In megan mirandas gripping debut fracture, the kid who makes the stupid mistake lives, just barely, to tell the tale. She has also written several books for young adults, including come find me, fragments of the lost, and the safest lies. I liked it, the ideas weren t particularly original but the writing was decent, the characters were not quite as. The characters were developed and seemed plausible. Megan has a bs in biology from mit and spent her postcollege years. When carson pulled delaney out of the frozen water of falcon lake, he died on the side of the road with his mouth pressed to hers. Fracture follows the story of delaney maxwell, a seventeen year old and straight a student living in the north of maine with a good group of friends and a healthy family life.
It was really well written and a few surprising things happens in this book. It was beautifully written from start to finish, and as a result i flew through it. After a lifechanging event, a girl develops unusual abilities. Although the plot was good, the characters werent the best and seemed as if megan miranda didnt know what to do with one or two of them. New york times bestselling author megan mirandas heartwrenching debuta.
There is a depth of emotion here from a multitude of well written characters. Fracture ebook by megan miranda 9780802723277 rakuten kobo. And what better way to celebrate a comeback than with a good friend on her release date. Jess sits down with new york times best selling author, megan miranda, to. She lives in north carolina with her husband and two children. Vengeance is told from deckers point of view whereas fracture was told from delaneys perspective. Consistent with great characters, plot and a paranormal trait that holds the reader, fracture is an amazing read. Vengeance is the sequel to megan mirandas book fracture. Fracture by megan miranda, 9780802723093, available at book. Megan miranda is the acclaimed author of the safest lies, and several other novels for young adults, including fracture.
The idea for fracture was amazing and i loved it a lot. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine despite the scans that showed significant. Read fracture by megan miranda available from rakuten kobo. Megan miranda audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Debut author challenge, completely contemporary challenge source. While it is helpful to have read the earlier book, there is enough of the story in this book to let a new reader know what has happened. She is also the new york times bestselling author of all the missing girls and the perfect stranger for adults. I wouldnt recommend reading vengeance without first having read fracture, megan mirandas debut novel. Reeses book club x hello sunshine august 2019 pick. Having been revived after eleven minutes trapped under the ice, delaney wakes from a coma with her faculties seemingly unscathed. Speculative fiction, thriller, young adult publisher. Review fracture by megan miranda swoony boys podcast. She lives near charlotte, north carolina, where she volunteers as an mit. She would also release this alongside the smaller spinoff novella in the fracture series that same year, it being titled eleven minutes. Megan has a bs in biology from mit and spent her postcollege years either rocking a lab coat or reading books. This month miranda is here to talk about her writing as well as her first booka unique combination of paranormal suspense, science, and old fashioned good writing. Shes the top of her class and aims to be valedictorian.
The novel deals in detail with life and death and with different characters able to sense death, it is only. In a striking debut, readers will be spellbound by this unforgettable story of life and death and beyond. I picked it up intending to read a chapter or two before bed but devoured it in just a few hours. Fracture tells the story of seventeen year old delaney after she has an accident at a local lake, where she falls to her death through thin ice and drowns, leaving her dead for eleven minutes, until she is rescued by her best frie. Miranda, at first impression, your debut novel is a ya paranormal. Megan miranda was a scientist and high school teacher before writing fracture, which came out of her fascination with scientific mysteriesespecially those associated with the brain. Fracture is a feast for the curious and those who enjoy a big, bad bump in the night. This skilfully craft novel contains some mysticism, mystery, intrigue, humour and romance in a neat package that is not just entertaining but challenges your mind and imagination. Join the conversation at please use this facebook url instead of the one in the video find fracture at. The last house guest an instant new york times bestseller. She spends a great deal of time thinking about the why and how of things, which leads her to get carried away daydreaming about the whatifs. Megan miranda was a scientist and high school teacher before writing her first novel fracture, which came out of her fascination with scientific mysteriesespecially those associated with the brain. Check back often for giveaways, polls, and some thrilling extra content.
