Review: Undeniably excellent!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 24, 2012
I loved this one. The writing is superb. The story had great pacing and flowed beautifully making the reading easy. The characters are full, believable, and likable. The premise, although not at all original, is good and well executed without discrepancies or flaws of any kind that I could see. The descriptions are very well done without being too wordy. I could "picture" Carol's house, the beach, the office, the lighthouse, and every other location. I could see the characters. I love it when an author is able to do that and Ms. Ball did it to perfection. The family dynamic is realistic and it's easy to identify with their issues. The dialogue is genuine and believable. There is absolutely nothing "flat" in this story.I did have to suspend disbelief in a couple of areas relating to actions of the police, but it was easy as the story was so compelling and the few issues I had were not major.There was some course language, largely from one character, in one scene. If there was more than that I don't recall it, so it wasn't overused. There was no graphic sexual  content. The violence was not too graphic, just enough to further the plot.Shattered drew my attention and compelled me to keep reading. It is absolutely 5-star worthy.