Fracture

A Hauntingly Beautiful Love Story

Let's start by saying that I absolutely love this cover. It's not just a pretty picture or generic cover, it's prophetic. It says everything about Fracture. I would recommend getting this one in print, the cover alone is worth it...not to mention how amazing the story is.

So now that I've covered the cover, let's talk about the writing. This is another one of those hauntingly beautiful love stories that weave their way into your heart and head, refusing to let go. Megan is a master at description, bringing the settings to life in a way very few authors have the can. Fracture is told in first person from Delaney's terrifying point of view, captivating you on her shocking adventure through life and death, then the return to life. You feel every bit of her fear, heart-ache, loss, pain, hurt, and betrayal as if it were your own.

Delaney spends eleven minutes submerged below ice only to awaken in a hospital room surrounded by doctor's who say she has no chance. She spends several days trapped inside her body, listening and feeling things around her, unable to let people know her brain is working. Finally breaking free, she finds that her best friend, Decker, has been by her side the entire time. Unsure of what this means, all she wants is to leave the hospital and prove to everyone that she is the same Delaney she was before the accident. This will be difficult to prove since she can literally feel the dead pulling her to and fro.

Let's count the reasons I love this book

#1 - Delaney faces repetitive loss...from her own, to her mother's withdrawal, to the friend she couldn't save. It's not always a deathly loss but so many things go tragically wrong that people around her disappear from her life, leaving her alone and unable to cope. She must continue to fight for her life even after she's survived a horrific drowning. Evil lurks all around her, always attempting to sway her but Delaney is a fighter and she is most definitely a survivor.

#2 - Decker and Delaney have been friends for what must seem like an eternity but now their friendship is strained. Delaney's accident has attracted the attention of Troy...someone who knows what it feels like to survive an unsurvivable accident. Decker walks a fine line...always wanting more than friendship and always afraid more will send Delaney straight into the arms of someone else.

#3 - The taboo subject of euthanasia. Troy believes that people who are dying should be put out of their misery. Of course, he doesn't ask their opinions...he takes matters into his own hands. Delaney is out to prove him wrong and stop him from his current course of action.

#4 - The serious twist of fate and Delaney's epiphany. I cannot go into this without spoiling the book so...

#5 - Fracture brings so many feelings bubbling to the surface that leaves you thinking for days. I can't imagine a more heart-felt and life-altering story.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Great book! Great new voice!

I've read plenty of mainstream thrillers and suspense, but this was my first YA thriller. I really loved it! In fact, I thought I would just read a few chapters and go to bed, but I ended up powering straight through because it kept me so hooked.

Would definitely recommend it!

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Great book!

I must say that this book had a whole other take than what I thought. I was able to step into the world easily and finding myself piecing together clues before I knew it.
What I liked most about this book is the plot line. Filled with a great plot that keeps the reader hyped up and eager to read more. I love that it is also weaved in with a realistic looked at death. Not many of have us have experience death and live to tell the tale. I liked that it gave a whole new picture to what happens if you come back.

I like that the main character started off naive but quickly caught on to the real story. She is strong yet resourceful. Delaney is one of those girl who is smart and beautiful. I loved that she didn't think about herself but she thought of others as well.

The love interest is quite complicated but soon it all made sense. I knew something was off at first and well I'm sorry it ended that way.

Fracture is a great story that has many secrets, desires, and what is expected to do. The breaking of rules, changing of others people lives is overflowing on this book. Consistent with great characters, plot and a paranormal trait that holds the reader, Fracture is an amazing read!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Amazing! Plus, the first book buy this author!

Amazing! It is a must read! Plus i love Decker! And i wanted to kill Troy! TRUST ME! READ IT!!!!!!!!<3'd it!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

I absolutely loved this story. The emotional depth behind the m

I absolutely loved this story. The emotional depth behind the main characters is stunning. I love the elements of crushing guilt, miscommunication, and sexual frustration that are constant in Delaney and Decker's relationship. This is not the typical love triangle of the sweet best friend and the mysterious new guy fighting for the attention of a girl. There are so many elements to the relationships going on in this novel that there are no expected conclusions. The riveting action began from page one and did not falter even at the last page. I would recommend this book to anyone.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Loved this book! I would definitely recommend this read to anyo

Loved this book! I would definitely recommend this read to anyone!!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

I loved it! It was one of the best books I read. Man, was Troy c

I loved it! It was one of the best books I read. Man, was Troy crazy, or what? If he isn't I must be losing it!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Really Interesting

I really liked this book. It has a great story line. Recommended for anyone looking for a new book to read.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

MUY BUENO!

