I was able to read an ARC of this courtesy of Random House ,Netgalley and the author. This was a fantastic novel and I was completely surprised by how I really connected to these characters. I went into this one fairly blind on what it was about however I knew it would be a great read.

This is so beautifully written! Coco Mellors is definitely a talented author who I will definitely be on the lookout for more books from!

This is one of those books that is going to stay with me for a very long time. Coco Mellors perfectly describes feelings that are often difficult to put into words surrounding so many different topics: sisterhood, grief, addiction (and the impact is has not only on the addict but those closest to them), as well as complex family relationship dynamics. I deeply resonated with these characters & felt like I was able to find bits of myself in each of them.

The relationships between the characters, their flaws, struggles & feelings all felt so real and lived in - I couldn’t help but be captivated. On top of all that, the authors writing style is absolutely beautiful and has a poetic quality to it. I don’t think I’ve ever highlighted so many things while reading a book. My only complaint is that I wish it was longer, I would have loved to spend more time with the Blue sisters.

Highly, highly recommend this one. Available in the US on 9/3/2024 - make sure to grab yourself a copy!

Thank you NetGalley & Random House Publishing Group/Ballantine Books for this ARC

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Blue Sisters by @cocomellors is a masterpiece of character development and family drama. It is a modern day Little Women, but with more addiction issues and a little more hope. This book is so well written, you will be hooked by the first ten pages. The sentence structure is unique; it reminds me of Raymond Carver short stories. It is like Mellors trusts you to make assumptions about the characters and come to your own conclusions about the content of their integrity and relationships.

The Blue sisters are;
Avery, the oldest, a lawyer, Scary Spice
Bonnie, a boxer, sporty spice
Nicky, a teacher, posh spice
Lucky, a model, baby spice.

They are so inextricably connected through their parents and the way they were raised, but their alcoholic father is notably absent from the narrative. Although he is the first domino that starts the family narrative, this is not his story. It is the story of sisters and how they have secrets and try to connect with and push each other away.

All references to AA and recovery are transparent, raw and realistic. Each sister is unique, flawed, mostly unlikable, but you will find yourself rooting for them.

Thanks to @netgalley and @randomhouse for the ARC. Book to be published September 3, 2024.

This is the best love story I have read in a very long time. The way Mellors writes her characters is so beautiful, with all their flaws and imperfections. The story of the Blue family tackles alcoholism, drug addiction and loss, but most importantly love. The epilogue ripped my heart out and threw it on the floor 😭. Mellors proves she is a solid force of literary genius in this follow up to Cleo + Frank with her relatable relationships which are messy and real. I cannot wait to see what comes next from her. Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Books Ballantine in exchange for an honest review.

Easily one of my favorite books of the year. Once I started Blue Sisters, I couldn’t put it down. I loved every single imperfect character and all their flaws. It made them all feel so real and human. I don’t have a sister but there were many other aspects of this book that were extremely relatable and Coco Mellors writes about them all so beautifully. I was rooting for every single character and my heart was breaking for them all. This is a book that will stick with me for a long time.

There’s a very specific spark I feel when I know that a book is going to be a 5 star read for me. I felt that spark immediately. The last time I found myself this invested in group of characters was when reading A Little Life, which ranks as one of my all time favorite books. My only complaint is that I want more. While I was satisfied with the epilogue and left with closure for each sisters’ story, I would have loved to read about everything that happened in between. This book could’ve easily been 800 pages and I’d have enjoyed every minute of it. This book has the makings to be my top book of 2024.

I liked the prologue and thought, this could be interesting. Alas, I turned the page and quickly realized that Blue Sisters shares a great deal of DNA with the novels by Jackie Collins and Judith Krantz -- the glossiness of the superficial being the main thing, ostensibly made meaningful by family drama, the prose workman-like, the glitter everything, the drama unoriginal. Based on how many supposedly have already read it on Goodreads - when it has not yet been published - is a whole other issue. I'm definitely not the audience for this.

Thanks to Ballantine and Netgalley for the arc.

The three Blue sisters are very different but they all are dealing with the grief of their fourth sister’s death. A year later they return to New York to meet at the apartment they were raised in.

I typically love books about sisters, and this was no exception. It’s a very character driven story, as we get to know each sister and how they process their grief. They each have their own drama and processes of dealing. We get to know them each on a deep level and then we get to know them together, as well as their past.

“And I wanted that for my daughters, that whatever life threw at them - because one thing I knew was that life would throw things at them - they would survive, and they’d find a way to be happy and free.”

Blue Sisters comes out 9/3.

<b><I>It was easy to love someone in the beginnings and endings; it was all the time in between that was so hard..</b></I>

That quote truly encompasses the whole book and so many peoples reality with family.

Blue Sisters follow Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky Blue as they grieve the loss of their fourth sister Nicky. We see the way this loss has completely devastated their lives and relationships with each other and get to follow them as they rebuild both.

I just really love the way that Coco Mellors writes. I loved her first book Cleopatra and Frankenstein and I just know I’m going to continue to be so excited to read whatever she writes in the future. She has a way of really bringing the characters off the pages.

Blue Sisters shows the reality of loving family members but not necessarily liking them most of the time. And that that’s perfectly okay.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC!

5 amazing stars for this beautiful book by Coco Mellors. Top 5 favorite book this year. I initially heard about it on TikTok and it did not disappoint.

