Reviews

Silence for the Dead by Simone St. James

say729's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mnc1214's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

booknorikop's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

caraem3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

buttonsandbooks's review against another edition

3.0

I've read a few Simone St. James books and enjoyed them so I added this one blindly to a recent Book Outlet order. ✅

In 1919, 21 year old Kitty Weekes is desperate to stay away from her home and find a job that she can live on. She discovers a nursing position at Portis House, a remote hospital for men who've had a hard time adjusting since they left the Great War. But Portis House wasn't always a hospital, it started as a mansion that a family called home. Nobody knows what happened to the family, but they're gone now. Or are they?

This was ok. There were parts that kept my attention, and parts that didn't. I had a hard time keeping the patients straight for some reason. 

⭐⭐⭐

spines's review against another edition

3.75

Underwhelming ending and not super spooky but I liked the cast of characters and felt invested in their wellbeing

alexxshum's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

er_marie's review

4.0

I really enjoyed this, a haunting, suspenseful ghost story. I might be biased because I always love a haunted manor and that's exactly what this gave me.

katsdaysarebooked's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sueotwell's review against another edition

4.0

Another good book by Simone St.James