It just kept getting shuffled down the ole' TBR list. I certainly wish I hadn't put off reading this for months after getting it. The narrative follows different women in and around Barrens, Vermont, and more importantly Idlewilde Hall. The main portion of the story alternates back and forth between 19. It is the perfect amount of suspense, with extra special paranormal goodness sprinkled on top! This novel is replete with an absorbing gothic atmosphere that transports you in time and place. While I intensely love this set-up, upon reading, I pleasantly discovered there is a lot more to this story than that brief description lets on. The only information I had was that it was a Mystery set at an all-girls Prep School in Vermont. I went into this with very little knowledge of the plot. This story will definitely stick with me! The Broken Girls was an absolute delight, exceeding all of my expectations. But a shocking discovery during the renovations will link the loss of her sister to secrets that were meant to stay hidden in the past-and a voice that won't be silenced. . . When Fiona discovers that Idlewild Hall is being restored by an anonymous benefactor, she decides to write a story about it. And though her sister's boyfriend was tried and convicted of murder, Fiona can't shake the suspicion that something was never right about the case.

Twenty years ago, her body was found lying in the overgrown fields near the ruins of Idlewild Hall. As much as she's tried, journalist Fiona Sheridan cannot stop revisiting the events surrounding her older sister's death. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming-until one of them mysteriously disappears. . . And in the small town where it's located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants-the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. A suspense novel from the award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare.

The Broken Girls by Simone St. James