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Three Sisters by Heather Morris

20 reviews

goldyyy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death, Antisemitism, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Hate crime, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Death of parent, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: War and Suicide attempt

bethsbooketlist's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, War, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Physical abuse, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

kiercarnahan's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Wow. Three Sisters was truly a phenomenal story based on the true survival of 3 Jewish sisters during the Holocaust. I found this story harder to read given the present state of the world but I'm glad I continued with it. It is more important than ever to not forget history so we don't repeat it. The story of Cibi, Magda, and Livia is nothing short of a miracle. I loved the authors note at the end of the book and the letters from the girls families and from Livi. This is a difficult story to read and is full of the atrocities committed by the Nazis against innocent people. It doesn't shy away from the hard images because it is what these girls truly experienced. I appreciate stories like these being preserved forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Murder, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia

cassieandrajoy's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Heather Morris does not disappoint.
Strength and Hope, through and though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Torture, War, Child death, Confinement, Excrement, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

joanne_gallacher's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

_gemmakh's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racial slurs, Racism, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Antisemitism, and Physical abuse

kshertz's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved this authors books. Taking real Holocaust stories and telling them in a way where they melded with fiction. The Tattooist of Auschwitz will always hold a special place. I love and appreciate that she told this story of three sisters that also made it out alive. It’s sad and hard and real. I appreciate her focus also on what happened when it was all over for survivors. Excellent perspective and important 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

hannah_elizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Violence

kelly_e'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? No

3.0

Title: Three Sisters
Author: Heather Morris
Series: The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #3)
Genre: Historical Fiction
Rating: 3.0
Pub Date: October 5, 2021

T H R E E • W O R D S

Personal • Heartbreaking • Lacking

📖 S Y N O P S I S
Based on the true story of three Slovakian Jewish sisters who endured the unthinkable in order to forge new and hopeful lives. When they were little, Cibi, Magda, and Livia, made a promise to their father - to stick together, no matter what. When at 15 Livia is ordered to the concentration camps by the Nazis, Cibi remembers this promise and follows her. Magda is left behind and spends time hiding out. With her eventual capture, she's sent to the death camp where she's reunited with her sisters. A story of survival and the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.

💭 T H O U G H T S

Three Sisters explores the complex trauma and horror of the Holocaust, as well as the surviour's guilt that plagued these women in the aftermath. I could not help but be uplifted by the courage of these remarkable women. However, the mediocre writing (at best) doesn't do that story justice. I just get the feeling Morris' writing could use more depth and polishing. What I particularly liked about this novel was continuation of their story beyond the death camps, and their migration to Israel.

Overall, a powerful and emotional story it just didn't have the emotional punch I was anticipating. Three Sisters can easily be read as a stand alone,

📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• fans of the series
• readers of WWII historical fiction

🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S

"To survive one must remain invisible."

"Not now, she tells herself, but how do you embrace the future with an open heart when that same heart has been broken over and over again, the shards of it hammered into dust? Maybe that's what this is all about, Livi thinks, as the ship pulls away, putting our hearts back together."

"It is bond which crosses time and space, which hurdles their pain and dulls their suffering. They each implicitly understand that mere distance will not break their bond." 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Genocide, Death, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: War, Child death, Grief, and Blood

Minor: Racial slurs

starvation

pagesofmilkandhoney's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Genocide, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Grief, Death, and Violence

Minor: Murder