Broken Things by Lauren Oliver

It’s been five years since Summer Marks was brutally murdered in the woods. Beautiful and troubled Summer whose horrific death shocked the small town where she lived. Everyone thinks Mia and Brynn killed their best friend. There are all sorts of rumors about what happened that day; that the girls were witches, that they were being controlled by their weird friend Owen, that they were obsessed with a fantasy book and that they killed her as a sacrifice because of it.

The only thing is: they didn’t do it.

They all go their separate ways, trying to cope with the hatred and rumors that plague them and their families, until, on the 5th anniversary of Summer’s death they are brought back together to try and find out what really happened. Mia and Brynn haven't spoken since they were accused of Summer's murder, and Owen had left town, studying overseas to avoid the wrath of those who believed them all murderers. Together they uncover dark secrets, and face the things that they too had been hiding.

I really enjoyed this novel. It was a tad predictable at times, but Lauren Oliver’s writing is captivating. An amazing beginning and ending to this book, even if it did sometimes drag in the middle. Plus it has an amazing first line that really made me want to keep reading - “Five years ago, when I had just turned thirteen, I killed my best friend.” I knew from the first page that I would be hooked – and I was.

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