Review: Broken Things by Lauren Oliver

Broken Things by Lauren Oliver
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

ARC provided by the publisher via Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review.  This was released today October 2nd.

I really enjoyed this. I really loved the premise, and it kept me turning the pages until I was done. It blends fantasy, magical realism, thriller, mystery, and reality together in such a great way.

The story follows Brynn and Mia, two estranged best friends who were accused of murdering their other best friend Summer five years ago. They were all obsessed with a fantasy novel, and the lines between reality and fantasy became very blurred when they started writing their own fan-fic about their favorite book. Summer was the ringleader of their trio, and her murder was a scene out of their book. Brynn and Mia as well as their friend Owen were charged and acquitted of the murder, but they were always treated as monsters.

Now after five years on the anniversary of Summer's death, Mia and Brynn find themselves reunited with Owen and back in the pages of the story that ended in her death. They set out to finally solve the murder and find justice for Summer and themselves. As they go through the original book and the sequel they started, they begin to uncover clues that Summer left behind about the demons she was dealing with. This forces the girls to deal with their own current and past demons.

As I said I loved this. I do feel that the character development was lacking just a bit. I really liked the main characters, the side characters were great I just wanted a little more about them. I really enjoyed the snippets of Lovelorn, but I still have no idea what the book was truly about. I think I missed the memo somewhere. Overall, an awesome YA thriller/mystery and I highly recommend it!

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