In its core, Sister is an emotional story about two siblings and their relationship. While there is a mystery going on (and it is quite a good one), the focus is never completely on that - which is why I enjoyed this novel as much as I did. A lot of thrillers focus on the twists and turns, and because of that, the characters end up being flat. Here, that is not the case. I loved reading about both Beatrice and Tess, and I loved how their bond was always strong, no matter how different they were. This is one of those rare thrillers that got me really emotional, and I cared more for the characters, than the mystery - and I think that is why I was really moved and shaken at the end, when I found out what was really going on. When Grace met Charlie in middle school she instantly felt like she could trust her. The book delves into the friendship between her and Charlie as well as their close friends and the drama surrounding them all. There are many references made to Grace's parents and her past. We are aware that something tragic has happened and Grace seems to feel very guilty. She refers to it as the day she's tried to forget. The Sister follows twenty five year old Grace who is still mourning the loss of her best friend Charlie. Grace and Charlie had buried some mementos when they were kids and with Charlie gone Grace thinks it's now time to find out what it was that Charlie had put in the box. I really enjoyed this novel which was a relief as I haven't been getting on that well with some of my recent choices! It is outside of my usual genre being fiction and non-Christian.

And that's where the story begins, with Grace trying to recover from her loss and to finally try to find out what Charlie was sorry for. And with the reader wanting to know how exactly Charlie even died (which isn't revealed until very late in the book). It could have been a great story but, for me, way too much of it was simply implausible--over and over again, these things just kept happening that were not realistic and that Grace's character should have been able to see through or figure out. The Sister is a wonderfully dark and sinister read that had me hooked from start to finish and I can’t wait to see what else the author has in store for us readers in the future.In the shadow of the magnificent Alhambra, Tiggy discovers her connection to the fabled gypsy community of Sacromonte, who were forced to flee their homes during the civil war, and to ‘La Candela’ – the greatest flamenco dancer of her generation. As Maia delves into the past, following in Izabela’s footsteps, she uncovers a tale of love, passion, and longing. The intertwining stories of Maia and Izabela illuminate the power of fate and the extraordinary impact of personal choices across time. Seven Sisters Book Two: The Storm Sister The Sister by Louise Jensen revolves around two girls that met in school when they were 9 years old. Grace and Charlotte (aka Charlie) became besties when Charlie took Grace, the new girl, under her wing. Neither had a sister and they latched onto each other and formed a brilliant friendship. Their friendship outlasted all others as they grew older and moved into a house together. Sharing everything and I mean everything. The Sister review – a nail-biting whodunnit that is truly haunting - Lucy Mangan, 27 October 2020". The Guardian. BEWARE GRACE ANNA IS WATCHING YOUR EVERY MOVE!!! she was a very nasty piece of work but I actually liked her she had flaws as so many other characters in the book do but I think the author pulled it off with Anna as she had a vulnerable side as well.

Tiggy D’Aplièse, in her mid-twenties, learns that her father – Pa Salt, an elusive billionaire who adopted his six daughters from around the globe – has died. Trusting her instincts, Tiggy moves to the remote wilds of Scotland and takes a job doing what she loves: caring for animals. Working on the vast and isolated Kinnaird estate, she is employed by the enigmatic and troubled laird, Charlie Kinnaird. Meet the cast of Russell Tovey thriller The Sister, 27 October 2020". Radio Times . Retrieved 27 October 2020. Everything changes when she encounters a young woman in the woods and makes a life-altering promise. This commitment will shape the trajectory of her existence forever. This book had great potential, but tried to do too much, in my opinion--too many implausible twists, turns and wild scenarios made this a 2 star book for me. After Charlie’s death, life was a hard struggle for Grace. It affected her relationship with her boyfriend, Dan, and with Charlie's Mum, Lexie. Grace is determined to fulfill Charlie's wish to find the father who abandoned her and to find out what exactly Charlie was referring to when she said she had done something terrible and was sorry.All of a sudden, the friend has become cumbersome. She's always saying things that make Grace feel insecure and she's planting ideas that her boyfriend is cheating. And now her home has been set afire with her in it. When everything eventually came to light I was slightly confused. Without spoiling it, a lot of the information involved is heavily medical, and went right over my head. So even now having finished the book I still can’t entirely understand what the motive behind it all was. If I see one more book with the review/tagline of "for fans of Gone Girl or The Girl on the Train" I am purposely going to not read it. So there. I had high hopes for this book. The synopsis sounded great and it being a British psychological thriller I couldn't wait till this book came up on my list. Sadly, this book did not live up to the hype. (It was chosen as a winner for Marie Claire fiction contest and Good Housekeeping also recommended it). I did suspect the ending, something Charlie said in the beginning of the book, made the little gray cells work harder, so I was not surprised, rather more pleased that my suspicion turned out to be right. Nathan realises his loved ones are at risk as secrets are exposed and a surprising link is revealed between past events and the present.

