A review by jun2sept
The Other Daughter by Lauren Willig

5.0

I have been waiting on this book to come out for a while and I was not disappointed. It was a bit slow to start and I wanted to scream at Rachel to "just get on with it" but the author does a masterful job of drawing you in to the story. I know it's supposed to be about Rachel but I found that I was more and more drawn in by Simon. He stole the story. I didn't buy the longing for her sister's fiancé as the description touts. It was too superficial but I did want more from Olivia. We're made to wait so long for their connection that it felt almost cheap to drop you in it so abruptly at breakfast. I agree with others that there is so much more story there screaming to be told and we only get but a glimpse. I didn't really like Rachel by the end. In her final standoff, my heart was wrenched but not for her, but for the ghastly injustice of it all for everyone else. Despite that, I gave it 5 stars because when I finished reading, all I could do was sigh and hug my kindle satisfied.