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nataliekh's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Drug abuse, Death, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Chronic illness and Infidelity
Minor: Sexual harassment and Vomit
whatbidoureads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
First book i read by Coco Mellors.
I just finished the book and i don’t even know where to start.
First and foremost, i loved this book. I think the only reason it isn’t a 5 stars is because of the epilogue. Had the book ended before it we would have been subjected to our own imagination to create what the sisters didafter they sell the apartment.
But i feel like the epilogue have a sense of closure, and happiness that wasn’t needed. It finished almost too neatly after everything we learn about the family, the sisters, and their personalities.
Although this book was a medium read for me, it is centered on a short amount of time. It seems like a lot happens, because you can see how everything unravels for each character, and yet i didn’t feel suffocated by the character development. It was just the right amount of info for me to build the story in my head and follow along.
I loved the writing, it went from elaborated, to simple, from serious, to lighthearted, all while dealing with heavy topics of addictions, childhood trauma, and death. It felt like reading a page of a diary at times, which was strange yet comforting.
I think Coco Mellors did such a beautiful job with this story, and i cannot wait to dig into C&F as soon as I’ve digested this one fully!
I just finished the book and i don’t even know where to start.
First and foremost, i loved this book. I think the only reason it isn’t a 5 stars is because of the epilogue. Had the book ended before it we would have been subjected to our own imagination to create what the sisters did
But i feel like the epilogue have a sense of closure, and happiness that wasn’t needed. It finished almost too neatly after everything we learn about the family, the sisters, and their personalities.
Although this book was a medium read for me, it is centered on a short amount of time. It seems like a lot happens, because you can see how everything unravels for each character, and yet i didn’t feel suffocated by the character development. It was just the right amount of info for me to build the story in my head and follow along.
I loved the writing, it went from elaborated, to simple, from serious, to lighthearted, all while dealing with heavy topics of addictions, childhood trauma, and death. It felt like reading a page of a diary at times, which was strange yet comforting.
I think Coco Mellors did such a beautiful job with this story, and i cannot wait to dig into C&F as soon as I’ve digested this one fully!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Death, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Infidelity and Vomit
bethanwx's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
4.75
Coco Mellors is a master of creating flawed characters who you can't help but root for. An irresistible novel of intricate family dynamics and love.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Drug abuse, Vomit, Addiction, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death
caoimhelaura's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
5.0
Coco Mellors has done it again. I loved Cleopatra and Frankenstein and I loved Blue Sisters just as much of not more.
I love how Coco doesn't shy away from difficult topics but instead leans into them beautifully. This book at it's core is about three broken sisters trying to find a sense of home after their sister's death. Trying to figure out who they are without her.
The characters are messy but to me that makes them more authentic. I just love how Coco explores people and their dynamics.
Cannot recommend enough 🩵💙🩵💙
I love how Coco doesn't shy away from difficult topics but instead leans into them beautifully. This book at it's core is about three broken sisters trying to find a sense of home after their sister's death. Trying to figure out who they are without her.
The characters are messy but to me that makes them more authentic. I just love how Coco explores people and their dynamics.
Cannot recommend enough 🩵💙🩵💙
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, and Death of parent
beate251's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley and 4th estate for this ARC.
This is the story of the four Blue sisters: Avery (the gay one) who is a lawyer living in London, Bonnie (the scary one) who is a boxer turned bouncer living in LA, Lucky (the hot one) who is a model living in Paris and Nicky (the dead one) who was a teacher living in New York. They have awful parents (alcoholic father, cold mother) and display a lot of self-destructive behaviour, including but not limited to alcoholism, drug abuse and infidelity. They also constantly fight with each other. Honestly, if you needed a guide book on how to fuck up your life, these people could write it no problem. Lucky's posh drug-fuelled party is so distasteful I skipped a few pages.
I get it, the death of their sister Nicky at 27 from an overdose of pain medication (she suffered from debilitating endometriosis), leaves a hole in their lives they struggle to come to terms with but I simply couldn't connect with these well-to-do women who willingly burn down their lives at every turn while using words like "lycanthropic" and "prurience". Just go have therapy already!
It is well-written literature, but it's not for me. Too much misery and unhappiness in a book, combined with chapters that are ten miles long, makes me lose the will to live.
“Lucky,” said Lucky. “That’s a funny name,” said Flopsy. Lucky gave her a sideways look."
This is the story of the four Blue sisters: Avery (the gay one) who is a lawyer living in London, Bonnie (the scary one) who is a boxer turned bouncer living in LA, Lucky (the hot one) who is a model living in Paris and Nicky (the dead one) who was a teacher living in New York. They have awful parents (alcoholic father, cold mother) and display a lot of self-destructive behaviour, including but not limited to alcoholism, drug abuse and infidelity. They also constantly fight with each other. Honestly, if you needed a guide book on how to fuck up your life, these people could write it no problem. Lucky's posh drug-fuelled party is so distasteful I skipped a few pages.
I get it, the death of their sister Nicky at 27 from an overdose of pain medication (she suffered from debilitating endometriosis), leaves a hole in their lives they struggle to come to terms with but I simply couldn't connect with these well-to-do women who willingly burn down their lives at every turn while using words like "lycanthropic" and "prurience". Just go have therapy already!
It is well-written literature, but it's not for me. Too much misery and unhappiness in a book, combined with chapters that are ten miles long, makes me lose the will to live.
“Lucky,” said Lucky. “That’s a funny name,” said Flopsy. Lucky gave her a sideways look."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, and Drug use
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Vomit, Death, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Rape
katreviewof's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I consumed this book with rapt attention. Going into a book about four sisters, I expected to find myself and my own three sisters in the characters, able to assign a 1:1 comparison to each of us like we might with the Bennet’s or the March’s. And while I found beautiful portrayals of the complex dynamics of sisterhood, Mellors made each sister totally their own. I found bits of myself in all of them, spread across years and careers and aspirations and attitudes. I found bits of my sisters, too. But I mostly saw these characters for who they were, not who I might try and impose upon them, because Mellors writes her characters with the confidence of knowing them deeply.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, Death, Grief, Drug use, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Violence, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Sexual violence and Vomit
Minor: Rape
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