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A review by themysterymaven
The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
5.0
Oooo…I really loved reading this book! I’ve been a big CJ Tudor fan since I first read The Chalk Man; she never disappoints with her gut-gripping opening chapters and the way she creates multi-layered stories that continue to rework and reshape like a Rubik’s cube. And yes, I thought I was so brilliant in guessing at one major plot point, only to be surprised by other twists that lay hidden until the exact right moment…much like a haunted house attraction makes you look one way while a terrific scare frightens you from another.
This novel draws you in quickly and never let’s you go - each chapter ending in a cliffhanger moment. Add in elements of religious sacrifice, missing girls, deeply-rooted traditions, and yes, even hints at exorcism, all set in the backdrop of a rural town that celebrates its history of martyrs with twig dolls and has deep-set secrets of ghosts and strange deaths…it’s not difficult to keep turning the pages late into the night!
This novel draws you in quickly and never let’s you go - each chapter ending in a cliffhanger moment. Add in elements of religious sacrifice, missing girls, deeply-rooted traditions, and yes, even hints at exorcism, all set in the backdrop of a rural town that celebrates its history of martyrs with twig dolls and has deep-set secrets of ghosts and strange deaths…it’s not difficult to keep turning the pages late into the night!