Romance

Review: Beneath the Broken Sky by Emily Scotto

June 5, 2026

Synopsis:

When a violent storm rips through Wisteria Creek, Madison Coleloses more than her home. She also loses the fragile stability she’s spent years building for her and her daughter. Forced to stay in the guest house of her best friend’s infuriating, undeniably attractive older brother, she finds herself confronting memories she thought she’d outgrown.

Seth Cunningham has always been the man she could never quite figure out. The boy who teased her, the teenager who kept his distance, and the adult who now watches her with a quiet intensity she doesn’t understand. Living steps apart was supposed to be temporary. However, beneath long summer evenings and soft moments they never meant to share, their friction begins to shift into something neither of them is ready for.

Under a sky broken open by storms, Madison and Seth learn that sometimes the pieces left behind create something stronger, deeper, and worth fighting for.

Review:

Romance books are my feel-good moments in between reading other genres. They make me feel good, I don’t need to invest too much brain power, and I usually get a positive outcome. This is exactly what I got here, and that makes me very happy.

We meet Madison and Seth, who grew up together, but more in a brother/sister kind of way (even if not by blood), which led to them treating each other exactly like that. They never matured out of that dynamic, and when they interact as grown-ups, that bias is a constant companion for both of them. When a (kind of) forced-proximity situation brings them together, their prior relationship is challenged, and they actually realise that they’ve become good people – caring for others, yet afraid to let someone into their lives. And we all know how that story usually goes 🙂

Does it feel a bit too perfect in some moments? Yes. Does it also feel like it tries to tick all the boxes for a romance story? Also yes. And you know what – I love that for me 🙂 No surprises, no unnecessary third-act conflict, and grown-ups actually talking to each other. If this is exactly what you’re looking for, you might enjoy it as much as I did.

🌙 Recension: Beneath the Broken Sky (Wisteria Creek #1) by Emily Scotto
📚 Genre: Romance
📅 Release Date: June 6, 2026
📗 included in Kindle Unlimited
📱 Read as: Kindle
💸 I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
🗣️ Language: English
📆 Pages: 249
⭐️ 4/5