Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

Synopsis:

The Blue sisters have always been exceptional - and exceptionally different. Avery's a straight-laced lawyer living in London, though she's keeping secrets that could undo her perfect life forever. Bonnie was a boxer-turned-bouncer in LA, but one reckless act has driven her out of the city. And Lucky's hard partying ways are finally catching up with her in Paris.

Then there was Nicky, the Beloved fourth sister, whose unexpected death a year ago left the others reeling. When the three remaining sisters reunite in New York to attempt to stop the sale of their childhood home, they find that it's only be returning to each other that they can navigate their grief, addiction and heartbreak and learn to fall in love with life again.

The Blue sisters have always been exceptional - and exceptionally different. Avery's a straight-laced lawyer living in London, though she's keeping secrets that could undo her perfect life forever. Bonnie was a boxer-turned-bouncer in LA, but one reckless act has driven her out of the city. And Lucky's hard partying ways are finally catching up with her in Paris.

Then there was Nicky, the Beloved fourth sister, whose unexpected death a year ago left the others reeling. When the three remaining sisters reunite in New York to attempt to stop the sale of their childhood home, they find that it's only be returning to each other that they can navigate their grief, addiction and heartbreak and learn to fall in love with life again.

Review:

This book was so raw and real!! It was the perfect depiction of grief and imperfection. I feel that the characterisation in the book was beautifully thought out and you could feel what each person was thinking and about to do before you even read the words. The relationships between all the sisters were amazingly portrayed, in such a way that you could see the different ways the sisters grieve based on how they felt about Nicky and her position in the family.

There are truly many heartbreaking moments, shown through many flashbacks and reminiscing, and you almost grieve Nicky with the sisters- even though we never directly meet her.

I would 1000% recommend this book to everyone.

*Spoilers below*

Although I loved this book and the whole plot and the characterisation, Avery just really pissed me off. I understand her spiral into self-destruction but the way she refused to accept that the other sisters were also suffering was just endlessly frustrating. I would genuinely roll my eyes whenever I would see that it was her POV. Which was a lot because she takes the majority of the chapters. Her self-righteousness was sooo annoying and I could not sympathise with her at all, because none of her actions were excusable. She steals from big name brands even though she's insanely rich, instead of her flaw being a shopaholic or something. She cheats on her wife with a random man, and hardly even seems that guilty about it. And don't get me started on Chiti. Why is the therapist the most psychotic person I have ever read in a book??? Like was the author just really keen on making all the characters oppose themselves, because in her case it just doesn't sit right. She should quit. Like immediately. And the fact that she married her own client, and Mellors tries to justify it by being like 'Oh but she feels really bad about it'. She should notttt be a therapist, I cannot see how she is helping anyone. Especially when it;s revealed she knew Avery was struggling and secretly smoking and everything and she refused to help at all, just arguing that she's also grieving? Like obviously but maybe do something about it and help your wife as well. You're a therapist?? You obviously know how to. I just hated everything going on in Avery's chapters.

Now seeing that whole rant it's probably hard to believe but I really did love this book wholeheartedly it was just those two characters that just made me want to groan out loud every time they did something completely ridiculous.

This book was so raw and real!! It was the perfect depiction of grief and imperfection. I feel that the characterisation in the book was beautifully thought out and you could feel what each person was thinking and about to do before you even read the words. The relationships between all the sisters were amazingly portrayed, in such a way that you could see the different ways the sisters grieve based on how they felt about Nicky and her position in the family.

There are truly many heartbreaking moments, shown through many flashbacks and reminiscing, and you almost grieve Nicky with the sisters- even though we never directly meet her.

I would 1000% recommend this book to everyone.

*Spoilers below*

Although I loved this book and the whole plot and the characterisation, Avery just really pissed me off. I understand her spiral into self-destruction but the way she refused to accept that the other sisters were also suffering was just endlessly frustrating. I would genuinely roll my eyes whenever I would see that it was her POV. Which was a lot because she takes the majority of the chapters. Her self-righteousness was sooo annoying and I could not sympathise with her at all, because none of her actions were excusable. She steals from big name brands even though she's insanely rich, instead of her flaw being a shopaholic or something. She cheats on her wife with a random man, and hardly even seems that guilty about it. And don't get me started on Chiti. Why is the therapist the most psychotic person I have ever read in a book??? Like was the author just really keen on making all the characters oppose themselves, because in her case it just doesn't sit right. She should quit. Like immediately. And the fact that she married her own client, and Mellors tries to justify it by being like 'Oh but she feels really bad about it'. She should notttt be a therapist, I cannot see how she is helping anyone. Especially when it;s revealed she knew Avery was struggling and secretly smoking and everything and she refused to help at all, just arguing that she's also grieving? Like obviously but maybe do something about it and help your wife as well. You're a therapist?? You obviously know how to. I just hated everything going on in Avery's chapters.

Now seeing that whole rant it's probably hard to believe but I really did love this book wholeheartedly it was just those two characters that just made me want to groan out loud every time they did something completely ridiculous.

Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors