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halynah's review
3.0
I loved the unusual plot, most of the characters, dry humour. I hated Tara and all Decker's episodes with her, and in many moments I hated Decker too.
rjdenney's review
3.0
I let the hype get me again...
good story line, but the flow was slow for me.
I can't help that I didn't enjoy it as much as a lot of readers
I know did, but oh well, you can't help not liking a book.
-R.D.
good story line, but the flow was slow for me.
I can't help that I didn't enjoy it as much as a lot of readers
I know did, but oh well, you can't help not liking a book.
-R.D.
abaugher's review
4.0
This is a beautifully dark story of the irrevocable changes Delaney's life undergoes after her tragic accidental drowning at the lake and her amazing and complicated recovery.
klaragon73's review
5.0
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.
*I was provided a free uncorrected ebook via NetGalley and Bloomsbury Children's Books in return for my honest review.
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.
*I was provided a free uncorrected ebook via NetGalley and Bloomsbury Children's Books in return for my honest review.
tatbookshelf's review
5.0
Book: FRACTURE by Megan Miranda
Review: 5 ⭐
Going into this book, I didn't know what to expect, but FRACTURE was better than I could have imagined. There was something about 11 minutes being enough time to change someone's life forever---something about knowing when someone's going to die and not being able to stop it. FRACTURE was a rollercoaster of emotions. In some of the scenes, my heart broke for Delaney. The premise of this book drew me in, and the conflict, drama, and death kept me reading (and Delaney and Decker's friendship). I don't know if this series can get better, but I can't wait to dive into VENGEANCE.
What I Liked About It:
*the want to keep reading
*the storyline
*the emotions the author was able to convey
*the description
*the drama
*the relationships
Review: 5 ⭐
Going into this book, I didn't know what to expect, but FRACTURE was better than I could have imagined. There was something about 11 minutes being enough time to change someone's life forever---something about knowing when someone's going to die and not being able to stop it. FRACTURE was a rollercoaster of emotions. In some of the scenes, my heart broke for Delaney. The premise of this book drew me in, and the conflict, drama, and death kept me reading (and Delaney and Decker's friendship). I don't know if this series can get better, but I can't wait to dive into VENGEANCE.
What I Liked About It:
*the want to keep reading
*the storyline
*the emotions the author was able to convey
*the description
*the drama
*the relationships
charms1976's review
5.0
I have been eyeing this book for a while now and was excited to win an ARC copy of it for review. I love books about after death experiences and what a person goes through after the miracle of coming back from the dead without the zombie angle added in. So when I started reading this book it was no surprise that I ended up putting everything else on hold just to finish it in one sitting.
When Delaney and her best friend/neighbor Decker cross the frozen lake to meet up with friends, Delaney slips and falls through the ice. She struggles to find the surface as Decker tries to get to her, only to drown in the freezing Maine waters. She was under the water for a total of eleven minutes. Death is definite at ten minutes, but somehow after being pulled out of the waters at eleven minutes, Delaney is brought back to life. She is confused at first, but as the events of that day are filled in, she starts to realize she is not quite the same as before. She is a walking miracle in the fact that she survived, but she also did it without any brain damage. She does have an abnormal brain scan now, but she is walking and talking just as before.
When Delaney starts to get a terrible itch and trembling fingers, she starts to feel a pull that she can't resist following. What she ends up realizing is that she is being pulled to people who are facing death and they are facing it soon. When she is approached by Troy though, she realizes she is not the only person who is like this. Troy has been through his own near death experience but he has a different outlook on the situation. He tries to convince Delaney to do things his way, but Delaney believes she could do good with this new ability. During all of this, Decker is there for her and is secretly hiding the fact that he is in love with her. Delaney needs to sort out her feelings between the two boys she has in her life and also deal with the fact that she is now a walking death sensor.
I absolutely loved this book. I fell in love with Decker from the first few chapters and could already sense his feelings for Delaney. While Delaney did seem to have some snobbish feelings towards the people who visit her afterwards, I feel that the author did a wonderful job in explaining why she was this way towards them. I liked Troy at first in the book, but as the story progressed, I realized he wasn't what he seemed. I could also see his point in his reasoning of why they were given this gift, but I didn't like how he was using it either.
