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The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley

23 reviews

kfquarium's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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ashp21's review

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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sandysmith's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The 6th in the Seven Sister series I've read. Told in the usual dual timeline format, this book concentrates on the youngest sister Electra, a famous beautiful black model. and Cecily, a seemingly unconnected white woman. Electra, like her sister CeCe before her, I initially didn't think I'd like due to her portrayal in her previous sisters' books. She was portrayed as a spoilt, unpleasant rich girl, and I thought there would be little to read about. This changed throughout the course of the read. Her addiction to drink and drugs, subsequent rehab, learning to trust, and her relationship with her grandmother and sisters were sensitively written. I enjoyed Cecilys' story, a fiance who leaves her and her embarrassment in New York leads her to Kenya via Scotland. She marries Bill and finds a baby abandoned in the bush who she raises as her own. Excellent accessible writing and the 830 odd pages I devoured, enticing me to have little sleep as I was compelled to read on. A wonderful, fabulous read.

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flickwitch's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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beckboo88's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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vivisms_82's review against another edition

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2.75

Electra's story: Preachy, sanctimonious, shallow. Unrealistic, unresearched depiction of addiction and recovery. 
Cecily's story: transformative, admirable, strong.
I struggled to finish this. I truly hope book - #7 The Missing Sister, will be worth reading some otherwise rather mediocre storytelling. 

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hannah_the_bookworm's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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bearybooky's review against another edition

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

5.0


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leafie's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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ambersbooksandbakes's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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