A good modern thriller. After the death of their parents Megan, 20, and Chloe ,16. go to the village of Whitecliff to clear out their parents holiday cottage. The sisters have not been to Whitecliff for 10 years, since the disappearance of their brother Zac, 16. Megan believes Zac is still alive as she has received a post card from Whitecliff with the letter, Z. on it. She asks the villagers if they know what happened to her brother and is met with great hostility. Do the villagers know more than they are saying? Read on!

First off thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

It has been a couple weeks since I finished this book so I am trying to recall all of the feelings I had about it.

For me the pace of this book was extremely slow. There was a couple of scenes that had my heart racing but other than that the build up to the reveal was slow.

Speaking of the build up I thought the build up to the reveal was really well done. I was on the edge of my seat trying to figure out what was going on in this creepy little village. I had some suspects in mind which turned out to be right on point but there was some other people I never suspected. The reveal itself was lackluster to me. To me it had this huge build up to a reveal that just didn’t add up to me. The build up was more extreme than it needed to be for the actual reveal.

There is kind of two side stories that has to do with Megan that I feel could have been explored more. They were both glossed over in my opinion and could have definitely been explored more. I know I am being really vague but I don’t want to spoil anything.

While I had several issues with this book I really enjoyed it. I was completely sucked into the story that I never wanted to put it down.

This book was worth the read but I did expect much more than this book produced. The story just fell flat to me.

I fell in love with Kerry's books when I started reading the Jessica Daniel series, so I could not wait to start reading this. I am not disappointed that I took the time. The way the two sisters had to reconnect after all the years and tried to find out what happened with their brother was entertaining. This was a very good read and worth your time.

Two Sisters was an excellent psychological thriller because it didn’t follow standard tropes so much and has genuinely quality writing behind it – I put off reading it for a while if I’m honest because Amazon had that stupid “shocking twist” tagline they put on everything and these days that usually leads to a by the numbers girl book which whilst occasionally enjoyable is like eating the same meal over and over again. I should have trusted in Mr Wilkinson however, whose previous novels I’ve loved, especially his Young Adult and known that it was unlikely he’d put in anything less than a stellar performance.

Two Sisters is about just that – Two Sisters. Yes ok their Brother went missing, their parents died, now they are in this small fishing village which only needs a cornfield to complete it’s Stephen King like ambience – but that is the hook that keeps mystery lovers engaged and involved whilst the author tells the tale of two sisters – coming to terms with their lives before and after their parents death and trying to find the levels of their own sibling affiliation when really they only have each other left.

Megan is a character I was on side with immediately. She is all rough edges and divisive commentary and is struggling with an illness that she can’t define but that is attempting to define her. I won’t give anything away but I know that struggle and it ain’t easy. Add into that she’s finally hopeful that perhaps she can find Zac, becoming almost obsessive about it which doesn’t win her many friends and puts her at odds with Chloe just at the point they need each other most.

Chloe knows Megan’s issues more than Megan believes she does – younger and less inclined to want that closure, ignorance being bliss, she makes attempts to fit into these untenable surroundings, making friends more easily and trying to fix things in her own way. She was softer, more trusting and extremely likable, these two are both intriguing and fascinating even without the rest of the shenanigans.

The path to the resolution is twisty for sure – but realistically so and the story never goes into the realms of unbelievable plot devices – it was an addictive, intelligent novel with multiple layers and authentically flawed characters, Megan especially will stay with me, in that way when you feel that this fictional person is real and you hope she has a better life ahead of her.

As for the “shocking twist” – well for me the shocking twist was that a book with that interminably unrelentingly dull tagline turned out to be a novel of huge depth and perception – oh dear look, I’ve given it away now. Sorry about that.

Clever, emotive and resonating on many levels Two Sisters is a book I have no problem at all recommending.

Two Sisters is a pacy, easy-to-read mystery thriller, set on the Cornish coast. Following the death of their wealthy parents in a car crash, Megan and her younger sister Chloe return to the family's holiday home to settle affairs and attempt to solve the strange disappearance of their brother a decade earlier.. As the secrets of the past begin to unravel so the tension rises and the two women find themselves in danger. Someone is trying to stop the girls finding out the truth but somebody else is trying to help them. But who can they trust?

This was my first novel by Kerry Wilkinson, and made for an enjoyable read. The pace of the storytelling kept me turning the pages. Given the title, I was expecting the book to be more about the relationship between the two sisters, but in fact, the story centres very much on the older girl, Megan. She is a complex character, not always likeable, but the reader sympathises with her emotional problems and I found myself rooting for her by the end.

If you're holidaying in Cornwall this summer and fancy an atmospheric, gripping read, make sure to take Two Sisters with you..

This was one of those reads where I was all 'what is going on, I have no idea, I can't wait till we get to the end so I know what happens in this crazy mystery!' Which in my mind, is the sign of a good book.

When we're first introduced to the two lead characters, Megan and Chloe, we learn that they're 20 and 16 years old. At first I was fearful that this would read like a YA (which is totally fine, it's just not my genre of choice) but the author did a great job of maintaining a mature story even though it was told in the first person.

The author also did an excellent job of portraying Megan's disorder. Keeping away from detailed spoilers here. It was clearly very researched (which is mentioned in the author's note) and believable. I felt for this character even though she was intentionally off-putting and harsh.

This is a suspenseful, twisty turny read full of unreliable characters and it will keep you hanging till the end!

