The Sisters of Blue Mountain by Karen Katchur

lou
23 févr. 2017
2 min de lecture

Title: The Sisters of Blue Mountain

Author: Karen Katchur

Publication: April 14th, 2017

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

Read: November 16th, 2016

Summary:

For Linnet, owner of a Bed and Breakfast in Mountain Springs, Pennsylvania, life has been a bit complicated lately. Hundreds of snow geese die overnight in the dam near the B&B, sparking a media frenzy, threatening the tourist season, and bringing her estranged younger sister, Myna, to town. If that isn't enough, the women's father has been charged with investigating the incident. But when a younger expert is brought in to replace him on the case and then turns up dead on Linnet's B&B’s property, their father becomes the primary suspect. As the investigation unfolds, the sisters will have to confront each other, their hidden past, and a side of Mountain Springs not seen before. Karen Katchur has written a thrilling novel of sisters and the secrets that bind them that is sure to appeal to readers of her acclaimed first novel, The Secrets of Lake Road.

My Review:

Lou's mind stars: ✭✭✭

I'm well aware it's an ARC but the flashbacks are difficult to keep up with and make the story quite confusing. Please edit the chapters properly. Past and present are way too confusing the way they are written at the moment. And sometimes, two different scenes are written without any space between them, if you are tired, you can't keep up. It's just too messy. And I still don't understand the last sentence, no matter how many times I read it... I don't like Linnet. She's too hard to be lovable and her jealousy toward her sister is so petty... But one character I liked is Pop. He looks so soft even in his 'craziness'. It did redeem the story a little to me. Another thing I like is the cover. Don't change it. It's beautiful as it is. As for the story in itself, it kept my interest throughout the pages but it is not a story I would have read if I had known more about it. There is something in it that put me off a little bit, I can't put my finger on it but it is a feeling that accompanied me until the last page.