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Broken: A YA Paranormal Romance Novel (Volume 1 of the Reflections Books) Kindle Edition

by Dean Murray (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.1 1,093 ratings

Book 1 of 12: Reflections

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Sometimes love finds you when you aren't looking for it.

The accident that forced Adri and her mother to move to a new high school also cost Adri her dad and sister. Adri just wants to blend in and buy herself time to grieve, but two of the most popular, gorgeous guys in school are about to take an inexplicable interest in her.

Adri will be forced into a world where the players aren't all human. She will be forced to choose between Brandon and Alec, and this time the wrong choice could get her killed.

Publisher's Note: Broken is a YA Paranormal Romance book, and is one possible entry point into the books that make up the Reflections Universe. The Reflections Universe is a series of clean books featuring vampires, shape shifters, werewolves and more, which has been written so that it can be safely enjoyed by both teens and adults. Broken is followed by Torn, and is one of several free YA books available from Dean via Kindle.

The Reflections Universe: Some stories are too full of paranormal romance and heart pounding action to fit into just one series!

Dean Murray is the successful author of three clean young adult paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and epic fantasy series which collectively have more than 470,000 copies in circulation.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006QCK89E
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fir'shan Publishing (December 17, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 17, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3930 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 564 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1939363063

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Dean Murray is a prolific author with dozens of titles across multiple pen names and more than half a million copies of his work currently in circulation.

Dean started reading seriously in the second grade due to a competition and has spent most of the subsequent three decades lost in other people's worlds.

Things worsened, or improved depending on your point of view, when he first started experimenting with writing while finishing up his accounting degree. These days Dean has a lovely wife and three wonderful children to keep him more grounded than he used to be, but the idea of bringing others along with him as he meets interesting new people in universes nobody else has ever seen drags him back to his computer on a regular basis.

You can find a complete list of Dean's work and keep up to speed on his current projects at www.DeanWrites.com.

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Chrissie Gerber

Wanting the second book!

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2016

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So, when I picked up this book, I had this idea in my head of what it might be about, but I was so wrong.

For me, this book started out a bit slow-paced. There were small hints thrown out in the first half of the novel and all I wanted was to know what is really going on. These hints are what compelled me to continue reading, even late into the night to finally know what happens.

And I was so not disappointed! The plot thickens halfway through, we get a glimpse into what is really going on, we yell at the book because we need to know more. And then it ends - I want more. *sigh*

Adriana is the typical damsel in distress, however, she's also strong-willed and will not be pushed around or felt sorry for.

Britney is the first one to get closer to her as a friend in this new school, but we realize quite soon that she does not really want to be her friend, and is only using Adri for her own gain.

Then there is Alec and Brandon, the opposing guys, who both seem to want Adri. Here, all I'll say is: everything is not what it seems - don't let appearances fool you... There is a power struggle between these two and their friends that seems to go beyond simple school rivalries. There are small hints dropped, but from Adri's point of view, you are somewhat in the dark and curiosity kept me up to find out why.

There is obviously a love triangle too - between Adri, Alec, and Brandon. Feels typical at first. Soon you'll have no idea who is the good guy and who is the bad guy.

The ending kinda felt truly anti-climatic after the full-scale build up to this climax. Something more needed to happen in my opinion, but also, this leaves you wanting more and the story continues in Torn - from Alec's point of view...

