Member Review

I was so excited about reading this book. Jenna had touted it as one of her book club picks. Reviewers were raving about it. I saw it everywhere as one of the fall's most anticipated books. I am so sorry it didn’t work for me.

It’s about three wildly different siblings who are grieving their fourth sister’s death. Avery is the oldest. She’s a recovering addict who’s become an attorney living with her wife in London. Bonnie is a former boxer who now aimlessly works as a bouncer in Los Angeles. Lucky, the youngest, is a party-girl model living wherever the next job and party is.

First, the positives. The writing is outstanding. I have no bone to pick there. And the emotionality is deep and believable. But though these were interesting characters I hadn’t seen before, I didn’t love or particularly sympathize with any of them. I get it about grief—it can bring out the worst of us—but I didn’t want to read about bad decision after bad decision. That’s frustrating. You could definitely make the case that each character grew in a positive way, but I didn’t enjoy the journey. Also, I’m not a fan of explicit sex scenes. When I got to one in particular, I thought, “Okay—on to the epilogue.”

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance review copy.