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lizziesharples's review against another edition
4.0
*** ARC provided by Netgalley via the publisher in exchange for an honest review. ***
Sister of Mine is a story about two sisters who seems to have some kind of strange co-dependant relationship. Penny and Hattie live together in their family home since they lost their mother in an accident and Penny lost her husband in a house fire with the twist being that the fire was deliberate and the sisters are in on this together. The weight of this secret lies heavily on the two of them and things get more complication when a new man enters their lives. Can secrets ever stay secret?
I really enjoyed this book and it is the first book by this author. I have since looked at her back catalogue and ordered another, so I think that says it all. I would definitely recommend, perfect gripping holiday read!
Sister of Mine is a story about two sisters who seems to have some kind of strange co-dependant relationship. Penny and Hattie live together in their family home since they lost their mother in an accident and Penny lost her husband in a house fire with the twist being that the fire was deliberate and the sisters are in on this together. The weight of this secret lies heavily on the two of them and things get more complication when a new man enters their lives. Can secrets ever stay secret?
I really enjoyed this book and it is the first book by this author. I have since looked at her back catalogue and ordered another, so I think that says it all. I would definitely recommend, perfect gripping holiday read!
lizziesharples's review against another edition
4.0
*** ARC provided by Netgalley via the publisher in exchange for an honest review. ***
Sister of Mine is a story about two sisters who seems to have some kind of strange co-dependant relationship. Penny and Hattie live together in their family home since they lost their mother in an accident and Penny lost her husband in a house fire with the twist being that the fire was deliberate and the sisters are in on this together. The weight of this secret lies heavily on the two of them and things get more complication when a new man enters their lives. Can secrets ever stay secret?
I really enjoyed this book and it is the first book by this author. I have since looked at her back catalogue and ordered another, so I think that says it all. I would definitely recommend, perfect gripping holiday read!
Sister of Mine is a story about two sisters who seems to have some kind of strange co-dependant relationship. Penny and Hattie live together in their family home since they lost their mother in an accident and Penny lost her husband in a house fire with the twist being that the fire was deliberate and the sisters are in on this together. The weight of this secret lies heavily on the two of them and things get more complication when a new man enters their lives. Can secrets ever stay secret?
I really enjoyed this book and it is the first book by this author. I have since looked at her back catalogue and ordered another, so I think that says it all. I would definitely recommend, perfect gripping holiday read!
paddlefoot55's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 "You Owe Me" stars
ARC received via Netgalley for an honest review
I don't now where to start with reviewing this book. Suspense, betrayal, family - it has a bit of all of it.
Penny and Hattie are as close as sisters can be, however I am thankful that my relationship with my own sister is not like theirs. Their relationship is a toxic codependency that can't be good for either of them.
I won't like, I didn't really like Hattie much at all in this book. She came across as selfish, a user, and whiney when she didn't get what she wanted. As the story progressed I could understand more why she was the way she was, however it didn't make me like her much more (until the last couple of chapters at least).
Penny, well I wanted to shake some sense into her, tell her to stop giving up everything for Hattie, but again, I could understand why she was like she was but it didn't make me any less frustrated at either lady. Even when she tries to make changes, Penny allowed herself to be drawn back into the vortex that is family.
My heart hurt, I got frustrated, I got angry, but most of all I wanted Hattie and Penny love and be loved.
This was my first Laurie Petrou read. I enjoyed her writing style, the story flowed well, and I was drawn into this story which I read in one afternoon.
I will be checking out more of her work in the future.
ARC received via Netgalley for an honest review
I don't now where to start with reviewing this book. Suspense, betrayal, family - it has a bit of all of it.
Penny and Hattie are as close as sisters can be, however I am thankful that my relationship with my own sister is not like theirs. Their relationship is a toxic codependency that can't be good for either of them.
I won't like, I didn't really like Hattie much at all in this book. She came across as selfish, a user, and whiney when she didn't get what she wanted. As the story progressed I could understand more why she was the way she was, however it didn't make me like her much more (until the last couple of chapters at least).
Penny, well I wanted to shake some sense into her, tell her to stop giving up everything for Hattie, but again, I could understand why she was like she was but it didn't make me any less frustrated at either lady. Even when she tries to make changes, Penny allowed herself to be drawn back into the vortex that is family.
My heart hurt, I got frustrated, I got angry, but most of all I wanted Hattie and Penny love and be loved.
