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The Magnificent North\u2019s story isn\u2019t over yet! Bestselling author Stephanie Garber is continuing her \u201cOnce Upon a Broken Heart\u201d series with a new book set to release just next week on September 22, 2026!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I read Garber\u2019s \u201cCaraval\u201d series, another trilogy set in the same world as \u201cOnce Upon a Broken Heart\u201d, at the age of 15 and fell in love with the universe these characters were set in. Reading the two series in chronological order was the best choice, in my opinion, as I got to read the series knowing the little details from \u201cCaraval\u201d. Garber\u2019s young adult series is easy to get swept into, no matter the age of the reader. While I was the target demographic when I read \u201cCaraval\u201d, I was past it when reading \u201cOnce Upon a Broken Heart\u201d. Safe to say, I still loved the world and seeing the familiar characters whom I grew to love (and hate at times) in another story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enemies to lovers, forced partnership \u2013 it’s our clich\u00e9 tropes that we all admittedly love. But this isn\u2019t just a romance. It\u2019s a story of Evangeline finding herself and making herself a hero, while being hopeful of a happily ever after no matter what. She\u2019s positive, she\u2019s brave, and also incredibly witty. She has become one of my favorite fantasy protagonists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Need a little recap before September 22? No worries! \u201cOnce Upon a Broken Heart\u201d<\/em> is about Evangeline Fox, a girl who dreams of happy endings and fairytales. But after a heartbreak, she seeks out a deal with the mythic Prince of Hearts, a deal whose repercussions she doesn\u2019t fully understand. And Jacks, our charismatic Fate, has a plan for Evangeline, and he\u2019s willing to do whatever means necessary. And now that it’s all over, Evangeline deserves some peace. After her vampire-turned ex, her cursed husband, and also an unrequited love for someone she really shouldn\u2019t be falling for, it\u2019s been an interesting time visiting the Magnificent North. Her deal with Jacks was finally over, and it was a journey of discovering her true love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cA Mirror of Infinite Endings\u201d is the happily ever after of Evangeline and Jacks. Though, as we all know in these romantasy stories, nothing is as it seems. While the characters\u2019 lives in The Hollow are seemingly perfect, recurring characters (according to Garber) will appear in this breathtaking love story. Everything is perfect \u2026 right? Well, that\u2019s the problem with the Magnificent North: their stories are never quite clear when it comes to the end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The full plot is not revealed, but all we know is that a secret is going to wedge itself between our pink-haired princess and her Prince of Hearts. After all, the past always comes creeping up, right? It\u2019s what got the two of them involved to begin with and how they fell in love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Garber puts the iconic details of the Northern stories told as curses to change every single time, keeping the original story hidden and locked away. This calls for some clever ways to promote this novella, including publishing alternate endings at the end of the novel for the different variations sold! <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.imaginarygardens.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_6875-878x1200.jpg\")
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