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katiecolson's review against another edition
3.0
⭐️2.5
Um, I meeeean I enjoyed it but I read it 5 days ago and already can't tell you that much about it. So......
Um, I meeeean I enjoyed it but I read it 5 days ago and already can't tell you that much about it. So......
eldritch_alex's review against another edition
3.0
It was too YA for me not to mention there were no actual ghosts in this ghost story
nadiahzkr's review against another edition
4.0
Three women from different times being haunted in a gothic mansion and coming together to reveal the true evil of it all—men. Sign me the hell up!
This book took a turn that I didn’t expect at all when I first started reading it, and the events that spiral in the second half really give more depth to Bram, our main character, and the entire plot as a whole.
Selfishness doesn’t get you anywhere. If I could strangle Bram’s mother myself, I would. The problems women face in the real world are reflected in brutally realistic characters such as James and Gavin Turner.
You can’t read this book without wanting to punch someone or feel your anger bubbling inside you. It’s haunting yet easy to read. Definitely a page turner for me, and I’d ‘Rebecca’ lover to give this book a chance.
This book took a turn that I didn’t expect at all when I first started reading it, and the events that spiral in the second half really give more depth to Bram, our main character, and the entire plot as a whole.
Selfishness doesn’t get you anywhere. If I could strangle Bram’s mother myself, I would. The problems women face in the real world are reflected in brutally realistic characters such as James and Gavin Turner.
You can’t read this book without wanting to punch someone or feel your anger bubbling inside you. It’s haunting yet easy to read. Definitely a page turner for me, and I’d ‘Rebecca’ lover to give this book a chance.
waclements7's review against another edition
3.0
Ghosts
I thought this was pretty good, with the caveat that some of the things Bram does are just so stupid in the interest of the plot.
I thought this was pretty good, with the caveat that some of the things Bram does are just so stupid in the interest of the plot.
tessa_talbert's review against another edition
4.0
THIS BOOK SCARED THE HECK OUTTA ME
⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Stars!
Don't Tell a Soul lends itself as part ghost story, part suspense, and as an avid reader of both I was *highly* satisfied.
Here we follow Bram, a troubled teen with a spotty past, one parent in the grave, and a terrible reputation in her wake. When her mother sends her away from the city to live her with her estranged uncle in the Manor where a fire previously took his own wife and sickened her daughter. But the town of Louth is full of secrets, and Bram is drawn to the stories of Dead Girls surrounding the manor she now lives in. Will she be able to uncover the truth before someone — or something — gets to her first?
tw: addiction/drug abuse, attempted sexual assault, mentions of suicide, murder
I love being scared. Blood and gore? Eh, not my style. But there is something to be said for the ability to create a tone of unease that carries throughout a book and Kirsten Miller definitely did that for me. There were moments where I was questioning myself reading this thing in the dark. I am a very visual reader, and there were instances where all it took were a few choice words and I was terrified out of my wits at the image alone. That made this a winner for me!
There was also a quickness to the prose that launched the story along so nicely. We were given tons of information and backstory as we went, mixtures of legends and Bram's own thoughts. We know from the beginning that Bram has been through something horrible, but as she pieces it back together so do we, and she is a fiercely determined heroine that I think everyone wants to root for in the end. She tempers her aloofness with a natural kindness and a curiosity that won't quit. The supporting cast here was also phenomenal and you really don't know right up until the end who you can trust — but that made it all the more fun.
The half a star down rating was because the ending propelled itself a little too quickly for my tastes and I found myself turning back the pages to make sure I hadn't skipped ahead. I think it could have done with a little more breathing room before jumping into the epilogue but despite that I found this a highly enjoyable, creepy, and satisfying read!
Don't Tell A Soul will be out in three days! And if you love a good creep factor, this one is a winner.
*My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for granting me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.*
⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Stars!
Don't Tell a Soul lends itself as part ghost story, part suspense, and as an avid reader of both I was *highly* satisfied.
Here we follow Bram, a troubled teen with a spotty past, one parent in the grave, and a terrible reputation in her wake. When her mother sends her away from the city to live her with her estranged uncle in the Manor where a fire previously took his own wife and sickened her daughter. But the town of Louth is full of secrets, and Bram is drawn to the stories of Dead Girls surrounding the manor she now lives in. Will she be able to uncover the truth before someone — or something — gets to her first?
tw: addiction/drug abuse, attempted sexual assault, mentions of suicide, murder
I love being scared. Blood and gore? Eh, not my style. But there is something to be said for the ability to create a tone of unease that carries throughout a book and Kirsten Miller definitely did that for me. There were moments where I was questioning myself reading this thing in the dark. I am a very visual reader, and there were instances where all it took were a few choice words and I was terrified out of my wits at the image alone. That made this a winner for me!
