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The Wicked Sister by Karen Dionne

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jebba_debba_doo's review against another edition

3.0

I really enjoyed the Marsh Kings daughter by this author so I was really excited for this book. It was okay, not my favorite. It felt like the author was trying to spew every fact she knew about Michigan and it got annoying

hermanr1013's review against another edition

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1.0

Nothing about this book made sense to me. The parents didn’t think the aunt should know that she was being asked to look after a literal psychopath? What was the motivation for the aunt doing literally anything that she did? Why did it take 20 YEARS for the parents to decide to do literally anything about their murderous insane daughter (especially after watching her try to kill her sister and succeeded in killing her unborn brother)? Not one person in 15 years thought to share the one sentence that apparently proved Rachel didn’t kill her parents with her? This book was not my favorite.

rnjana's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

jenny_bean_reads's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was an intense book. I was not expecting to read it so fast, but I was absolutely riveted. I guessed some of the twists, but I wasn't really expecting one of the final reveals right towards the end. I appreciated the hell out of the acknowledgement of how effed up our justice system is as a part of this story. I don't know if I'll read Karen's other book, but I am much more likely after reading this one.