Mellors' characters come to life from the very first page, as she writes about one of the most complex institutions in the world - sisterhood.

Coco Mellors is a new author for me and I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. I will definitely be picking up her backlist. If you like messy family stories of sisters who are imperfect but very real you’ll like this. It’s not exactly an easy read as they make incredibly bad decisions over and over but the characters are ultimately people I could relate to and the sisterhood came through. Despite some heavy subject matters the author’s no nonsense style of writing kept the story moving. Lots of families deal with issues of addiction, chronic pain, trauma and life keeps ticking on. I ended up really rooting for the three remaining sisters as they dealt with the death of the fourth in different ways. Each sister is a very well developed character so we understand how and why they react to each other. I love the location changes from London, Paris, NYC to LA. There’s enough humor and humanity to make this a bittersweet yet ultimately hopeful novel that would be a great book club pick. I want people to read it so we can talk about addiction, families, pain, endometriosis and lots more. Thanks for the ARC.

Blue Sisters, tells the story of three estranged sisters trying to navigate their complex relationships and personal lives amid their sister's death. Being made clear by the title, the core of the book is just about the bond the sisters share. While reading this book, I thought of a tweet "you won't let your sister borrow your clothes but you'd give them a kidney in a heartbeat." this perfectly sums up sisterhood as a whole.

Though it was heavy in the subject matter, Blue Sisters made for a fun read. It switches between Paris, London, New York, L.A, plunging you in new locations as each sister tries to find a sense of home again after the death of their sister. Our author Coco Mellors doesn't shy away from discussing the difficult aspects of life, exploring grief and how it manifests differently in each person. Especially through the different coping mechanisms of each sister. The novel largely focuses on addiction, and the determination to break the cycle of addiction within a family.

Blue Sisters has a lot of heart and emotional tenderness and will relate to those who have a lot of heart and emotional tenderness. I think it will relate to anyone who has a sister or sister. It is about letting go, moving on, and learning to live again.

Thank you 4th Estate Books for the arc copy.

Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors struck me in the feelings from the opening and never let go. What a beautiful, honest, and real story about sisters, addiction, trauma, healing, and loss. I was constantly struck by the sentence level writing - it was so poetic and well written. I highlighted so many lines. The character development left nearly nothing to be desired and the author somehow simply and through a short period of time created so much change for these characters within themselves and with each other. Everything was believable, which I think was the greatest accomplishment.

I would read at least 1000 more pages of these sisters! Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Ballantine for the ARC. 5 glowing stars from me. Blue Sisters is out 9/3/2024 and I can’t wait to shout about this one from the rooftops until then.

I was hooked from the prologue. Mellors' stark, matter-of-fact writing style made me feel these characters in their entirety. Reading this was sad and uncomfortable because it exposes the reality behind the bold facades each of the sisters tries to present; Avery with her perfect proper life, Bonnie as the “tough girl,” and Lucky as the carefree , beautiful supermodel. But it doesn’t take much to see right through these fronts and Mellors exposes them so tragically, but with profound beauty. I was invested through each and every growing pain and was left wanting more from the Blue sisters.

Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC, I feel so privileged to have had the opportunity to read this book!

I was so excited to read Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors and I was so grateful to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read an advanced copy. This book was so good. I really love Mellors writing and I think she did a fantastic job of showing relationships between sisters and sisterly love. It's not all good but it's always there. I couldn't get enough of this. It was beautifully written. It's bittersweet and stunning. I will 100% be recommending this book to everyone.

Wow! A truly powerful story that’s bittersweet till the very end. The sisters are all super fleshed out complicated characters who feel like they could be real people. Even Nicky, a character who is absent for the books entirety, is given such depth. Being the oldest sister of 5 girls, I would say this presents a realistic portrayal of family love and grievances. I do wish we had spent more time with the sisters altogether in the apartment, rather than the very long build up of their individual lives in the first half. The explosive and gut wrenching second half of the book totally makes up for any issues I had. Overall, great story I would recommend to anyone.

