Review: The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place

The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Shades of Annie's Adventures and The Mysterious Howling

Ridiculous and fun. A group of boarders at a Victorian finishing school conspire to hide the bodies when their headmistress and her brother drop dead suddenly. It's a romp. They solve the mystery and all the girls who are old enough meet proper beaux, and everyone who is still alive in the end lives happily ever after.

There are a few moments when the silly plot and the seriousness of death rub uncomfortably against each other, but mostly it's just a hoot.

Recommended by Natasha and me.

Library copy

***

I enjoyed it even more this second time

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