blue sisters is a lot of things: 3 sisters grieving over the death of a sister, addiction in its many forms, complex female family dynamics (with daughters prone to perpetuating the cycles of mothers if not careful), and more. i loved getting to know avery, bonnie, lucky, and nicky as individual people as a result, but also as a family unit. because death is often the branching event that makes humans consider the before and the after in order to move forward there is so much growth to be had. i particularly loved the discussions about faith and how believing in something, whether that is a god or something else, makes the world feel less big. in mellors build up towards the sisters' acceptance of their grief, however faith manifests, the deceased can still serve a complimentary role in the lives of those who were left behind and i think that's a sweet sentiment. honestly, this sentiment is a perfect example of what i consider to be the best quality of mellors' writing, the ability hone in on the desire of people to be honest and outright above all. i hope to say "i love you too. without the too" more because of it too.

Cleopatra and Frankenstein was one of my top books from last year and maybe just generally. (I know it’s a bit of a divisive book but I really loved it!!!!!!!!). Sooo Blue Sisters has been one of my most anticipated releases for 2024. I emailed the publisher basically begging for an ARC and I can’t believe they actually sent me a copy???

I absolutely enjoyed this book and found it to be a smooth read, but I wouldn’t say I loved it as much as C&F. I’m sure my expectations clouded my read a bit.

This book tells the stories of three sisters who are trying to keep their lives together after the death of their fourth sister a year ago. Addiction runs in their family and touches each of the four sisters in different but acute ways. Their stories take us to New York, Paris, and it’s told split through the three perspectives of the Blue sisters.

Mellors’ writing will never fail to pull me in to her books. Her character are always so well developed and complicated. I will continue to read everything she writes. The way she writes and the subjects she write about make it feel like she’s writing directly to me.

My biggest block with this book, which even feels to big of a word, is that I wasn’t totally in love with one of the sisters chapters. I can’t point to anything wrong with those chapters, but I just didn’t connect with Bonnie as much as I connected to Avery and Lucky. The ending also didn’t quite hit me enough emotionally for me to give this 5 stars.

If you liked Cleopatra and Frankenstein, then I would definitely recommend Blue Sisters! I also don’t think the characters were as unlikeable in this book, so even if you didn’t love C&F, you may enjoy this one!