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The Girls with No Names
by Serena Burdick
Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher on Netgalley. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Book: The Girls With No Names
Author: Serena Burdick
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3/5
Publication Date: January 7, 2020
Genre: Historical Fiction
Recommended Age: 15+ (unwanted feelings, TW abuse, gore, and violence)
Publisher: Park Row
Pages: 336
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Synopsis: The Girls with No Names pulls readers into the gilded age of New York City in the 1910s, when suffragettes marched in the street, unions fought for better work conditions—and girls were confined to the House of Mercy for daring to break the rules.
Not far from Luella and Effie Tildon’s large family mansion in Inwood looms the House of Mercy, a work house for wayward girls. The sisters grow up under its shadow with the understanding that even as wealthy young women, their freedoms come with limits. But when the sisters accidentally discover a shocking secret about their father, Luella, the brazen older sister, becomes emboldened to do as she pleases.
But her rebellion comes with consequences, and one morning Luella is mysteriously gone. Effie suspects her father has made good on his threat to send Luella to the House of Mercy and hatches a plan to get herself committed to save her sister. But she made a miscalculation, and with no one to believe her story, Effie’s escape from the House of Mercy seems impossible—unless she can trust an enigmatic girl named Mable. As their fates entwine, Mable and Effie must rely on each other and their tenuous friendship to survive.
Review: I thought this book was set up well. The world building was amazing, the history behind it great, and well-researched from what I could tell. I really liked the POV switches in the books and the character development was very well done.
However, I thought the book could do more and show the reader more. I also thought it was very slow paced. It was a great read, but I was just left with this feeling that more could have been done in this novel, within the time period and within the House of Mercy. Also, the amount of details in this book was way too much. It really bogs down the read in my opinion.
Verdict: Overall, a good read.
Book: The Girls With No Names
Author: Serena Burdick
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 3/5
Publication Date: January 7, 2020
Genre: Historical Fiction
Recommended Age: 15+ (unwanted feelings, TW abuse, gore, and violence)
Publisher: Park Row
Pages: 336
Amazon Link
Synopsis: The Girls with No Names pulls readers into the gilded age of New York City in the 1910s, when suffragettes marched in the street, unions fought for better work conditions—and girls were confined to the House of Mercy for daring to break the rules.
Not far from Luella and Effie Tildon’s large family mansion in Inwood looms the House of Mercy, a work house for wayward girls. The sisters grow up under its shadow with the understanding that even as wealthy young women, their freedoms come with limits. But when the sisters accidentally discover a shocking secret about their father, Luella, the brazen older sister, becomes emboldened to do as she pleases.
But her rebellion comes with consequences, and one morning Luella is mysteriously gone. Effie suspects her father has made good on his threat to send Luella to the House of Mercy and hatches a plan to get herself committed to save her sister. But she made a miscalculation, and with no one to believe her story, Effie’s escape from the House of Mercy seems impossible—unless she can trust an enigmatic girl named Mable. As their fates entwine, Mable and Effie must rely on each other and their tenuous friendship to survive.
Review: I thought this book was set up well. The world building was amazing, the history behind it great, and well-researched from what I could tell. I really liked the POV switches in the books and the character development was very well done.
However, I thought the book could do more and show the reader more. I also thought it was very slow paced. It was a great read, but I was just left with this feeling that more could have been done in this novel, within the time period and within the House of Mercy. Also, the amount of details in this book was way too much. It really bogs down the read in my opinion.
Verdict: Overall, a good read.