It would be in 2012 that megan miranda would make her big literary debut with the novel fracture, which would also be the first in a series of the same name. The previous book was told from delaney maxwells perspective while this one is told from deckers. It might have started with a medical anomaly, but megan miranda spiced it up with the perfect dash of weird that will leave readers frantically turning pages to unravel the mystery of delaneys survival and troys strange presence. She fell into an icy lake and was underwater for eleven minutes. In a gripping sequel to celebrated novel, fracture, new york times bestselling author megan miranda once again straddles the line between life and death. Mirandas riveting plot drives to an equally tense climax as she gracefully weaves together themes of suffering, compassion, jealousy, friendship, and trust. I didnt know what to expect when i began reading fracture but it didnt take long to find out that this book was unique. Eleven minutes passed before delaney maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a maine lake by her best friend decker phillips. The quickwitted and pragmatic delaney, who, against her better. Fracture was full of characters that i really just wanted to whack upside the head. Megan miranda has made an impressive entry into the young adult genre with the debut of her first novel, fracture.
Fracture, by megan miranda february 21, 20 in the end, the urge to desperately race through the novel and find out what the hell happens competes with taking your time and making sure you dont miss a thing. If i was initially won over by the writing, i was somewhat less thrilled by the characters. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Eleven minutes passed before delaney maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a ma. Delaney is going through it and megan has written it amazingly. The tension and suspense are fully charged and megans writing style is ready to employ endless nights of page turning. She begins to get these weird tingling feelings and soon discovers she is drawn to people who are dying. Enter your email address to subscribe to megans newsletter. The fluid writing, empathetic characters, and big questions raised elevate this paranormal romance into a haunting meditation on what it means to be human and to truly live. Eleven minutes passed before delaney maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a maine lake by her best. The breaking of rules, changing of others people lives is overflowing on this book. You can follow megan on facebook at authormeganmiranda, or on instagram and. Except for dying, i was a lot like her female character as a kid.
Fracture is a great story that has many secrets, desires, and what is expected to do. When troy tried to recreate delaneys accident, the lake took him instead. Megan miranda books list of books by author megan miranda. Eleven minutes passed before delaney maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of. Decker, delaneys bff, is caring and loyal and ohsoinlove with delaney even if he wont admit it. Delaney maxwell is definitely the most complex character ive ever read. From the acclaimed new york times bestselling author of all the missing girls, a suspenseful new novel about an idyllic town in maine dealing with the suspicious death of one of their ownand her best summer friend, who is trying to uncover the truthbefore fingers. Written by megan miranda, audiobook narrated by therese plummer. Megan mirandas debut novel fracture came out last month. She lives near charlotte, north carolina, where she volunteers as an mit educational counselor. Despite the amount of content and drama, i was left feeling thoroughly ambivalent, as though there was something missing, something fundamentally dissatisfying about this tale.
Megan miranda is the new york times bestselling author of fracture, vengeance, hysteria, soulprint, the safest lies, and fragments of the lost, as well as the adult thrillers the perfect stranger and all the missing girls. Megan miranda is the new york times bestselling author of all the missing girls, the perfect stranger, and the last house guest, a reese witherspoon book club pick. Fracture megan miranda slices of love, life, and other. When she awoke, she had little to no brain damage, which is extremely rare. Would the plot be lacking or would it leave an impression. Fracture by megan miranda my cup and chaucer musings on.
The main character is delaney maxwell, a 17 year old senior in high school who is working very hard to be the valedictorian of. Fracture introduces the primary protagonists, delaney maxwell and decker phillips, and provides vital back story that this story relies on. Maybe you have some friends like thatthose two who have. I was drawn to this novel from the first few pages something that is rare. New york times bestselling author megan mirandas heartwrenching debuta hauntingly beautiful story about what it mean. From the acclaimed new york times bestselling author of all the missing girls, a suspenseful new novel about an idyllic town in maine dealing with the suspicious death of one of their ownand her best summer friend, who is trying to uncover the truthbefore fingers point. By the time seventeenyearold delaney maxwell is pulled out of the icy waters of a frozen lake, her heart has stopped beating. Fracture by megan miranda and irises by francisco x. Megan mirandas debut ya novel, fracture, was a chilling, dark, and somewhat disturbing story that hooked my attention completely, pulling me further and further down into the tale, like the freezing cold waters of the lake. From the beginning, it straps in the reader into the front seat of a rollercoaster ride full of emotions. The highly engaging fracture by megan miranda encompasses a story that easily draws in its readers.
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