***Review*** Fracture by Megan Miranda

Fracture by Megan Miranda

Released : 17th January 2012

Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books / Walker Books for Young Readers

Series : No

Format :Kindle

Source : Digital ARC Netgalley

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Author Site: Megan Miranda

Goodreads Synopsis:

Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped working. She was dead. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine

—despite the scans that showed significant brain damage. Everyone wants Delaney to be all right, but she knows she's far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it?

Then Delaney meets Troy Varga, who recently emerged from a coma with similar abilities. At first she's reassured to find someone who understands the strangeness of her new existence, but Delaney soon discovers that Troy's motives aren't quite what she thought. Is their gift a miracle, a freak of nature-or something much more frightening?

For fans of best-sellers like Before I Fall and If I Stay, this is a fascinating and heart-rending story about love and friendship and the fine line between life and death.

My Review:

I was given a copy of this book to review from Netgalley.

The story is about Delaney Maxwell the main protagonist.  17 year old Delaney is a carefree teenager with her whole life ahead of her.  But one accident changes all this...... whilst out with her best friend Decker they are crossing a frozen lake to meet friends when all of a sudden the ice fractures plunging Delaney into its wet, icy darkness.  Eleven minutes pass before she is pulled from the cold water, her heart has stopped beating and she has to be revived by a panic stricken Decker.  Medical professionals are left baffled, because eleven minutes is a long time for the heart and brain to stop functioning.  But Delaney is a miracle, apart from cracked ribs and bruising she is fine, her brain scan shows significant brain damage which leaves the doctors baffled. However this miracle comes with a hefty price..........Delaney experiences a strange sensation, a pull that finds her drawn to the dying.  Is she predicting death or is it something more sinister like causing it???  She meets a stranger called Troy who she finds out has a lot in common with her, there is something very dark and mysterious about Troy and Delaney needs to find out more.

This book gripped me from the start, fast paced and very addictive.  I just had to find out what happened to Delaney the main character.  I managed to finish this book in just over two days which is a sure sign of a good book.

This book is suitable for younger readers; there are no graphic or adult content.  A perfect YA novel.

I loved the writing style of this book; the words were flowing off the page.  I would definitely read more books by this author as I think this book was very well written and the story was very imaginative.  I liked the good mix of characters, some of them were deep and complex and this was shown throughout the book.

Sometimes the relationship between Delaney and Decker had me pulling my hair out in frustration; you could clearly see they liked each other but neither seemed to accept the signs.

I was really happy with the ending, it did take me by surprise and I was not expecting it; which is good as I tend not to like predictable books.

You may be wondering why I am gushing about this book but have only given it a four and a half star rating and not a five star rating, well the simple fact is that my top ratings are given to books I want to read again straight away.  I did enjoy this book a lot but I’m not itching to pick it back up straight away.  There was just a little something missing, what it is? Well I just can’t put my finger on it......

Story rating: 4.5/5 - I would recommend this book as I think it is very unique.

Cover rating: 5/5 – a beautiful and haunting cover; it certainly fits the story well.  I would pick this book up for the cover alone.

About the Author:

Megan Miranda was a scientist and high school teacher before writing Fracture, which came out of her fascination with scientific mysteries—especially those associated with the brain. Megan has a BS in biology from MIT and spent her post-college years either rocking a lab coat or reading books. She lives near Charlotte, North Carolina, where she volunteers as an MIT Educational Counselor. Fracture is her first novel.