This was a fantastic read! Alex and Maddie are sisters who have always shared a close bond. When Maddie doesn’t show for Alex’s birthday, Alex knows something is wrong. She heads to the Hamptons to find out what has happened to her sister. What follows is a suspenseful tale with lots of twists and turns! This was a great thriller. And the author has an amazing way with words! Her descriptions made me feel like I was right in the story. Will be looking for more from her! Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the opportunity to read this great ARC!

Alex and Maddie have always been close. People often mistook them for twins. However, after their mother’s tragic passing, they got in an argument that left them at an impasse. Alex has now not heard from Maddie for quite some time and has decided to take matters into her own hands. She arrives at The Hamptons and starts digging. She lands on the Blackwell family’s manor. A wealthy family with many secrets to hide. Alex’s search leads her to uncover many dark secrets about her sister and her past.

Overall, this was a decent thriller. I liked the plotline, although slow at some points. I did guess the plot twists, however. I would likely recommend this book to someone who was newer to the thriller genre. Many thanks to NetGalley for the early copy!

Def a thriller to settle in for reading on vacation or at the beach. Sister centered plots are always intriguiing and this one was very good. I didn't ever warm up to the characters but the plot was solid and the writing well done.

Such an awesome thriller! There were so many twists and turns, and it kept my attention the whole time. Definitely pick this one up!

Growing up with a single mother, and a few dysfunctional situations, sisters Maddie and Alex have a deep bond. When Maddie goes missing, Alex's search leads her to the Hamptons, where the trail ends with the mysterious, wealthy and weird Blackwell Family.

I really liked Alex as a main character with her deep love for her sister, (even though some of her judgement was questionable in her search for the truth about what happened to Maddie). There was a lot going on in the book with lots of POVs, dark characters, and clues. There were some situations that were pretty dark too, but I didn't think they were overdone. There was more than one twist too - some you might see coming, but a couple others were shocking. I basically finished the last half in one sitting! Good multi-layered thriller mystery.

~Thank you to NetGalley and Publisher

I •liked• a LOT of aspects of The Perfect
Sister- I did not love.
It was a good, interesting story. I think there was too much happening in the book though. I wish there had been fewer POVs- it wasn't AS jumped around as some that I've read but I found I wasn't able to get as much information as I wanted from some and had too much time spent in others. I think the end result could have been accomplished still by removing a couple of those. OR, if it had somehow been developed more and then split into a duology-that would have intrigued me.
I also didn't like how very alone the FMC was for 98% of the book. I know that was intentional but I wanted the girl to have SOMEONE on her side with her, ya know?
Overall I liked the story and complexity of characters!
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC - all opinions are individual and honest!

This book had my attention right away. I loved the details and the mystery. I did get a little lost at times with the many POVs involved. I was definitely invested in finding out what happened to Maddie though! Great work by the author!

This story was not what I anticipated at all. I thought it was going in one direction and then it takes a turn and another turn. Pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this. I finished it over the course of an evening and even stayed up late in the night to find out what happens. Recommend you give this one a shot if you like thrillers and books that keep you guessing.

Really well done. The novel was fast-paced and had so many twists and turns. The changing points of view were really interesting instead of confusing, and it was worth the time to read even with the dark turns.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Wow! This was an awesome fast paced, page turning thriller. The story really gets started when we realize Alex's sister, Maddie, is missing. Once Alex figures out the last place her sister was living, she goes to the house to question the family and ends up getting a free place to stay herself while she continues looking for her sister. We get to read from several different POVs and while I normally don't care for that (it can get confusing!), I think it worked great in this book. It definitely helped with the suspense and keeping you guessing at who might be responsible for Maddie's disappearance. There were a few twists that I definitely did not see coming and I love it when that happens! This was my first book by this author but it will not be the last. Absolutely recommend this thriller that will keep you guessing til the last page!

I Have Mixed Feelings About This Book

It has a good storyline but the plot is convoluted and I got lost in the minutiae of all the characters and had trouble keeping track of them. I almost never abandon a book before the end, though, so I kept on reading it bit by bit until the end.

Maddie has gone missing, she doesn’t come home for Alex’s birthday and can’t be reached at all, so Alex sets out to track her down. She ends up in the Hamptons among the rich and powerful, where Maddie was last known to be, and finds herself staying in the same glass pool house where Maddie was last seen. From there she attempts to put together all of the pieces she is finding in the hope of finding Maddie alive.

Some people are going to devour this book and rave about all the characters and the twists and turns that have you thinking you’ve figured it out when you haven’t. If you truly like that type of story you will love this book. This just wasn’t my kind of story.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group for an advance copy of this book.This is my unbiased and voluntary review.

Kept me guessing till the very end.
This word "slow and boring" would NEVER describe this book. It was fast reading and kept me guessing till the very end.
This is the first book that I have read by this Author but can't wait to read another..

Sisters, Alex and Maddie have always been close; not only in age, but forever bonded by a tough upbringing. Now years have passed and Maddie has moved away from their hometown and is seeming to build a better life for herself. However, she Maddie missed the sister’s annual reunion on Alex’s birthday, Alex begins to panic and begins to search for her where she was living in The Hamptons. Her search leads her to the Blackwell family, where Maddie was staying. The Blackwells are the epitome of Hamptons rich: huge house overlooking the ocean, fancy cars, lavish dinner parties. As Alex gets closer to finding her sister, she also beings to uncover really who the Blackwells are and why Maddie went there in the first place.

