Reading orders

Once Upon a Broken Heart: reading order

The order we suggest you read them in, and why. It can differ from the series numbers.

Reading order

This page: where to start and what to read next.

Series

Every book in Once Upon a Broken Heart, with its number. The numbers never change.

May be incomplete

Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart, then The Ballad of Never After. More books appear as we add them.

Notes on what each book spoils appear as our editors add them.

Start here · Once Upon a Broken Heart · No. 1

Read 2nd · The Ballad of Never After · No. 2

Read 3rd · A Curse for True Love · No. 3

Order type

Publication order, story order and crossovers each get their own list.

Why this order?

Each order says what is in it and what is left out.

Read in publication order, ideally after the Caraval trilogy.