Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

76 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

winifred_k22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Antisemitism

Moderate: Rape and Murder

nesscress's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

grifgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Antisemitism, and Murder

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

daslibrary's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

Fiona was a dummy, cops need to be eradicated. I did end up enjoying our group of girls from Idlewild, especially at the end when they were older, it was cute. The historical angle was interesting but the mysteries were a flop for me. Both resolutions to both murders were meh. Jamie's daddy needs to BURN

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Hate crime and Suicide attempt

luluhasnolife's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

Sorry English isn’t my first language 
So I apologize in advance 

It is incredible, I stayed all night reading this book. They are some heavy topics in this book but they are never full on detailed about it, I would keep this in mind if you are easily triggered about the tags warned…because those are the main one that are briefly discussed. 

Another thing I want to point out in my rating about diversity, this book has characters with incredibly different backgrounds and personalities it’s magnificent but all of them are white if I recall, that’s why I put it’s complicated. It makes sense that they are all white but still. 

Now positive!

I love how they brought actual historical events into this book, it made it feel more realistic 

The whole ghost thing without spoilers is so juicy and sad at the same time. It keep me on my toes ngl, my dog moved and I would get startled 


Some books can’t don’t time skips and changing pov but this author does an incredible job at it this. 

The way there’s always sudden hints and foreshadowing in this book ties everything up in a beautiful bow

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Content Warnings

Minor: Hate crime, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Murder