Review: Dancing On Broken Glass || Ka Hancock

Goodreads Rating: 4.20

Page: 416

An unvarnished portrait of a marriage that is both ordinary and extraordinary, Dancing on Broken Glass takes readers on an unforgettable journey of the heart. Lucy Houston and Mickey Chandler probably shouldn’t have fallen in love, let alone gotten married. They’re both plagued with faulty genes—he has bipolar disorder; she, a ravaging family history of breast cancer. But when their paths cross on the night of Lucy’s twenty-first birthday, sparks fly, and there’s no denying their chemistry. Cautious every step of the way, they are determined to make their relationship work—and they put their commitment in writing. Mickey will take his medication. Lucy won’t blame him for what is beyond his control. He promises honesty. She promises patience. Like any marriage, there are good days and bad days—and some very bad days. In dealing with their unique challenges, they make the heartbreaking decision not to have children. But when Lucy shows up for a routine physical just shy of their eleventh anniversary, she gets an impossible surprise that changes everything. Everything. Suddenly, all their rules are thrown out the window, and the two of them must redefine what love really is.

It has been a while last time i wrote here but i wanted to talk about a book i loved. I read it because of my Turkish blog Tour. And boy, i cried and cried. I normally hate crying but this book captivated me, and i am not sorry for the tears i shed. It has been a great adventure.

Lucy and Mickey's story is very impressive. She has a defect in her genetic, her sisters and mother side carries canser. Mickey has bipolar disorder. They both face with so much difficulties and problems,.. From the begining, we know that their story is not a common one. At 490 pages, i loved narration style, swift passing of pows, the story, the love, everything you can count. There is nothing i would complain or change. To me, it is a perfect book to read.

DOBG is not a romance story to start expecting two person finding love. No, this is a story of 'what life throws at you and how you deal with it'. There is love, lots of love. But at the same time losing yourself and your loved ones. How will you go on living after your life is gone?

I did not cry like this since reading TFIOS. The end broke my heart and did mend it. After one week i still get sad. I am a single child of my family and i always wondered what would be to have a brother or sister. To me the interactions between three sisters are so real. The family memories so real. Ka gives us hope, fight, anger, love and sadness. DOBG has become one of the best books i have read this year. So if you thinking about it, please read. You will not get upset.

PS: I have read the Turkish edition of the book: Kırık Camlar Üzerinde Dans.