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bethreadsandnaps 's review for:
The Girls with No Names
by Serena Burdick
This historical fiction novel mostly is told from Effie and Mable's perspectives (with an occasional viewpoint from Effie's mother Jeanne). They both end up in the House of Mercy, a workhouse of sorts monitored by nuns, for wayward girls. I was really intrigued by Effie's viewpoint because the vast majority of novels I read like this involving these "homes" are full of pregnant teens. Effie wasn't pregnant. Her older sister Luella leaves her family, and Effie goes into this workhouse trying to find her sister. Effie is also physically disabled, which is an interesting twist.
I have to admit that Effie's perspective was a little...flat, boring you might say. She is younger and spunky but doesn't have much in the way of intrigue.
Mable had a more interesting story, but her backstory for ending up in the workhouse is a little more "traditional."
The story was compelling because you wanted to find out if Effie reunites with her sister/family and if Mable has a happy ending.
I have to admit that Effie's perspective was a little...flat, boring you might say. She is younger and spunky but doesn't have much in the way of intrigue.
Mable had a more interesting story, but her backstory for ending up in the workhouse is a little more "traditional."
The story was compelling because you wanted to find out if Effie reunites with her sister/family and if Mable has a happy ending.