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As irmãs Blue + brindes by Coco Mellors

86 reviews

my_weird_bookish_heart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

emmafagan's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

At first glance I thought the characters lacked depth but I liked how the author ended up not caging them in their “role”. I could’ve done without the graphic sex descriptions and unfortunately I can’t get behind this writing style no matter how hard I try. Still a great depiction of addiction and loss and it did get me teary eyed often.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Alcohol

carriepond's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.5

Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors follows three sisters a year after the unexpected death of their fourth sister, Nicky. Oldest sister Avery is a lawyer who lives in London and has been in recovery for over a decade. Bonnie, the next oldest, was a rising star in the boxing world before she blew up her life and moved to southern California, where she works as a bouncer. The youngest sibling, Lucky, is a model in Paris whose hard-partying ways have detoured decidedly into addiction. When the women hear that their mother plans to sell the apartment where the sisters grew up, they separately make their way back to New York, forcing them to deal with the fallout of their grief over their sister.

This book deals with heavy topics-- grieving the loss of a sibling, the unique and powerful bonds between sisters, addiction, and chronic pain, to name a few. I thought it was well-written and even though all the characters were blowing up their lives left and right, I was invested in them and wanted things to turn out well for them. The book's discussion of both sisterhood and addiction was particularly compelling. I recommend this to folks who enjoy books exploring complicated family relationships or grief. 

I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway. Thanks to the publisher for a free copy in exchange for an honest review!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

jacktherapper's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

serendipitous_mess's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

hunni_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

hollydollyiow's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I didn’t feel like Cleopatra and Frankenstein quite lived up to they hype for me. I liked the writing but found the characters shallow and didn’t relate to them, not to mention all a bit annoying, so I was a little surprised at myself for picking up Blue Sisters, but I’m really glad I did! 
Mellors writes flawed characters, but with Blue Sisters I felt there was a lot more depth to them. I loved reading the way the relationships between sisters struggle and change, and while the book is sad, there’s a little bit of hope in there too! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Infidelity, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault and Vomit

jigwam82's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

Although I kind of enjoyed the book, the clichés make it lean closer to 'chic lit'. It's a bit predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Three sisters try to come to terms with the death of their sister, a year after the event.

corporatelobotomy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

katharinaamaliae's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-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

5.0

Easily one of the Best Book of the year. I literally read this in a few days after not having finished a book for months and I am totally obsessed. You could probably give me any piece of media with the topic of sisterhood in it and I'd cry consumin it, but this was especiall  amazing. I felt so close to every character and I could relate to them on such a deep level, especially with Lucky as a younger sister myself. I never wanted this book to end and I'm so so sad I finished it, but I'm also looking forward to what Coco Mellors will do and write in the future!!

True sisterhood, the kind where you grew fingernails in the same womb, were pushed screaming through identical birth canals, is not the same as friendship. You don't choose each other, and there's no furtive period of getting to know the other. You're part of each other, right from the start. Look at an umbilical cord-tough, sinuous, unlovely, yet essential and compare it to a friendship bracelet of brightly woven thread. That is the difference between a sister and a friend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent