I loved the first part of this book. The second... not so much. I came into this book having read the summery, I thought the main character (Delia) and her family were fixing up the asylum to sell. Which they were for like the first few pages. I assumed that they would be doing that for the majority of the book and ghosts would be haunting her family. It was nothing like I had expected. And not in a good way.
I think this had potential to be a great book, but it just wasn't for me. ( )

A fast, fun read that isn't scary or creepy despite being set in an abandoned insane asylum. ( )

Fun teen horror. Snarky and, at times, funny main character. ( )

A fast, fun read that isn't scary or creepy despite being set in an abandoned insane asylum. ( )

The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall was so good I had trouble putting it down. It's a fast paced, eerily creepy story about a 16 year old named Delia who inherits her great aunt Cordelia's house. Only it's not just a house, it was an asylum for troubled women that earned the nickname of Hysteria Hall. Oh, and it's a tad bit haunted. It doesn't take long for her to figure out that something isn't right, and that this 'something' has no intention of letting her leave.

The book spans the length of 4 years. During that time Delia learns more about the asylums history and after some unfortunate events involving her family (her little sister Janie in particular) she becomes determined to put an end to the evil that has kept numerous ghosts trapped for the last century.

By no means was this a terrifying read but it is a YA book so I didn't expect it to be super scary. It actually had a bit of an American Horror Story feel to it which I liked.
I'd say this is definitely worth reading if you're a fan of ghost stories and haunted asylums.

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