Beverly's Reviews > Broken Pieces

5 Appropriately Named Stars

Wow! I am not even sure where to start, so I will start at the beginning.

“We might be broken in so many ways, but together, we’re whole.”

Mateo and Josiah meet when they are placed in the same foster care house. Josiah is innocent and a people pleaser. Mateo is from a gang and is only trying to survive.

Despite being so different Josiah and Mateo become friends, and eventually lovers. Mateo is forced to leave the house due to some bad decisions and Josiah decides to go with him. Although Mateo desires to be with Josiah he sends him away to protect him.

Hurt beyond repair, it takes years before Josiah is able to move on and go through with the plans/dreams he and Mateo had for their lives.

Years pass before Josiah can begin trusting people, but eventually he meets and develops a friendship with Tristan. Tristan is a successful attorney and appears to have everything together. As we all know appearances can be deceiving, he is just as broken as Josiah.

Years pass, yes years, many things change and just when things are going according to the new plan Mateo comes back.

What will happen now that Mateo is back? Can Josiah forgive Mateo for staying gone? Can he let Mateo go after finally seeing him again? Can he Josiah give up Tristan and the history they now share?

You will have to start this epic read to find out.


When I was thinking how to rate this I couldn’t think of one reason it wasn’t a 5 star read. This story is heartbreaking and I loved every bit of it. My heart broke for each of the characters and while reading this I fell in love with all the guys. The story is beautifully written and told in such a way you can’t even begin to pick your desired outcome.

Now what we have all been waiting for…the sex is super hot! I mean change your panties hot, and is completely unexpected because there is also so much story and heart.

I cannot put into words how much I loved this one. This is by far one of my favorite books this year.