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dowryofbooks's review against another edition
5.0
5/5 stars
This is about three dark-haired, blue-eyed sisters who vanish as children and reappear in the same spot exactly a month later. Except now they all have matching scars on their necks, their hair is white, their eyes are black, and they all claim they can't remember what happened to them. But is that the truth?
Fast forward a little bit in the future, the eldest sister Grey goes missing. The two younger sisters have to come together to figure out what could have happened to her. They start to wonder if her disappearance now has anything to do with their disappearance when they were young and if Grey knows a lot more about what happened to them than she's letting on.
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This was different. It was weird. It was creepy. I loved it. The mystery/suspense was high for me. After about a third of the way in I could not stop reading, I just had to know what was gonna happen. The characters are all so fascinating, the writing so eerie. It was all too easy to get immersed into this story.
The most interesting part of this book for me was the the fascinating relationship between all of the sisters and how they're all bizarrely connected to each other. This part right here gave me chills when I read it:
I also appreciated that although this is technically YA, it wasn't too YA. Krystal Sutherland was not afraid to go there. This got pretty dark and gruesome at times. I love it when young adult books catch me off guard in that way, because most of the time I'm expecting them to read pretty young.
The writing very heavily reminded me of Wilder Girls (which I also love). It was like Wilder Girls, but with dark fairytale vibes. I think if you like Rory Power there's a good chance you'll like this one too.
“My sisters. My blood. My skin. What a gruesome bond we shared.”
This is about three dark-haired, blue-eyed sisters who vanish as children and reappear in the same spot exactly a month later. Except now they all have matching scars on their necks, their hair is white, their eyes are black, and they all claim they can't remember what happened to them. But is that the truth?
Fast forward a little bit in the future, the eldest sister Grey goes missing. The two younger sisters have to come together to figure out what could have happened to her. They start to wonder if her disappearance now has anything to do with their disappearance when they were young and if Grey knows a lot more about what happened to them than she's letting on.
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This was different. It was weird. It was creepy. I loved it. The mystery/suspense was high for me. After about a third of the way in I could not stop reading, I just had to know what was gonna happen. The characters are all so fascinating, the writing so eerie. It was all too easy to get immersed into this story.
The most interesting part of this book for me was the the fascinating relationship between all of the sisters and how they're all bizarrely connected to each other. This part right here gave me chills when I read it:
Grey hated being left out, hated us embarking on plans that had not been sanctioned by her in advance. She was a general and we were her small but fiercely loyal army. "If Grey jumped off a bridge, would you?" my mother had asked me once as she splinted my broken pinkie finger. Grey had broken her pinkie hours before, so I found a hammer in my father's pottery shed and used it to shatter my own.
I didn't follow my sister. I was my sister. I breathed when she breathed. I blinked when she blinked. I felt pain when she felt pain. If Grey was going to jump off a bridge, I was going to be there with her, holding her hand. Of course, of course, of course."
I also appreciated that although this is technically YA, it wasn't too YA. Krystal Sutherland was not afraid to go there. This got pretty dark and gruesome at times. I love it when young adult books catch me off guard in that way, because most of the time I'm expecting them to read pretty young.
The writing very heavily reminded me of Wilder Girls (which I also love). It was like Wilder Girls, but with dark fairytale vibes. I think if you like Rory Power there's a good chance you'll like this one too.
oxe's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-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
3.25
zerosiero's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
Just the right amount of creepy for me to handle and definitely dark fairytale vibes. I personally did not see ALL the twists coming but did have suspicions and I like being right so that was satisfying. Would be interesting to see a sequel.
maryanno's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
tayjt's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
5.0
dreamer626's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Child death
stephsfeelinbookish's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I also wasn’t expecting that “Grey” was the master behind this by killing the original sisters and creating souls into the body’s? TWISSTTT.
And the “father” being the dead guy with the bulls head/ mask was kinda obvious later on when you learn about the family, especially cate KNOWING that they aren’t her children and accepts “iris” CRAZZYYY.
I also am glad that at the end of the book Iris and vivi go and save Tyler because of the shit Grey put em through!? And moved on like nothing? At least Iris cares even if she wasn’t the girlfriend!!
lifeofchrstnlvly's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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
4.5
I like weird books and I cannot lie.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Alcohol, Torture, Grief, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Suicide, and Kidnapping
Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Self harm, Stalking, Animal death, and Child death