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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After a very close vote with my dog park book club, the other option being “The Terror”, I dove into “The Burning Girls” with a semi high bar. This book did not disappoint and if I could sum it up in one word, I would call it sinister.
*
While the multiple narratives took some getting used to, the overall atmosphere and theme left me on edge. Inching closer to the mystery surrounding the deaths, and church, in Chapel Croft, we as readers are taken on a journey of self discovery, childhood secrets and trauma, and religious expectations. Our main character Jack takes the term “onions have layers” to new levels as we dive deeper into their past, and present.
*
The climatic ending came to a head rather naturally, I felt. While there is always the critique of a forced narrative, I never saw the books ultimate conclusion as anything more then a bad, but realistic, series of events.
*
I don’t want to give too much away because I throughly enjoyed this book and it’s secrets and would recommend it for anyone looking for a rather tame thriller. There’s minor gore, but nothing the average reader would feel put off by.
*
Happy reading
*
While the multiple narratives took some getting used to, the overall atmosphere and theme left me on edge. Inching closer to the mystery surrounding the deaths, and church, in Chapel Croft, we as readers are taken on a journey of self discovery, childhood secrets and trauma, and religious expectations. Our main character Jack takes the term “onions have layers” to new levels as we dive deeper into their past, and present.
*
The climatic ending came to a head rather naturally, I felt. While there is always the critique of a forced narrative, I never saw the books ultimate conclusion as anything more then a bad, but realistic, series of events.
*
I don’t want to give too much away because I throughly enjoyed this book and it’s secrets and would recommend it for anyone looking for a rather tame thriller. There’s minor gore, but nothing the average reader would feel put off by.
*
Happy reading
If you have read Phil Rickman, you will quickly pick up on the fact that Tudor's lead, Jack, is very much in the cassock of Watkins. Single widowed mother who is a vicar with a smoking problem and a teen girl who is a goth new age type of stage. Said family gets sent to a small parish in a out of the way, somewhat strange and spooky village.
It is to Tudor's credit that she at once refers to Watkins but also plays off a reader's exceptions of Watkins. She makes Jack and her daughter something different. In part, this is because of some of the plot twists. In others, it was because while Jack makes you think of Watkins, there are differences (Watkins seems to have more faith while Jack is grounded in a real city feeling).
It was a good read.
It is to Tudor's credit that she at once refers to Watkins but also plays off a reader's exceptions of Watkins. She makes Jack and her daughter something different. In part, this is because of some of the plot twists. In others, it was because while Jack makes you think of Watkins, there are differences (Watkins seems to have more faith while Jack is grounded in a real city feeling).
It was a good read.
Eh. A mishmash of genres (history, creepy English countryside, twisty stories, trauma) that sacrifices plausibility for plot twists.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The ending felt rushed and honestly the twist was not good.
This is my first timing reading a book from C.J.Tudor. To be honest: it was kind of hard to get into. I felt confused because there were so many different named vicars. It took me about 150 pages in to get really invested in the story. I also think some pages were unnecessary.
This book is more horror than thriller, which was kinda cool to read with the past gloomy days.
I did like how the bond between the main character and heir daughter was portrayed. Very strong. While getting close the end I felt more tension reading and was curious about how it would end. But,the ending felt very rushed and didn't make sense to me.
So in conclusion. It was an okay book.
⭐⭐⭐
This book is more horror than thriller, which was kinda cool to read with the past gloomy days.
I did like how the bond between the main character and heir daughter was portrayed. Very strong. While getting close the end I felt more tension reading and was curious about how it would end. But,the ending felt very rushed and didn't make sense to me.
So in conclusion. It was an okay book.
⭐⭐⭐
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
I loved the horror and supernatural elements in this book. It was hard to stop reading at times! However, I was kind of disappointed with the ending. The answers to some of the plot’s biggest mysteries felt a little rushed or unsatisfying.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
