If you're about to start the Once Upon a Broken Heart series, you're in for 3 books of dark, magical ya fantasy by Stephanie Garber. Average spice: 1/5. Total investment: 1,221 pages. Here's the exact reading order.
Publication order — the way Stephanie Garber intended. Each book links to our full mood and spice guide.
A romantic, dark Young Adult ya fantasy built around amnesia, true love, resolution. 400 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.
Full guide →Evangeline Fox makes a deal with Jacks — the Prince of Hearts, who can make anyone fall in love — to stop a wedding. The price: three kisses. Simple. Except nothing with Jacks is ever simple, and the
Full guide →The stakes are higher, the magic is darker, and Jacks is more complicated than Evangeline ever imagined. Book two dives deeper into the mythology of Once Upon and expands on what Jacks actually wants
Full guide →The heat stays consistent across the series.
A Curse for True Love is book 1 and the intended starting point. It introduces everything you need — characters, world, and the dark energy that define the entire series. No prequels or companion novels required.
Read the full guide for A Curse for True Love →Read the Once Upon a Broken Heart series in publication order: 1. A Curse for True Love, 2. Once Upon a Broken Heart, 3. The Ballad of Never After. This is the intended reading order by Stephanie Garber.
The Once Upon a Broken Heart series has 3 books totaling 1,221 pages. We have full mood and spice profiles for every book in the series.
The Once Upon a Broken Heart series is low-heat, averaging 1/5. If you want clean or mild reads, this series delivers.
The Once Upon a Broken Heart series is a ya fantasy series by Stephanie Garber with dark, magical, atmospheric vibes. Check each book's full guide for a spoiler-free breakdown of mood, tropes, and fit.
Start with A Curse for True Love — it's book 1 and introduces everything you need. Our full guide for A Curse for True Love breaks down the mood, spice, and what to expect.