ktxx22's review against another edition
3.0
Perfectly adequate YA Thriller. I enjoyed the ending even if overall it was really predictable. I wasn’t a fan of any character with the exception of the other love interest/ best friend. I really felt like DNFing this early as I found the premise very strange.
erinarkin20's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoy Megan Miranda’s books and when I read the summary on Fragments of the Lost I immediately wanted to read.
This book focuses on Jessa Whitworth. Her ex-boyfriend recently died in a car accident and his mother (who I IMMEDIATELY didn’t like) basically tells Jessa that since she is all over that room she is the one who should pack it up. I thought Jessa should have responded a different way to his mom but in the end, Jessa wants to know what happened and she thinks she might find something in Caleb’s room.
This book shifts from current time to flashbacks and I liked how Miranda did it. If this is done well it helps to tell the story and since we can’t get Caleb’s part, we at least get to experience everything from how they met to how they broke up through these flashbacks. They also help Jessa realize that something was off. She might not have noticed everything real time but as she reflects on certain things, she starts to see that there were things she missed.
Considering this story revolves around the mystery of what happened to Caleb, there isn’t a lot I can say about the specifics but I thought Miranda did a great job of pulling the story together and keeping me interested not only in what really happened with Caleb but what happened to these two characters from start to finish.
The secondary characters in this book really helped move things along as well. The relationship that Jessa has with her brother and her parents was refreshing and I loved how they tried to support her through such a difficult time. Max was a nice addition to the story as well and I liked how he fit in to the overall story.
In the end, I think if you like Miranda’s other books you will enjoy this one too. I found myself plowing through it, so I could find out what exactly happened to Caleb. Miranda pulled me into all the feelings of this book from sadness to fear to anger and I loved every minute of it. If you are looking for a YA contemporary with a bit of a mystery, definitely check this out. I will be keeping an eye out for more from Megan Miranda, that’s for sure!
This book focuses on Jessa Whitworth. Her ex-boyfriend recently died in a car accident and his mother (who I IMMEDIATELY didn’t like) basically tells Jessa that since she is all over that room she is the one who should pack it up. I thought Jessa should have responded a different way to his mom but in the end, Jessa wants to know what happened and she thinks she might find something in Caleb’s room.
This book shifts from current time to flashbacks and I liked how Miranda did it. If this is done well it helps to tell the story and since we can’t get Caleb’s part, we at least get to experience everything from how they met to how they broke up through these flashbacks. They also help Jessa realize that something was off. She might not have noticed everything real time but as she reflects on certain things, she starts to see that there were things she missed.
Considering this story revolves around the mystery of what happened to Caleb, there isn’t a lot I can say about the specifics but I thought Miranda did a great job of pulling the story together and keeping me interested not only in what really happened with Caleb but what happened to these two characters from start to finish.
The secondary characters in this book really helped move things along as well. The relationship that Jessa has with her brother and her parents was refreshing and I loved how they tried to support her through such a difficult time. Max was a nice addition to the story as well and I liked how he fit in to the overall story.
In the end, I think if you like Miranda’s other books you will enjoy this one too. I found myself plowing through it, so I could find out what exactly happened to Caleb. Miranda pulled me into all the feelings of this book from sadness to fear to anger and I loved every minute of it. If you are looking for a YA contemporary with a bit of a mystery, definitely check this out. I will be keeping an eye out for more from Megan Miranda, that’s for sure!
gellyreads's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I hate to just give a book a good review because I didn't necessarily see a plot twist coming, but that is sort of what I'm doing. The grief in this book is very palatable, and I believe that when the ending comes, it actually resolves a lot of the characters' tensions nicely.
ryzzles's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
kellishinn's review
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
abookwithreview's review
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
What to say about fragments of the lost... Most of the book is told via memories triggered by random items discovered by a deceased boys grieving ex-girlfriend.which was an interesting narrative device. I was interested to see where it was going and finished the book but where it was going was predictable and disappointing. Everything wrapped up too neatly for a story this messy.
planetbeth91's review against another edition
3.0
I picked up an arc of this YA mystery. I really enjoyed it, some very creepy moments and some characters who turn out to be horribly twisted.
rachelb97's review against another edition
I couldn’t handle the writing style. Constantly flipping back and forth between present day and the past. The “drama” in it was very naive.