Review by kenbuggy - Blue Sisters

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Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

4.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

An exploration of grief, sisterhood, and addiction.

The blue sisters were once 4, but the recent loss of their sister Nicky has brought them down to 3. They’ve been off balance ever since. 3 isn’t right, it isn’t even or symmetrical.

Avery is the eldest sister, a recovering addict turned married lawyer who feels as though her sisters are her own children to care for. Their mother wasn’t there for them how she should’ve been and their father was an angry drunk.

Next is Bonnie, a professional boxer working as a bouncer after a defeat that felt like betrayal.

Nicky was a teacher, whose unexpected death sent her sisters fleeing to battle their grief. She was the glue holding them all together.

The youngest is Lucky, a model and hard core party girl. She has been traveling the world since she was a teenager.

The sisters must come together again in NYC to try to and stop the sale of the apartment they grew up in. Their reunion is messy, there are arguments and insults and forgiveness. They share secrets, desires, uncomfortable truths, and each go through journeys of self discovery.

This story is raw and real. I really enjoyed reading this book, and getting the perspective of each sister. They’re all struggling with grief, and dealing with it in different ways. It does not shy away from the messiness of families, addiction, and loss. I felt for each of them, and that included anger at some of their choices. These characters feel like real people. If you’re looking for literary fiction with a focus on sisterhood this is for you. I think it’d be enjoyable even for those who don’t normally read literary fiction.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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