Fracture is an intense read. From start to finish, Ms. Miranda doesn't mess around. Seventeen-year-old Delaney was dead--and now she's not. She shouldn't be alive. Now the dead call to her and she's helpless to stop it--completely unable to save their lives, even when it's someone close to her. 
 Delaney is a startling and realistic character. She's not made out to be someone who's nice for the sake of being nice. She's rough around the edges, which for me was a nice change of pace. I enjoyed the less-than-perfect main character because I really connected with her. After the accident, she feels lost and confused and I think that came through really well in the story development. To top it all off, Delaney suffers from some severe survivor's guilt, which is only reinforced by the actions of her friends later in the book. 
 Decker is the perfect best friend and I honestly wish we could have seen more of him (dual-narrative would have been awesome). It's really hard to watch Delaney basically push him away and I wish she would have trusted him with her secret early on in the book. Actually, I found myself wishing she would simply confide in him about anything that was going on in her life because she clearly needed to talk to someone and he wanted to be there for her. I know Troy tried to be there for him, but something about him made me distrust him from the start... 
 I would definitely recommend this to readers of contemporary YA, as the paranormal element isn't really overplayed in a major way. This is really a story about acceptance, love, and living your life to its fullest. This well-crafted novel will remind you that life is short and everyone's time is limited.