The Girl with the Broken Heart

Posted on 05 March 2017 by Lurlene McDaniel

Sorry, John Green fans, but McDaniel s been making us cryfor decades Bustle.com An inspirational story about love, tragedy, heartbreak, and renewal as a young woman deals with her serious health issues, a fractured family life, and the prospect of romantic love while trying to remain focused on her studies and a lifelong dream.Kenzie Caine is enrolled at Vanderbilt University, with the goal of becoming a veterinarian When she lands a summer job caring for and helping to rehabilitate abused horses at the Bellmeade Estate stables, she is over the moon happy One place she does not want to be is at home with her parents Since the tragic death of Kenzie s younger sister, her mother has unraveled and her father has lost Kenzie s trust.At the stables, Kenzie is in her element But a serious heart condition limits her ability to complete thephysical aspects of the job, so her employers have tasked the charming Austin Boyd with helping her But Austin has secrets And as Kenzie and Austin become closer, those secrets threaten to harm their relationship, as well as reveal other startling truths.Once again Lurlene McDaniel delivers the type of story for which she is famous and readers everywhere will be reaching for their tissues. Free Read [ The Girl with the Broken Heart ] By [ Lurlene McDaniel ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr THE GIRL WITH THE BROKEN HEART is easy to read and focused on the two main characters and the three horses Blue, Sparkle, and Mamie they are hoping to rehabilitate Kenzie and Austin are closed off from each other for different reasons, but they slowly become friends as they spend almost all of their time working with these horses together The romance that readers know is coming takes a long time to develop The story includes death, animal abuse, and severe health problems without bein THE GIRL WITH THE BROKEN HEART is easy to read and focused on the two main characters and the three horses Blue, Sparkle, and Mamie they are hoping to rehabilitate Kenzie and Austin are closed off from each other for different reasons, but they slowly become friends as they spend almost all of their time working with these horses together The romance that readers know is coming takes a long time to develop The story includes death, animal abuse, and severe health problems without being a heavy story I became very hopeful for all of the characters and horses well being I appreciated just how much I learned about horses in this book The story weaves in animal rights and activism as an essential cause of tension between Kenzie and her family and succeeds in educating readers about those topics Even though Lurlene McDaniel has been writing for many years and published an extraordinary number of books, this is the first book by her that I have ever read or heard of Her writing style is interesting t...What stood out for me The way the author wrote about the harm that cyber bullying can cause.What I learned about the way many Tennessee Walking horses are trained made me tear up at the absolute cruelty.I wanted the rehab horses to be my friendsSo I only read the first four pages, but once I read, Not me, little sister I love the big smelly beasts as said by a 20 year old, I closed this book and moved on.Lurlene McDaniel has written an impressive 50 young adult books Most of her books follow characters with chronic and terminal illnesses Some of her previous books include SOMEBODY S BABY and LOSING GABRIEL A Love Story She now lives in Chatanooga, Tennessee, but grew up in Florida Her newest young adult novel is THE GIRL WITH THE BROKEN HEART.Kenzie Caine is a Vanderbilt University student with a passion for caring for horses She has dealt with a lot lately her younger sister died tragica Lurlene McDaniel has written an impressive 50 young adult books Most of her books follow characters with chronic and terminal illnesses Some of her previous books include SOMEBODY S BABY and LOSING GABRIEL A Love Story She now lives in Chatanooga, Tennessee, but grew up in Florida Her newest young adult novel is THE GIRL WITH THE BROKEN HEART.Kenzie Caine is a Vanderbilt University student with a passion for caring for horses She has dealt with a lot lately her younger sister died tragically, her mother is not dealing with it well and she had a falling out with her father Kenzie is spending her summer rehabilitating horses at the Bellmeade Estates stables and could not be happier about it Kenzie s heart condition means that she has a hired helper for the summer to do the heavy lifting Austin Boyd and Kenzie spend their summer together, but there are some secrets they must learn about each other.THE GI...THE GIRL WITH THE BROKEN HEART is Lurlene McDaniel s latest YA contemporary novel The story follows Kenzie as she throws herself into her summer job, putting all her attention on recuperating rescued horses She s hoping this will be enough of a distraction from her heart condition, her problematic relationship with her father, and her sister s recent passing, but Austin, Kenzie s stableman hired to help her, seems intent on dredging all of those feelings out of her, plus someKenzie can THE GIRL WITH THE BROKEN HEART is Lurlene McDaniel s latest YA contemporary novel The story follows Kenzie as she throws herself into her summer job, putting all her attention on recuperating rescued horses She s hoping this will be enough of a distraction from her heart condition, her problematic relationship with her father, and her sister s recent passing, but Austin, Kenzie s stableman hired to help her, seems intent on dredging all of those feelings out of her, plus someKenzie can t deny her growing attraction to Austin, but she doesn t know his full story and he s not too willing to share it.What works well in this book is how McDaniel s sets up the air of mystery around Austin She doesn t give him just one secret, but instead leaves room for multiple surprises By cluing the readers in o...The Girl with the Broken Heart by Lurlene McDaniel is a fast paced young adult novel that is the perfect leisurely read with a hint of mystery A wonderful story that I simply could not put down The characters are realistic and well developed You will fall in love with the characters from the beginning and only growattached with each page you read A story full of love, loss, heartbreak, and second chances that is sure to warm your heart The perfect read for horse lovers and romance rea The Girl with the Broken Heart by Lurlene McDaniel is a fast paced young adult novel that is the perfect leisurely read with a hint of mystery A wonderful story that I simply could not put down The characters are realistic and well developed You will fall in love with the characters from the beginning and only growattached with each page you read A story full of love, loss, heartbreak, and second chances that is sure to warm y...Thank you kidlitexchange and the publisher for a copy of this book to read All thoughts and opinions are my own.This book was wonderful I couldn t put it down I loved the characters from the beginning which I m discovering is important for me Watching Kenzie struggle with such a tragic event is heartbreaking and yet we also get to see her blossom The focus she has because of her weakened heart is amazing She knows where her calling is and fully embraces that When Austin comes into her Thank you kidlitexchange and the publisher for a copy of this book to read All thoughts and opinions are my own.This book was wonderful I couldn t put it down I loved the characters from the beginning which I m discovering is important for me Watching Kenzie struggle with such a tragic event is heartbreaking and yet we also get to see her blossom The focus she has because of her weakened heart is ama...Kenzie Caine is a horse lover with a heart problem She doesn t let it slow her down, and takes a summer job working with rescue horses There she meets Austin Boyd, who initially rubs her the wrong way Over the course of the summer, working with their rescues, the two of them become closer It s obvious they have feelings for each other, but they dance around it Kenzie s healing from a painful past, and Austin is torn between keeping his distance and letting himself fall for the girl he s the Kenzie Caine is a horse lover with a heart problem She doesn t let it slow her down, and takes a summer job working with rescue horses There she meets Austin Boyd, who initially rubs her the wrong way Over the course of the summer, working with their rescues, the two of them become closer It s obvious they have feelin...

05 March 2017

Lurlene McDaniel