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A review by lit_with_leigh
The Other Sister by Peter Nyström, Peter Mohlin
3.0
Thank you ABRAMS, Overlook Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book before publication. IYKYK, my reviews are ALWAYS honest.
2.5 generously rounded up.
Writing: 4/5 | Plot: male/5 | Ending: we will never defeat the patriarchy/5
THE PLOT
Stella is the star. Alicia is "the other sister." And when Stella is found murdered, former FBI agent John Adderely is tasked with solving the case of the controversial dating app CEO while trying to run from his past.
THIS BOOK IS LIKE...
You're balls deep in a great pretend session with your Barbies and your brother comes out of nowhere and punts Barbie across the room and then makes you watch him play with his GI Joe dolls for two hours before you can have your Barbies back
MY OPINION
Ok so 20% in I was like: "WOW this book is written by TWO men and I'm enjoying it". The writing was solid (typical scandi style so if you don't like it—stay away), the case was juicy j, and the pace was pacing. But then the Peters went full male author. I just knew they couldn't resist. It's like the meme of the guy holding his breath with his veins popping in his skull, that's male authors trying NOT to write some stupid ass deep operative drug cartel secret mafia storyline.
The Peters said "hold my beer" and made this stupid ass storyline more ridiculous than normal. In fact it made Harlan Coben's KGB shit from The Woods seem sensible. So homedog is in SWEDEN and still gets caught up by a NIGERIAN drug lord from his FBI undercover days and then is tortured via fucking microsoft teams video chat??? PLZ!!!
If the Peters had kept this male author boo boo to a minimum, the story would've been great. I would've loved to learn more about Raw—it's like the dating app in John Marrs' The One, but more plausible. I fully believe dating apps will be using bank data and other PPI to match singletons. But alas, the whole Raw thing was a footnote as John bent over backward trying to cover up his stupid ass crimes only to sing like a canary to a random and his boss. So he did all that, for WHAT!? Waste of time.
Ok and don't get me started on Alicia pining over a guy who dead ass said he was in love with another woman yet somehow she's like WE'RE MEANT TO BE!! and then is shocked he smashed and passed her ass. FREE MY LADIES!!!
So yeah. Generous three stars on account of the writing and the potential.
PROS AND CONS
Pros: solid scandi writing, interesting premise, the dating app was cool, he wrote the perfect bitch character aka stella
Cons: went full male author with the dumbass secret op storyline BYE
2.5 generously rounded up.
Writing: 4/5 | Plot: male/5 | Ending: we will never defeat the patriarchy/5
THE PLOT
Stella is the star. Alicia is "the other sister." And when Stella is found murdered, former FBI agent John Adderely is tasked with solving the case of the controversial dating app CEO while trying to run from his past.
THIS BOOK IS LIKE...
You're balls deep in a great pretend session with your Barbies and your brother comes out of nowhere and punts Barbie across the room and then makes you watch him play with his GI Joe dolls for two hours before you can have your Barbies back
MY OPINION
Ok so 20% in I was like: "WOW this book is written by TWO men and I'm enjoying it". The writing was solid (typical scandi style so if you don't like it—stay away), the case was juicy j, and the pace was pacing. But then the Peters went full male author. I just knew they couldn't resist. It's like the meme of the guy holding his breath with his veins popping in his skull, that's male authors trying NOT to write some stupid ass deep operative drug cartel secret mafia storyline.
The Peters said "hold my beer" and made this stupid ass storyline more ridiculous than normal. In fact it made Harlan Coben's KGB shit from The Woods seem sensible. So homedog is in SWEDEN and still gets caught up by a NIGERIAN drug lord from his FBI undercover days and then is tortured via fucking microsoft teams video chat??? PLZ!!!
If the Peters had kept this male author boo boo to a minimum, the story would've been great. I would've loved to learn more about Raw—it's like the dating app in John Marrs' The One, but more plausible. I fully believe dating apps will be using bank data and other PPI to match singletons. But alas, the whole Raw thing was a footnote as John bent over backward trying to cover up his stupid ass crimes only to sing like a canary to a random and his boss. So he did all that, for WHAT!? Waste of time.
Ok and don't get me started on Alicia pining over a guy who dead ass said he was in love with another woman yet somehow she's like WE'RE MEANT TO BE!! and then is shocked he smashed and passed her ass. FREE MY LADIES!!!
So yeah. Generous three stars on account of the writing and the potential.
PROS AND CONS
Pros: solid scandi writing, interesting premise, the dating app was cool, he wrote the perfect bitch character aka stella
Cons: went full male author with the dumbass secret op storyline BYE