I personally can't wait to see what other stories this author will come up with. I love the fact that she can take a great subject and turn it into a wonderful story that keeps the reader engaged from page one up until the end. A great new paranormal book to add to the genre from a debut author that can write beautifully!
When Delaney and her best friend/neighbor Decker cross the frozen lake to meet up with friends, Delaney slips and falls through the ice. She struggles to find the surface as Decker tries to get to her, only to drown in the freezing Maine waters. She was under the water for a total of eleven minutes. Death is definite at ten minutes, but somehow after being pulled out of the waters at eleven minutes, Delaney is brought back to life. She is confused at first, but as the events of that day are filled in, she starts to realize she is not quite the same as before. She is a walking miracle in the fact that she survived, but she also did it without any brain damage. She does have an abnormal brain scan now, but she is walking and talking just as before.
When Delaney starts to get a terrible itch and trembling fingers, she starts to feel a pull that she can't resist following. What she ends up realizing is that she is being pulled to people who are facing death and they are facing it soon. When she is approached by Troy though, she realizes she is not the only person who is like this. Troy has been through his own near death experience but he has a different outlook on the situation. He tries to convince Delaney to do things his way, but Delaney believes she could do good with this new ability. During all of this, Decker is there for her and is secretly hiding the fact that he is in love with her. Delaney needs to sort out her feelings between the two boys she has in her life and also deal with the fact that she is now a walking death sensor.
I absolutely loved this book. I fell in love with Decker from the first few chapters and could already sense his feelings for Delaney. While Delaney did seem to have some snobbish feelings towards the people who visit her afterwards, I feel that the author did a wonderful job in explaining why she was this way towards them. I liked Troy at first in the book, but as the story progressed, I realized he wasn't what he seemed. I could also see his point in his reasoning of why they were given this gift, but I didn't like how he was using it either.
I personally can't wait to see what other stories this author will come up with. I love the fact that she can take a great subject and turn it into a wonderful story that keeps the reader engaged from page one up until the end. A great new paranormal book to add to the genre from a debut author that can write beautifully!
tippyloohoo's review
5.0
Funny how everything can change in an instant. From life to death. From empty to full. From darkness to light.
Delaney is a normal teenage girl; if being more interested in becoming valedictorian than being cool counts as normal. That is until one winter when her best friend Decker drags her out onto Falcon Lake and everything changes. Delaney was never athletic or graceful so while walking on the frozen lake she of course fell, hard, and then it happened. The ice broke and Delaney fell in. Eleven minutes, that's how long she was under the freezing cold water, that's when she died. Only Delaney didn't stay dead, she awoke in a hospital bed, tubes and doctors everywhere. She was alive, a miracle, a freak.
Then the itch started and the pulling. Coming from everywhere at first, then leading her down the hall, through a door, into a room with a dying man. Why did she come here? She'll find out soon enough.
That was a very short summery of the beginning of the book. If you've read my other reviews then you know I don't like to give too much away. Fracture is the first book from debut author Megan Miranda. The book is AMAZING. Seriously. I could not put it down. Just when I thought I had everything figured out and I knew what was going to happen next, it all changed. The writing is brilliant and the characters are so real, I felt like I knew them, like I was right there with them. Absolutely breathtaking. This is a must read and by far the best book I've read this year, maybe the best book I've read in the last 5 years. So amazing. Go, read it, now. What are you waiting for?
Delaney is a normal teenage girl; if being more interested in becoming valedictorian than being cool counts as normal. That is until one winter when her best friend Decker drags her out onto Falcon Lake and everything changes. Delaney was never athletic or graceful so while walking on the frozen lake she of course fell, hard, and then it happened. The ice broke and Delaney fell in. Eleven minutes, that's how long she was under the freezing cold water, that's when she died. Only Delaney didn't stay dead, she awoke in a hospital bed, tubes and doctors everywhere. She was alive, a miracle, a freak.
