A review by onkenzisshelf
The Broken Girls by Simone St. James

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙:
👻This book was CREEPY. St. James did such a good job at making Idlewild the creepiest of creepy places - I found myself genuinely scared whenever the setting was Idlewild or its grounds. 
👻The use of different POVs and the jumping of time was incredible.
👻I absolutely loved how everything wrapped up in its own way, and everyone seemed to get the closure necessary. 
👻The connections made between everything was wonderful.
👻The pacing was spectacular, the plot was SO well done, and I honestly just loved this book so much. 

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝘿𝙞𝙙𝙣'𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙊𝙛:
👻I would have loved to see a little more about Mary Hand, whether it was her history or what happened after the fact. 

𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙄𝙛 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙇𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙:
👻The Sun Down Motel. If you don't like being creeped out, do not read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault