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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
I really liked this book. It was great. So many different aspects to make it great
I have had my eye on this book for a long time. I was stoked when it was published and devoured the book within twenty-four hours. Fracture went beyond the list of expectations I had for it. Delaney was described as being average; not average as in other female characters claim to be. Other characters claim average as stick skinny, plain (almost always brown) hair, being extremely short, and having the hottest guys in the county falling for them. Delaney was intelligent, and even though the book never stated whether she was going to be valedictorian, I concluded that she eventually would have been. She focused on her grades and did anything to maintain a straight A average. Her appearance was perfect in my opinion. I would say she was around five feet five inches and my favorite part was that she wasn't an inch thick. I could read in between the lines that Delaney had a little bit of weight/self-esteem issues since she claimed to eat whatever she wanted and then regretted it later. She wasn't overweight but she was a normal size which is how most girls in the world are. Her best friend Decker wasn't the hottest guy at school but was still charming. The story line flowed together perfectly and everything tied together beautifully at the end.
This book has a lot going for it. There is a bit of suspense, a bit of swoon, a few laughs and a few slightly scary 'don't go out side' moments! It was an easy to read and turned out to be a page turner, rushing to find out what was happening. I connected with Delaney, to the point of talking to her throughout the book. 'Delaney, don't do that'...'Delaney, just tell him'....'Delaney, Delaney, Delaney..lock your doors and stay inside'! And I found Decker very nice, very cute, very reliable although slightly..shall we say..under the thumb. All in all though, this was a good read. There were a number of well written side characters who I either liked, or didn't like but who stayed mostly in the background but Delaney's voice was strong and I went through uncertainty, questioning everything and a feeling of being alone..at the same time as she did.
The story was all mostly tied up by the end and so I am feeling fairly satisfied with no gasps or sighs of 'when is the next book coming out'.
The story was all mostly tied up by the end and so I am feeling fairly satisfied with no gasps or sighs of 'when is the next book coming out'.
I originally read this back in 2020, and to be fair, I didn't remember much, so I decided to reread it again. It's been a while since I was able to finish a book in a day, but I could not put this down.
⚠️ there are some triggers in this book. If you suffer from anxiety or depression I do not recommend this book ⚠️ suicide TW ⚠️
As someone who deals with depression and anxiety, I feel like I could relate on certain levels.
Delaney suffers from a traumatic experience that almost ended her life, but by some miracle, she survived. She doesn't understand why she was granted this gift of a second chance at life while others weren't. She sees death everywhere and feels it.
What I got out of reading this is that sometimes in life We go through something so difficult that even though we are ok, our mind doesn't quite get the memo. We can rationalize all we want, However
The depression and anxiety truly get such a tight grip of us that we feel like we can't breathe. It's best summarized in Decker's (Delaney's best friend since childhood) point of view. He asks, "Is this how it feels to drown? Like the world is folding in on you? Like there's nowhere left to go but some place inside?"
"And then I understood: the worst part about drowning is the undying hope that maybe, just maybe, you're not."
It's a valuable lesson to learn that even though we are not immortal and at some point we will all die, it's best to enjoy the moments we get, tell the ones we love them while we have them.. look up at the sky and appreciate the blue skies and fluffy clouds.
A lot of us feel like we are drowning inside but forget that we can just as easily grasp for air, and we will be just fine.
5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I felt, I cried, I grasped ❤️
⚠️ there are some triggers in this book. If you suffer from anxiety or depression I do not recommend this book ⚠️ suicide TW ⚠️
As someone who deals with depression and anxiety, I feel like I could relate on certain levels.
Delaney suffers from a traumatic experience that almost ended her life, but by some miracle, she survived. She doesn't understand why she was granted this gift of a second chance at life while others weren't. She sees death everywhere and feels it.
What I got out of reading this is that sometimes in life We go through something so difficult that even though we are ok, our mind doesn't quite get the memo. We can rationalize all we want, However
The depression and anxiety truly get such a tight grip of us that we feel like we can't breathe. It's best summarized in Decker's (Delaney's best friend since childhood) point of view. He asks, "Is this how it feels to drown? Like the world is folding in on you? Like there's nowhere left to go but some place inside?"
"And then I understood: the worst part about drowning is the undying hope that maybe, just maybe, you're not."
It's a valuable lesson to learn that even though we are not immortal and at some point we will all die, it's best to enjoy the moments we get, tell the ones we love them while we have them.. look up at the sky and appreciate the blue skies and fluffy clouds.
A lot of us feel like we are drowning inside but forget that we can just as easily grasp for air, and we will be just fine.
5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I felt, I cried, I grasped ❤️
Great book.. I would not recommend it to anyone with epilepsy.
