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The Good Sister
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I listened to The Good Sister on a roadtrip last week, almost entirely in one sitting. Domestic suspense with a heavy dose of subtle humor, I was laughing often as I listened.
Fern and Rose are fraternal twins in their late 20s. Fern has sensory processing issues — She doesn’t like loud noises, big crowds, or disruption to her routine, which includes her job at the library and dinner 3 nights a week with Rose. When Fern finds out Rose is unable to become pregnant, she plans to have a baby for her sister, to repay the favor of a mistake Fern made years ago — She just needs to find a man to have the baby with.
The story alternates between Fern in the present day and Rose, through her past journal entries. A few plot elements were predictable but not enough to detract from the story which kept me interested the whole way through. Fern was a great character and I loved her constant loathing of the photocopiers/ printers in the library.
The Good Sister was my second Sally Hepworth book and my first audiobook by her. Barrie Kreinik was the narrator and did a great job.
Fern and Rose are fraternal twins in their late 20s. Fern has sensory processing issues — She doesn’t like loud noises, big crowds, or disruption to her routine, which includes her job at the library and dinner 3 nights a week with Rose. When Fern finds out Rose is unable to become pregnant, she plans to have a baby for her sister, to repay the favor of a mistake Fern made years ago — She just needs to find a man to have the baby with.
The story alternates between Fern in the present day and Rose, through her past journal entries. A few plot elements were predictable but not enough to detract from the story which kept me interested the whole way through. Fern was a great character and I loved her constant loathing of the photocopiers/ printers in the library.
The Good Sister was my second Sally Hepworth book and my first audiobook by her. Barrie Kreinik was the narrator and did a great job.
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Loved Fern too, Great review Brandice!
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Fern was an awesome character! Glad you enjoyed it, Brandice. Great review! :)
Great review, Brandice!
I really liked "The Good Sister," too. Great review, Brandice! :)
Loving this one so far! 😊 Wonderful review, Brandice!
I was laughing as well! Glad you liked it, Brandice!
There definitely were some chuckles in this read. I loved it and glad you did too. Great review, Brandice. 🌸
I thought this one was her best o far. Glad you enjoyed it, Brandice!
My hold for this is taking forever!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it and fantastic review! 💖
Fern was amazing! Great review!
Awesome review Brandice! So glad you loved this too!
Great review, Brandice! Glad to hear the audiobook was good. I loved the book!
Fern was definitely a great character! I thought the audiobook was great too. Great review!
I'm glad to hear it was enjoyable. I may try it myself, if I stumble upon the library audiobook.
I could see this making for a fun roadtrip listen. I'm so glad you enjoyed! Great review, Brandice. :)
Super review Brandice! I’m looking forward to this one! 💚
Great review! I loved this one too!!
So glad you liked this one Brandice! Lovely review!
Great review, Brandice! I’m always looking for good audiobooks.
Holly wrote: "Loved Fern too, Great review Brandice!"Michael wrote: "Fern was an awesome character! Glad you enjoyed it, Brandice. Great review! :)"
Thanks, Holly and Michael! Fern really was a great character! :)
Debra wrote: "Great review, Brandice!"Melissa wrote: "I really liked "The Good Sister," too. Great review, Brandice! :)"
Catherine wrote: "Loving this one so far! 😊 Wonderful review, Brandice!"
Thanks Debra, Melissa, and Catherine! Glad you enjoyed this story too :)
Donna wrote: "I was laughing as well! Glad you liked it, Brandice!"Glad it gave you some laughs too, Donna! :)
Kat (Books are Comfort Food) wrote: "There definitely were some chuckles in this read. I loved it and glad you did too. Great review, Brandice. 🌸"
Thanks Kat, there really were! Glad you enjoyed this one too?
Marialyce (absltmom, yaya) wrote: "I thought this one was her best o far. Glad you enjoyed it, Brandice!"
Thanks Marialyce, I’m glad you also enjoyed it :)
Farrah wrote: "My hold for this is taking forever!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it and fantastic review! 💖"It’s worth the wait Farrah, I hope you like it too! Thanks :)
Lindsay - Traveling Sisters Book Reviews wrote: "Fern was amazing! Great review!"
She really was! Thanks, Lindsay :)
Susanne wrote: "Awesome review Brandice! So glad you loved this too!"
Thanks Susanne, a fun read for sure :)
Christina wrote: "Great review, Brandice! Glad to hear the audiobook was good. I loved the book!"Thanks Christina, glad you loved the book! :)
Lucy wrote: "Fern was definitely a great character! I thought the audiobook was great too. Great review!"
She really was, glad you liked it, and her too, Lucy! Thanks :)
Bianca wrote: "I'm glad to hear it was enjoyable. I may try it myself, if I stumble upon the library audiobook."
Thanks Bianca, if you decide to read or listen, I hope you enjoy it too! :)
Pat (not getting friend updates currently) wrote: "Great review Brandice!"Fran wrote: "Wonderful review, Brandice!"
Thank you, Pat and Fran! :)
Kat wrote: "I could see this making for a fun roadtrip listen. I'm so glad you enjoyed! Great review, Brandice. :)"Thanks Kat, fun and funny for sure! :)
Jayme wrote: "Terrific review!"
Thanks Jayme, glad you loved it!
Suzy wrote: "Super review Brandice! I’m looking forward to this one! 💚"
Thanks Suzy, hope you enjoy this one too! :)
Jayme wrote: "Great review! I loved this one too!!"Glad you loved it too Jayme, thanks! :)
Elyse wrote: "great review - for some reason I've always found things in Hepworth's writing that I quite disliked -- so I'm no longer eager to try another one.
but...that said --your review is great --in both d..."
Thanks Elyse, I know how that goes — If I don’t love a book by an author, I’m often hesitant to pick up more from them. Sometimes it works out but not always ;) I think I would’ve enjoyed this story regardless but the audiobook was truly great!
DeAnn wrote: "So glad you liked this one Brandice! Lovely review!"Thanks DeAnn, glad you loved it :)
Nancy wrote: "Great review, Brandice! I’m always looking for good audiobooks."
Thanks Nancy, I am too! This is definitely one I’d recommend as an audiobook :)
This book was great! I loved her hatred of the photocopiers too 😂
preoccupiedbybooks wrote: "This book was great! I loved her hatred of the photocopiers too 😂"So glad you liked it a lot too, Fran! I thought it was funny initially, but had no idea it would remain a theme throughout the story! ;)
Terrific review, Brandice!! 💖
Julie wrote: "Terrific review, Brandice!! 💖"Thanks, Julie :)
Yay! I can't wait to read this book!
Rachel wrote: "Yay! I can't wait to read this book!"Glad you mostly enjoyed it too, Rachel!
Fantastic review, Brandice! So glad you enjoyed this too!
Meredith wrote: "Fantastic review, Brandice! So glad you enjoyed this too!"Thanks Meredith, it was a fun read and I really liked Fern :)
