Jamie, too yeah, he was a drug dealer and a criminal, but… There was something about him, a charisma that radiated, “I have a good heart.” I was delighted to learn that he and Viv had something of a relationship after everything happened. I thought he had a sort of dark antihero charm to him, as St. And maybe he wasn’t the most gallant man alive, but he wasn’t a bad one, either. Some readers may find the eight- or nine-year difference in his and Carly’s ages creepy, but I don’t.
It seemed so juicy and important but was apparently neither. It remained unexplained, actually, and that was probably what bothered me most about the novel. I kept waiting for that to tie in, too…but it never did. I’m not sure what purpose his backstory ultimately served. Betty was important but also rather…impotent? Though maybe she wouldn’t have seemed impotent if we’d seen the showdown at the end. I kept theorizing in my head how they might be relevant and waited to find out…but never did. The ghosts almost felt obligatory, especially considering the boy and Henry didn’t have anything to do with the plot.
I do admit I prefer her earlier WWI-era gothics set in England, but I’ve enjoyed Sun Down and Broken Girls. It had it’s flaws, sure it wasn’t perfect. James support, because she’s one of my favorites, even if I’m not happy with her publisher at the moment. I was prepared to move on with my life-but then I saw some reviewers tearing this book a new one, and my fangirl hackles rose. It got passed around surprisingly quickly and only nine days after it was released, I began reading it. So I put a hold on the ebook at my library and settled in to wait my turn. You’re the only publisher who still cockblocks me, Berkley, and I don’t mind bitching about it. But for some inexplicable reason, I was denied this one. James’s books up and down since I discovered them a few years ago I’ve recommended them to friends and family and I was allowed to read The Broken Girls six months early. I wasn’t going to review this book because I’m bitter that Berkley wouldn’t allow me to read an ARC.
Not her best but I still really enjoyed it
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