Member Reviews
The Sister by Louise Jensen I have to say I am right in the middle of the pack on this title. I was fully invested in the beginning and then things just went too.... just too. The recipe for a great book is there but too many ingredients were thrown in. I was neither shocked or surprised but gained satisfaction to know I had guessed correctly. Unfortunately not a memorable read for me. |
Thoroughly enjoyed this psychological thriller. There are twists and turns, some of them a little more predictable than others and some surprised me. When you read many thrillers you start to predict the rhythms and techniques but this book managed to keep me reading as I tried to guess the answer to many questions that unfolded. What happened to Grace's dad? What was Anna's real story? Why did Charlie leave? Who was following Grace or was it in her head? Who had sent her the notes? I liked the characters and the unfolding of events felt realistic despite being extreme at times. The end was a little quick to conclude given the rest of the pace but it didn't spoil my enjoyment. |
Kelly F, Reviewer
The main character of this story is Grace and the cover of the book implies something happened, a secret?. We get to learn about Grace, her past and present whilst never quite trusting her. Grace is struggling grieving the death of her best friend Charlie and the story switches between the past and present but then suddenly her friends long-lost half Sister arrives on the scene and the story takes a sinister turn. A harrowing tale of friendship,betrayal and loss. I really enjoyed this book and would certainly recommend it to fans of this genre. Amazingly it is the authors debut novel so I would also be very interested to read her further books. My thanks go to the publisher, author and Netgalley in providing me with a copy of this book in return for an honest review |
Gemma B, Reviewer
I didn't rate this book at all. I found it boring and overdone. The characters naivety was so frustrating and dull that I really disliked them and therefore became uninterested in what was going to happen. I skim read the last part of this book, purely to get through it. Wouldn't waste your time with this one. |
I love a good thriller/mystery, and from the hype and description, this sounded right up my alley! Grace has never quite got over the death of her best friend Charlie. You may think it just happened, but that is not true, years have passed. Due to the death being so sudden, she has so many questions as to why this would happen to someone she held so dear. There is one other key point. Charlie left a strange note for Grace. This not apologizes from something Grace has no knowledge of. Why the note? What could this mean? To find answers, Grace sets about finding family and clues with the help of Dan, Charlies boyfriend. A mystery woman shows up who says she is Charlies sister. She becomes more and more involved in Grace's life, and more and more strange things begin to occur. Is someone stalking her? Now, here we go, a possible unreliable narrator. This is another book with a jumping timeline, but it works in this case. That is rare sometimes. This book, in my humble opinion, lived up to the hype for me. Did things start to play out and you realize what is happening? Yes, but the ride sure was fun! |
I received this book from Netgalley for an honest review. Another quick read that was a little predictable. After a while, the characters annoyed me a bit but I wanted to know what happened. I did like the writing style and I will definitely read something else from Jensen. |
What a great big book. I was hooked from the first few pages. The book flips between the past and present and has lots of twists and turns throughout that at times I thought I'd guessed what would happen but I was so wrong. A fab psychological thriller that you won't want to put down. |
Morag P, Reviewer
A gripping tense psychological thriller about Grace who is grieving the death of her friend Charlie .. a lot of unsavoury characters along the way and flitting from past of present makes this book a compelling page turner 4.5 stars from me |
Really good story! Twists, turns and a few shocking moments. I listened to this book and I wasn't fond of the narrator. This book kept me on the edge of my seat....I had to know how it ends. I'd rate this book a 3.4! |
Well, I give it 3 1/2 stars really. It was good and lived up to the thrilling psychological thriller part!! But, maybe because I've read so many of these books the ending was a little predictable and I seen it coming. There were a few surprises that kept my interest, but overall....it was an ok read for me. |




