I loved this book so much! I have seen this book everywhere for a while, on instagram and pinterest and when I saw it was avaliable on netgalley I knew I had to read it. This book beautifully captures and talks about grief. I felt compassion for every single one of them and understand the feeling of grief. Cannot reccomend this book enough!

*"Blue Sisters" by Coco Mellor is an absolute masterpiece that beautifully weaves together themes of family, love, and the complexities of sisterhood. From the very first page, Mellor draws you into the world of four sisters, whose bond is tested by secrets, distance, and the twists of life. Her prose is both lyrical and evocative, painting vivid pictures of the emotional landscapes the characters navigate. The depth of the character development is incredible; you can feel every heartache, triumph, and moment of growth as if you’re right there with them. Mellor’s storytelling is both poignant and compelling, making it impossible to put the book down. The narrative balances moments of joy and sorrow with such grace, leaving you reflecting on the beauty and challenges of relationships long after you’ve finished. If you love richly drawn characters and stories that explore the intricacies of human connection, "Blue Sisters" is a must-read. Five stars for this unforgettable, heartwarming, and deeply emotional novel!

i think that as an only child i can only give you a tiny bit of the impact this book had on me, from my perspective, which is very far away from the topic this story is about.
i always loved being an only child, since i was little, my life was not pretty at all, with a very messy separation from my parents and living most of my life with one of them, what i always thought was: "well at least there's only one they have to worry about", at that time i didn't think that maybe if i wasn't alone it could be easier to take, all the fights and problems, two is always better than one right?
but now that i'm an adult, and i see what the future will bring, i really wish i had a sibling, someone to walk this life with. being an only child is both a blessing and a burden sometimes, the good part is that i don't have to deal with nobody else's problems, or bad attitude (there's a lot of bad relationships between siblings in my family), but the ugly part is that i'll have to deal with everything alone, and yes i have friends that are like family now but there's always that little thing that's missing, the bond that only blood can give you, even when sometimes i tell myself that's not important when it comes to how much you love someone, see? it's a weird feeling this 'only child' mindset.
this book showed me how beautiful and messy a sister bond can be. it show me that no matter what you say or do, at the end of the day they're always there, picking you up, walking with you, this is the kind of sibling relationship that i hope everyone has, the way it should be.
i was so emotional since the very beginning, it became one of my favorite books now, and i hope it becomes one of yours too.
thank you netgalley and the publisher for the advanced copy in exchange of an honest review.

Blue Sisters, told from alternating POV’s, was not one of those reads that grabbed me by the hair and yanked me in. A melancholy slow-burn with no shortage of trauma, grudges, addiction, grief and loss.

The Blue sisters were well-written characters as well as the struggles portrayed amongst this poor family. I felt their suffering and sorrow in abundance. But I still found myself opening and closing my kindle often; stopping and starting over and over again, which is not something I typically do. Not sure if that was a me-thing/mood-thing or if that “pull” was missing for me.

Regardless, I am grateful to Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine Books for this arc in exchange for review.

Pub date: Sep 03 2024.

Blue Sisters
This novel is about 4 sisters, Avery, Bonnie, Nicky and Lucky in that order. The story opens around the one year anniversary’s of Nicky’s death from an overdose of narcotics. Their mother asks the sisters to go to New York to clear out the apartment where they grew up and where Nicky last lived. Avery is living in London with her wife, she is an attorney after she overcame her own addiction to alcohol and drugs. Lucky has been a model since she was 14, living in Paris, she is on a quick slide down from alcohol and drug addiction. Bonnie is a boxer, she is the only one who is dealing with their upbringing and her guilt over Nicky’s death through boxing and not chemical addiction. The sisters grew up with an alcoholic father and a mother who left child rearing to her oldest daughter, Avery. No wonder these ladies are not happy and can not face their problems. Eventually the three remaining sisters do go to New York and start clearing out the apartment, while reminiscing. Overall, it’s an ok, not great book, 3 stars for me. I am not a prude but I could have done without the details of sexual encounters.
I received a complimentary copy, opinions are my own.

Such a good read that I enjoyed! I'm so glad that I got the chance to read it early and will definitely be recommending it to multiple people who enjoy these types of novels. I enjoyed the characters and especially enjoyed the writing by this author. I'm excited to see what the author comes out with next as I'll definitely be reading it! Thank you to the publisher for my early copy of this book!

I kept seeing this book on my feed lucky I was able to find it on NetGalley

Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

Follow the story of Avery,Bonnie, Nicky and Lucky a bond unlike others but after one of their sisters passing everything seems out of balanced.The remaining of the three sister deals the grief differently and development addiction and trauma as you read their point of view.

This book did not disappoint I am so grateful I got the chance to read this book it made me laugh, cry and healed. I love the sisters and their personalities hope to read more from Coco Mellors books.

