I went into Broken Monsters expecting to be horrified by the serial killer who kills people (including a young child) and fuses their various body parts to dead animals but honestly I thought that was one of the "tamer" parts. More horrifying was social media's role in the major conflicts in this novel, especially that of teenager Layla who gets involved in some really scary (and REAL) stuff.

The supernatural elements of this story didn't really play out for me like I'd hoped, and I definitely prefer The Shining Girls. That said, still a great offering.