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The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Okay, so that was amazing! I started this book on a whim, having previously only read one book by Simone St. James (The Haunting of Maddy Clare, which still has the ability to give me nightmares if I let it) - and then I didn't stop reading it until I finished (Dinner? What's dinner?).
✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷
I was immersed in this story immediately, and I loved the dual timeline plot device that was used - it kept you totally hooked from the first chapter. The idea of a haunted girls boarding school is so fascinating, because let's face it - if anything was going to be haunted, it would be boarding schools from the 1950s. And the story behind this one was done SO. WELL.
I loved the four girls from the 1950s, and in a weird way I was getting major Now & Then vibes which made me like it all the more (Cece was Chrissy, Katie was Roberta, Roberta was Samantha, and Sonia was Teeny, right???). The bond the girls had was evident in every chapter and even as you knew what was coming (that prologue was no joke) you couldn't help but hope that you were wrong.
That being said, the 2014 timeline was just as intriguing - I loved Fiona as a character and was so invested in the various mysteries she was trying to unravel. And. THE. TWIST.
YUP.
Solid spooky ghost story by an author with an impressive backlist that I will definitely be acquiring!
✨ 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 ✨ B̷O̷R̷R̷O̷W̷ B̷Y̷P̷A̷S̷S̷
I was immersed in this story immediately, and I loved the dual timeline plot device that was used - it kept you totally hooked from the first chapter. The idea of a haunted girls boarding school is so fascinating, because let's face it - if anything was going to be haunted, it would be boarding schools from the 1950s. And the story behind this one was done SO. WELL.
I loved the four girls from the 1950s, and in a weird way I was getting major Now & Then vibes which made me like it all the more (Cece was Chrissy, Katie was Roberta, Roberta was Samantha, and Sonia was Teeny, right???). The bond the girls had was evident in every chapter and even as you knew what was coming (that prologue was no joke) you couldn't help but hope that you were wrong.
That being said, the 2014 timeline was just as intriguing - I loved Fiona as a character and was so invested in the various mysteries she was trying to unravel. And. THE. TWIST.
YUP.
Solid spooky ghost story by an author with an impressive backlist that I will definitely be acquiring!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Rape