A review by pomoevareads
Blue Sisters: A Novel by Coco Mellors

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

4.5

Family sagas are my jam and I knew after reading reviews by some trusted bookstagrammers that Coco Mellors was going to be an author for me. I picked up both of her books and decided to start with Blue Sisters.

Following the three Blue sisters on the one year anniversary of their sister’s death, we learn how each has been coping, or not coping, with the loss as well as their birth order and family upbringing. 

Blue Sisters is a genuine and honest look at themes of loss, trauma, love, motherhood, and addiction. The sister who died had suffered with endometriosis and Mellors talks about the invisible illness and pain experienced by women who have it. The author also tackles addiction and alcoholism and speaks from some experience according to the acknowledgments. 

I enjoyed the snappy dialogue that made the characters feel quite real. Sisters don’t always get along; something the author wrote quite authentically.

I look forward to picking up Cleopatra and Frankenstein in the near future. 
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