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A review by m_lefaye
The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
5.0
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