Fans of the supernatural will enjoy this mixture of witches, ghosts and demons. Beautifully Broken is full of secrets, mystery and even a cute guy. The writing is very readable and conversational, which I enjoyed. I think a younger to middle YA audience will enjoy this book the most. The characters are very true to high school girls. And the language matches their age group perfectly. There is slang and lots of OMG's. I thought it was realistic. These are 16/17 year old girls so they are going to gush over guys and they are going to talk in chat speak more often than not. None of the characters are very formal in Beautifully Broken, but none of them were overly immature either. I think they were just realistic which is refreshing to see.

I love that this story revolves around Ravenhurst- an awesome and old mansion. I have this thing about big or cool houses. I just love them, so a story featuring one is going to get some pluses in my book. I want to visit! But the cool thing is that this secret goes deeper than just the house. It is one of those secrets that just keeps getting bigger and bigger as the story goes on. And it is one doozy of a secret. Shiloh was like a little sleuth. I am so excited to see what is going to happen with it in the next book.

So what did I not love about Beautifully Broken? The awful, awful mother! I know the evil mom (or traditionally step-mom) is a classic cliche in books and movies, but I just don't care for it. I knew right away that Shiloh's mom was involved somehow but my thoughts about halfway through the book about her were way off the mark about how she was involved. I love being surprised, so that was another plus for me. I still hate her though.

Other than the mother, I enjoyed Beautifully Broken. I think this will appeal to teens that are looking for a creepy supernatural read. I am really excited to see what is going to happen next in the second book.