This was my first Laurie Petrou read. I enjoyed her writing style, the story flowed well, and I was drawn into this story which I read in one afternoon.
I will be checking out more of her work in the future.
kawaiiquinn97's review against another edition
4.0
'Lives engulfed in flames'
Penny with her long black hair and her younger spitfire red head sister lives are forever changed after a match is struck, a fire starts and a husband dies. Living with guilt is hard but sharing that guilt is harder. It leads to resentment and jealously constantly keeping an eye on those around you wondering what their next move is.
At only 251 pages in length this story is both engaging and greatly written. I really enjoyed this quick read
Penny with her long black hair and her younger spitfire red head sister lives are forever changed after a match is struck, a fire starts and a husband dies. Living with guilt is hard but sharing that guilt is harder. It leads to resentment and jealously constantly keeping an eye on those around you wondering what their next move is.
At only 251 pages in length this story is both engaging and greatly written. I really enjoyed this quick read
etakloknok's review
dark
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
3.0
clair_82's review against another edition
4.0
Sister of Mine is an absolutely stunning read, beautifully written and highly addictive to burn through (see what I did there!) to find out more about the sisters and their lives. Combined with Petrou’s wonderfully writing style and, for me, it was a relatively short read at 250 pages I just flew through it!
Sister of Mine centres around Penny and Hattie, Penny is the older of the two and is our narrator, and what a wonderfully unreliable narrator she is! When the girls were younger their father walked out on their family which meant it was the girls with their mother for a long time, until their mother tragically dies. Right from the start, Laurie Petrou lets her reader into the secret that binds Penny and Hattie together, Sister of Mine then effortlessly moves forwards and backwards between various time periods to tell their story. Interestingly, the reader is never told the time frame but it’s clear enough from the experiences of the girls as to roughly how old they are. I felt that this was a brilliant touch as it added to the suspense and intrigue as to the direction of the book.
When the sisters first lost their mum, they lived in the family home however Penny meets Buddy and moves into his house which is only a few minutes away from Hattie. It is clear from the outset that this was not a happy marriage, one in which Penny was regularly abused. Following Buddy’s death, the sisters are living together again in the family home, Penny meets a kind stranger and brings him home for dinner one evening. Penny can see that there is an attraction between Hattie and Jameson so Penny selflessly steps aside to give her sister a chance at romance and happiness.
The sisters have a complex relationship, at times as thick as thieves but at other times there is a distance between them. Petrou has created two wonderful characters in Penny and Hattie, they are two incredibly complex women whose individual personalities are intrinsically linked to the other through their childhood experiences and their secret. For me, that is what this book is, a fascinating exploration into the bonds of sisters.
I thoroughly enjoyed Sister of Mine and look forward to reading more from Laurie Petrou.
Sister of Mine centres around Penny and Hattie, Penny is the older of the two and is our narrator, and what a wonderfully unreliable narrator she is! When the girls were younger their father walked out on their family which meant it was the girls with their mother for a long time, until their mother tragically dies. Right from the start, Laurie Petrou lets her reader into the secret that binds Penny and Hattie together, Sister of Mine then effortlessly moves forwards and backwards between various time periods to tell their story. Interestingly, the reader is never told the time frame but it’s clear enough from the experiences of the girls as to roughly how old they are. I felt that this was a brilliant touch as it added to the suspense and intrigue as to the direction of the book.
When the sisters first lost their mum, they lived in the family home however Penny meets Buddy and moves into his house which is only a few minutes away from Hattie. It is clear from the outset that this was not a happy marriage, one in which Penny was regularly abused. Following Buddy’s death, the sisters are living together again in the family home, Penny meets a kind stranger and brings him home for dinner one evening. Penny can see that there is an attraction between Hattie and Jameson so Penny selflessly steps aside to give her sister a chance at romance and happiness.
The sisters have a complex relationship, at times as thick as thieves but at other times there is a distance between them. Petrou has created two wonderful characters in Penny and Hattie, they are two incredibly complex women whose individual personalities are intrinsically linked to the other through their childhood experiences and their secret. For me, that is what this book is, a fascinating exploration into the bonds of sisters.
