Reviews

The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley

lauracooleyjohnson's review against another edition

3.0

This has been on my TBR shelf for an eternity. I procrastinated because the blurb called it a “sweeping epic.” And that always sounded more ambitious than I felt up to reading. But it turned out to be a cozy armchair comfort read. Your basic historical fiction. Characters were a little vanilla, and centers on the story of one of seven sisters adopted by a rich Swiss tycoon who passes away and sets them all on their little journeys to discover their pasts. Admittedly a little contrived and not super realistic, but I still enjoyed it. The history part for Maia, Sister #1, flashes us back to Brazil at the time of the building of the Christ statue. It seemed well researched and had a decent love interest with a happy ending. I enjoyed it enough that I’ll probably continue in the series.

allycd8's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

eastwood_mrs's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted

3.5

This wasn't as good as I was hoping it would be as I'd heard good things about it. It follows the story of Maia, whose adoptive father suddenly dies, and her journey to find her biological family. I enjoyed the story being partly based in Rio de Janeiro as I've been there. It jumped back in time for sections of the book for her ancestors. It just felt a little stilted and the dialogue felt wrong somehow. 

kashna83's review against another edition

4.0

De mis hermanas favoritas, me encantó el trasfondo en Brasil.

anonymous_123's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

emotionalhun's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

4.0

chartsh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

harrisonarachel's review against another edition

3.0

I picked this book up at Whitcoulls where it was sitting in the top 100 books, I think in maybe #4?
So was expecting it to be amazeballs. The story was really good actually, I love a good historical fiction, so that made it a bit more exciting for me. But there were definitely the eye rolling moments that also make me cringe with "I tried on this new dress that I never would have worn before, and looking in the mirror, omg, I looked stunning" actually giving me the creeps just writing that. Just so cliched and bleh. Be more real.

This is #1 out of... 7 books I think? So I am contemplating whether to carry on.... Or should I spend my time reading a book that leaves me feeling something more than cringe?

gwendoline36's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

paygestafy's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A fun read, entertaining. I loved how she did the story-telling of the past. I also love Maia as the eldest sister she is so perfect and as an older sister myself, I see her qualities as relatable.