I like the cover of this book, I found it intriguing. To start off, I want to say that I loved how many POVs were in this book. I sometimes have a hard time paying attention (I have bad ADHD), so the change of POVs kept me on track and reading. I did find parts of this book predictable, but getting to that point was a good read. I don’t think my prediction being right took away from the book at all. The book was very interesting, I liked reading about the sisters problems and past. Definitely a good read and worth the read.

The premise had promise—three sisters, one harboring a killer—but the execution didn’t work for me. The multiple POVs made it hard to connect with any one character, and the constant perspective shifts felt more disorienting than suspenseful. While the story leans into dark family secrets and buried trauma, the narrative felt scattered, and the tension never fully landed.

Sister, Butcher, Sister follows two sisters raised in an isolated, violent community where loyalty is demanded and questioning the rules is dangerous. When one escapes and the other stays, their lives split in drastically different directions—but their connection never fully breaks.

The book is unsettling and intense, with moments of real emotional weight. It doesn’t shy away from brutality, but nothing feels gratuitous—it’s all tightly written and purposeful. The sister dynamic is complex and believable, and the story unfolds in a way that feels both grounded and haunting.

A bold, unsettling read that stays with you.

The plot is unique and intriguing. The story is told from 4 different POVs. We hear from each sister and the "she" who is the killer that we are trying to figure out. With a difficult childhood and deep traumas, each sister could easily have a reason why they would be the serial killer. Without giving anything away, I was able to guess who it was based on certain things said. However, I still enjoyed reading this thriller about the three sisters.

Thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

At first, I found this story difficult to get into, but when I did, I couldn't put it down. I love how it was structured, switching between 3 sisters - Kate, Aurora and Peggy - and a mystery perspective of one sister who happens to also be a serial killer. Aldyn does a really good job at making all narrators unreliable and suspicious by stacking evidence against all of them. I was still wavering between 2 options up until about the last 40 pages. I also ended up feeling a lot of sympathy for the killer. As we learn about their lives, we also learn about their disturbing childhood and strange parents. TW: this book talks about murder graphically, SA of children, r**e cases.

I would've liked more explanation into Aurora's breakdown, to see more of her psychology like we did with Peggy. I thought the ending was so sudden.

WOW! This was so dark and twisty and disturbing. Major props to KD Aldyn as I did not know which sister was "The butcher" until the very end and I couldn't have guessed correctly if I wanted to. this was so immersive and hard to put down, I binged it in 24 hours.

All I can say is WOW—this is hands down my favorite read of 2025 so far.

KD Aldyn masterfully weaves together the POVs of three sisters while steadily building tension throughout. The transitions between narrators were smooth and never confusing, and the plot twists? Absolutely incredible.

One of the most impressive aspects was how the killer’s voice felt so distinct and separate from the others—it kept me guessing the entire time. I was constantly torn between suspects, and somehow, Aldyn even had me rooting for the killer at moments.

This book is dark, thrilling, and unsettling in all the right ways. Aldyn doesn’t just explore murder—she exposes the ugliest parts of humanity hiding in plain sight.

Suspense lovers, mark your calendars and run (don’t walk) to pick this one up when it hits shelves on June 10th.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ — 10/10, highly recommend!

Three sisters with forgotten memories of their pasts are forced to face their deepest traumas in this upcoming release, Sister, Butcher, Sister.

The title and cover of this book immediately drew me in, and I was so excited to receive an advance copy. We follow three sisters - Kate, Aurora, and Peggy - whose blurry memories of their childhood with their parents and grandpa are slowly being drawn to the present as a serial killer is ravaging the town in which they live. The concept? Absolutely fascinating. The execution of it? I had a hard time following, if I'm being honest. Almost the entire narrative is an exploration of telling readers what happened instead of showing them, so it was hard for me to picture what was going on or to get super invested. The plot was stagnant a lot of the time because of this, which made it a challenge to feel the intense emotions that often come with a book of this nature. There were some really heavy topics dealt with in this book, but the impact at the end was anticlimactic because of how the rest of it was set up.

Content warning for murder, graphic violence, body horror, sexual content, sexual assault/pedophilia, parental abuse.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC of Sister, Butcher, Sister by KD Aldyn.

I loved the framework of the novel--even though I had a strong hunch and opinion about whodunit from the beginning, I was questioning myself throughout the story. The set-up of the story and the suspense were very well-crafted. I had hoped for a little more explanation at the end, but overall, I was satisfied. It wasn't a fun read, but it was a taut one.

Thank you, NetGalley & Poisoned Pen Press, for the eARC of Sister Butcher Sister! This book had me in a CHOKEHOLD! I loved every bit of it. It was so well-written and I desperately wanted to know who “She” was. This book had my brain bouncing from one possibility to the next.