Then the itch started and the pulling. Coming from everywhere at first, then leading her down the hall, through a door, into a room with a dying man. Why did she come here? She'll find out soon enough.
That was a very short summery of the beginning of the book. If you've read my other reviews then you know I don't like to give too much away. Fracture is the first book from debut author Megan Miranda. The book is AMAZING. Seriously. I could not put it down. Just when I thought I had everything figured out and I knew what was going to happen next, it all changed. The writing is brilliant and the characters are so real, I felt like I knew them, like I was right there with them. Absolutely breathtaking. This is a must read and by far the best book I've read this year, maybe the best book I've read in the last 5 years. So amazing. Go, read it, now. What are you waiting for?
jadeeby's review
4.0
Originally posted at my blog Chasing Empty Pavements
This book has been on my radar for a while. From the minute I saw the cover and read the blurb, I wanted to read it. It ended up being one of those books that at the end, you *really* enjoyed and yet felt there were major issues with it.
This is Megan Miranda's first novel and I have to say, she is a very talented writer. The writing was extremely well done. She has a very addictive writing style and the story line was brilliant. She had me hooked from the first paragraph. It was so easy to sail through this book as I read it in 2.5 hours. While I really liked the main character, Delaney, I really loved the character of Decker. He seemed so real, so sweet and swoon-worthy. He felt like the most developed, rounded character. The premise was inherently interesting but because she threw in the element of another character having the "power" that Delaney has, it made the story that much more interesting/dark. Without ever really saying it, there was a deep message within the issues of the book and that is that the harsh and sad reality is that death is everywhere. It happens to good and bad people. People who deserve it, people who don't. Sometimes it happens too soon and sometimes people get lucky. But regardless, the hope and will to live is stronger then anything. The ability to choose whether or not you want to fight for your life is an incredible privilege we have and that theory is what fuels Delaney's desire to protect that right for others.
My biggest complaint about this novel is that there were a lot of unanswered and unexplored things in this novel. The entire character of Troy is great, except he and his situation aren't really explored or explained that thoroughly. One minute he's there and the next, he's on every single page without me feeling like he should be. By the end of the novel, I still feel like I'm not really sure who he is or really what role he had in the novel beyond the surface reasons (trying to "teach" Delaney a lesson). The relationship between Delaney and her parents seemed a little forced, unreal and also under developed. At times, it felt like Delaney was fourteen not seventeen because of the way she interacted with her parents. I would have liked to see a little bit more development between Delaney and Decker as well. The book was relatively short and I think there were plenty of opportunities and obviously, space, to expand on these issues.
Overall, I really did enjoy this novel. I read it in one sitting and loved the exciting nature of the story. I do recommend this novel for any YA fans, especially those who want a short but exciting read. I can't wait to read VENGEANCE, the companion novel to FRACTURE.
**I received this book free from the publisher through www.netgalley.com. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
This book has been on my radar for a while. From the minute I saw the cover and read the blurb, I wanted to read it. It ended up being one of those books that at the end, you *really* enjoyed and yet felt there were major issues with it.
This is Megan Miranda's first novel and I have to say, she is a very talented writer. The writing was extremely well done. She has a very addictive writing style and the story line was brilliant. She had me hooked from the first paragraph. It was so easy to sail through this book as I read it in 2.5 hours. While I really liked the main character, Delaney, I really loved the character of Decker. He seemed so real, so sweet and swoon-worthy. He felt like the most developed, rounded character. The premise was inherently interesting but because she threw in the element of another character having the "power" that Delaney has, it made the story that much more interesting/dark. Without ever really saying it, there was a deep message within the issues of the book and that is that the harsh and sad reality is that death is everywhere. It happens to good and bad people. People who deserve it, people who don't. Sometimes it happens too soon and sometimes people get lucky. But regardless, the hope and will to live is stronger then anything. The ability to choose whether or not you want to fight for your life is an incredible privilege we have and that theory is what fuels Delaney's desire to protect that right for others.
