Jan 17, 2012 fracture is a feast for the curious and those who enjoy a big, bad bump in the night. She searched my face for damage with her eyes and her fingertips. Mirandas riveting plot drives to an equally tense climax as she gracefully weaves together themes of suffering. But i think applying that label and reducing it to those tropes does it an injustice. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly finedespite the scans that showed significant.
Megan miranda has made an impressive entry into the young adult genre with the debut of her first novel, fracture. She stood up and looked at the mess on the floor, on her clothes, on my face. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. I didnt expect delaney to be able to just merrily skip back into her own life, and i was happy to see that wasnt the case. Weve got a special treat to share with you its the us and uk covers for vengeance, out february 2014. It has a strong start, good writing and a thoughtprovoking theme but it lost itself in its faltering pacing. She lives in north carolina with her husband and two young children. Megan miranda is the acclaimed author of fracture, vengeance, and hysteria. Vengeance is the intense and heartrending follow up to the chilling and seductive fracture. Buy a cheap copy of fracture book by megan miranda. Im definitely going to check out whatever megan miranda writes next. She lives near charlotte, north carolina, where she volunteers as an mit educational counselor. Fracture by megan miranda overview eleven minutes passed before delaney maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a maine lake by her best friend decker phillips. Speculative fiction, thriller, young adult publisher.
We dont know why delaney appears normal despite the amount of brain damage she received. She fell into an icy lake and was underwater for eleven minutes. It was emotional, powerful and it left me reeling the book addicted girl fracture is a gripping read full of heart in mouth moments, mystery, action and romance. Check back often for giveaways, polls, and some thrilling extra content.
Megan miranda is the new york times bestselling author of fracture, vengeance, hysteria, soulprint, the safest lies, and fragments of the. Megan miranda author megan miranda is the acclaimed author of fracture, vengeance, and hysteria. Praise for fracture, i want to read that fracture took me totally by surprise. Megan miranda is the new york times bestselling author of all the missing girls and the perfect stranger. Enter your email address to subscribe to megan s newsletter. Jan 29, 20 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. Megan has a bs in biology from mit and spent her postcollege years either rocking a lab coat or reading books. New york times bestselling author megan miranda s heartwrenching debuta hauntingly beautiful story about what it means to truly live. She would also release this alongside the smaller spinoff novella in the fracture series that same year, it being titled eleven minutes. The way that megan miranda portrays delaneys struggle to fit back into her old existence is done beautifully. To be fair, i probably wasnt a solid shooin for heaven. 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 was a scientist and high school teacher before writing fracture, which came out of her fascination with scientific mysteries. Relating to her audience, she is able to communicate her ideas with a sense of brevity and wit, whilst also building a feeling of suspense and tension simultaneously. She spends a great deal of time thinking about the why and how of things, which leads her to get carried away. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine. She begins to get these weird tingling feelings and soon discovers she is drawn to people who are dying. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. She has also written several books for young adults, including fracture, the safest lies, and fragments of the lost. Review fracture by megan miranda swoony boys podcast. Megan miranda is the acclaimed author of the safest lies, and several other novels for young adults, including fracture.
It was emotional, powerful and it left me reeling the book addicted girl fracture is a gripping read full of heart. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Fracture by megan miranda overdrive rakuten overdrive. 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. Eleven minutes passed before delaney maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a maine lake by her best friend decker phillips. When she awoke, she had little to no brain damage, which is extremely rare. Megan miranda books list of books by author megan miranda. Fracture fracture, book 1 by megan miranda book cover, description, publication history. Represented by the agent sarah davies through the greenhouse literary agency, megan miranda has come a long way as an author. Miranda, at first impression, your debut novel is a ya paranormal.
Nov 23, 2011 join the conversation at please use this facebook url instead of the one in the video find fracture at. A haunting meditation on what it means to be human and to truly live. By the time seventeenyearold delaney is pulled out of the icy waters of the frozen lake, her heart has stopped beating. Jan 17, 2012 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. By the time seventeenyearold delaney maxwell is pulled out of the icy waters of a frozen lake, her heart has stopped beating. What impressed me most about fracture, right off the bat, was the attention to detail. Shes the top of her class and aims to be valedictorian. Fracture by megan miranda and irises by francisco x. I picked it up intending to read a chapter or two before bed but devoured it in just a few hours. She grew up in new jersey, graduated from mit, and lives in north carolina with her husband. After a lifechanging event, a girl develops unusual abilities. Mom used the sleeve of her blouse to wipe away chunks of tomato and specks of oregano. Fracture by megan miranda a lot can happen in eleven minutes. Fracture fracture, book 1 by megan miranda fantastic fiction.
The quickwitted and pragmatic delaney, who, against her better. Join the conversation at please use this facebook url instead of the one in the video find fracture at. Megan miranda is defiantly one to watch, fracture is an excellent ya thriller that had my heart racing and my head spinning. Written by megan miranda, audiobook narrated by therese plummer. Jan 05, 2012 fracture by megan miranda was one such book. 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.
Having been revived after eleven minutes trapped under the ice, delaney wakes from a coma with her faculties seemingly unscathed. 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. Megan miranda is the author of fracture and its upcoming companion vengeance. She lives in north carolina with her husband and two children. Nov 24, 2011 fracture megan miranda booksdetails9781408817391 a seductive yet chilling thriller about life after death. Mirandas debut is a captivating and intelligent story of love and death with a dash of the supernatural. By the time delaney maxwell was pulled from a maine lakes icy waters b. Buy the paperback book fracture by megan miranda at indigo. I didnt expect delaney to be able to just merrily skip back into her own life, and i. 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. Fracture by megan miranda 20, paperback for sale online. Fracture is the first published novel from megan miranda. In megan miranda s gripping debut fracture, the kid who makes the stupid mistake lives, just barely, to tell the tale.
Megan miranda audio books, best sellers, author bio. Miranda s riveting plot drives to an equally tense climax as she gracefully weaves together themes of suffering. Fracture is less paranormal and more medical mystery. By the time delaney maxwell was pulled from a more. She spends a great deal of time thinking about the why and how of things, which leads her to get carried away daydreaming about.
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