Sisterhood is at the forefront in the Blue Sisters after they lose one tragically at a young age. Over the course of the year since the death of their beloved, each sister has spiraled away from each other and their parents. Their destructive behavior has its consequences, and now back together they must face what they've delayed, grief.

The sisters trauma's are so real, eloquently written and heartbreaking. This family saga overflows with emotions and tears at what they've lost and hope to regain in their destruction. Mellors will have you laughing, crying and clutching your heart throughout this story.

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Overall a good book. Interesting dynamic between all the sisters. Sometimes you never really know your family. Some parts seemed slow, others you didn’t want to put the book down.

Blue Sisters is a beautiful book teaching us about sisterhood, friendship, and the intersection of the two. As a sister, I felt personally connected to the characters in the book and saw parts of myself in each of them. I will think about these characters for a long time - my telltale sign of a good book.

While I enjoyed "Cleopatra and Frankenstein", this book was not for me. It was boring and unfortunately I could not relate to the sisters at all. Sometimes, I like when characters are unlikeable - that makes me like them even more, but our sisters did not do it for me. I also did not appreciate the weird criticism on race and diversity. It was not appropriate at all. I kept trying to tell myself to keep going, keep going but I ended up DNFing it at 54%. It's okay - some books are not for everyone, and this book was not for me.

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Published: 09/03/24

Stars: 2 (DNF)

At 42% I had had enough. I found the story crass. I wondered just how low Mellors planned on taking me. I was and several days later am still disgusted. I sat down to read an already simple-minded book while having lunch and the sex started between two women. I did not sign up for a threesome.

The sisters as women are childlike and petty.

Coco Mellors did it again with this book! I could not put this book down. Gorgeous writing with characters that felt like real people.

I love a book title with double meaning. This novel introduces us to the Blue sisters -- Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky – who are fairly estranged a year after the death of their fourth sister Nicky. Through the story, we watch each of the remaining three siblings struggle to process their grief and childhood traumas, both as individuals and together. They are the Blue sisters and blue sisters. Beautiful.

Coco Mellors writes these women extremely realistically. Each has her own personality, yet they also fit together as sisters. The book uses multiple POVs and timelines and does so quite elegantly. I never felt lost or overwhelmed reading it. I found myself thinking about the hardships and the connection between the Blue Sisters long after I finished the book. It’s exactly the kind of complex family drama that I enjoy, but has enough plot uniqueness (women’s boxing!) to keep it fresh.

4+ stars, and highly recommended for readers that love complicated family dramas. Content warnings for suicide, drug addiction, and infidelity.

Many thanks to Random House / Ballantine Books and NetGalley for providing this copy of Blue Sisters for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

Who doesn't love a book about sisters? Blue Sisters centers around the 4 Blue sisters who grew up in NYC and are now living in various parts of the world. The loss of one of the sisters sends the girls into a variety of spirals. Each sister is different and yet their bond and connection draws them back together. They are strong, fierce and flawed - you'll fall in love with each of them as well as this quirky and engaging story by Coco Mellors.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for this ARC.

Oh, this book! What an immense pleasure to have the opportunity to read an ARC of this fantastic novel. These sisters are come to life on the page as fully fleshed-out humans and I feel like I got to know each and every one of them. Mellors writing is beautiful and she weaves a plot that will make the reader feel a full range of emotions. Calling this a family drama sells it short but, more than anything else, this book is about the journey people take while healing from grief and how the Blue sisters navigate that.

After reading Mellors debut I knew that this would be special but she has really made lightning strike twice with this one.

Thank you to Random House - Ballantine Books and Netgalley for the digital ARC in exchange for a honest review. 5 STARS!!!!!

This is a slow burn, but the writing is so beautiful and the character development is impeccable. This follows four very different sisters in the year after one of their untimely deaths as they navigate work, love, family, and place. I really loved and empathized with each of these sisters in different ways, but the true gem of this book is the writing on grief. While the book is a beautiful musing on sisterhood, it transcends that as it depicts the universal human experience of grieving so well. I immediately went out and bought a hardcover copy!

4.25 rounded up.

Last night, I was lucky and got to hear Coco Mellors speak about her new novel, Blue Sisters. No doubt you have heard about this book. It’s a Jenna pick, a BOTM pick and I don’t know anyone who has read it thus far and has not truly enjoyed it.

It’s a book about four sisters who at the start live in four different cities:

Avery, the eldest, is a lawyer in London and has always taken care of her three sisters since her parents were emotionally (and often physically) absent. Avery is 10 years sober (former heroin addict) and lives with her wife, in an upscale home. Her wife wants a child, but Avery is not so sure.

