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oobygoomp's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
lbutcke's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this well written, fast-paced read. I can't believe I haven't read any of Alafair Burke's books yet.
litwithleigh's review against another edition
Tune into Ep. 6 "Bloomingly Mad" of Novels & Nonsense to hear me talk about why Alafair Burke is my auto buy author
brookac's review against another edition
3.5
Lots of twists and turns that I thought were written into the story well. My one issue isn’t so much about this book in particular but the genre as a whole. Whenever I read adult mystery/thriller, basically every single one revolves around domestic abuse/violence. This may totally be my fault for reading them but I tend to only read the popular ones and they all have that involved. I want a good twisty murder mystery that doesn’t involve one of the people beating their spouse.
namitakhanna's review against another edition
4.0
3 ½ stars
Chloe is a successful editor , married to her sister Nicky’s ex-husband Adam, stepmother to her nephew Ethan, and estranged from her sister. Now Nicky and Chloe are forced to come together after Adam is murdered and Ethan is the prime suspect. When the sisters finally reconnect they are forced to confront their past to prove Ethan’s innocence and secrets come tumbling out
The Better sister by Alafair Burke is a domestic thriller which starts off strong with Adam’s murder.A little slow in the middle it picks up pace later with the courtroom drama and with some twists and turns in the end , some of which I wasn’t expecting made it an interesting read.
I would like to thank Harper Collins & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
This and more reviews at https://chloesbooksblog.wordpress.com/
Chloe is a successful editor , married to her sister Nicky’s ex-husband Adam, stepmother to her nephew Ethan, and estranged from her sister. Now Nicky and Chloe are forced to come together after Adam is murdered and Ethan is the prime suspect. When the sisters finally reconnect they are forced to confront their past to prove Ethan’s innocence and secrets come tumbling out
The Better sister by Alafair Burke is a domestic thriller which starts off strong with Adam’s murder.A little slow in the middle it picks up pace later with the courtroom drama and with some twists and turns in the end , some of which I wasn’t expecting made it an interesting read.
I would like to thank Harper Collins & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
This and more reviews at https://chloesbooksblog.wordpress.com/
cjackson451's review against another edition
3.0
Didn't build enough for me to care about the characters. Good twists otherwise.
asumprer's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
kaceyp14's review against another edition
2.0
All over the place with “twists” that were pretty stupid.
mandatoryreads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
lauranisbet's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0