Reviews

Half-Life of a Stolen Sister by Rachel Cantor

weavedreamer's review

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

suzydunk's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

marysagoodmommy's review

adventurous challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

thisdiva99's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

This was a brilliant look at the family Brontë. I was skeptical of a change in time period, but it worked perfectly. What a read! Just beautiful 

starry_minded's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

disabledbookdragon's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

toriestories06's review

challenging reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

juppiegirl_79's review

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

morethanmylupus's review

2.0

The Brontes are a fascinating topic so I was excited to read this book, but I found it wasn't for me. At least not on audiobook. The plot is difficult to follow and the narrative varies from style to style. Perhaps this would work better in print / ebook vs on audiobook, but I found it confusing on audio. If these types of narrative devices are of interest, it may be more your speed.

A huge thank you to the author and the publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

darbter's review

challenging emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

As I listened to the audiobook, I have strong feelings that it would’ve been a much more enjoyable listening experience if each Brontë had a different speaker. 

Going into this novel, I assumed that since it is based on the Brontë’s lives, it would take place in the 1800s. Color me surprised when there were microwaves and texting and graphic t-shirts. 

I REALLY wanted to enjoy this story -  am a fan of classics so of course love at least one work by Charlotte, Emily, and Anne each! 
Perhaps Cantor’s work is just a bit too literary for me. 

Thank you NetGalley for access to this audiobook recording. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death