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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
I loved the book. It was a great read and I was hooked until the end. Would recommend to anyone interested.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.5 stars
The Broken Girls is a traditional plucky-reporter-with-a-dark-past crime/suspense novel with a supernatural twist. I found the story very interesting, particularly with the way it jumped between the perspectives of a group of girls in the 50s and our reporter heroine in the present day, with references to an event in the 90s in between. It's tightly plotted and everything is tied up very nicely at the end. However, at the same time, not much really happened in the book and there's way more telling than showing; most of the information is disclosed through long info-dumping conversations, which made it a bit of a slog to get through at times. Overall though I think it's a great book for curling up with during the autumn/winter season.
The Broken Girls is a traditional plucky-reporter-with-a-dark-past crime/suspense novel with a supernatural twist. I found the story very interesting, particularly with the way it jumped between the perspectives of a group of girls in the 50s and our reporter heroine in the present day, with references to an event in the 90s in between. It's tightly plotted and everything is tied up very nicely at the end. However, at the same time, not much really happened in the book and there's way more telling than showing; most of the information is disclosed through long info-dumping conversations, which made it a bit of a slog to get through at times. Overall though I think it's a great book for curling up with during the autumn/winter season.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Sexual violence, Violence, Suicide attempt, Abandonment
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
What I love about St James is that she knows how to write books that just suck you in.
Told via multiple perspectives; Fiona in 2014 a journalist still coming to terms with her sister's murder 20 years previously who was found on the grounds of Idlewild Hall and Roberta, Katie, Cece, and Sonia in 1949-1950 who were girls sent to Idlewild Hall, a school for unruly girls.
This is one of those books where it's hard to just say "one more chapter " because you'll be saying it until you finish.
I thoroughly enjoyed each girls perspective of living in Idlewild Hall and can only image how soul crushing and desparing the place was on them. I also rooted for Fiona, for never giving up and always looking for more answers.
Read this book!
Told via multiple perspectives; Fiona in 2014 a journalist still coming to terms with her sister's murder 20 years previously who was found on the grounds of Idlewild Hall and Roberta, Katie, Cece, and Sonia in 1949-1950 who were girls sent to Idlewild Hall, a school for unruly girls.
This is one of those books where it's hard to just say "one more chapter " because you'll be saying it until you finish.
I thoroughly enjoyed each girls perspective of living in Idlewild Hall and can only image how soul crushing and desparing the place was on them. I also rooted for Fiona, for never giving up and always looking for more answers.
Read this book!