Read: March 2014
Bookmarks: 4
Fractured picks up right where Slated left off, literally. It is a clean transition between the first book and the second, no info dumping of what we learned in book one. My, my what a nice refreshing change of pace!
To me, I found Fractured to be much more enjoyable. The stakes are higher than they were before and we dive deeper into Kyla’s past. What I really loved about this book was the fact that Kyla is nothing but a tool, a pawn in a very large chess board and until the very end she has no clue. She puts her faith in someone she truly believes she can trust and faces the ultimate betrayal, and the people she questions are actually the ones trying to help her.
One thing I didn’t like was how trusting Kyla seemed to be in this book. In the first book she questioned everyone’s motives, trusted no one but Ben and now in this book we meet Nico and she trusts him almost instantly. Another thing that put me off, the relationship between Nico and Kyla. Nico is supposed to represent a father figure to Kyla from her past, but the vibe I got was romance, which just made the whole thing uncomfortable. Maybe that was the vibe Terry was aiming for, and if so, well done.
While we still have mentions of Ben who has gone missing, we are introduced to a new love interests (yes, you read that right. There is more than one) First on the list is Cam. Honestly, he is a forgettable character. There is nothing special about him and he actually comes off as a bit stalkerish, granted that all has a reason behind it, but for someone who was supposed to supply part of the plot twist, he was very underdeveloped. I was pleased, however, that Kyla didn’t float toward Cam like a moth to a light. She still had her feelings for Ben and made it rather clear that she only wanted to be friends with Cam, someone who clearly could not take a hint. Then there is Aiden, part of the secret uprising from the first book that helped Kyla discover who she really is. Now, while it isn’t fully stated that Aiden will be a love interest, I am willing to bet everything that he will become one. He is at least a better developed character than Cam and much more interesting and not annoying at all as Ben.
There are not many negatives for this book, apart from the apparent love interest play-up. Kyla is supposed to be extremely attractive, but I fail to understand why three boys are chasing after her. She has the personality of a fish at times. She is a well-grounded character, don’t get me wrong, but she never truly develops in this book until the end. Her growth is hidden behind the backdrop of the plot and Terry’s desire to shock us with the twist. Still, this was a fantastic second installment to the trilogy.
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