Once Upon a Broken Heart Reading Order: Where The Mirror of Infinite Endings Fits
Spoiler-light: This guide explains book order and series connections without revealing the trilogy’s ending.
Quick answer: Read Stephanie Garber’s series in this order: Once Upon a Broken Heart, The Ballad of Never After, A Curse for True Love, then The Mirror of Infinite Endings. Hachette’s current series listing places the 2026 companion fourth. You can start with Evangeline and Jacks without reading Caraval first, although Caraval gives extra context for Jacks and the shared world.
The Once Upon a Broken Heart reading order
- Once Upon a Broken Heart
- The Ballad of Never After
- A Curse for True Love
- The Mirror of Infinite Endings
The first three books form Evangeline Fox and Jacks’s core trilogy. The new companion belongs after that sequence rather than between Books 1–3.
Why is this series trending again in 2026?
The original trilogy remains a major BookTok fantasy-romance gateway, and the 2026 companion gives existing readers a reason to return to the Magnificent North. Current BookTok tracking also shows Once Upon a Broken Heart among the most-mentioned titles this September, so this is not only backlist nostalgia.
Do you need to read Caraval first?
No. Once Upon a Broken Heart works as the beginning of Evangeline’s story. However, both series share a world and Jacks appears in the Caraval books, so reading Caraval → Legendary → Finale first gives you more background and protects some earlier-series reveals.
If you mainly want the Evangeline/Jacks romance and fairy-tale curse atmosphere, starting directly with OUABH is reasonable.
What is Once Upon a Broken Heart about?
Evangeline Fox believes in true love until heartbreak pushes her into a bargain with Jacks, the Prince of Hearts. The deal pulls her into a fairy-tale world of dangerous bargains, curses, Fates and romantic choices where “happily ever after” is never as simple as it sounds.
Is Once Upon a Broken Heart spicy?
The series is YA romantic fantasy and is better known for yearning, kissing, fairy-tale tension and obsession than explicit adult-romantasy spice. If you want romance-forward fantasy without a high heat level, that is part of its appeal.
Should you skip The Ballad of Never After?
No. The trilogy is continuous. Book 2 develops the central bargains, curses and relationship arc needed for A Curse for True Love. This is not a series where you can jump from Book 1 to the finale using vibes.
Where does The Mirror of Infinite Endings fit?
Read it after A Curse for True Love. Current Hachette series metadata lists it as the fourth Once Upon a Broken Heart title. Treat it as a post-trilogy companion rather than a replacement for the original ending.
What should you read after OUABH?
If you want more fairy-tale atmosphere, curses and romance, explore Stephanie Garber’s Caraval world or move into other YA romantic fantasy. If what you loved was specifically rivals/enemies tension, our enemies-to-lovers romantasy guide gives options by conflict style.
For a broader fantasy-romance map, use our 2026 fantasy romance guide.
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FAQ
What order should I read Once Upon a Broken Heart?
Once Upon a Broken Heart, The Ballad of Never After, A Curse for True Love, then The Mirror of Infinite Endings.
Is Once Upon a Broken Heart a trilogy?
The core Evangeline/Jacks story is a three-book trilogy, followed by 2026 companion material.
Do I need to read Caraval first?
No, but it gives extra shared-world and Jacks context.
Is Once Upon a Broken Heart YA?
Yes. It is YA romantic fantasy.
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