Book Review: The Other Sister by Sarah Zettel

Hardcover, 380 pages

Published August 28th 2018 by Grand Central Publishing

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Geraldine Monroe is the bad sister. Reckless and troubled, she ran away shortly after the mysterious death of their mother twenty years ago.

Marie, on the other hand, has always been the good sister. She is the obedient daughter and a loving mother to her son.

Now Geraldine has come home, for good it seems, and no one--not the aunts or uncles or cousins--really knows why. The most suspicious of all is Martin Monroe, the father who rules the extended family and their small town with a poisonous combination of money and coldheartedness. But even he doesn't realize what the truth is: that the sisters have become allies in a plot to kill him.

Bound by blood and a need to right the past, Geraldine and Marie set their plan in motion. When old secrets and new fears clash, everyone is pushed to the breaking point . . . and the sisters will learn that they can't trust anyone, not even each other.

                                                 MY REVIEW:

The Other Sister by Sarah Zettel

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Geraldine is titled as the "bad sister" and ran away after the death of her mother. Marie on the other hand is known as the "good sister" who is raising her teenage son. Of course... as the story begins to reveal itself it's not all as it seems with the good sister and the bad sister.
Talk about dysfunctional family. Wow!
This story switches back and forth of the POV. You are able to keep track though as the chapters tell whole POV it is. Also from the past and to today.
Their mother died 20 years ago and their father was abusive towards Geraldine but he is emotionally abusive to Marie.
Geraldine thinks she killed her mother and Marie knows about the past.
I hated the father in this book and found him a horrible, abusive, controlling person.

I received this book from Grand Central Publishing.

Sarah Zettel

Born

in The United States

Website

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Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Sarah Zettel is the critically acclaimed author of more than twenty novels, spanning the full range of genre fiction. Her debut novel, Reclamation, won the Locus Award for Best First Novel. Her second release, Fool’s War, was a 1997 New York Times Notable Book, and the American Library Association named Playing God one of the Best Books for Young Adults of 1999. Her novel Bitter Angels won the Philip K. Dick Award for best science fiction paperback in 2009. Her latest novel, Dust Girl, was named as one of the best young adult books of the year by both Kirkus Reviews and the American Library Association. Zettel lives in Michigan with her husband, her rapidly growing son, and her cat, Buffy the Vermin Slayer.

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