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Broken Monsters
Broken Monsters
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October 1, 2019
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October 31, 2019
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Belles
Oct 01, 2019 rated it it was ok
I see what the author was aiming for, but the execution of the story left a lot to be desired.
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Roger
Apr 13, 2016 rated it did not like it
Sadly there is no legal precedent for suing an author to get back the money you spent on one of their books. Perhaps taking Lauren Beukes to court could be a test case? Broken Monsters really disappointed me-Beukes use of magical realism did nothing to endear me to this train wreck of a novel. The author tries to infuse this book with some social commentary, which she delivers with the heavy handedness of an eighth grader. Broken Monsters could not decide if it wanted to be a horror novel or a p ...more
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Ashley
May 24, 2017 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: thoughtful-books, popular, thriller, good-stories
Definitely listen to the audiobook. It makes all the difference. I found each character fascinating and the ending nice and suspenseful.
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Noni Fro (Janon)
Jul 15, 2016 rated it liked it
Shelves: library
The beginning was kind of confusing, the middle pretty good and had me interested and the end was just a train wreck.
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Jennifer
Jul 11, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Jane
May 01, 2015 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Anelle
Aug 23, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Hayley
Aug 28, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
E
Jan 20, 2016 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2016, mystery
Jodi Henry
Sep 20, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: adult, thriller
1 like · 
Amelia
Apr 23, 2016 marked it as x-solo-sort
Audrey
Jul 07, 2016 rated it really liked it
Stephanie
Jul 21, 2016 marked it as to-read
Nancy
Oct 20, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: owned-print
1 like · 
Katory
Dec 31, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Jonas Gehrlein
Aug 21, 2017 rated it did not like it
Shelves: urban-fantasy
Colleen Scidmore
Dec 31, 2017 marked it as to-read
Shelves: tbd
Carrie
Mar 21, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Lady
Dec 27, 2018 marked it as to-read
Jasmine
Jan 18, 2019 is currently reading it
Mike Hitchcock
Oct 24, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Taylor
Dec 12, 2019 marked it as to-read
Shelves: at-library, kyover, lexover
Jessie Coad
Oct 04, 2020 marked it as to-read
Karigan
Aug 05, 2021 marked it as to-read
Neva
Jan 24, 2022 marked it as to-read
Rachel
Jan 25, 2025 rated it really liked it
Shelves: suspense-horror
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