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2013

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Although I've read some really fantastic werewolf fiction and i wouldn't place this in those top ranks, there's a lot that can be said about this book that made me put it at four stars. I like that atypical of the books usually in this genre, the author didn't tell us right away that the supernatural beings in this boom were werewolves. A good portion of this book was spent speculating what was going on in this messed up school because obviously, something big was happening. And like adriana, we weren't privy to the behind the scenes stuff going on with alec and brandon. It was refreshing to be kept out of the loop for once. I liked the characters, and there was an attempt at depth with them, unfortunately i don't think it was quite there. There wasn't a lot of explanation or visuals for what was going on with the supernatural beings in this book, and on one hand i wish there had been. I didn't really feel the connection between alec and adriana like i wanted to. I was actually rooting for brandon - and that's bad. On the other hand it was sort of fitting up to a point. I was falling for brandon and mad at alec because that's what adriana was feeling... and that's good writing. I just don't think that in the end there was enough time or narrative given to switch that love/hate relationship in alec's favor. Another sore point was the lack of depth to Adriana's character. She was a bit too weak and gullible for my tastes. She was constantly being harassed by teachers, friends, classmates, and the guys in her life and very rarely, if ever, stuck up for herself or strived fo fix her problems. She was always feinting and freaking out and being shoved out of conversations. It got irritating to watch her be a doormat. I also wish more time had been spent on the situation with her twin and her ptsd. As an identical twin myself, this part of the story was intriguing to me, but other than a few mentions, adriana never really had to explain her issues with the past to anyone, or even face them. I think an incredible opportunity for conflict and situations related to her past were skipped over in favor of petty highschool drama that was rather irrelevant to the story. Still, i these issues aside, i really did enjoy this story. I'll definitely be reading torn and the next book in the series as soon as i can get my hands on them.

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Julie Blaskie

a girl learns things are not always as they seem...

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2016

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I JUST finished reading Broken - and I loved it! I can't wait to get into the next book in the series! I couldn't put the book down as there was growing tension between rival groups, things weren't as they seemed, and... Adriana seemed to finally get a rein on her stress.

Adriana ends up at a new school in a small town where it seems they are less friendly than usual, so being the new girl is tougher than usual. Everything we learn about Sanctuary and the others, we learn through Adriana's eyes... She believes she is a tiny nobody not worth paying attention to; yet, she finds the courage to stand up for a tiny girl getting bullied as others just seem to circle and watch. From there, things just aren't the same! I can't say too much more as you need to read for yourself in order to enjoy the story.

What I enjoy about the book is that we learn things as our main character does... we feel what she feels... and we hope that there has to be something good comes out of her trials. We learn there are two rival groups of shifters. We also learn that it's not easily clear cut which group are the good guys and which are the bad guys. The story brings out many different layers of the town and the people.

This is an enjoyable paranormal story for a nice escape! The romance is a bit cleaner than most, which I appreciate. It has a feel of innocence as the romance awakens... I loved reading a shifter story that had romance where I could enjoy rather than blush as I read it, you know? I have just started the next book in this series because I want to see where this leads!

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Stela

Teenagers' read

Reviewed in Spain on November 29, 2015

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I totally enjoyed it. I read it and Thorn in no time. Would recommend for light read to everyone who feels young in heart.

Unique1306

Great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 1, 2012

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I enjoyed this book so much so that I had to purchase the other books in the series.... If u read this book 'Torn' I strongly recommend you read 'Broken'. I wouldn't actually call Broken a sequel as its the same story from Alec's point of view but I suggest reading Broken first (although it doesn't really matter) I've never read these types of books before (shape shifters) but I am now hooked and I've never read the same story from different stand points... But again I was hooked, I couldn't put either book down until they were finished. There is also Splintered & Intrusion to add to this group which follow Adri & Alec's story - read them all if u can. I strongly recommend it.

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Petmac

Brilliant

Reviewed in Australia on March 1, 2016

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If you love the Twilight series you'll love this book. While it does involve shape shifters it Isn't a Twilight wannabe. Perfect for teens/YA. Look forward to reading more.

Kindle Donna

Thrilling read

Reviewed in Canada on April 18, 2017

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I loved the romance angle and enjoyed the plot twists. Good vs Evil plot kept me eager to finish just one more chapter.

Broken-token

Good but unbalanced. (Minor spoilers)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2018

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Really good story, I will more than likely go and read the sequels because you do get invested in the characters and their development but it felt like there was a massive build up to very little payoff. The finally was basically breezed over in one page and so much time was put into her ‘episodes’ and then forgotten at around 60% in. A lot was left open ended as well, like why did Rachel bail on the show? Why did Brittany turn without explanation while adri was still on Brandon’s arm? Why did Brandon take and interest in her at all? She’s property to him? Explain the theory behind that.
Hopefully the later novels will explain some of this and they were used as hooks to keep you reading rather than bits of story that have just been forgotten. Fingers crossed!