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Little Sister by Gytha Lodge

3 reviews

frantically's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Great book that really hooked me, especially in the last half. It's got a bit of a slow start but quickly picks up speed. Just like the detectives on the case, the reader, too, finds themself wondering just what version of the story to believe. For most of the book, it's separated to be one chapter of Keely telling her story and then one regular chapter and that worked surprisingly well for me. Was satisfying to see it all come together in the end. I had my suspicions pretty quickly but didn't see the full picture until it was revealed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Eating disorder

Minor: Stalking, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Incest

bookmarked642's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Bullying

jodunn_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

2.0

I was fortunate enough to be given an arc of Little Sister in exchange for a review!

This book opens with a girl, Keely, coming out of the woods covered in blood. She mentions that her sister, Nina, is missing, and Keely will eventually disclose her location. A team of detectives race to find Nina before it’s too late. 

I went into this book absolutely loving the premise. I really enjoy thrillers that are based on a simple, nail-biting idea that keeps you guessing until the end. 

Ultimately, I found a lot of the end twists slightly unbelievable. I also found it strange that the police seemed relatively comfortable letting a young girl play with them while her sister is seemingly injured or dead. 

Keely ends up relaying a very horrifying story of systemic abuse at the hands of many men and the foster care system, and you spend the entire book guessing whether this is actually the truth or not. I think that the narrative shines a light on how the system does uphold the abuse of children in many cases. 

However, I had trouble following Keely’s and Nina’s characterization.

especially after Keely and Nina essentially switch roles in the end

There are a lot of characters in this story, and I didn’t really feel like any of them got enough attention. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, and Body shaming

Moderate: Bullying and Death of parent