Thank you She Writes Press and Netgalley for this ARC.

This was a book that outlined the authors relationships and how this effected her life. It wasn’t a joyful happy ending but it was good to see that time had provided some personal growth and clarity.

I don’t think I would choose similar themed memoirs to read in the future unless they had a really inspirational outcome.

Broken Whole was an eye opener for me. Having been happily married for 40 years, it was hard for me to identify with Jane’s life style. I was so hoping that she would move away and fall in love with the “right” man for her. As a former teacher that has had far too many students confused about the revolving door of “uncles” at their homes, I appreciate the way Jane kept her son apart from most of her dates. I feel lucky to have met and fallen in love with my husband.
Thank you to Jane Binns and NetGalley for providing me with the opportunity to read this book.

I'm so sorry, She Writes. I'm thankful for the opportunity to read this book. Try as a might, however, I can't seem to make myself interested enough to finish reading. I found the jumping from one time period to the next difficult to follow and ultimately made my interest wane.
I didn't want to leave a negative review or in anyway bring down the wonderful Magic of Memoir tour, so I decided I would finally call it quits with this book.
I'm sure many readers will find this solidarity in the author's story. I'm only sorry this one didn't work for me. I'm looking forward to more She Writes books in the future!

Thank you again!

DNF 20%

A beautiful story about finding ones self. The search for a meaningful relationship and drive of reconnecting with family drove the story line in the most honest and raw way possible. A very sad, but real read.

After 12 years of a rocky marriage,  35-year old Jane Binns leaves her husband and takes with her, their two-year old son. The book then goes into her search for meaningful relationships, but the results each time are disappointing. Binns repeatedly ends up with Mr. Wrong, and each time she ends up alone and frustrated. Sounds like most of our lives.

Readers follow Jane through many various relationships, while always coming back to her non-committal attachment with Steve. This book isn't one with a "happily ever after" ending, but instead, is a woman on a journey of her quest for a good relationship. The author writes some raw feelings that many will be able to relate to.

I would like to thank Net Galley and the publisher for the complementary copy in exchange for an honest review. I would give this three stars. If you are looking for this type of book, it’s well written and worth checking out.

Broken Whole is about searching for meaningful relationships. Jane holds nothing back in her search for a lasting relationship. The story flows nicely and I found myself cheering for her in spite of her very poor judgement. She leaves her twelve year marriage and becomes involved with a man who is emotionally unavailable. Her situation is very sad. Every man she meets is the mister wrong. This is an emotionally charged book. I liked it and I highly recommend it. My thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I really wanted to like this book based on the blurb, but when it came down to it, the book wasn't what I was expecting and I found myself disappointed. There were times that the timeline in the book jumped around which was confusing and then other times a story about a man or a date started but didn't go anywhere. Chapters were also started in the middle of a thought and then would go back to tell us who the author was talking about which I found odd.

The last 10% of the book, in which she is talking about her ex-husband's illness, was for me, the best part of the entire book. She got real about her feelings with him and she actually made her son a priority in the story (this is *not* to say her son was not a priority in her life, but the book focuses on her relationships). But to feel a connection to the story when I was so close to the end was a letdown. It really just wasn't a book for me.

Jane leaves her husband in her early 30s and has a young boy. She's a new single mom in the dating world.

I enjoyed this book partly because I related to some of it. I divorced my husband when I was 30 and it was a whole different world. Like Jane, some of the incidents were funny, some were harder than others but I wouldn't have traded them for the world. Jane writes in a relatable way which makes this a quick read as well. It does flip back and forth quite a bit but other than that I liked it.

Thank you Netgalley for my ARC of Broken Whole in exchange for my honest opinion.

Well, I have to thank my lucky stars that I am not in the dating world these days. I must also ask, "Under what rock did the the author find these men?" Face palms all around. Even my husband was asking, "What loser is she dating now?"

I don't say that to be mean; in fact, I give this book four stars because not a single page was boring. The author has such a gift for characterization, and I could picture those men and their pouting, their egos, their facial expressions, and their manipulations. Her attention to detail is superb: belly paunches, jagged teeth, filthy toilets and all!

I'm hoping that the awakening and growth at the end are real. She deserves so much better than what she allowed herself to endure.

Broken Whole by Jane Binn

Jumping in quickly and head first, we follow Jane Binn through her years of struggles to find Mr. Right. Ignoring all kinds of red flags in her relationships, Jane manages to leap from one mediocre-to-bad involvement to the next.

While each man takes time to show himself to Jane as a questionable suitor, any reader can see immediately the pitfalls she will soon face. Bad choices abound.

Jane’s story flows nicely and the readers will find themselves cheering her on and being entertained in spite of her poor judgement. Every man she meets, and there are many, is determined to be or not to be husband material shortly after “hello.”

While Jane is acutely aware of her needs and insecurities at every possible moment, she is equally cognizant of every slight by her at-the-moment partner. Whew! I’m exhausted trying to keep up with her relationship demands, which are many. She is a high maintenance woman.

While many readers may share in one or two of Jane’s relationship disasters, her story makes us grateful to have avoided the bulk of her experiences.

Honest raw real sad Jane Binns holds nothing back.Her search for love for a lasting relationship.Janes father and mother divorce& she and her father are estranged for ten years she leaves her marriage of twelve years becomes involved with an emotionally unavailable man.Jane reminds me of many women searching searching for happiness so open so honest many women will relate.#netgalley #brokenwhole #she writespress.

Broken Whole is the author's story of searching for meaningful relationships. She was estranged from her father for years, hen reconnected. She walked out of a twelve year marriage and then jumped from relationship to relationship that never panned out. She spent years waiting for a man she loved to me emorionally available, only to realize he would always be elusive. It's a depressing read and sad.

Why oh why do we automatically think that everyone needs to hear our life story? ! Honestly not that interesting. I'm around author age, so I see a few similarities, but overall it wasn't that great.

Thanks to author,publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. While I got the book for free,it had no bearing on the rating I gave it.