Overall rating: 4 / 5 stars
I want to start out this review saying that it definitely wasn't what I thought it would be when I first started reading it. And that is a good thing.
I originally thought it wouldn't be very different from a lot of the other YA books out right now and that it wouldn't be anything unique or original. Luckily, I was really wrong and definitely ended up enjoying this one.
I guess I will start with the two main characters, Delaney and Decker. The story follows Delaney and her life after being underwater for eleven minutes, something she shouldn't have survived. Decker ends up saving her, something that really changes the dynamic of their friendship.
After everything that happens to Delaney, I thought the progression of their friendship was very realistic, often not knowing how the accident had changed things. One of the only things I didn't connect with was how the two of them kept making the same mistakes over and over and learning from them almost too late. As Delaney tries to deal with why she is still alive, she also begins to realized something has changed and she isn't the same as she was.
This story ended up being a lot deeper than I thought it would be, often drawing a line between life and death and what it really means to be alive. Miranda wrote the story beautifully and leaves the reader with many life questions long after reading the last page. She succeeds at pulling at the reader's heart strings and really makes you go through all the ups and downs with Delaney.
Overall it wasn't a typical YA book and I think that it was a big part of the reason I enjoyed it. Many YA novels, especially more paranormal ones, don't always dig into big life and death issues, but Miranda managed to beautifully and left me wanting more from her. This is definitely a 2012 debut that I recommend picking up, hopefully you won't be able to put it down, like me.
[An ebook copy of this book was provided by the publisher via netgalley.com in exchange for my honest thoughts, opinions, and overall review. I received no compensation for this review.]
I want to start out this review saying that it definitely wasn't what I thought it would be when I first started reading it. And that is a good thing.
I originally thought it wouldn't be very different from a lot of the other YA books out right now and that it wouldn't be anything unique or original. Luckily, I was really wrong and definitely ended up enjoying this one.
I guess I will start with the two main characters, Delaney and Decker. The story follows Delaney and her life after being underwater for eleven minutes, something she shouldn't have survived. Decker ends up saving her, something that really changes the dynamic of their friendship.
After everything that happens to Delaney, I thought the progression of their friendship was very realistic, often not knowing how the accident had changed things. One of the only things I didn't connect with was how the two of them kept making the same mistakes over and over and learning from them almost too late. As Delaney tries to deal with why she is still alive, she also begins to realized something has changed and she isn't the same as she was.
This story ended up being a lot deeper than I thought it would be, often drawing a line between life and death and what it really means to be alive. Miranda wrote the story beautifully and leaves the reader with many life questions long after reading the last page. She succeeds at pulling at the reader's heart strings and really makes you go through all the ups and downs with Delaney.
Overall it wasn't a typical YA book and I think that it was a big part of the reason I enjoyed it. Many YA novels, especially more paranormal ones, don't always dig into big life and death issues, but Miranda managed to beautifully and left me wanting more from her. This is definitely a 2012 debut that I recommend picking up, hopefully you won't be able to put it down, like me.
[An ebook copy of this book was provided by the publisher via netgalley.com in exchange for my honest thoughts, opinions, and overall review. I received no compensation for this review.]
This was a very interesting read with a normal girl, Delaney, who suffers a normal tragedy, but then becomes something completely not normal. As the life she had unravels around her, Delaney has to figure out if she can go back to who she was before she died, or if she is willing to risk everything.
Fracture opens immediately with Delaney falling through the ice, dying for 11 minutes, and waking up out of a coma. As she struggles to figure out weird pulls and itches to dying people, she meets someone just like her-- Troy. While navigating this new world, she struggles to keep her 4.0 GPA and her semi-romantic relationship with her neighbor and best friend, Decker.
This book wasn't what I thought; it was definitely more love and theme based than action and adventure. However, I liked it. It was refreshing and thought-provoking. There was no one right answer to Delaney's problems, no immediate path that the reader insists she takes-- and I liked that. It's not often that YA books can make up think about parents and their relationships with their parents and euthanasia (very broad use of that term here).
I went back and forth between 3 and 4 stars, but I settled on 4 for this one. I would definitely recommend it to YA readers who are looking for something a little different.
This book wasn't what I thought; it was definitely more love and theme based than action and adventure. However, I liked it. It was refreshing and thought-provoking. There was no one right answer to Delaney's problems, no immediate path that the reader insists she takes-- and I liked that. It's not often that YA books can make up think about parents and their relationships with their parents and euthanasia (very broad use of that term here).
I went back and forth between 3 and 4 stars, but I settled on 4 for this one. I would definitely recommend it to YA readers who are looking for something a little different.