This was one of my most anticipated books of the year and it didn't disappoint!

This poignant family saga follows the remaining Blue sisters after the death of their sibling, Nicky. The Blue sisters: Avery, Lucky, and Bonnie, are messy, complex, and beautifully-crafted. Avery, the eldest, is an uptight, former addict who finds bad habits elsewhere. I adored her wife, Chiti, and though I was a little hesitant about what occurs between them, I found Avery a profound and intriguing character. Her sister, Lucky, is a party girl and a model, who is young and abused by the industry, an addict herself. Then there's Bonnie, a quiet boxer who is in love with her trainer. I would have liked to see more of Bonnie. She felt a bit forgotten in the shadow of the other two, though, she was still a very likable and empathetic character.

I loved following each sister through their story and watching how they handled not only their grief, but sisterhood and the generational trauma of addiction. I was brought to tears in the final scenes and already plan to re-read soon. Mellor's prose is thoughtful and haunting-- this is a book that sticks with you.

5/5 stars! I highly recommend this stunning novel!

This was a quick read. I really blew through it. As my first coco mellor book, I’m interested to see how I’ll rate cleopatra and frankenstein. I don’t love her writing. It’s very dialogue heavy and the dialogue itself can be cringe at times. The characters felt real but it’s an unrelenting stream of bad decisions.

I also largely got the ick from *SPOILERS AHEAD* Bonnie’s relationship with her coach. I don’t love age gaps but the fact that she’s known him since she was a teenager and he was her coach?? Nah I can’t do that.

Four sisters are now three after Nicky, their strong and steady sister, dies- the least likely among these siblings who all engage in risky behaviors throughout this story. Nicky has endometriosis that has amplified over the years, causing debilitating pain in her body. The only solution that many gaslighting practitioners have offered her is a hysterectomy, which would destroy her dreams of becoming a mother. But as her pain escalates and she struggles to find pain medication, she becomes involved in a transaction that takes her life.

To Mellor's credit, these scenes are written with great compassion and empathy, primarily as the sisters reflect on their role in all of this, whether sitting with her at the ER or the signs that she was not receiving compassionate care. The book walks a razor-thin line as it draws parallels to their father's addiction, which I found tricky, as dependence on medications for quality of life feels very different than pounding a bottle of vodka by the TV at night, for example.

The surviving sisters are primarily insufferable. Lucky is a model who regularly snorts lines and blackout drinks. Avery navigates her sobriety but engages in other horrible thrills-seeking behaviors. Bonnie is the most grounded of the characters, but she navigates risks as a professional boxer, discovering mounting feelings for someone in her professional world. Now, these sisters are all pulled together to sort out their sisters' belongings and seek answers to the loss that shapes them. I shed lots of tears through this book and was most drawn to the story when it had those tiny shimmers of Little Women moments with sisters that feel like a mismatched tea set that all fit perfectly together.

But, I hope this sparks thoughtful conversations about chronic pain and the importance of compassionate care. I am worried that the mess of the sisters overshadowed that message and offered parallels I'm not sure I'm prepared to leap into as someone with chronic pain.

When a novel reads as if it could be a memoir. Four sisters, now three, are trying to navigate life as a trio. Their grief is palpable.

You can’t go home again and in the case of Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky, it is painfully true, especially since losing their sister Nicky. It’s as if the glue that held them together dried up and their once tight bond is slowly unraveling. Having weathered the childhood storm of inept parents, their closeness was greater than most, their storms more electric, they had Avery to parent them, but Nicky’s death has shattered them in unexpected ways. Now that they’re spread out around the world rather than at their once home base in a small apartment that kept them close both physically and emotionally, they’re untethered. The depth of these characters is what will grab you, make you understand how hard they’re floundering, with love, addiction, finding their way.

“I love you too. Without the too.”

