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challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death
Minor: Physical abuse, Rape
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Would have rated it higher if the chapters didn’t drag on, and felt like an effort to read! Which is a shame because I enjoyed the book to an extent.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Poignant and moving, this book touches on the ways grief can exacerbate addiction and self destructive patterns. It paints a complex familial dynamic and examines how family can both help and hinder you.
The character work in this book is really what kept me reading. Each sister is distinct and well rounded and has a clear voice. Their relationships are messy and they are distressingly human.
The character work in this book is really what kept me reading. Each sister is distinct and well rounded and has a clear voice. Their relationships are messy and they are distressingly human.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Death of parent
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Such a poignant book that touched every part of me. Blue Sisters explored relationships especially the ones we have with ourselves and our family but it also is reflective of how upbringing plays such an integral part of our makeup as humans. Mellors writing is relatable and beautiful.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Addiction
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wanted 100 more pages of this - a rare feeling for me. I loved the cadence and rhythm of it. As a mood reader it was exactly what I needed right now.
This isn’t a joyful or easy read in that the journey you go on with Avery, Bonnie, Lucky, and even Nicky is one of pain, deception, and brutal honesty. I found myself amazed at the distinctions and similarities woven through each sister. This story captivated me from the first pages, and I found it very difficult to put down (my favorite kind of books). Not sure this one is for everyone but recommend for anyone with siblings, or anyone who is working through grief or addiction, as all three of those are life long afflictions. Lastly I am struck by the beauty of sibling love, an experience you only truly understand if you are lucky enough to have some.
This isn’t a joyful or easy read in that the journey you go on with Avery, Bonnie, Lucky, and even Nicky is one of pain, deception, and brutal honesty. I found myself amazed at the distinctions and similarities woven through each sister. This story captivated me from the first pages, and I found it very difficult to put down (my favorite kind of books). Not sure this one is for everyone but recommend for anyone with siblings, or anyone who is working through grief or addiction, as all three of those are life long afflictions. Lastly I am struck by the beauty of sibling love, an experience you only truly understand if you are lucky enough to have some.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read many reviews of this book that I just did not agree with. It has been described as a book on grief and loss, or addiction and death. I think it is ultimately a book about survival and the power of love to guide you through it. It is about exceptional and complicated people who make mistakes, but who ultimately learn to trust in each other and themselves.
"A sister is not a friend. Who can explain the urge to take a relationship as primal and complex as a sibling and reduce it to something as replaceable, as banal as a friend?"
"Most people go through life never knowing what it’s like to have a calling, one that asks you to sacrifice the pleasure of the moment for the potential of a dream that may not be realized for years, if at all. It sets you apart from others, whether you want it to or not. It can be grueling, lonely, and punishing, but, if it is really your calling, it is not a choice."
"Avery had previously thought love was built on large, visible gestures, but a marriage turned out to be the accrual of ordinary, almost inconsequential, acts of daily devotion—washing the mugs left in the sink before bed, taking the time to run up or downstairs to kiss each other quickly before one left the house, cutting up an extra piece of fruit to share—acts easy to miss, but if ever gone, deeply missed."
"That was family, she thought sadly, the root of all comfort and chaos."
"A sister is not a friend. Who can explain the urge to take a relationship as primal and complex as a sibling and reduce it to something as replaceable, as banal as a friend?"
"Most people go through life never knowing what it’s like to have a calling, one that asks you to sacrifice the pleasure of the moment for the potential of a dream that may not be realized for years, if at all. It sets you apart from others, whether you want it to or not. It can be grueling, lonely, and punishing, but, if it is really your calling, it is not a choice."
"Avery had previously thought love was built on large, visible gestures, but a marriage turned out to be the accrual of ordinary, almost inconsequential, acts of daily devotion—washing the mugs left in the sink before bed, taking the time to run up or downstairs to kiss each other quickly before one left the house, cutting up an extra piece of fruit to share—acts easy to miss, but if ever gone, deeply missed."
"That was family, she thought sadly, the root of all comfort and chaos."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Alcohol
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Obsessed. This was SO good. I haven’t read a character driven book this good in maybe… forever? Complex, extremely flawed, but yet such loveable characters. Amazing 10/10. My favorite book of the year might be the first book I finished.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Grief
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a FANTASTIC read for anyone who is experiencing the pain of grief and needs a story to relate to. I would give this book 6 stars if i could.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol