Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

85 reviews

thejenstamps's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

A journalist. A ghost story. An abandoned boarding school for girls. And a murder. 

This story takes place in 1950 and 2014. 

1950: the story is told from the perspective of four castaway girls shunned to Idlewild Hall boarding school. Roommates. Friends. We learn about their individual stories as a sisterhood is bonded. 

2014: the story is told by Fiona - a journalist whose sister was murdered 20 years ago and dumped on the field of Idlewild Hall.  

Idlewild Hall was closed and abandoned for decades
(long before Fiona’s sister's murder)
. But now, it’s being purchased and restored. 

Why? Fiona has to find out! 

This book has it all. Ghost stories. Secretes. Murder.
Cover up.
Twists and turns that will have you both shocked and satisfied. 

A must-read for the spooky book lover. 
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winifred_k22's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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nesscress's review against another edition

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mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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grifgirl's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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tiffany_bush's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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eerieehobbit's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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kcrockford's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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jordantls's review against another edition

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dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Fiona was a dummy, cops need to be eradicated. I did end up enjoying our group of girls from Idlewild, especially at the end when they were older, it was cute. The historical angle was interesting but the mysteries were a flop for me. Both resolutions to both murders were meh. Jamie's daddy needs to BURN
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luluhasnolife's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Sorry English isn’t my first language 
So I apologize in advance 

It is incredible, I stayed all night reading this book. They are some heavy topics in this book but they are never full on detailed about it, I would keep this in mind if you are easily triggered about the tags warned…because those are the main one that are briefly discussed. 

Another thing I want to point out in my rating about diversity, this book has characters with incredibly different backgrounds and personalities it’s magnificent but all of them are white if I recall, that’s why I put it’s complicated. It makes sense that they are all white but still. 

Now positive!

I love how they brought actual historical events into this book, it made it feel more realistic 

The whole ghost thing without spoilers is so juicy and sad at the same time. It keep me on my toes ngl, my dog moved and I would get startled 


Some books can’t don’t time skips and changing pov but this author does an incredible job at it this. 

The way there’s always sudden hints and foreshadowing in this book ties everything up in a beautiful bow
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imfixintoread's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I could not put this book down! There is a lot in this book -- mystery, paranormal activity, historical references to the Holocaust and Ravensbrück, murder, attempted murder, dual timelines, multiple narrators. And yet, Simone St. James absolutely nails this. It was incredibly well written and one of those books that I'll think about for a long time. There were a few times where the hair stood up on the back of my neck. Truly a great read.   
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