This Author is really great. I really loved this book. This tale was highly engrossing and highly recommendable!!

A thrilling read which kept me turning the pages, characters you care for and just brilliantly written. Great novel!!

I would like to thank Netgalley and Kesington Publishing for this partnership.

I was immediately attracted to the cover of this book.

It all began when twelve years earlier Glory abandoned her two daughters Ruby and Aurora at the foot of a fire station because a man had promised her love and protection except that it was just a joke, she still thought her daughters would be better off without her by their side. Except Glory has another daughter again.

Ruby is 16 years old and loves her adoptive parents but can't forget her mother. Her driver's license in her pocket, she goes looking for Glory. What she's going to find is beyond anything she expected to find.

I immediately hooked on the story so moving, engaging, captivating, addictive and full of suspense and twists and turns and found the characters so engaging.

I will not be posting a review on goodreads because I was unable to enjoy this book and do not feel comfortable leaving a negative review.

Interesting idea and I liked the juxtaposition of the different cultures and families, but overall I felt it was a bit lackluster and lacked the impact I would’ve expected given the heaviness of the plot. I’m not sure if it was the writing style or the way things were portrayed, but every moment where you would expect an emotional impact just fell a bit short.

Great book with a great storyline. Not what I was expecting at all so was a nice surprise. Easy to read and good characters in there too.

Glory abandoned her two daughters in hopes that they would have a better life and that she could start a new life. Twelve years have passed and her oldest daughter Ruby still wonders about her birth mother and why their lives took a drastic turn. When she stumbles upon her birth mother and finds the truth she realizes how much her mother really did for her all those years ago.

Although this seems weird to say, I have been a fan of cult books both fiction and non fiction for a long time. I love reading about people forgoing their own safety and human priorities for the good of a group or a leader. The way that the mind can be manipulated just fascinates me, so when I read the synopsis of this book and found out it was Rosalind Noonan, I was excited to read it.

I appreciated that this story started in the past and gave the context as to why this mother made this decision and helped her become a sympathetic character so you could enjoy the present day story. If I hadn't had that background, I am not sure I would have enjoyed this story as much.

I was a fan of Rosalind Noonan before reading this book and continue to be after. Her writing is easy and has a great flow, but isn't elementary. She creates great vivid characters that make you want to care about their futures. If you haven't read this author yet, I would suggest starting with this one.

I read this awhile back and don't really remember it so don't feel like I can give a good review. Which shows that I must not have liked it because I don't remember it!

While I found this book to be emotionally hard to read at times, I also thought it was a good but disturbing book. Very emotional to read, but one I think many should take the time to read. Characters were done well and hearing from many different ones was a great way for the story to unfold.
Will be using in a challenge and recommending to chapter chatter pub!

This was a difficult book for me to read. I struggled with the parts where the mother abandoned her children to be with a man. The story then followed their lives. Told in different points of view, the story had me read it at a fast speed to get to the end. I kept crying at some scenes. I don't advice reading this book during Christmas.
The book had its suspense and drama when daughter Ruby went in search of her mother and sister. Ruby was a star, she was intelligent and courageous. The other characters too made their impact but Ruby captured me.
Overall the book dealt with sensitive topics, touched my heart in some ways and triggered my tears, a good read but not good for the Christmas week.

What would you do for your children? What would you do for your mother of sibling? Find out in this emotional, edgy and suspense filled book. Highly recommend!!

Glory is pretty much disowned after she marries an African American man . She has two kids with her husband Ruby and Aurora, After Glory is placed in tough spot when her husband dies she leaves her two kids at fire station per safe haven laws. I loved the multiple point of view. I enjoyed seeing how Ruby and Aurora were adopted into a loving mixed family . I felt sad for glory and the people and strange rules she endures after she gives away her kids Some interesting turns and a quick pace. I would never get into a interracial relationship but I enjoy reading about them and the extra struggles they endure .

Thank you to NetGalley, Kensington Publishing Corporation and Rosalind Noonan for an ARC ebook copy to review. As always, an honest review from me.