There was also a quickness to the prose that launched the story along so nicely. We were given tons of information and backstory as we went, mixtures of legends and Bram's own thoughts. We know from the beginning that Bram has been through something horrible, but as she pieces it back together so do we, and she is a fiercely determined heroine that I think everyone wants to root for in the end. She tempers her aloofness with a natural kindness and a curiosity that won't quit. The supporting cast here was also phenomenal and you really don't know right up until the end who you can trust — but that made it all the more fun.
The half a star down rating was because the ending propelled itself a little too quickly for my tastes and I found myself turning back the pages to make sure I hadn't skipped ahead. I think it could have done with a little more breathing room before jumping into the epilogue but despite that I found this a highly enjoyable, creepy, and satisfying read!
Don't Tell A Soul will be out in three days! And if you love a good creep factor, this one is a winner.
*My thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for granting me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.*
rosemary_nagy's review against another edition
4.0
Did I enjoy this book? Absolutely. Would I have enjoyed this book a thousand times more if it had had trigger warnings? ABSOLUTELY.
Don’t Tell a Soul was a fun, creepy, mystery. I expected a normal ghost story with hauntings and all but it was more like a mystery that had a ghostly aspect. But the characters were fun and realistic, and I was hooked from the start.
That being said, this book needs some MAJOR trigger warnings. There’s a detailed description of attempted rape and quite a lot about substance abuse, plus some pretty intense emotional abuse. The main character has PTSD from the attempted rape and that’s an underlying theme through the whole book, with her thinking about how Very Not Safe she feels any time she’s around a boy. These things absolutely need to be addressed and I think this book did an excellent job of showing the trauma, but it was extremely triggering. I’m just glad I read it when I was in a mental space where I could handle that, because if it had been a bad day for me mentally it would’ve been way too much.
Overall, 4/5 and would have been 5/5 if there had been some darn trigger warnings.
Don’t Tell a Soul was a fun, creepy, mystery. I expected a normal ghost story with hauntings and all but it was more like a mystery that had a ghostly aspect. But the characters were fun and realistic, and I was hooked from the start.
That being said, this book needs some MAJOR trigger warnings. There’s a detailed description of attempted rape and quite a lot about substance abuse, plus some pretty intense emotional abuse. The main character has PTSD from the attempted rape and that’s an underlying theme through the whole book, with her thinking about how Very Not Safe she feels any time she’s around a boy. These things absolutely need to be addressed and I think this book did an excellent job of showing the trauma, but it was extremely triggering. I’m just glad I read it when I was in a mental space where I could handle that, because if it had been a bad day for me mentally it would’ve been way too much.
Overall, 4/5 and would have been 5/5 if there had been some darn trigger warnings.
smilesgiggle's review against another edition
4.0
"Nothing will change if we stay quiet."
Bram is forced out of New York City. Escaping her mother, Bram's only choice is her Uncle James.
Years before, James bought the old manor in Louth, NY - a very small community on the Hudson.
The manor is shrouded in legend - Grace Louth's suicide, missing young women- the Dead Girls.
A few months prior, James' step daughter Lark sents fire to a wing, placed in a hospital for mental health issues.
Bram knows Lark doesn't have issues- though she has never met her. Bram also hears the footsteps in the house, sees a young woman in a white wedding dress, feels the Dead Girls in the house.
Excellent story. I read it in one day - amazing writing, great characters and chilling reality for women.
Bram is forced out of New York City. Escaping her mother, Bram's only choice is her Uncle James.
Years before, James bought the old manor in Louth, NY - a very small community on the Hudson.
The manor is shrouded in legend - Grace Louth's suicide, missing young women- the Dead Girls.
A few months prior, James' step daughter Lark sents fire to a wing, placed in a hospital for mental health issues.
Bram knows Lark doesn't have issues- though she has never met her. Bram also hears the footsteps in the house, sees a young woman in a white wedding dress, feels the Dead Girls in the house.
Excellent story. I read it in one day - amazing writing, great characters and chilling reality for women.