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A review by diaadiary
My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier
3.0
Che Taylor is your average grumpy teenager who doesn’t want to move to another place. However, he has a creepy little sister who behaves and thinks rather abnormally.
I liked the concept of this book way more than the actual book. I liked that it was very diverse. And I liked how atypical this family was. However, I didn’t enjoy reading about the main character’s thoughts and feelings (he was boring tbh). I didn’t like how the book didn’t push boundaries especially because Rosa is a freaking child psychopath.
The entire first half of the book is dull yet interesting enough to continue reading until the end. Rosa makes weird comments that are definitely unsettling but not full on disturbing (which was what I was expecting). Che grumbles about not wanting to be in New York all the while obsessing over boxing and texting his friends. Tbh I didn’t give a shit.
The parentals infuriated me. Especially Sally. How do you ignore such an obvious problem?? I admit that Rosa’s behavior was subtle but they are her PARENTS??? How do you keep living life and expect your older son to deal with such a heavy issue?? Their behavior and solution ideas for “curing” Rosa seemed a bit unrealistic. As Rosa’s parents, Sally and David should have tried harder to do something.
The buildup of revealing Rosa’s psychopathy was nonexistent. I expected far more disturbing qualities from her behavior. Her manipulation was too thin. Everything about her was just too surface level and so the book had a lot of potential to be better.
I liked the concept of this book way more than the actual book. I liked that it was very diverse. And I liked how atypical this family was. However, I didn’t enjoy reading about the main character’s thoughts and feelings (he was boring tbh). I didn’t like how the book didn’t push boundaries especially because Rosa is a freaking child psychopath.
The entire first half of the book is dull yet interesting enough to continue reading until the end. Rosa makes weird comments that are definitely unsettling but not full on disturbing (which was what I was expecting). Che grumbles about not wanting to be in New York all the while obsessing over boxing and texting his friends. Tbh I didn’t give a shit.
The parentals infuriated me. Especially Sally. How do you ignore such an obvious problem?? I admit that Rosa’s behavior was subtle but they are her PARENTS??? How do you keep living life and expect your older son to deal with such a heavy issue?? Their behavior and solution ideas for “curing” Rosa seemed a bit unrealistic. As Rosa’s parents, Sally and David should have tried harder to do something.
The buildup of revealing Rosa’s psychopathy was nonexistent. I expected far more disturbing qualities from her behavior. Her manipulation was too thin. Everything about her was just too surface level and so the book had a lot of potential to be better.