The Sisters starts out making me think the story is about a mom who gives up her young kids for adoption. Which gives it more of a contemporary fiction/domestic fiction vibe. But then more and more little hints are dropped, and the story changes. Boom! There’s drama, suspense, cults in suburbia, and more. The book has a little bit of everything.

I really liked Ruby, the main character. She’s smart, kind, and seamlessly pulls together the worlds of bother her birth mom and adoptive parents. I also liked that the author shines a light on adoptions as well as non traditional types of cults. Informative as well as interesting! The story pulled me in right from the beginning and didn’t let go.

However a few moments I wasn’t a fan of, mainly due to the mistreatment of the women. That’s to be expected in books with these topics.

Overall, a perfect mix of drama, suspense and a loving family. A definitely recommend from me!

I received an advanced copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This book had me on the edge of my seat the whole time! It was definitely a book that kept you thinking! I would definitely recommend this book to fellow readers. Thank you!

I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Heartbreaking yet hopeful novel about a mother who makes difficult decisions and ends up in a precarious situation. Glory bears daughters who are stronger and navigate their difficulties together.

Told from a variety of viewpoints, this is the story of a woman and her daughters and the impact of her decisions. Gloria left Ruby and Aurora at a fire station. No two ways about it, she abandoned them. They grow up in foster care but that's not an entirely bad thing, especially when it turns out that Glora, now the mother of a third daughter, Luna, is living in a cult. How does a daughter rescue a mother? Or can the mother figure out how to rescue herself and her daughters? This is well written and some might find it highly emotional. Splitting the narrative between the characters lessened the impact for me. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

The Sisters by Rosalind Noonan is another of those titles that doesn’t exactly fit in a cookie cutter genre mold. This isn’t a thriller as you know exactly who is who and what is going on in the story but it’s much more than just a contemporary with some suspense and drama in the mix. It is one though that needs a bit of a warning with the cult like atmosphere involved the story wasn’t always a pretty one as far as relationships are concerned.

The story in the Sisters is told in sections with each dealing with a different section of Glory’s life and those around her. The point of view mainly goes from Glory and her oldest daughter but a few others are involved too. In the first section readers are shown what led up to Glory giving away her two daughters and becoming involved with the group known as the sisters.

After the opening showing what had happened in the past the next part of the book brings readers to the current time more than a decade after the opening. During this section answers are also given to what happened during the time that passed to both the daughters and to Glory. Then after that second part connecting their paths again the last part wraps up the entire story.

As much as this one might sound jumpy and possibly confusing I didn’t find that at all myself and was caught up in the story right away. I personally can’t imagine walking away from your own children and wanted answers as to why. As heartbreaking and dark as some parts of this book were though there were also moment’s that warm your heart when it comes to the children and adoption etc. This one may not be for everyone but I personally found it a compelling read.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

Trigger warning: This book addresses topics that could be a trigger for some readers (miscarriages and sexual abuse). They’re not explored in great detail, but they are contained.

I’ve read (and loved!) books by Noonan in the past, and I had high hopes for this book. Sadly, it didn’t meet my expectations. From the start, I wanted to like it, but I had a hard time connecting with the characters, and there wasn’t as much development with them as I would have liked. Things, overall, felt very jumpy and disjointed between the two storylines. almost like there were too many things going on at once. It almost felt like I was reading a book by a different author than I’ve read in the past. As I’ve truly enjoyed other books by this author, I will give future books a try.

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy from NetGalley, but I wasn’t required to leave a positive review.

This was an emotional read from the beginning. My heart broke for Glory. Even though I felt she had other choices.

What made this even more heartbreaking is this is still happening today. There are quite a few sensitive subjects in this book but that's life. The author has written a beautiful and deeply moving account of what family is.

I enjoyed the different points of view and I look forward to reading more from Noonan.

Well Done!'

Glory abandons her daughters at a fire station. She is in love and wants a better life, without her daughters. She hopes they fair better than she.

12 years later, Glory has since given birth to another daughter, who hates the tight knit world they live in.

This story is told in multiple point of view. It's jumped around a bit too much for my liking and seemed to want to pull at heart strings more than anything else. Classic women's fiction.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for this review.