My biggest complaint about this novel is that there were a lot of unanswered and unexplored things in this novel. The entire character of Troy is great, except he and his situation aren't really explored or explained that thoroughly. One minute he's there and the next, he's on every single page without me feeling like he should be. By the end of the novel, I still feel like I'm not really sure who he is or really what role he had in the novel beyond the surface reasons (trying to "teach" Delaney a lesson). The relationship between Delaney and her parents seemed a little forced, unreal and also under developed. At times, it felt like Delaney was fourteen not seventeen because of the way she interacted with her parents. I would have liked to see a little bit more development between Delaney and Decker as well. The book was relatively short and I think there were plenty of opportunities and obviously, space, to expand on these issues.
Overall, I really did enjoy this novel. I read it in one sitting and loved the exciting nature of the story. I do recommend this novel for any YA fans, especially those who want a short but exciting read. I can't wait to read VENGEANCE, the companion novel to FRACTURE.
**I received this book free from the publisher through www.netgalley.com. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
missbookiverse's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 STERNE
Fracture beginnt seine Geschichte mit einem soliden Schreibstil und einer sympathischen Heldin namens Delaney. Immer wieder lässt sie Statements über Klisches oder amüsante Selbstkritik fallen, denen ich nur zustimmen konnte.
Umso schader ist es, dass diese Person ab etwa der Hälfte des Romans verloren geht. Klar, Delaney macht viel durch und das verändert sie merklich, aber das alles rechtfertigt nicht folgende Handlungen:
1. Mit dem besten Freund (!) immer wieder aneinander vorbei zu reden, wenn es um Gefühle geht. Das war schon schmerzhaft mit anzulesen.
2. Den einen Typ zu knutschen während man doch Gefühle für den anderen hegt. Dreieck ahoi!
3. Sich immer wieder dem Typen auszusetzen, vor dem man inzwischen panische Angst hat.
Hey, da sitzt er in der Pizzeria, setz ich mich doch zu ihm!
Meine Eltern finden ihn voll nett und laden ihn ständig zu uns ein, am besten ich sage ihnen auf keinen Fall, dass ich ihn nie wieder sehen möchte.
Er bittet mich am frühen Morgen ihm allein in den Wald zu folgen? Bin dabei!
Ganz zu schweigen von der völlig fehlplatzierten Familiengeschichte von Delaneys Mutter (was hatte das bitte mit allem anderen zu tun?) und der absurden Reaktion von Delaneys Freunden auf einen Schicksalsschlag.
Potenzial war definitiv vorhanden. Mit einer verdümmenden Heldin, Liebesdreieck und fehlender Originalität hat die Autorin es aber vergeigt.
Fracture beginnt seine Geschichte mit einem soliden Schreibstil und einer sympathischen Heldin namens Delaney. Immer wieder lässt sie Statements über Klisches oder amüsante Selbstkritik fallen, denen ich nur zustimmen konnte.
Umso schader ist es, dass diese Person ab etwa der Hälfte des Romans verloren geht. Klar, Delaney macht viel durch und das verändert sie merklich, aber das alles rechtfertigt nicht folgende Handlungen:
1. Mit dem besten Freund (!) immer wieder aneinander vorbei zu reden, wenn es um Gefühle geht. Das war schon schmerzhaft mit anzulesen.
2. Den einen Typ zu knutschen während man doch Gefühle für den anderen hegt. Dreieck ahoi!
3. Sich immer wieder dem Typen auszusetzen, vor dem man inzwischen panische Angst hat.
Hey, da sitzt er in der Pizzeria, setz ich mich doch zu ihm!
Meine Eltern finden ihn voll nett und laden ihn ständig zu uns ein, am besten ich sage ihnen auf keinen Fall, dass ich ihn nie wieder sehen möchte.
Er bittet mich am frühen Morgen ihm allein in den Wald zu folgen? Bin dabei!
Ganz zu schweigen von der völlig fehlplatzierten Familiengeschichte von Delaneys Mutter (was hatte das bitte mit allem anderen zu tun?) und der absurden Reaktion von Delaneys Freunden auf einen Schicksalsschlag.
Potenzial war definitiv vorhanden. Mit einer verdümmenden Heldin, Liebesdreieck und fehlender Originalität hat die Autorin es aber vergeigt.