Bonnie is a former boxer who lives in LA and works as a bouncer at a nightclub. She’s running from her boxing career and her former coach, but it isn’t clear why at first.

Nicky was a teacher in New York City who was hiding a big secret.

Lucky, the youngest, is a model in NYC who is caught up in drugs, booze and unfulfilling hook ups. Hello, Troll Doll.

Coco did a wonderful job of making each of these sisters come to live and honing their voices individually. She said that she took a lot of time to do this and when she wrote the sisters she had different music she listened to for each one. It took her about 3 years to write the book. There are some heavy themes of addiction, sexual assault and cheating, but they are done so well. I appreciated the depiction of a woman ten years into recovery because most novels I’ve read about addiction only show the getting clean part.

Thank you, Coco, for writing this wonderful book. I’m excited to see what’s next from you.

I just adored this book. It’s so beautifully written. It’s sad and funny and a little bit silly and I love these characters and I also want to shake them. What a lovely representation of how we love our family so much that we can’t stand them. I would recommend this to anyone and everyone.

Blue Sisters shares the story of three estranged sisters coming together at their family home a year after the tragic passing of their sister Nicky. The book follows Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky as they struggle to adjust and cope after Nicky’s passing. The book is told from the POV of Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky and I could not get enough of each sister’s POV. The sisters felt so authentic and their grief was so palpable. I kept wanting to pick this book up to see how the sisters would navigate their new dynamics without Nicky and to see how things would play out for the whole family.


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This is an amazing well written unique novel. I am glad I was able to read it thru NetGalley. The story involves 4 sisters from a dysfunctional family and describes their current lives after the death of one of the sisters. Sometimes in a novel when the author goes back and forth from the last to the present it does not flow but in this story the author managed it very well. I will definitely read the authors previous novel next.

Sometimes character driven novels work for me and sometimes...they do not. The chapters for each sister were WAY TOO LONG. I didn't like any of the sisters, which is by no means a deal breaker, but I didn't care enough about them to care what happened to them, unfortunately.

This cover captured my eye immediately. The story captured my heart. Blue Sisters is a slow burn with tons of character growth and heart. It felt unique and introspective. 4 stars.

4.5 stars!!! I love beautiful prose and this delivered for me. I also love stories about family dynamics, especially sisters, and this was so real, complicated, and very moving. All three characters were fully developed in a way that really made you understand them and their connections to one another. Beautiful exploration of grief, addiction, and family trauma that was tacked in a way that felt real and palatable. I love this author’s writing style and will be looking forward to her other works in the future.

Thank you to Random House Ballantine and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review

This story follows three sisters —Avery, Bonnie, and Lucky— a year after their sister Nicky passed away. Their mother announces she’s selling their childhood family apartment, so they reluctantly reconnect in New York to clean out Nicky’s room.

Avery- the eldest, is a lawyer living in London. She’s seemingly got it all together- she has a loving marriage with her wife Chiti, a high-paying job, and a beautiful house. But she’s also a recovering addict, dealing with issues like whether or not she truly wants children like Chiti does.
A former boxer, Bonnie is now a bouncer at a club in LA, after a humiliating defeat no one expected of her. Bonnie was my favorite sister, but that’s probably just because she’s the middle child.
Nicky was the third child, the one most determined to live a “normal” life. She suffered from endometriosis, having terrible bouts of pain that destroyed many parts of her life.
Lucky is the youngest sister. She’s a model living in Paris, determined to chase her grief away by drinking and partying all day and night long.
This is a story ultimately about grief, sisterhood, and addiction. The sisters are incredibly messy. None of them are perfect. In fact, they make terrible decisions many times over. They fight, they run away, they hurl awful insults at each other, but ultimately, they’re all dealing with their grief in their own ways.

This had way more of an emotional impact on me than Cleopatra and Frankenstein did. The writing was beautiful, and I felt the sisters were very distinct from each other and I understood each character separately. I really enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend!

Many thanks to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group for the e-arc!
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During an argument, one character says to another, “Oh, is this the script we’re using? I’ve read this one before.” And that’s how most of the book felt to me—the characters think, argue, and act in predictable and familiar ways. I do appreciate how much compassion the author has for the characters and their pain, but the lack of specificity in the writing made the book too emotionless to me.

5 stars!! This was so damn good. I had all the feels and the writing style was top notch! While this story is sad and depressing at times it is also inspiring and as a sister myself, I felt the highs and lows of sister relationships. I will definitely be reading more from this author!! So so good. Everyone needs to read this. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.