The truth is revealed as Nathan and Bob go digging in the woods. And just when Nathan hopes his long nightmare might be over, Bob inflicts another twist of the knife. The character of Beatrice. I couldn't get to grips with her personality. At several points she describes herself as if she is introverted; she's afraid of confrontation, shies away from large groups of people, is anxious around attractive men etc; she seems to paint herself as a rather unremarkable, at times even timid person, yet she's also supposed to be a partner at a New York marketing firm at the age of 26. This didn't ring true for me and I didn't see why Beatrice had to have a high-flying job or be living in New York for the story to work.This isn’t a roller-coaster ride, rather than a thriller I’d call it psychological-suspense. Even rather than fast-paced with a pervading sense of menace, an uneasiness that quietly builds. Beatrice the successful level-headed older sister arrives from New York to unravel the mystery surrounding Tess’s death. Her flighty artistic kid sister who in her own condescending and slightly superior fashion she deeply loved.

Don't you just love a book that you read cover to cover in one sitting? This is exactly what I did with The Sisters, it swallowed up a whole Friday evening and I loved it! This is a really interesting psychological drama thriller that has some fascinating and surprising twists at the end. You might see it coming, you might now. By the time we arrive at the midpoint of the miniseries, things are chugging along as pleasingly and efficiently as you would expect from the Luther creator Neil Cross, who has adapted his book, the psychological thriller Burial, for the series. If you were to engage your brain to what I would consider for an ITV weeknight seasonal offering to be an unfair degree, you would probably be able at any point to guess most of what is about to unfold in the next 20 minutes. You might possibly be able to unravel the thing entire if you remain – even at this late stage of 2020 – astute. But if you keep yourself under control, there is a large enough number of enjoyable twists, clues (to NOTICE, not SOLVE and ruin everything) and red herrings to satisfy your post-dinner entertainment cravings, while still allowing you enough distance from proceedings to wonder where you could buy the lovely wine glasses from which Holly (Amrita Acharia) sips while contemplating her sister’s absence, Bob’s presence, and her perfect but nightmare-prone husband. When Grace starts an online search for Charlie's father, someone else from Charlie's past shows up. At first Grace is really happy, but it's not long before strange things start happening. She begins receiving strange phone calls, things start to go missing, and she feels like someone might be following her. She wonders if she's in danger or if she's making a big deal about nothing. Lucinda Riley at the top of her game: a magical storyteller who creates characters we fall in love with and who stay with us long after we finish reading.’ – Lucy Foley, bestselling author of The Hunting Party Five years later, Charlie turns up unannounced, but before Grace can ask her what she meant by those words, Charlie collapses and dies.The major problem I have with The Sisters is that it reads like a creative writing task, and one that was rushed to meet a deadline. To make matters worse, for the first few chapters I was convinced I’d been reading a teenage novel and only a sporadic use of the F word reassured me that it had not been the case (although these days you can’t tell). The juvenile voices of the protagonists and the nature of the intertwined relations of all the housemates of Beatrice’s house turned, what should have been ‘tension’ into a twisted sixth form drama: girl inadvertently causes the death of her twin- girl meets another twin and attempts to rebuild the bond she had lost- girl moves in with the twins- girl obsesses first with the female twin then also the male twin- another flatmate is in love with the female twin- the female twin obsesses with her male twin… you get the drift. I am not sure why Abi didn't just leave...period. There was no incentive in my opinion to keep her there. Anna appears in Grace's life .... she states that Charlie was her half-sister ad Grace gladly welcomes her into their home. And then strange things start happening. Small accidents .. like hazelnut in her coffee when she's very allergic to nuts. Malicious notes left for her. Her car is keyed. Her live-in boyfriend, Dan, has become distant. And Anna moves in.