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The Broken Girls

Name: The Broken Girls
Author: Simone St. James

by Simone St. James

2018•Mystery•448 pages

Taste attributes: mysteryhorrordramahistoricalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA dark mystery that is heightened, layered and heavy. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

More than sixty years after one of four friends in a reputedly haunted boarding school goes missing, journalist Fiona Sheridan resolves to learn her sister's fate before a harrowing discovery is made.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryHorrorDramaHistoricalSolving the riddle/not as it seemsRescue/escape/jeopardyInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

MurderInvestigationBoarding schools

Details

Author: Simone St. James
Published: 2018
Pages: 448
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Source: Open Library

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