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Fractured

Author: Karin Slaughter
Publisher: Century
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

8 reviews
Sales Rank: 35

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.7

ISBN: 1844138607
EAN: 9781844138609
ASIN: 1844138607

Publication Date: July 3, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Condition: Fabulous, great read

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3 out of 5 stars

Fractured? Yes it was... July 19, 2008
Even though I love Karin Slaughter, this book failed for me on so many levels. I loved that Will Trent was back, but the much needed 'Ooomph' from the Slaughter books was lacking.

Twists, if they were there, I missed them totally, and the book became, just an average read to me.

I still look forward to reading new titles from Slaughter, as a majority of her books are A+

5 out of 5 stars

Will Trent - hero? July 17, 2008
I bought Karin Slaughters last book - Triptych as I had really enjoyed the Grant County books..... Ditto for this book. But wow, Will Trent has become the lead, a hero ..... a character to follow in his own right.

The thriller part of the book is brill - but I was surprised how I cheered Will's relationship with his new partner.... So far this is not romantic, though it is intense, will KS make it a romance ... I don't know, but as Faith unravels Will's child home past the relationship definately appears to have legs and I am very willing/even hopeful to follow it,

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Downside, KS's definition of dyslexia/ and Will's age do not really reflect what I know and see in Britain's understanding of dyslexia. Will seems to have the symptoms of scotopic sensitivity - and might find that coloured glasses or a coloured overlay may help the movement he has when tired or stressed!(it is also possible to changethe background colour of the computer you are working on)! (Many, but not all dyslexics find the coloured glasses useful....) But these thoughts in no way detracted from Slaughter's drawing of the Will character ... I await the next....

3 out of 5 stars

Not as good as expected. July 14, 2008
I have read all of Karin Slaughter's books, and absolutely loved each one. I really like the Grant County series, although I also thought her stand alone book, Triptych, was excellent. I have been very excited waiting for the release of Fractured. However, I did not feel that this book was as good as any of her others. It was still a good read, but after Triptch I was expecting an amazing story, with many twists in the plot. The book did not deliver. I did not think anything was particularly surprising. There were not 'loads of plot twists' despite what other reviews may say. I don't want to spoil the story, so I won't go into detail, but don't expect a list of suspects, and then a big "OMG - he did it" at the end. It ended exactly as I thought it would.
To summarise, I would still recommend Fractured to Karin Slaughter fans, but I would warn that this is probably the weakest out of all her books to date.

3 out of 5 stars

Good read, but unsure..... July 7, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful

Huge Karin Slaughter fan I must say before I review. Was VERY excited and waited with baited breath for her new book. Maybe the reason I cannot decide how to rate this book is because I truly do love the characters Sara, Jeffrey and Lena. Having said that this story features Will Trent who as a standalone character (featuring in Triptych) is a great guy. I love the fact that Slaughter does not go overboard with her characters being perfect. This story was definately a page turner and a great read, I just think I miss the characters from previous books such as Kisscut and A Faint Cold Fear

5 out of 5 stars

An unusual and compelling protaganist July 6, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

Not a Grant County/Sara Linton book, and if you've read the last one, Skin Privilege, you may agree with me that Slaughter's bold character and plot decisions make for something a bit rare and wonderful in this genre -a sense of realism in the 3-dimensional characters so that you really care about their pathway through the narrative far more than the nasty stuff - and can't put the book down!(Hence the breathtaking ending to Skin Privilege -see linked discussion). Will Trent, who we met in Triptych, is even more compelling in this book and manages to be a real hero rather than a fairytale. Just as excellent as the other Slaughter books. If you've not read any Karin Slaughter yet - get them all, amazing. In fact they convinced me that here was a genre I was missing out on but on trying Patterson and Cornwell's later Scarpetta stuff I realised how trashy and shallow these are in comparison. Thank goodness Karin Slaughter can churn them out quite quickly!