The story follows 3 sisters, Bonnie, Avery & Lucky who are all battling their own demons after the unexpended death of their 4th sister, Nicky. Mellors expertly and poetically weaves the stories of past and present for all the sisters so we really get an in depth understanding of who they are and what makes them do what they do. We also get to understand their mom, which was key to understanding the sisters. This story is about addiction, sisterhood, forgiveness and more. Some of my favorites quotes are as follows:

"Even if her sisters managed to speak to her, they couldn't really reach her. She had gone somewhere they couldn't follow."

"I find what gives me pleasure and I do it until it gives me pain. Every time."

"That was family, she thought sadly, the root of all comfort and chaos."

"She'd heard once that guilt was for something you'd done -- you could feel guilty for a certain behavior or action but still fundamentally know you were a good person -- but shame was deeper, shame was for who you were."

If you have sisters or family members who struggle with addiction, this is an absolute must read. Or just a must read in general. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you NetGalley for my eARC. All opinions are my own.

As someone who loves Coco Mellors writing though struggles with third person POV and is an only child, I loved this book.
Mellors writing makes this difficult to put down as I just wanted to know where this would go and gobble up everything the author was giving to us. Incredible.

The Run-Down: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors is a deeply human and humane story about grief, family, and addiction.

Review:
One year after the death of their sister, the three remaining Blue sisters—Avery, a former heroin addict and high-achieving lawyer; Bonnie, a boxing champion who hasn’t entered the ring since a disastrous defeat; and Lucky, a model who uses partying and alcohol to numb the pain—find themselves at a crossroads as each sister’s life implodes under the weight of grief and self-destruction.

Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors hits familiar beats of grief and the turbulent bond of sisterly love. Anyone who reads the synopsis will be able to reliably predict the broad structure and resolution of the story, but Mellors writes her characters with such clarity of vision that it is impossible not to become engrossed in their stories. Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky are deeply flawed, but they are depicted with a remarkable degree of empathy and compassion.

Some books set themselves apart with descriptive scenery and luscious prose, but the evocative atmosphere in this book comes from its background and side characters, all of whom Mellors draws with a breathtaking humanity. She has mastered the art of the small details that make characters come alive on the page, and it is this quality that makes Blue Sisters special.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for providing me with an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

5 heart wrenching stars. I absolutely loved this book. While not an easy read, it was so powerful and so special to me. As an older sister, this book really hit home in some aspects and really made me feel seen with some of the quotes. The sister dynamics were so emotional and so spot on that I just felt emotional the entire time I read this book.

The Blue sisters are navigating grief and addiction after a loss, and we follow along on their journey. I felt like I was reading about real people with the way Mellors wrote the Blue sisters and the things they went through and experienced. The grieving journey, the addiction struggles, the complicated family dynamics, and themes of sisterhood and healing were told so beautifully. I felt so strongly for these characters and what they went through.

A very real, raw, and emotional read that I know I’ll think of often. This is a book that I’m glad I annotated because I know I’ll want to go back to this more than once. Highly recommend this book, but also highly recommend TW before starting 🩵

Mellors nailed close-knit siblinghood in a way I’ve never encountered before. Any nitpicks I have are overshadowed by the overall experience of being in the blue sister’s world. The latter half was unputdownable. 4.5 stars.
Also, I wish Bonnie Blue was real. Loved her character a lot.

It’s rare for me to come across a book where, from the very first paragraph, I predict it’ll be a five star book, but Blue Sisters did just that.

This was a messy, raw, and heartbreaking portrayal of sisterhood. The writing was absolutely gorgeous. The character work and development was incredible — I felt like I knew the three sisters inside and out.

Sisterhood and grief will always be some of my favorite topics in books, and Blue Sisters did it beautifully. I’ll be recommending this to everyone.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and Random House for an arc in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

All I have to say is I called my sisters numerous times while reading this. Coco Mellors has redeemed herself for me with this gorgeous piece of work.

The family drama was monumental in this one and definitely kept me engaged but it was a little too negative for me. There was only a shed of light at the very end but it was overall heavy. Plus, the chapters were very long.

Thank you NetGalleyand Ballantine Boston ks for this advanced copy of BLUE SISTERS, all open opinions are mine and miine alone.
I enjoyed the character development and sister Dynamics. The story was interesting and kept my interest. I usually choose to avoid books with secual could intent and I do not feel it is necessary to keep my interest but understand the need to show the rawness of the characters. Overall I would recommend this book.

A heart wrenching and fully realized family profile that dealt with grief, addiction, and so much more. A thoroughly human read that I enjoyed from start to finish.

Three estranged sisters at a crossroad in each of their lives' return to their family home a year after their beloved sister's death and through strong words, unraveled secrets, and tears, come out of the other side better for it.

What a lovely read!
There is no relationship like that between sisters. No one can hurt you or love you in the way a sister can and Blue Sisters showcases that exact idea. With only 12 (albeit very long) chapters, Blue Sisters is relatively quick but thorough in profiling Avery, Lucky, and Bonnie. I rooted for them, wanted to yell at them, and loved them as if they were my own sisters. Nicole's absence is felt immensely throughout but seeing their growth and accepting of this new reality was so powerful.

I can't recommend it enough.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for my advanced reader's electronic copy in exchange for my honest review.

I love this author's writing. There are a few scenes in this novel that hit me as absolutely pitch perfect. I maybe didn't love it quite as much as her debut, but I still devoured it in only a few days.