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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
I listened to The Sister on audiobook via Audible, narrated by Natalie Blass.
The Sister was Louise Jensen’s debut novel which resulted in the author being a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards under the Best Debut category. Louise Jensen has since gone onto writing The Gift, The Surrogate and The Date.
The Sister is told through Grace, a twenty-something girl who is still reeling from the death of her best friend, Charlie. Grace is struggling with her grief and has so many unanswered answers as to the reasons for Charlie’s final words. The Sister is a dual-timeline book telling the story of Grace and Charlie from the day they struck up their friendship as well as the events of the present. During ‘the now’ Grace believes that finding answers to her questions may reside with finding Charlie’s long-lost father so she attacks the challenge head on with her boyfriend, Dan. This plight brings Anna into their lives a bit more than they anticipated!
Louise Jensen has written a strong debut novel with The Sister – it has all the components that I love in a psychological thriller; an unrealiable narrator, shifty characters and a dual timeline. I really felt for Grace, Charlie has been a constant in her life for 15 years so to lose her was traumatic and it’s clear that the battle with her grief takes a lot of effort. Charlie seems like a fabulous girl – the sort of friend everyone needs in their life. She’s a little rough around the edges but has integrity and a heart of gold. The flashbacks to their friendship, bringing Charlie back to life, are fabulous. The author really shows how Grace and Charlie’s friendship formed and remained strong through thick and thin.
The pacing of this book is great, a real page turner (well if I wasn’t listening to it that is!). It is gripping from start to end. I’ll be honest, I struggled a little bit with the narrator to begin with as I found her sentences were rushed (no I didn’t have the speed increased and slowing it down didn’t help:) ) but once I got into her rhythm, I found her the perfect voice for The Sister. In fact, I think that her narration added to the tension within the story!
I thoroughly enjoyed The Sister and it was a fabulous companion during my commute.
The Sister was Louise Jensen’s debut novel which resulted in the author being a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards under the Best Debut category. Louise Jensen has since gone onto writing The Gift, The Surrogate and The Date.
The Sister is told through Grace, a twenty-something girl who is still reeling from the death of her best friend, Charlie. Grace is struggling with her grief and has so many unanswered answers as to the reasons for Charlie’s final words. The Sister is a dual-timeline book telling the story of Grace and Charlie from the day they struck up their friendship as well as the events of the present. During ‘the now’ Grace believes that finding answers to her questions may reside with finding Charlie’s long-lost father so she attacks the challenge head on with her boyfriend, Dan. This plight brings Anna into their lives a bit more than they anticipated!
Louise Jensen has written a strong debut novel with The Sister – it has all the components that I love in a psychological thriller; an unrealiable narrator, shifty characters and a dual timeline. I really felt for Grace, Charlie has been a constant in her life for 15 years so to lose her was traumatic and it’s clear that the battle with her grief takes a lot of effort. Charlie seems like a fabulous girl – the sort of friend everyone needs in their life. She’s a little rough around the edges but has integrity and a heart of gold. The flashbacks to their friendship, bringing Charlie back to life, are fabulous. The author really shows how Grace and Charlie’s friendship formed and remained strong through thick and thin.
The pacing of this book is great, a real page turner (well if I wasn’t listening to it that is!). It is gripping from start to end. I’ll be honest, I struggled a little bit with the narrator to begin with as I found her sentences were rushed (no I didn’t have the speed increased and slowing it down didn’t help:) ) but once I got into her rhythm, I found her the perfect voice for The Sister. In fact, I think that her narration added to the tension within the story!
I thoroughly enjoyed The Sister and it was a fabulous companion during my commute.
Totally loved this book. Couldn't put it down from the second I started reading. I was just absolutely desperate to find out what happened, who was keeping what secrets and why everything was happening. Highly recommended if you like a thriller full of twists and turns and unexpected surprises.
It took me a while to get into this book. There was so much information that wasn’t necessary, but the last half of the book had me hooked. By the time I hit page 200, I couldn’t put it down.
I enjoyed the story idea however I just felt the story line too slow for me.
Thoroughly enjoyed this psychological thriller.
There are twists and turns, some of them a little more predictable than others, and some surprised me. When you read many thrillers you start to predict the rhythms and techniques. However, this book managed to keep me reading as I tried to guess the answer to many questions that unfolded. What happened to Grace's dad? What was Anna's real story? Why did Charlie leave? Who was following Grace or was it in her head? Who had sent her the notes?
I liked the characters and the unfolding of events felt realistic despite being extreme at times.
The end was a little quick to conclude given the rest of the pace but it didn't spoil my enjoyment.
There are twists and turns, some of them a little more predictable than others, and some surprised me. When you read many thrillers you start to predict the rhythms and techniques. However, this book managed to keep me reading as I tried to guess the answer to many questions that unfolded. What happened to Grace's dad? What was Anna's real story? Why did Charlie leave? Who was following Grace or was it in her head? Who had sent her the notes?
I liked the characters and the unfolding of events felt realistic despite being extreme at times.
The end was a little quick to conclude given the rest of the pace but it didn't spoil my enjoyment.
A good enough thriller to keep you going. But way too much happens. It was like the author jam-packed every single element of what makes a thriller into this little one, so it gets tedious. More like a telenovela. Good enough if you want a quick and easy read.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
32% - Chapter 16
I'm just bored. No motivation to continue.
I'm just bored. No motivation to continue.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
To me, this was a very average thriller. I wasn’t massively shocked by the ‘twist’ and I found the protagonist to be quite whiney in places, which is always frustrating. The pace is good and I did want to keep reading to the end but I won’t be in a rush to read any others from this author.