I absolutely loved Blue Sisters. Mellors has truly crafted a novel so beautiful; each sister is unmistakably flawed and lovely and so realistic that you can't help but love them and root for their healing, recovery and success. I cried, I laughed. I felt like I knew them intimately. An immediate favorite.

Such a beautiful depiction of the nuances of sisterhood. You can hate them and all them all at the same time but they will always be your person. Mellors’ characters remind me so much of Sally Rooney’s in that they’re so flawed but you can’t hate them.

I was really looking forward to this one but just can't get into any of the characters so DNFd at 45%.

4.5⭐️

thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

i was immediately intrigued by this book because of the cover. once i read the synopsis i was hooked. i love stories about families and especially sibling dynamics. i loved getting to know the characters and seeing their struggles with grief and adulthood.

recommend? yes.

Like always, Coco Mellors does an excellent job at writing women. The characters were phenomenally executed, as was the plot. Coco explores grief in a sensitive and profound way. I thoroughly enjoyed Blue Sisters and can’t wait to read more from her.

4 stars. ☆

thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the arc!

this remarkable tale of loss, identity, and the intricacies of family has three estranged siblings who, following the death of their cherished sister, return to their family's new york home. the three blue sisters are remarkable individuals who are also very unique. The youngest, lucky, models in paris while attempting to escape her hard-partying habits; avery, the eldest, is a recovered heroin addict turned strait-laced lawyer who lives with her wife in london; and bonnie, a former boxer, works as a bouncer in los angeles after suffering a crushing defeat. additionally, they had a fourth sister named nicky, whose untimely passing shocked the sisters. after a year, they are each juggling ambition, addiction, and loss in different ways. it's a beautiful book that everyone should read at least once.

love, mitra <3

⭐️ 3.5/5 rounded up! Cleopatra and Frankenstein by this author has been on my list foreverrrrrr, so I was very excited to read Blue Sisters.

This book follows three sisters a year after the death of their fourth sister who was the third born in the family. I would say 65% takes place in present day and 35% is flashbacks to childhood, growing up, adult life, and reflecting on the year prior when their sister passed. Chapters change POVs between the three sisters.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. It was written well and I found myself at times feeling emotional. It feels raw and real. I just didn’t realize how heavy this book was going to be. It’s a very emotional read with themes around addiction, overdose, loss of purpose and identity, parent/child relationships, abusive relationships, and more. Because of this, I found myself feeling tired after reading 1-2 chapters and needed a break.

I also thought the ending was a little too perfect. Everyone was super successful in personal and professional life. (And I’m talking like sports champion, singer/model, like very prominent careers). I’m not sure how true to life this really is, but I like the theme that things get better with time.

Thank you to NetGalley, Ballantine and Random House Publishing Group for the advanced reader copy.

"Blue Sisters" by Coco Mellors is a masterful exploration of the intricate bonds of sisterhood, the searing pain of loss, and the resilient journey towards hope. Set against the vibrant backdrop of New York, the novel intricately weaves the lives of three estranged sisters who are brought back together by the tragic death of their beloved sister, Nicky.

Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky Blue are distinct in their paths and personalities, yet united by their shared grief and familial history. Avery, the eldest, battles her past as a heroin addict while striving to maintain her new life as a lawyer in London. Bonnie, a former boxer turned bouncer in Los Angeles, grapples with the aftermath of a career-ending defeat. Lucky, the youngest, seeks to escape her wild ways in Paris as a model. Each sister’s story is a testament to their strength, vulnerability, and the enduring impact of their upbringing.

Mellors’s writing sparkles with wit and is imbued with a deep sense of longing. The narrative navigates the complexities of addiction, ambition, and the often painful journey of self-discovery. As the sisters return to New York to prevent the sale of their childhood home, they confront not only the ghosts of their past but also the secrets they've been hiding from each other and themselves.

The novel shines in its portrayal of the sisters' relationships, capturing the love, rivalry, and unbreakable bond that defines their connection. Mellors skillfully balances humor with heartache, making "Blue Sisters" both dazzlingly joyful and achingly sad. It's a poignant reminder that healing often involves facing the hardest truths and that love and family can provide the strength to keep moving forward.

"Blue Sisters" is a beautiful novel that illustrates the enduring power of sisterhood and the resilience required to navigate life’s most challenging moments. It's a story that will resonate with anyone who understands the complexities of family and the bittersweet process of growing through pain to find a renewed love for life. Highly recommended for its heartfelt narrative and richly developed characters.

📖 Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

When I came across Blue Sisters, I was mainly intrigued by the story being about four sisters; three of which reunite a year later after being estranged following the unexpected death of their fourth sister. Each sister finds themselves with their own struggles while trying to adjust and survive a loss that has left them each missing a piece of themselves. Being one of four sisters myself, I knew I needed to read this book. I was not anticipating this book to resonate with me as much as it did.
The writing and dialogue of this story is gorgeous making it easy to connect with each character. I started off thinking I’d have one favorite sister but by the end, it was hard not to love each sister for their own individual traits, aches, and redemptions. Both heart-wrenching and heartwarming, this read will leave you feeling satisfied.

