A review by drrodman29
The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

5.0

This book was phenomenal. I wasn’t initially convinced that I was going to like this book. After the first 50 pages, I really didn’t care for any of the characters and did not find the storyline interesting. However, I decided to keep going as the reviews for the book were so good. I’m glad that I did. Shortly after the 50 page mark, I was hooked. I initially had such a hatred for the mother. However, this quickly turned into a hatred for Rose. Being a clinical psychologist, I know the importance of autonomy, and I found Rose’s controlling behaviour and inability to allow Fern to have any level of autonomy to be deeply horrifying, and ignited a rage within me. I was willing to forgive her actions to an extent, given her upbringing. However, upon the discovery that Rose did not become a narcissist because her mother was a narcissist, I am left wondering what happened in her life to make her such a truly awful person.