Review: It's tough to be the new kid in town
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 28, 2012
Broken by Dean Murray could fit into a couple of different genres especially when you take into account it's sister book of Torn.  It fits best into YA and paranormal romance.  This book follows the life of Adriana as her world is uprooted by tragedy and her mother and her move to the same town that Alec and Brandon live in.  Moving into a place that has a pretty closed society is not easy, especially for a highschool girl.  When the only person who tries to make friends with her is pretty much an outcast herself Adriana doesn't have much hope for her social life.  Suddenly she has drawn the interest of one of the most popular boys in school when Brandon starts to give her rides home.  This makes her class with Alec very uncomfortable and she has no idea why there is all kinds of tension whenever those two are near each other.  Add in a medical condition that can make her look like a fool at any time she gets too worked up and things don't look great for her.Broken and it's sister novel Torn tell the same story through different viewpoints.  While not going much into the society of the shifters until near the end of the book.  There are some ways that more information gets revealed as everything must be explained to Adriana since she has no idea what is really going on.The book is well done with the unique spin on shifting being a huge positive in my eyes.  Although the paranormal romance isn't really my thing, I was entertained throughout this book.  This was probably my preferred book out of the two, but honestly that could just be because I read this one second.  Each one has it's own secrets that are revealed and only by reading both is the whole picture made clear.Review copy provided by the author.