The Sweeney Sisters

We chose this book for book club this year and after reading it I'm thrilled to talk to the author at our meeting this week! This is a story of three sisters who find out some shocking secrets after their father dies. It's also a story of family, sisterhood, forgiveness and growing into the person you are meant to be. All of the sisters in the novel face their own challenges, and they each deal with them in their own personal way. While the characters are not always likeable, they are very real and the story is very satisfying to read. By the midpoint of the story I was rooting for all of them. I was also looking forward to reading this book due to the setting in New England, and I'm a New England girl at heart. On Lian Dolan's website there are pictures of the town that serves as inspiration for the novel's setting. I can totally relate to
If you are looking for a book to finish out your summer or prepare for all the holiday family gatherings this year, I would recommend this one. I feel like this is a good book club choice, also, as there is a lot to discuss about the story and the choices the characters make.

Read about 30% before I called it quits. The writing is an absurd amount of telling in too long sentences instead of showing.. and way too much passive tense... which are slowly becoming my super pet peeves. I think the story is good, so I was almost willing to forgive the weird passive writing, but it was too much to handle in the end. Sorry, beautiful cover.. but DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER.