Breakable

Contours of the Heart, Book 2

By: Tammara Webber

Narrated by: Zachary Webber

Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

As a child, Landon Lucas Maxfield believed his life was perfect and looked forward to a future filled with promise - until tragedy tore his family apart and made him doubt everything he ever believed.

All he wanted was to leave the past behind. When he met Jacqueline Wallace, his desire to be everything she needed came so easy.…

As easy as it could be for a man who learned that the soul is breakable and that everything you hoped for could be ripped away in a heartbeat.

Tammara Webber, the New York Time best-selling author of Easy, now delivers a daring and entirely new perspective on love, and why falling for it is beyond our control.

A college age, New Adult romance.

©2014 Tammara Webber (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Enjoyed

Really liked how the audible was done for this book. I initially thought I'd be bored if it only retold the 1st story. It added the back story in an interesting way.

Troubled teens find love

This is the best book ever ( unless you count the first book in the series). I have read this book so many times I've lost count. Lucas loses his Mom at an early age & is left with his father. His father decides to sell their house & move in with his father. He leaves his old job (where he makes lots of money) to living on the coast where he will help his Dad on his fishing boat (a place he swears he will never live again). It changes Lucas' life forever.

Lucas ends up in trouble until the Heller's find out & decide to help him. He ends up at the college where Mr Heller teaches. Here he meets the girl of his dreams. He saves her from being attacked, helps her pass a difficult class, & falls in love with her. She's majoring in music & has a great story of how she made it to a college that doesn't have a huge music program.

Narrator gets 5stars

The book is good; the Christian Grey narrator gets 5+ from me everytime! He had a very well written story to work with but not one I would have noticed it had not been for his name as narrator. I did enjoy the story, too! I hope she has more of these for Zachary Webber to narrate!

Zachary Webber + Beats Headphones = Eargasm!

Have you listened to any of Zachary Webber’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I've listened to Lost and Found by Nicole Williams and Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover. All great performances!

Any additional comments?

I still remember when I stumbled on the cover reveal for Easy years ago. I thought it was gorgeous (the pretty blue and hot guy with a lip ring) and was excited to see that this took place in college. I author stalked Tammara Webber and came across this post about Mature YA and I knew I had to have this book. I added it to my TBR and counted down the days until it was released. I bought it as soon as it was released and I’m pretty sure I read it all in one sitting. I looooooved it! I’ve been waiting for Tammara Webber to announce new boo since then (since I haven’t started her Between the Lines books yet) and was excited/nervous when Breakable was announced. As much as I loved Jacqueline’s story, Lucas totally stole the show and I wanted to have more of him. But, I’m not a fan (at all) of retellings in a different POV. They just don’t work to me because I’ve already read the story. I was so happy to see that Breakable was more of a prequel instead of a retelling of Easy. This totally worked for me and I fell for Lucas even harder than I did the first time.

Told in alternating ‘POV’s’, we have Landon’s scenes which show us how Landon came to be the guy we all know and love in Easy. Then we have Lucas’s POV scenes which are some of the scenes from Easy. Through the Landon chapters, we get an in depth look as to how his mother’s death affected him and how it led him down a dark path. I really liked getting to read some of the scenes from Easy in his POV, but my favorite parts were the Landon parts because this was new to me. We already knew a bit about Lucas’s past so it’s safe to assume he wasn’t a saint. This means that we do get drinking, drugs and girls from his past in the Landon POV scenes. The parts about him and other girls didn’t bother me because I know he ends up with Jacqueline. He just has a past, like everyone else, and those girls were a part of it. I loved that we got to read new scenes from Easy and I think Tammara Webber did a great job at adding new scenes while keeping the favorite Easy scenes without being repetitive.

I heard the Easy audiobook earlier this year, which really helped me remember the story. (I read this back in May 2012 so I was a little rusty on some of the specific details) This is more than just a retelling of Easy. This is Lucas’s story, and if Easy left you wanting more of him then this right here is perfect for you. Now that the final book in the Between the Lines series is out, I need to finally get them off my TBR. I’m planning on listening to the audiobooks and I’m excited because I’ve heard they ‘re really good. Side note: I’m happy they decided to go with this couple for the cover. Even though I’ve seen them on a bajillion other covers, this will always be Lucas and Jacqueline for me.

