A review by fleurdujour
My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier

3.0

My Sister Rosa is a solid YA thriller, about Australian teen Che trying to keep his psychopathic younger sister under control. It's not as creepy as I was expecting, I was expecting a never-ending onslaught of psychopathic Rosa mentally and tormenting Che, the scenes featuring Rosa in her natural element were still great and sometimes spine-tingling. After the reveal of the climatic moment, I felt like the ending was pretty rushed, and some parts of it were unbelievable

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like just letting everyone go after Maya's death. While I believed that they probably wouldn't face any trial, I was surprised that there wasn't, at the very least, mandatory counseling for Rosa.

. The twist in the end is great! I completely didn't see it coming, but looking back now I can totally see all the hints that Justine Larbalestier dropped along the way. I'd recommend this for anyone who enjoys a well written YA thriller.