Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

53 reviews

emileejacks's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Stalking

One main content warning which is also a spoiler is

antisemitism

because the historical death mystery line is that

Sonja survived a concentration camp, moved to the boarding school, and ended up living in the same town as a former prison guard of the camp. Even though Sonja was not Jewish, the school dismissed her disappearance because antisemitism and BIG SPOILER: prison guard murdered her.

thejenstamps's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A journalist. A ghost story. An abandoned boarding school for girls. And a murder. 

This story takes place in 1950 and 2014. 

1950: the story is told from the perspective of four castaway girls shunned to Idlewild Hall boarding school. Roommates. Friends. We learn about their individual stories as a sisterhood is bonded. 

2014: the story is told by Fiona - a journalist whose sister was murdered 20 years ago and dumped on the field of Idlewild Hall.  

Idlewild Hall was closed and abandoned for decades

(long before Fiona’s sister's murder)

. But now, it’s being purchased and restored. 

Why? Fiona has to find out! 

This book has it all. Ghost stories. Secretes. Murder.

Cover up.

Twists and turns that will have you both shocked and satisfied. 

A must-read for the spooky book lover. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Abandonment

Minor: Child death

jadecorissamartin's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Antisemitism

Minor: Child death

tiffany_bush's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Drug abuse

eerieehobbit's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Violence, Antisemitism, and War

kcrockford's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Antisemitism, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use and Death of parent

sandysmith's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.5

I'm gradually adding books I've read in 2021 to give a true reflection of the books I've read since keeping records.  This was the first book I read in 2021, and is what kick-started my reading journey having put reading on the back burner whilst bringing up the children, previously being an avid reader.  It's a modern ghost story, switching between school girls at a boarding school in the 1950's and 2014, a journalist looking for answers concerning the death of her sister on the same boarding school site, Idlewild Hall. Journalist Fiona Sheridan and the school girls CeCe, Katie, Sonia and Roberta, and the ghost Mary Hand. I'm not really into ghost stories but I liked it never the less and I'm glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and Murder

micallab's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Minor: Child death and Antisemitism

colourado's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

lampbee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I like her books. Ghost mysteries sound stupid on paper but the way she does them makes them entertaining :) It wrapped up so well in a way I wasn’t necessarily expecting but one that was satisfying. Vivid imagery and solid characterization of what a girls school is like. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Torture, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Genocide, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and War

Obviously a lot of the book centers around how one of the school girls

was put into Ravensbruck for aiding her mother in the allied resistance of France

Her description is moderately graphic , there really should be a

holocaust content warning option

Also I walked into it thinking there would be copaganda but it was actually in the reverse which was crucial to liking the book.