Rating: 4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5

There’s Peggy, Kate, and Aurora. Three sisters who all share love for the beach but don’t always see eye-to-eye (which is probably an understatement). They all have different personalities and passions in life. Whether it’s music, sports, work, family, or murdering men and playing in their blood. 🩸


I really enjoyed this book. There was an abundance of detail at all the right moments that the reader needed, yet there was little to no detail at the drop of a hat right after that to indicate some time had passed (I believe). I don’t mind that at all. My only complaint is that the conclusion/outcome felt fast. Of course, I was surprised and thinking, “Oh!!” but it felt like such a detailed and intense build-up just for the conclusion/outcome to end almost as soon as it began. Nevertheless, Sister Butcher Sister in its entirety is spectacular. I loved the way the author writes and I will be looking forward to more novels from her! 🤩


If you like your thrillers to be dark, demented, yet mysterious, you’re going to eat this up! I know I did. 🤭

**disclaimer: I received this eARC through NetGalley and am leaving this review of my own accord. All thoughts are my own.**

Third person limited point of view- have the perspective of the killer in chapters but do not know who they are in the overall story. Centred around three sisters; Kate, Aurora and Peggy. Peggy is the black sheep of the family. Something happened between Peggy and Kate.

Opening scene is fantastic! Young girl committing a murder then runs back home to bed! First chapter then shifts to present day and Kate’s perspective going back to her childhood home.

The character of Peggy is complex. She is viewed by her sisters as being someone who is lost and needing guidance. Peggy had a drinking problem early on. She is regarded as the less stable sister.

Peggy is wild, Aurora is the “good girl”, Kate is lost.

Killer kills because she feels her job is to rid the world of bad men. The reader is left in suspense of who the killer is for over 90% of the book! The writing is fantastic and offers the reader a glimpse inside of each character's mind. I was not expecting the killer to turn out to be who they are! It keeps you guessing and wondering what assumptions you make about certain characteristics.

I really enjoyed this writer's writing style and hope to read more of their work in the future!

“Oh, my darling Clementine.”

A dark & suspenseful debut novel told through several POVS & populated with a cast of unforgettable characters of 3 sisters, one who is a brutal & ruthless serial killer. But who is SHE? You know it’s one of the 3, but as you learn each of their personalities, you won’t be able to identify which one it is for the author keeps you guessing until the end.

If you like dark family secrets, lies, drama, suspense & violence then this book is for you.

Trigger warnings: Child, sexual & psychological abuse as well as vivid descriptions of gruesome & grisly violence.

Favorite Line:
“She smiled into the darkness, the slipperiness of evil glossing her lips, and moaned softly with a wicked sense of unchildlike excitement at the hell she created.”

Thank you to NetGalley, Poisoned Pen Press & the author for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for this advanced reader's copy and the opportunity to this early. Review has been posted on Waterstones and Goodreads.

🔪 M U R D E R O U S M O N D A Y review 🔪 featuring “Sister Butcher Sister” by KD Aldyn!

The Rowling sisters (Kate, Aurora and Peggy) live perfectly normal lives, however one of them is a vicious serial killer! This killer lures men like a praying mantis and then bites their heads off by butchering them to death. Which sister is the killer you ask … well you will just have to find out!

The Rowling family has always been respected by those in their community, but the sisters know how to keep their secrets buried. The oldest sister Kate purchases their grandfather’s house which they all grew up in. The house brings up some good memories shared there … but also a lot of trauma and dark memories from their childhood. Now the sisters must confront their twisted pasts as they fight through a blur of past and present and how much trauma can affect the future.

Told from multiple points of view, including the notorious and unreliable SHE (the killer), readers get taken back to the Rowling sister’s childhood and where the obsession with punishing men stems from. This book is WILD, gory, twisted, dark and disturbing and will leave you in a puddle of mixed feelings and emotions 🫠!

Thank you kindly to @karenlee.thompson @poisonedpenpress @netgalley for my #gifted digital advanced copy in exchange for my honest review. This book releases on June 10, 2025!

I dont overly like giving reviews of books that I dnf'd but I dnf'd this at 60% so a good chunk of the book was read. I was initially drawn to this book as the premise sounded right up my street, mystery/thriller who dunnit kind of vibes. Although I could see what the author was trying to achieve by giving us different POVs with each sister, it fell quite flat for me and I found it hard to make a connection with any of the characters. The pacing seemed off and I was hoping by the 60% there would have been more excitement and action. Great premise but unfortunately this book just wasn't for me.

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: Sister, Butcher, Sister by KD Aldyn
𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: Psychological Thriller
𝐏𝐮𝐛 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: June 3, 2025
📖 365 pages

⭐️ 3.5/5

🔪 Psychological Thriller
🩸 Female Serial K!ller
🔪 Which Sister is It?
🩸 Forgotten Secrets

Review: If you're looking for a psychological thriller where you're trying to figure out which sister is the female serial killer, 𝘚𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘚𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 may be the read for you!

While 𝘚𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘚𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 didn't necessarily meet my expectations, I still thought it was an interesting premise and I believe the author has great potential.

