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Wow. Three Sisters was truly a phenomenal story based on the true survival of 3 Jewish sisters during the Holocaust. I found this story harder to read given the present state of the world but I'm glad I continued with it. It is more important than ever to not forget history so we don't repeat it. The story of Cibi, Magda, and Livia is nothing short of a miracle. I loved the authors note at the end of the book and the letters from the girls families and from Livi. This is a difficult story to read and is full of the atrocities committed by the Nazis against innocent people. It doesn't shy away from the hard images because it is what these girls truly experienced. I appreciate stories like these being preserved forever.

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Heather Morris does not disappoint.
Strength and Hope, through and though!

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

4.0

I loved this authors books. Taking real Holocaust stories and telling them in a way where they melded with fiction. The Tattooist of Auschwitz will always hold a special place. I love and appreciate that she told this story of three sisters that also made it out alive. It’s sad and hard and real. I appreciate her focus also on what happened when it was all over for survivors. Excellent perspective and important

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challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What I Liked:

Heather Morris is just a beautiful writer. You can tell she puts SO much research into these books, through first hand accounts from the people they are about and their family to general research about the settings.
The bond these three sisters had was just beautiful. They truly believed that the bond they shared and the promise they made are what saved them in these horrible situations.
I loved how we got to see so much of the sisters' lives after the concentration camps, specifically how they dealt with their grief and their memories moving forward.
One thing that I found just beautiful and that really gave depth to this story was how we saw the sisters' significant others deal with the feeling of guilt that they didn't "have it as bad" as the sisters. These people went through the most horrific thing one could ever imagine, and the thought that they'd compare themselves is heart wrenching, but I LOVED that the sisters set them straight (for lack of a better word).

What I Didn't Like/Wanted More Of

I wish we'd gotten to see a little more about some of the final moments
specifically with Chaya and Yitzchak (grandfather) and even Eva.
, specifically in terms of the shared grief between the sisters. I feel like they were missing SOMETHING, but I couldn't tell you what.

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Title: Three Sisters
Author: Heather Morris
Series: The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #3)
Genre: Historical Fiction
Rating: 3.0
Pub Date: October 5, 2021

T H R E E • W O R D S

Personal • Heartbreaking • Lacking

📖 S Y N O P S I S
Based on the true story of three Slovakian Jewish sisters who endured the unthinkable in order to forge new and hopeful lives. When they were little, Cibi, Magda, and Livia, made a promise to their father - to stick together, no matter what. When at 15 Livia is ordered to the concentration camps by the Nazis, Cibi remembers this promise and follows her. Magda is left behind and spends time hiding out. With her eventual capture, she's sent to the death camp where she's reunited with her sisters. A story of survival and the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

💭 T H O U G H T S

Three Sisters explores the complex trauma and horror of the Holocaust, as well as the surviour's guilt that plagued these women in the aftermath. I could not help but be uplifted by the courage of these remarkable women. However, the mediocre writing (at best) doesn't do that story justice. I just get the feeling Morris' writing could use more depth and polishing. What I particularly liked about this novel was continuation of their story beyond the death camps, and their migration to Israel.

Overall, a powerful and emotional story it just didn't have the emotional punch I was anticipating. Three Sisters can easily be read as a stand alone,

📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• fans of the series
• readers of WWII historical fiction

🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S

"To survive one must remain invisible."

"Not now, she tells herself, but how do you embrace the future with an open heart when that same heart has been broken over and over again, the shards of it hammered into dust? Maybe that's what this is all about, Livi thinks, as the ship pulls away, putting our hearts back together."

"It is bond which crosses time and space, which hurdles their pain and dulls their suffering. They each implicitly understand that mere distance will not break their bond."

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challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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