With all the intensity and whiplash turns of Sharp Objects and One of Us Is Lying, this engrossing psychological thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver is an unforgettable, mesmerizing tale of exquisite obsession, spoiled innocence, and impossible friendships.It’s been five years since Summer Marks was brutally murdered in the woods. Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their … murdered in the woods.
Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend. That driven by their obsession with a novel called The Way into Lovelorn the three girls had imagined themselves into the magical world where their fantasies became twisted, even deadly.
The only thing is: they didn’t do it.
On the anniversary of Summer’s death, a seemingly insignificant discovery resurrects the mystery and pulls Mia and Brynn back together once again. But as the lines begin to blur between past and present and fiction and reality, the girls must confront what really happened in the woods all those years ago—no matter how monstrous.
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Really good! Characters are great! Story line is great! Unfortunately it’s easy to figure out half way through. It is a really page turner though. I couldn’t put it down!
An enjoyable read about a teenager murdered in the woods. Everyone thinks her best friends did it after becoming obsessed with a made-up story. But the murderer is still out there.
I did have a difficult time differentiating between the two teenage protagonists, so I never knew who was narrating. But I was intrigued enough by the similarities to the Slender Man stabbing case (where two best friends lured another friend into the woods and repeatedly stabbed her to impress the fictional Slender Man) to keep reading, and overall I enjoyed.
A broken girl. An obsession turned deadly.
Summer was the glue that held Mia and Brynn together. But all that changed when Summer was brutally murdered. The two girls who had been her best friends became the Murders of Brick House Lane. It didn’t matter if it was true or not. The town is convinced they did it. Brynn commits herself to rehab after rehab, in an effort to avoid what has happened. Mia hides in silence, barely able to speak. When the two friends are reunited, they begin to search for the truth of what happened.
Five years ago, the three girls began writing a sequel to their favorite novel, The Way into Lovelorn. They began to imagine being in Lovelorn, a world where they could leave behind all the troubles of their lives. Each of the three girls carried their own harsh realities. Flawed families, insecurities over who they were and dark pasts. Lovelorn was supposed to be their escape. As the story unfolds, the reader is immersed in a dark world where a simple story becomes an obsession.
Being different in a small town isn’t easy, and Lauren Oliver immerses you in the lives of three misunderstood girls. I was lost in the words of dark memories and hidden truths, as Brynn and Mia strived to understand what happened five years ago. Walking in their shoes, reading as they were ridiculed and gossiped about in their hometown, made me feel how painful it was for them to lose someone. They had no one to talk to, no one to mourn with. The town blamed them for Summer’s death, and they had to bear the burden alone. It’s no wonder their lives spiraled as they did.
This was a gripping read, intense and dark. It was more than just a murder mystery. It was a story about friendship, darkness, and obsession.
Broken Things is about a group of girls who finds the killer who killed their best friend after five years.
This was my second disappointment of 2020 already -_-
I have so many problems with this book that it’s ridiculous. First off, I will say that the audiobook was pretty good. Secondly, I hate how the characters waited after five years to get justice on finding their best friend’s killer. Who does that?
I did like the idea of the main characters writing a fanfiction together on a story they all were obsessed with. (Only because that sounds like me lol) Everything else I didn’t like about the book contains spoilers so I won’t mention them.
This book had no build-up of suspense to it. It was honestly completely boring, I am shocked that I made it through the whole book. By the end of the book, it only contained dark secrets and the killer’s reason why they killed that person made no sense to me. I was literally at work making a confused face like wth? Either way, this is not what you call a mystery/thriller book.
I would not recommend reading this book unless you are fresh in the kitty pool on Mystery/Thriller books.
Great book with very interesting plot and characters.
The narrator is not very likeable, but Lauren Oliver is one of my favorite authors! She is very selective and descriptive of the characters, which I believe can make or break a book! I actually loved the fact that the narrator was not as likeable as some of the other characters! I couldn’t put this book down! Page turner, read in 3 nights!