Audiobook Comments: Zachary Webber + Beats Headphones = Eargasm. Not even joking. I’ve been a fan of this narrator since I heard Lost and Found last year (by Nicole Williams). I remember thinking: ‘I wonder if he’s related to Tammara Webber?’ then thinking how stupid that was because how many people must there be with the last name Webber. I found out a few months ago that he really is related to her (her son) and now I feel kind of pervy for crushing on Tammara Webber’s son. But that voice, I love it! I’ve gushed about his voice to my bloggy friends and in my review of Maybe Someday, but he’s my favorite guy narrator. I think he has the perfect voice to pull off NA, YA, and Adult books. I really hope that he narrates more audiobooks because I will listen to all of them! I knew I wanted to go with the audiobook route for this book when I saw he was narrating and I’m so happy I did. There’s something so fucking awesome about a good narrator being able to bring life to these words. That scene when his mom is killed: Chills! I had to stop the book a few times just to get through it. Then I had to rewind it to listen to it again. A fantastic performance all the way!

Love listening to Zachary Webber!

I picked this book because Z Webber was the reader... I listened to 'Easy' first because it was first in series but I had found this book first. I knew it would be a good listen and interesting story. I liked 'Easy' and the female reader was good, but missed the male point of view in that story.
I enjoyed the back and forth perspective of both Lucas and Landon... it gave the listener an in-depth understanding of this young mans journey before, after, and during a life altering event that almost swallows him alive in self loathing. BUT love can heal many wounds if we take a chance!
Really enjoyed!

His side made it so much better

After finishing "Easy", I had to read this one. I just can't tell you how much I loved both books. Getting Luca's view point made the story so much better. I just finished both books in 3 days and I'm already ready to go back and read the first book so I can enjoy it all over again. I'm hear crying well writing this because I'm sad I finished both books. I've never been so moved by a book. I already pushed my sister to read the book. I want to share this book with as many people as I can.

Whoa

Would you consider the audio edition of Breakable to be better than the print version?

Yes

Who was your favorite character and why?

Lucas. He is my favorite fictional character.

What does Zachary Webber bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His voice. I can try to imagine a male character but he really brought Lucas to life for me.

Any additional comments?

I didn't know what to expect when I got Easy years ago but I fell in LOVE with it and was very excited to see Luca's side of things. I saw Easy on a group I had just joined and wanting to be in on it I got it on my nook. But I couldn't put the book down. I shared her fear and her pride throughout the book, so hearing it through a different point of view was amazing. Tammara Webber did an amazing job at capturing the feeling and setting the pace for this book. The relationship between Jacqueline and Lucas was so sweet and playful and just the right amount of naughty.

SPOILER:
And the pleasure I got out of Buck getting his face smashed in instead of getting away with it.
This books is one of my ultimate favorites. Don't let it scare you when you read the first chapter. It scared the hell outta me. I was shaking but I told myself that it had to get better something had to happen the that person. I'm glad I stuck around.

Loved it!

What did you love best about Breakable?

This had to be the best POV book I have ever read. You didn't need to read the first book in order to understand this book. This may have even BETTER than Easy. I loved his Grandpas' words of wisdom and how he really used those later in life. The author did a great job developing the special bond between Landon and him. I loved Brandon even more in this book. It really hits home the saying you can't judge someone by their looks. Plus you never know what someone has been through or is going through. GREAT BOOK! You will not regret reading it.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Breakable?

There are too many great moments in this book to just name one, but when he talks about his mom and her rape/death stands out the most to me. It was so heartbreaking.

What does Zachary Webber bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Zachary Webber did a great job. Made me fall in love with Landon/Lucas.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This was a gut wrenching book. It made me feel every emotional scene in the book.

so good!

The story is great, it grabs you and you can't let go until the end! Zach does an amazing job narrating it! Though it's one of his earliest narrations, it's just so good !

Hot, hot, hot

So erotic. Tall, sexy, strong, and protective Lucas. Bad boy image, but genuinely a good guy going through a hard time emotionally. I listened to the first book and knew he cared about her, but wondered why he acted so detached at times, aside from not ever truly dealing with the horrific stuff from his childhood. In this book, about his POV, I understood that he thought he was a "rebound" all along, so he was guarding himself from getting too hurt. Very sweet story of young love and had me aching for that "first kiss" again. Plus, what woman doesn’t savor a man who takes his time and understands what "good in bed" really means!!