There are so many interesting elements of The Perfect Sister — the small-town atmosphere, the beautiful descriptions of the Hamptons, the mysterious circumstances driving the plot — but after finishing it, I feel a bit frustrated.

The many, MANY perspectives had me feeling skeptical at first, but optimistic they would pay off. Unfortunately, the ending proved my suspicions; this story would have been much more interesting had the author been selective with the different narratives and time jumps, allowing the reader to uncover the mystery rather than having the answers handed to them. Given the amount of work taken to keep all the perspectives and timelines straight, I hoped for an ending that justified the structural choices. Again, I felt a bit let down by how everything unfolded. As a reader, I want to feel like the characters' choices were inevitable, and in this case, so much complication could have — and should have — been avoided.

Even though I was frustrated by a lot of this book, I really did enjoy the writing and how easily the reader is pulled into this world. I would absolutely read another book by this author.