I thoroughly enjoyed Sister of Mine and look forward to reading more from Laurie Petrou.
asha_reads's review against another edition
2.0
Sister of Mine by Laurie Petrou is a thriller that follows sisters Penny and Hatty who are bound together by the secrets of their troubled pasts that they can’t escape or let anyone know about. I was unimpressed with this novel. The premise sounded interesting, but it did not read as a thriller or a mystery at all. By a quarter of the way through the novel, I wanted to put this book down, but I kept reading so I could give a fair review. The twists were very predictable. All the characters lacked depth and I couldn’t sympathize any of them. The writing style was easy to read, but for the whole time, I was just rushing so I could read my next novel. This book ended up being unmemorable. I would recommend skipping reading this book.
toofondofbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Sisters of Mine is about the two Grayson sisters. They live in a small town and everyone knows who they are. The people in the town don’t know all of the secrets the two women hold though. One night the two sisters set a fire and the repercussions of that night will be long lasting in their lives!
On the cover of my copy of Sisters of Mine it has a sticker warning that readers will burn through the novel in one sitting and I have to say that this was absolutely true for me. I started reading this novel and it had me under its spell from the opening chapter and I didn’t move from where I was sitting until after I turned the last page!
This is a really suspenseful and mysterious novel. There is a really strong bond between Hattie and Penny, one that isn’t necessarily based on them liking each other. There is a strange dynamic at play in their relationship and for a long time it seems like one of them is pulling all the strings but then the power shifts somewhat. Ultimately, they’re both complicit in making their lives turn out the way they did, and a lot of it has to do with jealousy and perceived wrong-doings between them. The title of this book is so perfect. Going into the book it seemed like it was a reference to two sisters who are close but once I started reading the book I could see its more a reference to the power play between them and ownership over each other.
This isn’t a black and white novel; the two sisters each have good and bad in them and it’s impossible to point at one of them and say that what they did was worse. They involve each other in everything and so the lines become very blurred about who is ultimately responsible and who did the worst thing.
Sister of Mine has a really claustrophobic atmosphere to it. I felt like I was right there with Penny and Hattie and it was stifling at times seeing their lives up close. The writing is brilliant to make me feel that way though, it really is a beautifully written book.
Sister of Mine is a compelling, claustrophobic and stunning look at two sisters and what each is prepared to do for the other. I loved this book, it is still lingering in my mind now and it’s a few weeks since I finished reading it. I recommend this one!
This review was originally posted on my blog https://rathertoofondofbooks.com
On the cover of my copy of Sisters of Mine it has a sticker warning that readers will burn through the novel in one sitting and I have to say that this was absolutely true for me. I started reading this novel and it had me under its spell from the opening chapter and I didn’t move from where I was sitting until after I turned the last page!
This is a really suspenseful and mysterious novel. There is a really strong bond between Hattie and Penny, one that isn’t necessarily based on them liking each other. There is a strange dynamic at play in their relationship and for a long time it seems like one of them is pulling all the strings but then the power shifts somewhat. Ultimately, they’re both complicit in making their lives turn out the way they did, and a lot of it has to do with jealousy and perceived wrong-doings between them. The title of this book is so perfect. Going into the book it seemed like it was a reference to two sisters who are close but once I started reading the book I could see its more a reference to the power play between them and ownership over each other.
This isn’t a black and white novel; the two sisters each have good and bad in them and it’s impossible to point at one of them and say that what they did was worse. They involve each other in everything and so the lines become very blurred about who is ultimately responsible and who did the worst thing.
Sister of Mine has a really claustrophobic atmosphere to it. I felt like I was right there with Penny and Hattie and it was stifling at times seeing their lives up close. The writing is brilliant to make me feel that way though, it really is a beautifully written book.
Sister of Mine is a compelling, claustrophobic and stunning look at two sisters and what each is prepared to do for the other. I loved this book, it is still lingering in my mind now and it’s a few weeks since I finished reading it. I recommend this one!
This review was originally posted on my blog https://rathertoofondofbooks.com
longtimereader's review against another edition
4.0
It's a small town, with all the issues that come with small towns. Even so, two sisters have a secret. A secret that is taking a heavy toll on them. It's exhausting, draining and controls their lives. Ever in the background, this issue is going to push one of them over the edge if it keeps up. So, will that be Penny or Hattie? Who owes whom? What is the mystery involved? It's a complexed relationship and a rather riveting read. Unlike many books, this one picks up a bit after the halfway point. I think I can give this one four stars, though it feels more 3.5. My reasoning for that is because it had a chunk of how can you really pass that kind of thing off, or "under the rug"?
My copy came from Net Galley. My thoughts and opinions are my own. This review is left of my own free volition.
My copy came from Net Galley. My thoughts and opinions are my own. This review is left of my own free volition.
alicegiudes's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5