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It has been a year of change since Gemma Doyle arrived at the foreboding Spence Academy. Her mother...
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After her mother is shot at a checkpoint, fifteen-year-old Sarah--blonde, blue-eyed, and...
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A smart romantic comedy about mothers and daughters, and the hilarious consequences of a white lie. ...
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Sisters is about July and September, born 10 months apart and as close as twins. They’ve only ever needed each other. But when school bullying results in them moving away with their mother to an abandoned house on the Yorkshire coast, their relationship starts to fracture. And as they push one another to do increasingly daring things, July starts to realise that something isn’t quite right.
My thoughts:
I love a quirky read, and Sisters is exactly that. I was never quite sure what July and September were going to do next, and their demands of each other were at times really dangerous. They are very insular and don’t seems to want anyone else involved in their relationship - even their mother. Even the house they live in is unfriendly, set in a hostile environment.
This isn’t a scary book at all, but it’s packed with suspense and there’s a really uncomfortable, disorientating atmosphere.
I loved it.
The Shadow of Perseus
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The myth of Perseus, told through the story of the three women who knew him best - his mother Danae,...
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Meet Me at the Surface
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A haunting ode to Cornish folklore and the secrets of the places we call home. Everything that...