Reviews

Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes

foofers1622's review against another edition

5.0

I read this book for my libraries Horror Book Clob.

Wow. This was such a great twisted book that I couldn't put down. Lauren does a great job showing how busted up and sad Detroit has got. I loved the paranormal twist at the end. Can't wait to read her other books!

bgrilley's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

yumehasaigo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

fracturing's review against another edition

2.0

I really liked it, and then all of a sudden the end is full of ghosts. Totally ruined it for me.

bookishblondegirl's review against another edition

3.0

Trippy

erinbirnel's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

krobart's review against another edition

4.0

See my review here:

http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2014/09/30/day-589-broken-monsters/

cseibs's review against another edition

3.0

To be super cliched about it, this was a page turner. I got sucked into the story and raced to find out how it ends. That said, I'm not as impressed with this novel as I was with The Shining Girls. I get that we're dealing with the fantastical, but I think Beukes took it too far. Her messaging about social media ills was too heavy handed at times and the clunkiness of the supernatural elements arose from their service to this dead horse theme. I did, however, absolutely adore TK's "higher power." More of that, please.

hulseymom2's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

maddi123's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0