Thank you Net Gallery for the advance reading ☕️

2.5 stars

Few motifs are more likely to thrill me in a novel than a four-sibling focus. I'm almost certain to love a book that centers on a sibling relationship, especially when it moves into adulthood. This book, unfortunately, is an exception to that general rule.

There are four titular Blue sisters, and these women are struggling with the loss of one of their own. The event occurs prior to the start of the novel, and for me, the most engaging parts of the narrative are about this sibling (Nicky).

While the remaining three sisters all have distinct plot points and interesting identities in theory, I had a hard time staying engaged with their individual storylines and getting invested in their outcomes. When they do finally come together, these struggles persist.

I came to this novel because I was hearing and reading about it everywhere and the motif seemed on point for me. However, I'm finishing the novel remembering few details and wishing there were more connections to enjoy.

The writing, the writing, the writing! This is a truly an exceptional novel by Coco Mellors, who has become one of my favorite authors. I loved her debut novel Cleopatra and Frankenstein and loved this just as much. Blue Sisters centers around 3 sisters who after experiencing a tragic loss are trying their best to figure out how to move forward. The experiences and feelings are so relatable, the emotions so raw, honest, heartfelt, and thought provoking, I could not put it down.

Thank you to Coco Mellors and Random House Publishing Group - BallantineBlue for the ARC in exchange for my honest review. I loved it!
Blue Sister is is out 9/3, highly recommend it!

4.5

Blue Sisters was beautiful. Under 300 pages and yet full of the feelings of being left to carve out a new existence without someone you love. I loved this.

"I miss her and I miss her and I miss her," she began. "And I wait for the feeling to end because every other feeling has ended, no matter how intense, no matter how hard —but this won't. There's just no end to the missing. There was life before and there's life now. And I can't seem to accept it. I can't accept that I'll have to miss her forever. There will never be relief.

Thank you to Random House Publishing Group / Ballantine Books, and NetGalley for the ARC.

Three remaining sisters - fighting separate, lonely battles - come together a year after their lives changed forever with the death of their sister Nicky.

A fleshed-out, beautiful novel on how grief consumes people differently. It was a bit slow to start, but after each introductory POV, it does not let up. I'm having trouble finding words to describe everything I'm feeling after reading this, but it's safe to say I know this book will never leave me. One of those special works that remind you how fleeting life is, and to keep those you love close to you.

<i>Go lightly.</i>

Blue Sisters is one of those books that made me really question how I rate books & how arbitrary ratings really are & where the line is between critique & personal experience.

This was my first read by Mellors & I can say undoubtedly I am a huge fan of her writing. The prose was exquisite & drew me in instantly & I’m unquestionably excited to read more of her work. Additionally, the characterization of these 4 sisters was incredibly well done which is really the entire basis of this heavily character-driven novel (and it’s really well done even when it really makes me hate one or more of the characters). For these reasons alone, Blue Sisters gets 4 stars from me.

Where it loses a star is deeply rooted in the personal for me, and I struggle with knocking off a star for something like that but I want to be clear that it’s simply because I don’t think I connected with this book in the way it was intended, in the sense that it might not have been for me. So it’s not one of MY 5 stars this year, but I fully understand why it might be for others.

To be honest, I am an only child who has dealt with narcissistic family tendencies in the past. Chosen family & friendships are everything to me. I struggled with some of the messaging & language in this book (the second sentence calling friendship “replaceable” and “banal” for example) that seemed to imply essentially “blood is thicker than water.” I don’t particularly ascribe to beliefs that family should be forgiven no matter how toxic the behavior or that chosen family or friendships are somehow less than. However, I also fully acknowledge that I have absolutely ZERO personal experience with the sibling relationship, so maybe I interpreted things here in a way that wasn’t the intention.

Overall, I definitely recommend Blue Sisters if you enjoy complex character-driven novels that will put you in your feelings & make you think.

I love a book about family dynamics and this book was just that. It focuses on the Blue sisters and how they each have coped with their upbringing and a recent family tragedy. I was rooting for them even when they seemed to be doing everything possible to blow up their lives. I look forward to reading other books by Coco Mellors.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Coco Mellors has delivered another triumph with *Blue Sisters*! After thoroughly enjoying *Cleopatra and Frankenstein*, I had high hopes for her sophomore novel, and it exceeded them. The anticipation of reading it was so great that I nearly bought a copy from England to get an early start. Thanks to NetGalley and Ballantine for the advance copy.

Mellors has a remarkable talent for crafting deeply complex and tragic characters who, despite their flaws, become irresistibly compelling. In *Blue Sisters*, we follow the Blue sisters a year after their sister Nicky's accidental overdose. Each sister is grappling with grief in their own destructive ways, scattered across the globe. When their mother decides to sell their childhood home—the site of Nicky’s death—they return to confront their past and each other.

