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The Silent Sister
by Shalini Boland
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
2.5 Stars
This book wasn’t for me. Before reading it, I read so many positive reviews about people who enjoyed the pacing and the twists in this book… but I just got bored. I didn’t particularly find this book twisty at all, except for the final page (which I did not see coming). I could have taken or left the final story, because it didn’t really add to my enjoyment of the story. It was too little, too late. I do, however, think many people will enjoy this book because it is well written, with some likeable characters.
In this book we have the protagonist, Lizzie, and she starts to receive very strange letters from unknown person. The first letter says something like “I am obsessed with you” and the subsequent letters get weirder and weirder, saying things like “I’m obsessed with you” and “I’m watching you”. It also becomes clear that the person who is writing the letters is seemingly able to get into her house and into her place of business without leaving a trail. As the story goes on Lizzie starts to doubt everyone in her life as she tries to figure out exactly who is sending her the letters, and what their motive might be.
I think what I did like about this book was Lizzie. I did enjoy her character, even if she wasn't particularly well developed. All anyone could talk about in relation to Lizzie was her body, her curves, and that all the boys liked her. I think the relationship between Lizzie and her sister Emma was very strange. Who just takes the word of her boyfriend, and ignores the side of her sister who she is apparently close to?
This book is super far-fetched. I'll be honest, I did predict who would be responsible for the letters and that was I think the motive was stupid. I don’t understand why the person chose to target Lizzie instead of some who would be more “deserving” of the attention.
There isn't really much else to say in this book because not a lot happened. It was very much get a letter, panic, get a letter panic, get a letter panic… with a bit of going to work and playing with the cat in between.
I think the boyfriend in the story Joe is a piece of shit Lizzie deserved better and I hope that she gets better from him.
This book wasn’t for me. Before reading it, I read so many positive reviews about people who enjoyed the pacing and the twists in this book… but I just got bored. I didn’t particularly find this book twisty at all, except for the final page (which I did not see coming). I could have taken or left the final story, because it didn’t really add to my enjoyment of the story. It was too little, too late. I do, however, think many people will enjoy this book because it is well written, with some likeable characters.
In this book we have the protagonist, Lizzie, and she starts to receive very strange letters from unknown person. The first letter says something like “I am obsessed with you” and the subsequent letters get weirder and weirder, saying things like “I’m obsessed with you” and “I’m watching you”. It also becomes clear that the person who is writing the letters is seemingly able to get into her house and into her place of business without leaving a trail. As the story goes on Lizzie starts to doubt everyone in her life as she tries to figure out exactly who is sending her the letters, and what their motive might be.
I think what I did like about this book was Lizzie. I did enjoy her character, even if she wasn't particularly well developed. All anyone could talk about in relation to Lizzie was her body, her curves, and that all the boys liked her. I think the relationship between Lizzie and her sister Emma was very strange. Who just takes the word of her boyfriend, and ignores the side of her sister who she is apparently close to?
This book is super far-fetched. I'll be honest, I did predict who would be responsible for the letters and that was I think the motive was stupid. I don’t understand why the person chose to target Lizzie instead of some who would be more “deserving” of the attention.
There isn't really much else to say in this book because not a lot happened. It was very much get a letter, panic, get a letter panic, get a letter panic… with a bit of going to work and playing with the cat in between.
I think the boyfriend in the story Joe is a piece of shit Lizzie deserved better and I hope that she gets better from him.