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Jun 07, 2019mynovelesquelife rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
RATING: 3.5 STARS 2019; Harper/Harper Collins <b>Please note</b> that a secondary character, Olivia Randall, is from a prior standalone novel [book:The Ex|25817395]. There isn't anything in this novel that would be a spoiler for The Ex. It's just a fun thing for fans. I enjoyed this book, it was easy to read and I was intrigued to see where the case would go. I also wanted to confirm if I had the right killer picked out. At first, I thought this might be one of those romantic triangle books where we have two smart women fighting over a bland-ish guy. It moved into a story about an insecure woman who seemed to be on the edge of a breakdown. Chloe was a bit bland. It seemed like she was a composite of many characters in one without getting a sense of who and what she really felt. Even the #themtoo movement in this book lacked the passion. Chloe, a journalist/writer, seems to have made the #themtoo movement come to the forefront but it doesn't really sound like she cares about it beyond her own career. I wasn't a fan of her but I still was invested to see where the story would go, especially with Ethan, her son. When Adam, her husband, is murdered the secrets come out like it always does. As the title suggests this is a book about two sisters - Chloe and Nicole, and how they battle one another to be the better daughter/sister. Yet, this story line isn't very prominent until later. It gets mentioned in the beginning and does get sprinkled throughout the book but very inconsistently. <spoiler>This and the title kind of gives away who the killer is, and I wanted to see if my guess was correct</spoiler>. I think this one is good for the beach as it is enjoyable read, as long as you don't think too much about the story. It was only when I was sitting down to write the review that some issues came up for me, lol. I lowered my rating to 3.5 from 4 to reflect some of these issues. ***I received an eARC from EDELWEISS*** <a href="https://mynovelesquelife.wordpress.com/2019/05/17/book-reviews-alafair-burke-standalone-books/">My Novelesque Blog</a>