When I first read the blurb for Broken, I wasn't sure I was going to like the book. It is a paranormal story written during World War II in the occupation of France by the nazis. Alia is a fallen angel who takes advantage of sexual liberties and steals poetry written by the man whose home she took over when she fell.

Minus: The paranormal aspect of the story honestly doesn't serve much purpose other than to give an easy answer to the ending. The angel Michael shows up at the beginning of the story and doesn't play much role until the end when he ties the end in a nice, neat little bow. The ending was disappointing to me for that very reason, especially since she set the ending to have a non-paranormal ending early in the book. The author uses the term "perineum" for what I assume to mean "mons". The perineum is the flesh between the anus and the vaginal opening. No one could curl their fingers around a perineum. The incorrect usage pulled me out of the story twice. The use of "penis" in the sex scenes pulled me out as well. Anatomical wordage doesn't make me think of sexy time. Then again, I have anatomical knowledge that I use on a daily basis.

Plus: The author does an amazing job waltzing us through a very difficult, heavy period in time. Like the French of the time period, they go through life without worry until the roundups happened and pulled the Jews from their homes. The characterization and dialogue are excellent. The story is very well written and the cast of characters and the history included were definitely interesting.

As long as you are not expecting a typical paranormal story, Broken will not disappoint. If you enjoy World War II historical, this is definitely worth a read.