BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Bram
finds that her life in Manhattan has become unbearable and decides to head to
the tiny town of Louth to live with her uncle. Bram meant to leave the scandal
and secrets behind, but now finds herself in the middle of new intrigue when it
seems as though her uncle’s manor it haunted by its own mysteries and tragedy. His
wife died in a fire supposedly set by her daughter, who survived, but is in the
grips of mental decline. Then there are the stories of the Dead Girls. These
are tales told of the many girls whose lives have been cut tragically short
while staying in the manor that Bram now calls home.
What
is set up to be a spooky gothic horror quickly turns into a bland story with
numerous plot holes and twists and scares that fall flat. The main character is
annoyingly overdramatic and teases the secrets and scandals of her past for far
too long leaving the reader to lose interest long before the big reveals. The
winter setting helps the creepy claustrophobic vibe, but with two separate
stories that do not complement each other, the story sinks.
Reviewer: AEB
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