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A review by clair_82
The Sister by Louise Jensen
4.0
I listened to The Sister on audiobook via Audible, narrated by Natalie Blass.
The Sister was Louise Jensen’s debut novel which resulted in the author being a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards under the Best Debut category. Louise Jensen has since gone onto writing The Gift, The Surrogate and The Date.
The Sister is told through Grace, a twenty-something girl who is still reeling from the death of her best friend, Charlie. Grace is struggling with her grief and has so many unanswered answers as to the reasons for Charlie’s final words. The Sister is a dual-timeline book telling the story of Grace and Charlie from the day they struck up their friendship as well as the events of the present. During ‘the now’ Grace believes that finding answers to her questions may reside with finding Charlie’s long-lost father so she attacks the challenge head on with her boyfriend, Dan. This plight brings Anna into their lives a bit more than they anticipated!
Louise Jensen has written a strong debut novel with The Sister – it has all the components that I love in a psychological thriller; an unrealiable narrator, shifty characters and a dual timeline. I really felt for Grace, Charlie has been a constant in her life for 15 years so to lose her was traumatic and it’s clear that the battle with her grief takes a lot of effort. Charlie seems like a fabulous girl – the sort of friend everyone needs in their life. She’s a little rough around the edges but has integrity and a heart of gold. The flashbacks to their friendship, bringing Charlie back to life, are fabulous. The author really shows how Grace and Charlie’s friendship formed and remained strong through thick and thin.
The pacing of this book is great, a real page turner (well if I wasn’t listening to it that is!). It is gripping from start to end. I’ll be honest, I struggled a little bit with the narrator to begin with as I found her sentences were rushed (no I didn’t have the speed increased and slowing it down didn’t help:) ) but once I got into her rhythm, I found her the perfect voice for The Sister. In fact, I think that her narration added to the tension within the story!
I thoroughly enjoyed The Sister and it was a fabulous companion during my commute.
The Sister was Louise Jensen’s debut novel which resulted in the author being a finalist for the Goodreads Choice Awards under the Best Debut category. Louise Jensen has since gone onto writing The Gift, The Surrogate and The Date.
The Sister is told through Grace, a twenty-something girl who is still reeling from the death of her best friend, Charlie. Grace is struggling with her grief and has so many unanswered answers as to the reasons for Charlie’s final words. The Sister is a dual-timeline book telling the story of Grace and Charlie from the day they struck up their friendship as well as the events of the present. During ‘the now’ Grace believes that finding answers to her questions may reside with finding Charlie’s long-lost father so she attacks the challenge head on with her boyfriend, Dan. This plight brings Anna into their lives a bit more than they anticipated!
Louise Jensen has written a strong debut novel with The Sister – it has all the components that I love in a psychological thriller; an unrealiable narrator, shifty characters and a dual timeline. I really felt for Grace, Charlie has been a constant in her life for 15 years so to lose her was traumatic and it’s clear that the battle with her grief takes a lot of effort. Charlie seems like a fabulous girl – the sort of friend everyone needs in their life. She’s a little rough around the edges but has integrity and a heart of gold. The flashbacks to their friendship, bringing Charlie back to life, are fabulous. The author really shows how Grace and Charlie’s friendship formed and remained strong through thick and thin.
The pacing of this book is great, a real page turner (well if I wasn’t listening to it that is!). It is gripping from start to end. I’ll be honest, I struggled a little bit with the narrator to begin with as I found her sentences were rushed (no I didn’t have the speed increased and slowing it down didn’t help:) ) but once I got into her rhythm, I found her the perfect voice for The Sister. In fact, I think that her narration added to the tension within the story!
I thoroughly enjoyed The Sister and it was a fabulous companion during my commute.