A review by the_modernreader
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0



“A lot was written about romantic love, Avery thought, about the profundity of that embrace. But this, too, was deserving of rapture, of song. Before she ever knew a lover’s body, she knew her sisters’, could see herself in their long feet and light eyes, their sleek limbs and curled ears. And, before life became big and difficult, there were moments with them when it was simply good. Squeezed beside Bonnie and Lucky now, it was superfluous to describe what she felt for them as love. They were love, beautiful and unbearable and hers.”

Nothing as unforgiving as grief. Seeing each sister battle the feeling of loss whilst  trying to keep afloat was a beautiful experience. I thought of my mom as an older sister, my grandmother as a young mother, mothering herself and her children. I thought of my friends and how they’re my closest feeling to what it feels like to have sisters. How horrible the world is to women living with chronic illnesses that have been deemed less important. And how blessed I am to have community. I can’t wait for her next release…
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