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I read this in one sitting, I literally could not put it down.

I really enjoyed this book. It is fast paced and gripping the whole way through. I was not expecting the storyline and Zac's whereabouts. Chloe and Megan have been through a lot. Their brother going missing and losing their parents. They have spent a lot of their lives in separate boarding schools. This book is about them getting to know each other as well as trying to find out what happened to Zac. This book is fast paced escapism which is worth reading.

I enjoyed this book but sometimes found myself intrigued and at the same time a little disturbed. The sisters have so many issues that make you feel for them but at other times wish you could just shake them. The setting although fictional was very picturesque. I'd like to read other books by this author.

Awesome thriller about family secrets and unanswered questions. Great book!!

Great story of how family secrets can affect your whole life. Megan and Chloe are sisters, who after the death or their parents, go home to clear out their parents’ house for sale. When they were little their brother Zac went missing, but while they are at home for the funeral they receive a postcard with a Z signed on it. This sets them on a quest to find out what really happened to their brother. This was a really great book and I would recommend it to all thriller lovers.

I’m afraid I couldn’t finish this book. I found it so dull and tedious. It may be because I’ve read nothing but thriller type books for months now. (In fact I temporarily changed genre after this read.) But there was nothing in this book that even half-heartedly grabbed me.

I thoroughly enjoyed Two Sisters. It was an engrossing and twisty read.
Highly recommended!

The two sisters in question are Megan and Chloe and they've recently lost both their parents in an accident. They have travelled to their parents' holiday cottage to finish sorting out the estate. The sisters haven't been there for years - not since their brother Zac disappeared one summer ten years ago and his body was never found. The longer they spend in the village the more Megan believes that someone there knows exactly what happened to her brother but it seems nobody wants to tell her, in fact they seem to trying to get Megan and Chloe leave almost as soon as they've arrived. Found the first few chapters of this book a slow burner but was soon gripped by the story and wanted to know whether Megan could get to the bottom of what had happened to Zac.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publishers and the author for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Twisty tale of two very different sisters who lose their brother in one incident and then years later both their parents. One day the older sister gets a post card from someone signed 'Z' which she thinks may be her long lost brother Zac. What follows is the two sisters going to the town in which they get the post card to see if they can find any clues as to their brothers disappearance and who these letters are coming from.

I didn't love this book, I found it a bit tedious and boring. The writing was good but the story just didn't grab me.

Another brilliant book from Kerry, very different from his other books but well worth a read. I think it focused a lot more on the two main characters of Megan and Chloe and let you know their intimate feelings which was great. To be honest Megan has some issues which I think personally could've been highlighted and investigated more in the book but still gave enough for anyone to understand and empathise with her. There's a lot going on in the book although only set in the small village of Whitecliff, a lot of interesting characters to get your teeth into. I never once thought I knew what was going to happen in the end but when I got to the end was totally surprised by the twists and turns. Would recommend this book to anyone and am so grateful to Kerry for sending me this book to review, can't wait for the next one.

The blurb was very enticing. It encourages you to want to read the book. Very good and unique storyline. It's well written with lots of tension to arouse your curiosity to know more. All in all, a thumping good read. I've truly enjoyed reading this book and would not hesitate to recommend it to all my friends.

This is a psychological thriller with a bit of drug addiction and eating disorders mixed in.
Megan and Chloe have come to Whitecliff to sort out their recently deceased parents summer house. Megan is strong willed and Chloe is a people pleaser. Megan and Chloe have been sent to different boarding schools all their lives so hardly know each other at all. The locals can't stand the rich kids who turn up every summer with everything at their fingertips and things start to turn weird when Megan starts asking questions about their brother, Zachary who apparently died there 10 years ago.....or did he.
I have read a previous book by Kerry wilkinson and this was even better I think, I liked how he had Megan and Chloe as realistic characters, the great descriptions both of characters and places, the good pace of the book and how Megan and Chloe become closer throughout the book.
I would like to thank netgalley and bookouture for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

Two Sisters by Kerry Wilkinson published by Bookoutour is a most stunning latest novel of intrigue and beguiling twists from this author. I never think this author can do better, but this one really did draw me in and make me forget whatever was going on around me.

I adore the cover, and I really loved this plot in this book.

Megan was 10 years old when her brother Zac went missing. Now a century on she gets a visit from the Police saying that her parents have been in a fatal car crash. Megan has a sister Chloe who is studying away and so they don't get to see each other often, but they need to go clear out the summer home that their parents had. So much to do, clear it out, clean it up and put it up for sale. A lot to do for two young people.

But that is not the only reason for Megan to return, she received a postcard a few days ago with the signature Z for Zac on it. Of course this stirs up a lot of unrest. Zac was never found so is he out there somewhere even now?

Megan has an eating disorder which becomes explicitly obvious early on. I felt for her, she had the raw deal growing up I thought and some issues. This has left her with very big mental health and emotional anguish which also becomes clear, there is a tenderness in Megan and I grew to quite like her as well as Chloe.

On and around the Island we see there are two sets of groups, the ones that live there and the youngsters who spend their summer there whilst their rich parents are jet setting around the globe.

I am not sure which is the more strange, the ones that life there or the young folk who visit, its clear that is lots that went on that Megan needs to find out so she asks lots of questions which sort of isolates her a little.

Its an intriguing story that will grow and grow and widen out so that there is so much depth within it you fall right in.

I have to thank Bookoutour via Net Galley for my copy