My main gripe was that the pacing was rather slow, which isn't my preference in a thriller, and it felt like there was a lot of extra information that didn't add much to the overall plot. I did, however, enjoy the multiple POVs, especially the chapters where 'SHE' was narrator. I was also pleasantly surprised that the murders depicted are written more like a horror story.

Thank you so much Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley for the digital review copy!

PG-17 ⚠️ sexual content, murder, violence, horror elements, emetophobia

BOOK REPORT
Received a complimentary copy of Sister, Butcher, Sister, by KD Aldyn, from Poisoned Pen Press/NetGalley, for which I am appreciative, in exchange for a fair and honest review. Scroll past the BOOK REPORT section for a cut-and-paste of the DESCRIPTION of it from them if you want to read my thoughts on the book in the context of that summary.

This book reminded me a lot of the Irish streaming show Bad Sisters. Maybe there’s something in the zeitgeist?

Do pay attention to the author’s content warning. She’s serious when she flags upcoming sexual abuse and graphic violence.

Not a bad book, even given all that. Just a little too predictable for me. Plus, I can’t get past a particular usage of the word mollusk. {shudders}

DESCRIPTION
"Unflinching and chilling, Sister Butcher Sister is a viciously twisted psychological thriller. The Rowling sisters will get under your skin...and one of them will rip it clean off."
— Noelle W. Ihli, bestselling author of Ask for Andrea

"Dark as night and twice as absorbing, Sister Butcher Sister thrills in a way most modern thrillers can only dream of.”
— James McKenzie Watson, author of Denizen

The chilling prose of Karin Slaughter meets the high-stakes plotting of The Butcher and the Wren in a dark debut following three normal sisters, their own forgotten traumas, and the serial killer that lives within one, begging the question: can you ever truly recognize the evil around you?

Three sisters. One killer. Which one is SHE?

The Rowling sisters have always been people you can understand – with partners and children, homes and dreams. And secrets, the sisters have those too. But when Kate, the eldest, finally returns to buy her late grandfather's home, the dark things each sister has kept buried soon rise to the surface.

Is Kate having unexplained visions tied to a past she can hardly recall? Is Aurora, the married mother of two, finally acting out in the face of her sisters' indiscretions? Is Peggy, the youngest and a recovering addict, able to move on from the memories that haunt her?

And then there's SHE.

SHE is one of them, but SHE is not like them at all. SHE is defined only by the carnage she lets the world see, the murders that have swept through their coastal community. And as the police close in on their newest serial killer, scrutiny lands on the Rowlings, forcing them to face their demons and reveal all they have kept hidden.

I truly did not enjoy reading this book very much. The story follows the point of view of three sisters and explores their lives and their dynamic with one another. There is a fourth POV as well which is one of the three sisters as she finds and murders victims. The whole book you are trying to figure out which sister is doing the killings. I found the killer chapters to be the most interesting. They were very graphic in terms of sex, violence and sexual violence. The sister chapters weren't that interesting and I didn't find the characters to be that likeable and I really didn't care too much about their lives.

The book reads pretty fast and I got through it in a few sittings. I love thrillers and having one of the main characters was a cool twist and different from the usual books I read. However, I'm not sure I can reccommend the book to anyone or say I enjoyed reading it. I am not triggered by much of anything but I suppose that I should say that this book does contain graphic violence, language, sex and does talk about sexual assault so this book definitely isn't for anyone and if you are reading this review and you are triggered by any of those things then I definitely would not pick this book up.

Sister, Butcher, Sister is a chilling, twist-filled thriller that kept me glued to the pages-I had to know who the killer was. Told through multiple points of view, including the disturbingly intimate voice of the anonymous killer “She”, the story unravels the lives of three sisters-Kate, Aurora, and Peggy-each grappling with shared trauma, fractured relationships, and the terrifying suspicion that one of them might be a murderer.

The premise is instantly gripping: when Kate buys their childhood home, she’s excited for a fresh start. But her sisters aren't so sure. The house holds both warm memories and haunting secrets-and when a series of brutal murders begin, suspicion creeps in like fog. Tensions rise, old wounds resurface, and the line between past and present starts to blur.

Some of the scenes are genuinely gruesome, so readers with a weak stomach should be warned-but the creepy atmosphere and eerie setting more than make up for it. That said, the pacing did lag at times, with a few scenes feeling repetitive. And while the ending tied things up, it lacked the punch I was hoping for-I wanted more exploration of the mysteries revealed in the final act.

Still, this book delivers a solid dose of suspense, dark family drama, and just enough horror to keep you checking over your shoulder. A must-read for fans of psychological thrillers with a sinister edge.

First of all, the way these people speak to each other is weird and formal.

The timeline of this is confusing and I found myself wondering how much time has passed since the last page frequently.

I didn’t mind the writing style but I didn’t love it either. it was very gripping though and I did have to make myself stop reading each night so I didn’t fall asleep holding my kindle.

Aurora is extremely annoying. So is Peggy. Honestly everyone kind of is. I did like Kate though.