Girls of Brackenhill by Kate Moretti [book review]

Girls of Brackenhill book summary:

Girls of Bracken hill follows Hannah Maloney. Her aunt just died in a car accident and she has to return to her family’s castle. Her uncle still lives there but is pretty much still on his death bed. As she tries to figure out what to do with the place along with her uncle, she can’t help but think about the summers she uses to spend there with her sister. It was summer vacation and Hannah absolutely loved it. But eventually, her sister started outgrowing the place and wanted to do other things. It’s not until Hannah starts thinking about her sister’s disappearance that things start to happen around the place. Is this the time that Hannah can figure out what happened to her sister? Or will things there start getting the best of her?

What I thought about Girls of Brackenhill:

If you like books with a creepy setting like this one you might also like Harrow Lake and Wicked Little Deeds.

So, this book is actually pretty creepy in parts. I found this book through Netgalley and absolutely loved the cover. It’s so pretty and creepy. On top of that, the blurb sounded so good! So imagine my surprise when I got approved for the book. The whole story really keeps you entertained and wanting to know what happens and what’s going to happen. When the main character, Hannah, goes back to the castle with her fiance old memories start to come back about what happened that summer when she was last there. Unfortunately with all of the stress, she starts sleepwalking again and waking up in strange areas in the house or around it.

Girls of Brackenhill is considered a thriller but it does combine paranormal along with it and that’s what made me love the book even more. The only downside, to me, is that there are some unanswered questions at the end of the book that I really think should have been addressed. Usually, I’m okay with some unanswered questions but I feel like the ones that I’m thinking of would have helped bring everything together.

Other than that this book has become one of my favorites. I did kind of half guess the ending but that’s okay. Usually, when I’m able to guess the ending it ends up being kind of a disappointment for me. But that never happened with this because I wasn’t able to guess the full ending and I really enjoyed the creepiness that came along with it.

If you haven’t read this book then you really need to! Especially if you like books that keep you guessing and wondering what’s going to happen next. Along with that, it keeps you guessing who did what and why did they do it.

If you like this review then make sure to check out my review for You are Invited.