Huge thank you to @netgalley @randomhouse & Ballantine books for sharing the digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

This book will be released in the US September 3rd, 2024

I would give this book a million stars. Blue sisters is the story of Avery, Bonnie and Lucky after the death of their sister Nicole. It describes how each of them cope with their grief while also struggling with addiction and other issues. This was exceptionally well written, some sentences were just beautiful. I couldn't put this book down and didn't want to ever finish it at the same time. I felt so much for each of the characters, especially Avery, since I'm also an eldest daughter. I've always been drawn to sisters' stories because I personally don't have any and this book is definitely a masterpiece on the subject. I just know I won't be able to shut up about this book for a while. Thank you so much for letting me be an early reader!!!

This book had me gripped and tearing up since chapter one. It's a heartfelt and heartbreaking story about sisterhood, addiction, and grief. My chest felt heavy and my heart tight while reading because it tackles many painful topics and family issues, but I love books that make me feel this deeply. It’s sad, but also hopeful and sweet.

If you have sisters, have had parents struggle with alcoholism, have mommy issues, or if you or a sibling has struggled with addiction…this book will hit you harder than most. As an older sister who was parentified at a young age, I found Avery’s POV very compelling and it prompted some serious reflection within myself.

This is, without a doubt, one of the best books I’ve read this year. It reminded me of reading Hello Beautiful last year. The writing is spectacular. I will read anything that Coco Mellors puts out, but this one truly stole my heart.

The Blue sisters, Avery, Bonnie, Nicky and Lucky, are very different but their difficult childhood created a bond. Nicky was the sister who kept the connection going. When she dies in her 20s, the others are lost. The conflicts Nicky helped to buffer come out and the relationships get rocky. This book is about how the remaining sisters grow and survive the loss of Nicky and work out a way to be connected without her.

omg. excuse me while i cry. this was such a perfectly perfect and as an older sister, hit impossibly close. her writing is gorgeous and i found myself not being able to put this one down. captivating from start to finish dare i say!

I absolutely loved this book! Very easy read about 3 sisters who come together and reconcile relationships 1 year after the 4th sister dies. The author told the story of beautifully broken romantic and familial relationships, and the reality of navigating such situations. I didn’t love the description of sisterhood in the prologue (I felt very “only biological sisters understand true kinship”), but I sort of understand the narrative Mellors was trying to set. I also felt like the storylines for all of the sisters were resolved a little too quickly compared to the extensive character development earlier in the book. But, I can fair and say that might just be me wanting the book to be longer! Overall, enticing read that I would recommend to others.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!

What if Beth still died, but Meg was a workaholic recovering addict, Jo was a boxer who constantly ran from her feelings, and Amy was a selfish party animal? That’s this book.

Overall, the book was well written but surface level. The characters read as caricatures of themselves, making exactly the self-destructive decisions you would expect them to make. I could not stand Lucky, but empathized with Avery and Bonnie much more. Wasn’t for me, but the author captured the sister relationship incredibly well.

Thank you to Random House for the ARC.

So i loved Mellors last book, Cleopatra and Frankenstein, and i felt very emotionally connected to that book. i can’t say i necessarily felt that with this one. i liked the setup, all our different sisters, and going through their lived and personalities, but i had time staying engaged. and near the end this felt pretty aimless and draggy to me. I don’t really know why, but this one just did not connect with me.

I loved this! The sisters were all so real and endearing in their own ways. I definitely will be recommending this to others!

Blue Sisters is exactly what it says in the description. Three sisters desperately try to navigate their grief while trying to also navigate their lives. All three girls have essentially blown up their lives, to different degrees, since the loss of their beloved sister. Now they must traverse the road of grief as well as the lesser traveled road of forgiveness. Mellors has written a beautiful piece on grief and the way it changes you and your life with this one. Each sister is battling their own demons on top of the loss they’re feeling. It’s a very real story. It happens every day. However, I can honestly say I wasn’t a fan of the rather inappropriate long term relationships the girls get into. A therapist who marries a former patient, a parental figure who watches one of them grow up only to pursue her later. I get that these relationships are probably a product of the lack of parental guidance in their childhood and teen years, but they seem to celebrated which I found almost disturbing. It almost broke the immersion for me. All in all, this is a solid story for the most part. Blue Sisters by Chloe Mellors debuts September 3, 2024.

Blue Sisters tells the story of four sisters: Avery, Bonnie, Lucky, and Nicky. Their lives have weathered addiction from childhood through adulthood, resulting in strained relationships with each other, their parents, and eventually the loss of Nicky.

Growing up, the sisters saw their father battle alcoholism and their mother check out. It was Avery that took charge in raising her sisters, but it was Nicky that held the beating heart of their family. After an accidental overdose, the sisters disband, grieving the loss in their own traumatic ways until a year after losing Nicky when their mother calls them home. She’s selling the apartment they grew up in, the apartment Nicky and Bonnie shared in early adulthood, the same apartment where Nicky died. One by one they return home to deal with the loss of Nicky and to say goodbye to the place they all called home.

This was my first by Coco Mellors and to say it was incredible would be an understatement. The characters feel real, their grief heartbreaking. Top five reads of 2024 so far!

As one of three sisters, this topic resonated with me. Although my situation is very different than the one discussed in this book I found many similarities. The author captures the dynamics of the siblings so well. Even though you may be raised by the same parents, your experiences can be significantly different. The order of birth, personalities, the relationship with each other and the parents make memories and lives so unique. I am often amazed at the very different ways my sisters and I remember the exact same experiences. If you have sisters I highly recommend this book!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.