A review by mommasaystoread
Broken by John Rector

3.0

Broken is considered a shocking thriller according to the blurb, but I didn't quite get that from it. It just didn't have that oomph I expect in a good thriller, and I wasn't at all shocked - not even once. I suppose I would label it a mystery, but it isn't particularly mysterious either. The villain is sufficiently unhinged, but it was just all too predictable for me. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad story by any means, it's just not a memorable story either. I feel like it needed more suspense to drive home the creepy story that it had the potential to be. Basically, if you don't mind knowing the answers from the start, then this book will most likely work much better for you than it did for me. As it stands, it was just an okay read - it was all right for a whiling away a couple of hours, but it's not really a standout book that I'll think about later.