The dynamics among the sisters—Avery, the responsible eldest; Bonnie, the quiet middle child; and Lucky, the wild youngest—are portrayed with nuance and depth. As they reconnect, their personal struggles and self-destructive behaviors come to light, but their reunion allows them to face their pain and begin to heal.

Mellors' ability to weave these intricate emotional landscapes makes *Blue Sisters* a powerful read. I knew I would love this book, and it has only confirmed that Coco Mellors will be an auto-buy author for me. On a related note, I hope she continues to collaborate with the same artist for her covers; I was drawn to her first book by its beautiful artwork, which I proudly have displayed in my home.

Can Coco Mellors write a bad book? I don't think so. I just love when you can tell that an author really loves her characters – that comes through in this book so well, and each of the Blue sisters was interesting, real and flawed, but the lens you see them through makes you root for them every step of the way, despite their mistakes. I think the central theme of sisterhood coupled with their shared journeys of grief and addiction made this an even more powerful read than 'C&F' for me.

After the loss of one of their sisters, each of the remaining sisters lean on addictive behaviors to cope. When their parents make the decision to sell the deceased sister's old apartment, the three remaining girls unite to clear out the place. This brings back up emotions that have been long been simmering underneath the surface and secrets are revealed. Can they heal together, or will this drive them even farther apart? That's the big question in this book, and it explores not only grief, but the cycle of addiction and generational trauma created in families.

I think I lean closer to a 4 than a 5 on this because there are points where I felt I was kept at arms-length with the emotion? More telling than showing me what I needed to know. But it is a spectacular, powerful and genuine read with a lot of heart and I can't wait to buy a copy.

I wanted to see what the Coco Mellors buzz was about and her novel Blue Sisters did not disappoint. Told in short chapters with multiple character narration, Blue Sisters is a page turner which handles serious subject matter with grace and sophistication.

This novel about three sisters mourning the recent death of their late fourth sister has very sympathetic and realistic characters dealing with grief, loneliness, substance abuse, inherited trauma, and pain, both physical and mental. It is at times a challenging reading experience, intense and stressful, but is ultimately cathartic and hopeful.

In addition to addiction, recovery, and grief, Mellors also tackles subjects like the misunderstood pain of endometriosis, which should be applauded and I wish were covered by more authors, as well as the courage it takes as a women to choose to remain childless against societal pressures, a topic that is very relevant today.

In Mellor’s Blue Sisters, we struggle along with these complex characters as they strive to fix themselves, we see ourselves and our loved ones in them, and we root for them as they find their own way to the other side.

It’s a beautiful representation of sisterhood and the strength of women, well written and thoroughly engaging.

This is my first book by Mellors and it absolutely won’t be my last. I love a good character driven novel and I felt like these characters were written so incredibly well. There was still a good plot happening, but it’s more slower paced, which was fine by me! I loved getting to know Avery, Bonnie and Lucky and see their struggles, breakthroughs and memories of their childhood with an alcoholic father and apathetic mother. This book dives into a lot of heavy topics like addiction, grief, infidelity and family dynamics and I thought they were all done extremely well. As heavy as the book is at times, I thought it ended on a very hopeful note. If you like a good character driven novel with complicated family dynamics, this one might be for you!
CW: mentions of animal death, infidelity, drug use, alcoholism, death, rape, violence

Thank you to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for an advanced digital reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.

I was hesitant about this book, but I decided to give it a chance. It tells the story of four sisters and how they deal with grief after one of them dies. Avery, the eldest, considers herself the most responsible until she experiences a personal revelation. Bonnie, the second eldest, is a fighter; she discovered Nikki's body after an overdose and blames herself. Nikki, the third sister, suffered from endometriosis and turned to drugs for relief, ultimately dying from pills contaminated with Fentanyl. Lucky, the youngest, struggles with substance abuse and her career as a model, and is deeply affected by Nikki's death. The narrative centers on the sisters' grief and their inability to move on a year later. I recommend this book to all readers.

Three sisters reunite in New York City to go through the belongings of a fourth sister who has recently died from an (accidental? not sure) overdose. All the sisters have issues--Avery just cheated on her wife, Bonny just beat up a guy, Lucky is a trainwreck. Yeah, I get that much of this is due to grief from the loss of their sister, and reflecting on how messed up their upbringing was, but I found the characters unlikable and didn't want to spend any more time with them.

My favorite part was the sister dynamic and how relatable it was at times. The rotating POVs kept the plot interesting and somewhat faster paced, but I think it could’ve given more. The story was really good at taking you through raw sadness, witty banter, and hopefulness