Broken Monsters

by Lauren Beukes

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This is my first Lauren Beukes novel, but it definitely won't be my last. She's an incredible author who writes about horrific things beautifully. There are so many sentences and paragraphs that are completely quotable here, that I had a hard time keeping them all to myself. I don't want to accidentally ruin anyone's experience with this book by my adoration of her words.

Unless you like going into books completely, completely blind, you get a sense of what's in the pages from the synopsis on the front flap. However, unlike typical mystery/thrillers where the readers try to figure out the "who done it" part, Broken Monsters is told in several POVs and the who is found out relatively quickly.

But the why, the why's the freaking point of this story. From the commentary added around art, culture, and social media, to the delusions and even the paranormal aspect of this story (came out of left field, and I loved it), everything clicks in the end.

It was horror at its finest, and I'll definitely be checking out Ms. Beukes' other works in the very near future.