Name: The Sullivan Sisters
ISBN: 9781534420540

Kathryn Ormsbee

The once tight bond among three sisters, ages fourteen to eighteen, disappears as each deals with a personal setback; but when a letter arrives informing the sisters of a dead uncle and an inheritance they knew nothing about, the news forces them to band together in the face of a sinister family mystery, and possible murder.

The Sullivan Sisters

From the author of the “intense coming-of-age story” (School Library Connection) The Great Unknowable End and the “beyond refreshing…irreverent” (Booklist, starred review) Tash Hearts Tolstoy comes an introspective, atmospheric novel about sisterhood, coming-of-age, and learning that it’s never too late to reconnect with those you love. Time changes things. That painful fact of life couldn’t be truer for the Sullivan sisters. Once, they used to be close, sharing secrets inside homemade blanket castles. Now, life in the Sullivan house means closed doors and secrets left untold. Fourteen-year-old Murphy, an aspiring magician, is shocked by the death of Siegfried, her pet turtle. Seventeen-year-old Claire is bound for better things than her Oregonian hometown—until she receives a crushing rejection from her dream college. And eighteen-year-old Eileen is nursing a growing addiction in the wake of life-altering news. Then, days before Christmas, a letter arrives, informing the sisters of a dead uncle and an inheritance they knew nothing about. The news forces them to band together in the face of a sinister family mystery…and, possibly, murder. The Sullivan Sisters is an unforgettable novel about the ghosts of the past, the power of connection, and the bonds of sisterhood.

Jelke Lenaerts

I received a galley of this book through Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.  
This book has a content warning for alcoholism.

This book was a bit underwhelming to me. I just felt like not a whole lot happened in this book. The main mystery in this book was something I figured out in like the first quarter. For the rest I felt like the sister relationship and the character's developement of this book and honeslty normally I wouldn't be mad about that but there just wasn't a plot and I also didn't care about 2/3 sisters. Eileen was just dumb and not really that interesting. Claire was super annoying, a know-it-all and just had a whole holier-than-thou attitude. I kept eyerolling at every other line she said. Murphy absolutely broke my heart though. I really felt for her. However, I felt like the story threw her very much into the background in favor of the other two, which just proved the whole way Murphy felt about herself. Either way, I do think this had some great sister dynamics and loved seeing them figure things out between them. I also liked that their relationship with their mother was also a part of this. I don't know. I guess I was just expecting a little bit more from this book.

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