biblionerd62's review against another edition
4.0
It's not often, these days, that I will read a book practically non-stop but I did that with this one. Karen Dionne has a talent for telling an interesting story while filling it with the seriously creepy. If you haven't read her first book, THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER, you should do so.
crystal7's review against another edition
5.0
Rachel has spend 15 years in a mental health facility after she believed she had shot her mother as a child.
Chapters switch between Rachel and her mother, past and present, family secrets are revealed and all is not as it seems.
Rachel checks out of the facility and to the place where she was raised - in search of answers - what happened to her mother?
This was such an intriguing book, with so many heart in your throat moments - read it now!
Chapters switch between Rachel and her mother, past and present, family secrets are revealed and all is not as it seems.
Rachel checks out of the facility and to the place where she was raised - in search of answers - what happened to her mother?
This was such an intriguing book, with so many heart in your throat moments - read it now!
mtoner's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
casper2769's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
zagabergman's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Neither good nor bad, but I would say that it is leaning more towards the bad side (if I had to choose).
cinnamonhoney's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bluesfanlovesbooks's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to like this one, but just couldn’t. It was way too predictable. I kept waiting for some surprise twist, but nope. There was none The mom blaming the aunt for doing a horrible job watching the girls, she isn’t the parent. Maybe she should question why she spends all her time chasing bears in the woods instead of watching her kids.
roroth's review against another edition
3.0
I finally finished The Wicked Sister by Karen Dionne this last weekend! I borrowed it from my awesome, book store owning friend, Denise at @gatheringvolumes to read before her book club last month, I was half way through when I went to the book club and then I got into a reading rut.
I love psychological thrillers and I thought this was kind of neat because it takes place in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where I spent a lot of my childhood on my Uncle’s property so I was able to really picture the landscape and even a few little places they mentioned. I really thought Karen Dionne did a great job researching psychopaths, it didn’t sound made up like some books and movies make it to be. It really creeped me out that there could be people around me that are psychopaths that I don’t know are there.
I thought that the main characters Rachel and her sister Dianne were very well developed but the mother fell flat for me and the obviousness of the daughter’s issues I think slowed my reading down. Overall, for me this was an okay read and I will rate it 3 out of 5 stars.
I love psychological thrillers and I thought this was kind of neat because it takes place in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where I spent a lot of my childhood on my Uncle’s property so I was able to really picture the landscape and even a few little places they mentioned. I really thought Karen Dionne did a great job researching psychopaths, it didn’t sound made up like some books and movies make it to be. It really creeped me out that there could be people around me that are psychopaths that I don’t know are there.
I thought that the main characters Rachel and her sister Dianne were very well developed but the mother fell flat for me and the obviousness of the daughter’s issues I think slowed my reading down. Overall, for me this was an okay read and I will rate it 3 out of 5 stars.
hlandersxo's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely impeccable book, had me hooked from the beginning. My mum convinced me to read it and the plot twists were amazing. Has to be one of my favourite books I have ever read!