Name: Fractured
ISBN: 9781781857106

Dani Atkins

What would you do if life gave you a second chance? The night of the accident changed everything... Now, five years on, Rachel's life is crumbling. She lives alone in a tiny flat, working in a dead-end job, desperate with guilt over her best friend's death. She would give anything to turn back the clock. But life doesn't work like that ... Does it? The night of the accident was a lucky escape... Now, five years on, Rachel's life is perfect. She has a wonderful fiancé, loving family and friends around her, and the career she always wanted. But why can't Rachel shake the memory of a very different life? Gripping, romantic and heartbreaking, Fractured is a magical love story that asks: can two different stories lead to the same happy ending?

Fractured

What would you do if life gave you a second chance? The night of the accident changed everything... Now, five years on, Rachel's life is crumbling. She lives alone in a tiny flat, working in a dead-end job, desperate with guilt over her best friend's death. She would give anything to turn back the clock. But life doesn't work like that... Does it? The night of the accident was a lucky escape... Now, five years on, Rachel's life is perfect. She has a wonderful fiancé, loving family and friends around her, and the career she always wanted. But why can't Rachel shake the memory of a very different life? Gripping, romantic and heartbreaking, Fractured is a magical love story that asks: can two different stories lead to the same happy ending?

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Danielle Mellett

I'm not usually a big reader of chick lit romance stories, but for some reason I was kind of looking forward to reading this, I really wanted to like this book. The synopsis sounded really interesting and the book has generally favourable reviews on Goodreads and Amazon. After finishing it I am seriously questioning how it received that many good reviews.
I am surprised that this book made it to publication because, to me, it seems like a complete and utter rip-off of the 1999 movie Sliding Doors. The similarities between the two are just too much. The entire book just seems so clichéd. It moves so slowly, like a tortoise with two broken legs. I found myself pushing myself towards the end to finish it, just to see if it could redeem itself with it's ending in any way. It didn't. Whatever that ending was supposed to be, I actually don't even know.

I'm struggling to actually come up with words to describe how this book made me feel. I mean, it felt like I was watching a ridiculously cheesy rom-com the whole time I was reading it. I felt like the characters were hollow, shallow shells. There was absolutely no depth to anybody - we had the cocky boyfriend, the beautiful 'other woman', the best friend who is secretly in love with you, etc. There was no shock, so suspense, so surprises throughout this whole book.

There was absolutely NO sense of resolution at the end of the book. I genuinely just didn't see the point of the whole thing. Dani Atkins has released another book since, and I can tell you now that I will not be picking it up. 

So, if you're looking for a super quick, easy read with little to no substance and don't exactly care about being entertained for however long it takes you to finish this, go ahead and read this. Otherwise, I'd recommend steering clear.

Ciska van Bokhorst

zo... wow..... dat einde! Was op een punt dat het langdradig begon te worden.... en dacht is dit alles?! en toen opeens die laatste bladzijdes .... snif snif......