*My Sister by Michelle Adams (382 pages - 8th March) ★★★ (3.5)Within this book we follow Irini who was taken away from her parents and sister, Elle, when she was very young to live with her aunt. Irini has always wondered why she was sent away, what secrets do her family hold and what's the truth behind her parents decision to keep one daughter with them and send one away. I don't want to give too much of the plot away but I'll mention some of the potentially triggering topics within the book: death, cancer, mental illness, abuse, dysfunctional relationships and disability.
The story does delve into some very deep and dark topics and overall the book has a very sinister, eerie and unnerving feel to it, not just in the actions of the characters but the tone as well. It began a little slow but it definitely picked up and the very dark secrets began to unfold which was compelling and had me turning the pages even though some of the scenes were a little creepy, disturbing or cringing, to be honest.
There are so many unlikeable characters with a few rays of hope in the form of Matt, Joyce and a couple of others but on the whole, it's told in a way in which everyone is a suspect, everyone has secrets they're unwilling to share and everyone has a dark side to an extent. I loved the mystery element as well as the setting at the family home and I liked uncovering the mysteries, even though for me personally, they weren't very shocking as it was a little obvious but the final mystery concerning the main character was shocking and a great twist.
Overall, I did have a couple of issues, for example, the main character seemed a little inconsistent at times and she made unrealistic decisions; in addition the twists and turns weren't fully shocking or unpredictable for me. However, if you like novels concerning dark family secrets, dysfunctional families and deeper and darker topics with an atmospheric, sinister setting then definitely pick up My Sister by Michelle Adams. I found the book on the whole to be very compelling, fairly quick, easy and very eerie!
Will you be reading My Sister by Michelle Adams?
I love crime thrillers! I prefer unpredictable ones myself but I may have to give this one a shot. Thanks for the honest review!
ReplyDeleteI've seen a few people few this book, it sounds good. 🌸✨
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I actually really like the sound of this one! x
ReplyDeleteThis sounds right up my street. I’m definitely into my crime thrillers at the moment. I have way too many on my to read list currently though x
ReplyDeleteEerie books creep me out so much - I end up thinking about them way too much hahah!
ReplyDeleteChantelle x
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Definitely sounds like an interesting read. Probably not a book I’d enjoy.
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This does sound like an interesting read - maybe a little too creepy for me though!xo
ReplyDeleteChar | www.charslittleblog.co.uk
I saw another post on this blog tour recently and I loved the idea of this book. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and making me want this even more :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds so good! I will need to add this one onto my reading list for when I am finished with college :)
ReplyDeleteNot sure if this book is for me but sounds like an interesting read nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteI must say this sounds interesting. I always find those dark thrillers interesting.
ReplyDeleteNow this is definitely my kind of book x
ReplyDeleteAhhh I can’t read thrillers. I get super creeped out x
ReplyDeleteI was on this blog tour as well and absolutely loved it.
ReplyDeleteJenny
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Crime is not my genre so I wouldn’t read it, sorry
ReplyDeleteI've seen reviews of this book everywhere - sounds great x
ReplyDeleteOoooh I love the sound of this! xx
ReplyDeleteOoh this does sound like an incredibly chilling and eery book! I don't tend to read books like this very often but I actually really like the sound of this! It's a shame that some of the twists were a little predictable though! xx
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Definitely a book I would be into! X
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of delving in secrets but I definitely need a book that doesn't start slow these days
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