“The Perfect Sister” is a well paced novel which does an excellent job setting a set. Taking place on the luxurious beaches of the Hamptons, the book pains a picture of a lavish community harboring a dark secret. Readers are treated to get scene-setting, well paced drama, and a fun twist at the end that may seem a little random, but is all the while a fun ending. 3.5/5 stars

Very fast and enjoyable read, with enough twists that I could guess some of them and still be surprised by others, which made the reading experience fulfilling. Solid thriller set in the always fun to literarily visit Hamptons.

I was asked to review “The Perfect Sister” by Stephanie De Carolis.

Alex and Maddie have always had each other’s backs. Once a year, they get together, but as their annual visit approached, Maddie suddenly cancels and then disappears. Hence, Alex heads to the Hamptons, the place where Maddie had last been seen, in hopes of unraveling the mystery of where her sister went and what might have happened to her.

The story is written in multiple point of views—some possibly unnecessary—but I think the author does an awesome job in building suspense and keeping the reader guessing. The glitzy setting works well, but I wish I got to know Alex better. Though the protagonist, I really did not have a chance to get in Alex’s head, especially since so much attention is spent on the information on the dynamics of the two sisters and their dysfunctional mom. Despite that, “The Perfect Sister” is the epitome of a beach read that just happens to take place at the beach.

Three and a half stars.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and author for a chance to read and review this lovely novel.

This book grabbed my interest right away and I enjoyed the mystery of love sister looking for her older missing sister. But mid to end of the story it took some very dark turns. Sex clubs, blackmail, murder, kidnapping not quite of the level I was expecting. Very graphic descriptions I tried skipping through.

I love reading books about sisters and this one did not disappoint. Alex and Maddie had a difficult childhood and found solace in each other.. After an argument causes a rift in their relationship, they remain apart for some time, but when Maddie does not contact Alex on her birthday something seems to be very wrong.
Alex follows clues and finds Maddie’s last address in the Hampton, but no trace of her sister The rest of the book follows Alex’s quest to find her beloved sister. The book has many well developed characters and will have you turning the pages until the final twist.

a tale about the deep bonds of sisterhood! alex’s sister, maddie, goes missing and alex sets off to find her. pretty immediately, you meet the blackwell family and instantly they feel off. even though alex noticed this, it only took about two minutes for her to agree to spend the night in their guest pool house?! not sure how sound her thinking is, but she wants to find her sister, so we forgive her.

from there, it’s a series of twists and turns told through multiple POV’s (mostly alex’s), past and present. we meet many different characters and start to think about all the possible people who could be involved in maddie’s disappearance. alex’s and maddie’s bond is palpable and their relationship felt so real, with all the flaws and fights that every sisterhood goes through. getting snippets of their relationship as they grew up was everything!

another intriguing aspect to this book was diving into the underbelly of the wealthy hampton’s high society. that added a dark and twisted element that i was not expecting but was necessary!

my biggest critique is that the ending felt so avoidable. there were so many moments when once decision could have changed the course, and it didn’t quite feel like the character’s choices were inevitable and everything that happened was necessary. it felt like every wrong choice that could have happened, happened! i would still recommend this book and read more by this author though.

my favorite random description word was her “burnished gold hair”. that just gave me the most beautiful image and stood out to me for some reason.

thank you to Random House Publishing and NetGalley for this ARC! i truly love receiving these books to review them!

Maddie Walker is missing and her younger sister Alex is determined to find her! Alex and Maddie have always been close. Their Mom, Vivian, was beautiful but had alcohol issues and those issues lead to her death, leaving Maddie and Alex alone. After a huge fight after Vivian's funeral, Maddie leaves, not even returning home for Alex's birthday. When Alex tries to track her down in NYC, she finds out from Maddie's roommates, that Maddie has taken a leave of absence from medical school and has gone to spend some time in the Hamptons - the playground of the rich. Somehow Maddie befriends the Blackwells - one of the wealthiest families in the area and is invited to stay at their pool house, until one night she just disappears. Alex leaves her home in Dogwood Grove and sets off to find her sister, uncovering clues as she traces her sister's steps in the Hamptons and winds up staying at the same pool house at the Blackwells where her sister was last seen. This book was a page-turner. It was not only a who dunnit but also had so many twists that you were never 100% sure who was good and who was evil. It takes a look inside the absurd lives of the crazy rich and draws back the curtain on so many dark details. I loved every minute of it. What a great summer read. Thank you to Stephanie DeCardis, NetGalley and Bantam for the opportunity to read an advance copy.

Thank you Netgalley, the author and the publisher for this eARC.

I enjoyed this book. It's an often written about topic having to do with a missing family member, and those trying to find them.

In this book, younger sister, Alex, is looking for her missing older sister, Maddy. The last thing Alex knows is that Maddy was staying somewhere in the Hamptons. The 2 girls had an argument after their mom passed away, so Alex has no idea why Maddy chose this particular place to run off to.

Alex finds the rich family Maddy was staying with and she ends up staying with them too, while trying to get answers as to where her sister has gone. Has she up and left Alex behind, or did something terrible happen to her?

There are a few twists, one of which I figured out early on. The others I didn't realize until the book explained them. Overall, an enjoyable, quick read.