A review by ahpotts
The Frederick Sisters Are Living the Dream by Jeannie Zusy

3.0

Good premise: three sisters, the youngest one - Maggie, also the narrator - finds herself taking care of the middle sister - Ginny - who is a special needs adult. The oldest sister, Bets, has mostly separated herself from her family, though her presence looms large. I liked the idea, and I liked the raw truth of Maggie & Ginny's relationship. There was something very real in the push & pull of what it means to love someone who makes choices you don't agree with. That said, I found the editing weak (several things were repeated when they did not need to be), the overall arc of the plot predictable and Maggie's character... frustrating. I wanted to empathize with her, but instead I usually wanted to shake her. Oh, and the idea that Maggie knew so little about her oldest sister seemed... unlikely? But maybe that one's just me.