Fascinating Historical Fiction Read!

The Mad Girls of New York by Maya Rodale

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I enjoyed this book quite a bit. It was some intriguing and enlightening historical fiction. This was one of those books that got me to stop, think and do a bit of looking things up and researching of my own. I loved reading and learning about Nellie Bly in the story and on my own after finishing the book.
I was a bit caught off guard reading about what times were like for women back then in 1887. I was appalled reading about the mental hospital, Blackwell’s Insane Asylum for Women both in the story and on my own. It’s disgusting the way they treated women back then in the insane asylum. It’s also disappointing to read how it was for women back then and I’m glad that we live now where it’s improved as much as it has for women with various things. I mean there are still some improvements for women to be made, but it’s so much better than it was in the late 1800s when this story took place.
This story was about Nellie Bly and how she went after her dream to become a reporter in New York. She would stop at nothing to expose injustices against women. She goes undercover as a patient in Blackwell’s Insane Asylum to expose them and their deplorable treatment of the women and the conditions of the hospital. It’s a very interesting and great historical fiction read.
If you like historical fiction, stories about strong women, following your dreams and the like then make sure to check this one out. Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing Group for letting me read and review this fascinating book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.



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