more about some of the characters in the first book. I think I enjoyed book two slightly more than the first.

Again, this is very much a character driven story, covering the complexity of families and the bonds, in some cases, lack of bonds, between family members.

I really enjoyed the sections that were set in the 1990s as it built a much better picture of why certain characters behaved in the way they did, and found myself really looking forward to those sections.

It was fascinating seeing how the characters behaved with regards to grief, guilt and what happens when money is brought into the equation. I liked the very end of this story, including the epilogue, and have been left with a combination of happiness and sadness.

I would like to thank the author for a copy of this book, via THE Book Club (TBC) on Facebook.