MUY MUY MUY BUENO :D

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Cool

Cool

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Loved this

I really liked this book a lot. I am so glad it is a lend me book because I really am going to share it. All I can say is it a really good book.

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How many pages does this book have?? I cant find where it says that........ thnx! (:

Nice cover

I was expecting so much more and was disappointed. Megan, less description of feelings of the character and surroundings and more magic.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Amazing

This book was so good. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes a fun, fast read. My teenage daughter is reading it now and she loves it also.

I really didn't like this book that much

I really wanted to love this book. The concept was intriguing, and when I saw it in the library, I snatched it up, ran home, and started reading it right away. Unfortunately, that little bit of excitement I had from finding it at the library finally was the only exciting part of this whole experience. The book just fell flat. The plot was flat, the characters were flat, the supposed mystery was flat, the "action" was flat, the "romance" was flat. Flat, flat, flat. *yawn*

My first problem with this novel is that every character was a self-centered, stupid jerk. Decker was the worst friend ever. I wouldn't have been friends with him. But Delaney was a pushover, so that was fine. And Delaney, who was supposed to be sooo smart, if a little fat (which apparently made her hot, according to her... though she complained about it all the time but refused to work out - basically doing as much damage as an anorexic character would because not being active at all is unhealthy, too), keeps doing stupid, bratty things. She storms off in the middle of a freezing cold forest after drowning and almost freezing to death, for instance. She's just stupid. Carson is a manwhore, but that's okay and everyone loves him. However, Delaney judges Tara constantly because she's a whore. Sexual double-standard much? I mean sure, she's probably just jealous, but still. Very catty. Troy was also stupid, and I still don't know what his issue actually was. Anyway, moving on.

The pacing was slow-as-molasses, and the supposed suspenseful parts weren't at all suspenseful. There really was no big mystery, and for such a unique idea, the plot was extremely predictable. The romances were all annoying, and of course, motivated by self-centered reasons. Needless to say, this was not a feelgood book. I spent most of the novel hating everyone and being bored. I asked myself on more than one occasion if it was over yet. Turns out it wasn't. Also, the ending didn't answer any questions really. I mean sure, one thing happened, but it didn't answer a question. It was just an action that had occurred several times before and led to various forms of disaster. So what would happen this time? Well, no one knows. A few things were tied up, but at the end I was left with two feelings: "This is very ambiguous" and "so what? This book did not speak to me at all."

All of that being said, Miranda's writing was fairly good and the idea itself was a unique and interesting one. I just feel that it wasn't executed as well as it could have been. I will try another one of Miranda's books because I feel that she does have talent. It just wasn't fully utilized in this book, I think. I'm sure some people will love this book, and it didn't have a lot of the annoying YA trends like insta-love or superhero vampires. It just didn't work for me. I'd say check this one out from the library before buying it.

Amazing

One of the best books I've read!

Anonymous

It was a cool book, it started great but kinda went weird in the end. The story kept me on the edge of my seat, but became hard to follow. Not a bad book bit there are better books out there.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Not a bad read!

Kept me very interesred!

I had a tough time deciding if this book was a deep look into th

I had a tough time deciding if this book was a deep look into the psyche of human kind, or a fluffy paranormal romance. I think the answer is that it touches upon both.

The romance between Decker (totally dreamy!) and Troy (tortured) is thick and all-consuming. Decker was definitely my favorite pick for Delaney. He was so tender and sweet and they seemed to really get each other, like they truly were soul mates. Troy fed into Delaney's fear and confusion over what was happening to her, but the romance there was more the kind that doesn't last. So Decker makes my list for guys-I-wish-would-jump-out-of-books-and-into-my-real-life.

And then the paranormal element of Delaney being able to sense when someone is going to die was the other half of the story. A well thought-out power, but a drain on the characters. As a credit to Megan Miranda, the characters reacted very realistically to Delaney's accident, and then her twisted recovery. Especially Delaney's parents - it was so nice to see them involved! But for such a short book, I didn't feel like there was any resolution to Delaney understanding her powers, or any true acknowledgement from others about what she could now do.

Fractured is a short but all-consuming book about death, love, and what it means to be alive.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Unexpected

This book is really unpredictable. You never know what will happen and they just keep adding twists and turns to it. Absolutely wonderful. And yes, it was really sad and depressing, but that just added to the beautiful characters and story line. The author really nailed this one. Great job!