I turn to where I left my baby in his pushchair and pull up short. With a racing heart, I look around wildly, fear gripping my stomach. I only looked away for a moment. The pushchair and my baby are gone. Kelly is taking her twin daughters to their first day of school, ushering them into the classroom, her heart breaking to think they might not need her any more, when she turns around and sees … turns around and sees that her newborn baby is gone.
As a desperate search ensues, baby Noah is quickly found – parked in front of a different classroom. But when Kelly reaches forward to comfort him, she finds something tucked beside his blanket. A locket that belonged to her sister Freya. A locket Kelly hasn’t seen since the day Freya died.
And then Kelly’s perfectly-ordered life begins to unravel…
We Were Sisters is a heart-pounding suspense thriller that will grip you until the very last page. Fans of Behind Closed Doors, Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train won’t be able to stop reading this incredible book.
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Haunting story of Kelly and her family as she tries to overcome her wretched childhood and all that it lacked in love and nurturing. Her one time foster sister, with an even more tragic childhood, tries to intervene for a positive purpose but exacerbates the situation.
I very seldom stop reading a book, but this was just a complete waste of time. The story was labored, the characters were not very believable, and I just really didn’t care what happened by the time I got to a certain point. I then read other reviews who talked about how unsatisfying the ending was, so I decided not to waste my time.
Too many “seen that before” plot elements. The character got a bit annoying after a while. Tended to make you not really sympathize with her, too whiny.
Never finished. Did not like at all
Couldn’t put it down. A real page-turner!!
I didn’t find the basic premise of the book to be believable.
Lots of build-up but ending doesn’t feel well thought through. Not my favourite by this author
This book was not at all what i expected right up to the end. Very good book!
/ 5
We Were Sisters by Wendy Clarke was such a lovely, unexpected surprise and I really enjoyed it.
What it’s about: Kelly has a lot on her mind when she takes her twin daughters to school for the first time. Her newborn is colicky so she’s running on very little sleep, and she is stressed about letting the girls out of her sight for the first time. She walks into the school to drop them off and when she comes back out the pram and her baby have disappeared. She quickly finds him in front of another classroom, so she caulks it up to stress and very little sleep. But as more strange things start to happen to her, she feels like she might be going crazy. Also, what about the locket she found in her baby’s pram at the school? The locket that belonged to her dead sister Freya, that she hasn’t seen since she died… Life as Kelly knows it is about to unravel, and she is going to have to deal with the darkness from her past.
We Were Sisters was such a fast read, and it didn’t even take me 4 hours to finish. This could easily be a book you could read in one sitting, and the chapters are also wonderfully super short. Everything is told from Kelly’s point of view and the book switches back and forth between past and present time, past being when Kelly is growing up. Her past was pretty heartbreaking, and this might be a bit of a tear-jerker for some. Her parents made me angry and I did a lot of cringing throughout the book.
The mystery surrounding Kelly and Freya’s past was really intriguing, and I liked the way the author slowly unraveled their history until you find out just what happened. I also thought Kelly seemed like a bit of an unreliable narrator which kept things interesting for me. Kelly’s husband was a piece of work, and he wasn’t really my favorite character of all time, but I did mostly like Kelly and empathized with her.
There were a lot of things going on in this book, and for the sake of not giving anything away, I will keep this review short. I think it will be a good choice for people that like fast reads that deal with heavier subjects.
Song/s the book brought to mind: Apologize by Timbaland & OneRepublic
Final Thought: The ending of We Were Sisters really surprised me, and kind of left me a bit open-mouthed. It was very unexpected for me and I loved that. This book has a great mix of drama and mystery that was able to hold my attention the entire time. I will definitely be looking forward to reading more by Clarke!
Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an advance review copy of this book via NetGalley, all opinions are my own.
What a roller-coaster ride this book was. Kelly is the product of a lot of childhood issues centered around her parents always hosting foster care children in their home. Her husband, Mitch, is the product of an unhappy childhood in the foster care system. They have 3 young children and all of a sudden memories start to resurface from Kelly’s childhood as well as strange events begin happening. Plenty of twists and turns in this book! Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC of this fantastic book which was a real page-turner that I thoroughly enjoyed.
