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A review by tessa_talbert
Don't Tell a Soul by Kirsten Miller
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.*