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House/Ballantine Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

4.25 ⭐️
Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors centers around three sisters—Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky—following the death of their fourth sister, Nicky. As they navigate the grief of her passing, their own personal struggles, and the traumas of their shared past, Mellors offers a nuanced depiction of complex familial relationships and the struggles of addiction.’ Her portrayal of sisterhood, I feel, captures the sibling bond in a way that feels both intimate and universal.

If you were a fan of Cleopatra and Frankenstein, I think you will find this read equally delightful.


Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

In Coco Mellors’s Blue Sisters, Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky are navigating living with grief after the death of their youngest sister Nicky, and dealing with the devastating loss in different ways. The sisters, spread across the globe, eventually reunite in their childhood apartment and learn to live.

WOW! There’s nothing I can say about this novel that will do it justice. It is flawless, I loved every sister to bits, and you should read this book. This will definitely be in my top five reads this year, if not #1. The best news ever, which is currently making my both my brain and heart explode, is this is my first Coco Mellors, so please excuse me now so I can go read Cleopatra and Frankenstein.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House / Ballantine Books for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

"'I find what gives me pleasure and I do it until it gives me pain,' she said. 'Every time.'"

Beautiful. Devastating. An exploration of sisterhood, grief, and addiction that left me feeling raw. I laughed, I cried, I can’t wait to read it again.

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC of Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors.

Oh how I loved this book. I can't get enough of being a fly on the wall in families. Three sisters, Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky, are estranged sisters who are all suffering the same loss of the third sister Nicky, who died suddenly in her twenties. All sisters fight their own brand of addiction, and all of them are hanging on to their extraordinary lives by a thread. But through their own difficulties they begin to find each other, and their renewed relationships might either make or break the family.

This smacked hard of Poisonwood Bible in it's own way, a book that I hold so precious. I loved seeing this unique sisters come together, discover their similarities, and struggle through them together. Each sister was so unique and captivating, I truly couldn't get enough of any of them, I knew them so well.

This is written so well, it's so heartwarming, I can't wait to read more from Mellors.

Thank you Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine | Ballantine Books and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy.

A STUNNING, witty, and melancholy view on the importance of sisterhood and the ways our families shape us. No one writes characters as fully as Coco. Every main character has a rich and full inner life and current story. The side characters are not put to the wayside, and are given their impactful background, which is really the difference in Coco’s stories. Highly recommending this one. #BlueSisters #NetGalley.

Thank you NetGalley and Ballantine Books for an advanced copy of this title!

I LOVED this book. It was so gorgeously written. We really get to know and understand each sister - even when I didn't necessarily agree with their words or actions, I deeply understood where they were coming from. It's a beautiful thing to have such a connection with someone that you can be your worst self, but at the end of the day, they will still choose you. So many great quotes about sisterhood & motherhood in here as well!

If you enjoy stories about complex family dynamics and characters who work through hardships in not=so-perfect ways, you will love this one.

This was my first time reading Coco Mellors and I definitely enjoyed the writing!

Blue Sisters follows three sisters on the anniversary of their fourth sister's death. Full of complex family dynamics and the ripple effects of loss and addiction, this was by no means an easy read but was like a slow motion car wreck that you can't look away from.

This quote really stood out to me:
"She could not have known that she would one day build the dream she longed for, a home where she never used the locks on the doors. She could not have expected that freedom would look like that, a forgetting that was so close to, but not, forgiveness."

*Note: This review was posted on my bookstagram (@reading_with_deb) on 4/26/2024.

This book is going to be on everyone’s list this year!

This is such a beautiful book about sisterhood and grief and the complicated relationship between mothers and daughters. I absolutely loved it and will be thinking about Avery, Bonnie and Lucky for a very long time.

This book made me want to have a gaggle of children to love each other. I am so lucky to have my sister and to be friends with her. I am also excited to read Coco Mellor’s other book!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

This was a great read. I won’t give much away because it’s better to let it unfold but it centers around a family of sisters and dives into how addiction has impacted their lives. I loved the writing style and even though I didn’t personally relate to any of the characters, they were so richly written I had no problem connecting to the story.