Broken CountryNew · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance
Broken Country
2025 · 320 pages · Fiction
62
New
★ 4.26 on Goodreads · 759K ratings
Lifetime bestseller · Buzzing now
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2025). 34 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2024. 4.26★ from 759K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
62Must-Read Score
- Readers73 out of 100 · counts 40%+33
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller64 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+23
- Buzz35 out of 100 · counts 15%+6
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #15 of the 108 romances we rank
- #46 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #40 of the 219 new books we rank
- #219 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- 34 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2024
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2025)
Reads as
Moving, Gripping
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