So glad I gave this author another chance. Although the first book I tried to read by her, [b:Delirium|11614718|Delirium (Delirium, #1)|Lauren Oliver|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327890411i/11614718._SX50_.jpg|10342808], made me so crazy with how nonsensical the foundations of the plot were, Broken Things really shows off her maturity as an author.

Broken Things has everything I like: a two-sided dead girl, creepy wandering in the woods, coming of age love lessons, family mental health issues. It's a classic whodunnit, which I'm not a huge fan of, and the motive of who did it is the book's weakest point (so, see comment above about Delirium I guess? old habits die hard).

The plot is very similar to another book I recently read: [b:A Good Idea|29960804|A Good Idea|Cristina Moracho|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1466778834i/29960804._SX50_.jpg|50354391]... a troubled girl goes back to her small hometown on the East Coast to find out who really killed her manic-pixie dreamgirl best friend from middle school and finds out that her friend was a bit more complicated than she remembered. And then she wraps up the loose ends of her past and starts afresh at college in NYC. VERRYY SIMILAR.