In general, I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this proliferation of tie-in stories for popular series. In theory, it could be awesome, especially since a lot of them are free on Amazon or other sites. I definitely am not a fan when they cost 3 dollars and are about fifteen pages long. Anyway, the problem is that, in my limited experience, they don't really add anything to the overall story. They're just a way for the author to gain more money and/or readers. So, I guess, I only like them if they're good and add something to the overarching story.

I loved Fracture; the writing, the story, the characters are all completely fascinating. In this short story, I was again sucked into Miranda's writing. This time we get to see the time Delaney was unconscious through from Decker's perspective. Of course, Decker is completely depressed/grieving/drowning in guilt.

As is pretty typical, nothing crucial happens in this brief story, because I don't think the authors count on folks reading series books that end in a .5. However, the story is beautiful, and reminded me just how amazing Fracture was.

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3.5

This was a nice little treat to get inside Decker's mind during the eleven minutes of hell. We see Delaney plunge through the ice, from his eyes and the chaos that follows. A must-read if you've read "Fracture" ( )