This was an easy, relatable plot that held very little formidability. Wendy Clark’s writing skill was suitably displayed but the expectation of genre was poorly met. Avid readers of this genre may find the plot predictable and anticlimactic. Other readers, newer to this forum may enjoy the slower pace and patent foreshadowing. 2 stars.
Thank you to #NetGalley for this ARC
I first want to thank @Netgalley @Bookouture and @WendyClarke99 for giving me the chance to read this ARC which is to be released in Aug 2019..
The book begins with Kelly, who suffers from OCD/Anxiety, She is worried about her twins starting school, and some strange things begin to happen to her. Her husband, Mitch, chalks it up to the stresses of motherhood, but is it? Especially when she finds a locket in the baby stroller, belonging to her dead sister Freya…
The book goes back and forth between the past and present, giving the readers some insight into Kellys past. Its there we learn about her foster sister, Freya. We also learn that her childhood was not that great and its then we learn why Kelly is the way she is.
I don’t want to give to0 much away, but this was a creepy, thrilling read for me, and i loved it. I also loved that Kelly was a relatable character. The book was a paced well, and a great ending. I think anyone who loves a thriller will enjoy this book.
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I couldn’t put this book down. I started reading it and didn’t stop reading until 2 am. It was impossible to put down. This was my first time reading Wendy Clarke and I became a fan after the first few chapters.
We Were Sisters follows a woman named Kelly who is dealing with her past. Secrets from her younger age have stayed with her into adulthood and when she feels her past creeping back into her life it causes panic and anxiety that she never wanted to feel again.
We get to see Kelly’s perspective in the now and in the past. It added a great dynamic to the story that allows readers to get a sense of what she is feeling and the reasoning behind it.
I loved this thriller because it kept me guessing and wondering what was going to happen next. I had the chills and goosebumps many times while reading. When we met Kelly, she is bringing up the idea of getting a new sister. That sister is a foster girl named Freya. She is quiet but not when she and Kelly are alone. She frightens Kelly because she says many things that normal kids wouldn’t think of saying. I admit that Freya frightened me too. The way she acted around Kelly’s parents was sketchy and manipulating. As I kept reading, I think Wendy Clarke did a fantastic job of making readers feel different emotions. I was definitely on an emotional rollercoaster. I felt sad for Kelly because I felt that she wasn’t loved by her parents as one should be. Freya was always the one getting all the attention and I felt Kelly’s jealousy and hesitance to trust Freya.
When it comes to Kelly’s adult life, she has the perfect family. She has a husband and kids that love her, but her past starts to catch up to her. When she starts noticing little things here and there like a pram being moved and a locket things get even more intense. She has never let anyone in on her secrets and is scared that it will be too real if she vocalizes her thoughts.
It was thrilling and mysterious the entire way and by the end, my jaw dropped. The ending wasn’t something I expected at all, but that what I loved most about this book. I thought I had these characters figured out, but Wendy Clarke turned all that upside down.
I give We Were Sisters 5 stars. It was a jaw-dropping thriller that kept you on your toes, gave you chills, and had an awesome back story to push it to the next level. I highly recommend this book to any thriller/mystery lover who enjoys a wild ride filled with INTENSE moments.We Were Sisters
We Were Sisters is told from both the past and the present which enables the reader to learn more about Kelly, the main character, and why she is OCD and over protective of her children.
Kelly is a new mom and also has twins so when strange things start to happen you can understand why her husband Mitch puts it down to Kelly being sleep deprived.
The story also tells the tale of Kelly and her foster sister Freya: ” she lied she died ” is on the cover. Her parents are beyond nasty to her.
I really liked this book, I know some say it is slow to start but I didn’t find that at all. The author takes her time to let you to get to know Kelly.
Secrets and lies all add up .
I will be thinking about this book for awhile to come.
Thanks to Net Galley and Bookouture for the opportunity to read We Were Sisters
Haunting psychological suspenser which tells the tale of damaged children who grow into damaged adults. There are surprises and twists but mostly it’s a human story about love and loss and the need to belong.