SISTERS by
Two sisters.
One’s good as gold.
The other’s committed the ultimate crime.
Alex is still reeling from the death of her
parents in a tragic car accident when she makes a shocking discovery — a secret
in her mother’s past
Alex’s mother had a baby daughter just after she
left high school. A baby she gave up for adoption.
But when Alex decides to search for her long-lost
sister, she is in for a horrifying surprise . . .
Could finding her long lost sister be the
biggest mistake Alex Woods has ever made?
About the
Author
Patricia MacDonald is an internationally-bestselling author of thrilling suspense. Her previous novels include Suspicious Origin, Stranger in the House, Not Guilty, and the Edgar Award-nominated The Unforgiven.
My take
Sisters is a
psychological thriller about two sisters, who never knew about the existence of
the other. Alex Woods’ parents die in a car crash, and when she returns to her
big, empty house after completing her college, her attorney hands her a letter
written by her mother, telling her that she had a baby in her teenage years, whom
she gave up for adoption.
Depressed from
the loss of both of her parents, Alex gets pulled in by curiosity about this
newfound step sister and she sets out to find her. Soon she finds out that her
sister, Dory Colson, is in prison, for the alleged murder of her sister Lauren.
Lauren was the biological child of the Colson’s, and Alex learns that Lauran
was a very successful upcoming singer, who was killed by Dory out of jealousy.
Alex decides
to find out what really happened, and meets the Colson’s, who seem extremely
hostile towards Dory, the Ennis family - their neighbours, and Marisol, a law
student who is trying to get Dory a retrial on the behalf of Justine initiative,
which helps those who got sentenced by a mistrial.
The story that
unfolds thereafter is better not revealed, but it is full of twists and turns,
leaving us wondering what exactly happened.
The story is
told from the POV of Alex, and her emotions as she goes through phases of
anger, sadness, denial, happiness over her loss, finding a half-sister, dealing
with her (sister’s) parents, and the new romance kindled inside her in the form
of Seth are beautifully depicted. The character of Dory stays true to herself, and
even though she seems a bit rash and rough, she is not unlikeable. The twist at the end is worth reading the book for.
The flow of
language is nice and easy. The cover page is beautifully designed.
I rate this
book 5 stars.
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