Broken Things
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4.0 • 7 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
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 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.
A Chilling Cold Case: Everyone remembers the day Summer Marks was murdered. But a new clue suggests the real killer is still out there, and they’re closer than Mia and Brynn could ever imagine.Small Town Secrets: Five years ago, Mia and Brynn were branded the infamous "Monsters of Brickhouse Lane." Now, they must return to the town that convicted them to unravel the truth before it buries them for good.Books About Books: The key to the murder lies buried in the pages of The Way into Lovelorn, the fantasy novel the girls were obsessed with. But what happens when the story you love becomes your worst nightmare?LGBTQ+ Thriller: Brynn’s intense, complicated feelings for Summer were twisted into a motive for murder. To find the truth, she must confront the painful memories she’s tried so hard to bury.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When Vermont best friends Brynn, Mia, and Summer were 13, Summer was murdered under strange circumstances linked to the girls' obsession with an old fantasy novel, The Way into Lovelorn. Five years after being publicly accused of, but never charged with, Summer's murder, Brynn and Mia, still known as the Monsters of Brickhouse Lane, are determined to find out what really happened. Oliver (the Delirium Trilogy) tells her story in first-person chapters that alternate between Brynn, in rehab, and Mia, who is trying to dig herself out of her mother's hoarded piles. In chapter interstitials, Oliver weaves excerpts from The Way into Lovelorn as well as the fanfiction the three girls wrote when they were young, designed to offer an additional layer to the mystery. This novel has all the elements of a thriller an unsolved murder, long-held secrets and lies, grieving best friends yet it lacks necessary tension, and Brynn and Mia's voices read as overly similar. The novel falls short of producing an urgent story with clearly distinct characters, but it succeeds in creating an eerie setting and atmosphere. Ages 14 up.)
