Blue Sisters Review
Although I have not read very many good reviews about the debut novel of Coco Mellors ‘Cleopatra and Frankie’, I still decided to read ‘Blue Sisters’ as I liked the topic and the concept. This follows three sisters-Avery, Bonnie and Lucky as they all grapple with the sudden loss of their sister a year prior. They all receive an email from their mother that their family flat is being sold and they need to go back and go through their deceased sister’s things before they are thrown away. I expected so much from this story. Even though I don’t have sisters, I was always fascinated by how well (or in this case not really well) these sibling relationships are presented in fiction as they are such an important part of so many people’s lives. Unfortunately, I found ‘Blue Sisters’ attempt to tackle so much that what this ended up being was an incredibly superficial and surface level discussion on grief, sibling relationship, addiction in many forms, adultery etc. Each sister has somethin...