A review by cath518
The Secret Sister by Brenda Novak

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Maisey Lazarow returns to Fairham Island after a bitter divorce and a tragedy.  She returns to help her brother, Keith.  She does not want to see her wealthy, controlling mother - who is the reason she left the island.

She ends up living in a bungalow at the other side of the island but she's next to Raphael who she went to high school with and whom she's also looking to avoid.  While working on renovating one of the bungalows, Raphael finds a box of photos and gives them to Maisey.  They are photos of her and Keith but also another child who looks a lot like them.  Maisey thinks this child is their sister but they don't know what happened to her....so Maisey decides to find her despite her mother warning her not to look into this matter.