Sister Dear {Litfuse Review}

 

About the book:

Sister Dear (Thomas Nelson, April 2016)

All Allie Marshall wants is a fresh start. But when dark secrets refuse to stay buried, will her chance at a new life be shattered forever?

Convicted of a crime she didn’t commit, Allie watched a decade of her life vanish — time that can never be recovered. Now, out on parole, Allie is determined to clear her name, rebuild her life, and reconnect with the daughter she barely knows.

But Allie’s return home shatters the quaint, coastal community of Brunswick, Georgia. Even her own daughter Caroline, now a teenager, bristles at Allie’s claims of innocence. Refusing defeat, a stronger, smarter Allie launches a battle for the truth, digging deeply into the past even if it threatens her parole status, personal safety, and the already-fragile bond with family.

As her commitment to finding the truth intensifies, what Allie ultimately uncovers is far worse than she imagined. Her own sister has been hiding a dark secret—one that holds the key to Allie’s freedom.

Laura McNeill is a writer, web geek, travel enthusiast, and coffee drinker. In her former life, she was a television news anchor for CBS News affiliates in New York and Alabama. Laura holds a master’s degree in journalism from The Ohio State University and is completing a graduate program in interactive technology at the University of Alabama. When she’s not writing and doing homework, she enjoys running, yoga, and spending time at the beach. She lives in Mobile, AL with her family.

 

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My thoughts:

 

Gosh guys.  This book has more twists and turns than the curvy bluff roads I drive daily!  And believe me they’re curvy!  Sister Dear took me a bit to get into.  In fact, I started reading it one day and only got a chapter or two in and didn’t know if I’d ever want to pick it up and finish reading it.  I just wasn’t getting into it.  I mean this gal gets released from prison and her sister is the only one who’s been visiting her and blah blah.

 

But guys.  I picked it back up.  And after reading a few more chapters I couldn’t put it down!  It’s definitely a slow starter for me but by the end I was on the edge of my seat and couldn’t put it down.

 

I wanted to know who had really done the killing.  What had really happened.  And then, oh my, I knew why it was called Sister Dear.  And it’s not a nice reason.  I don’t have any sisters but this really made me look at my daughters and want to make sure their relationships never got to be like this!

 

And to make things even more complicated we learn of relationships we didn’t know about.  We have a teenage daughter of the sister who’s been in prison being raised by the other sister and a whole lot of drama commencing.  You’re going to want to read this book for sure.  And I’m not entirely happy with the ending.  Just to let you know!