"Sisters One, Two, Three" by Nancy Star

I received this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

I really enjoyed “Sisters One, Two, Three” by Nancy Star. It is a story of an extremely dysfunctional family. Reading this book is kind of like watching Jerry Springer… if you think you and/or your family has issues, it makes you realize how normal you really are. It explores several relationships: husband/wife, sisters, siblings, etc. It is also a great reminder that keeping secrets is unwise. Secrets can grow and the longer you keep them, the harder they are to come clean about with those you love.

I found most of the characters in this book extremely irritating; you just want to shake them and tell them to wake up (Lolly… get a spine, Glory… quit being so self absorbed and making young Ginger raise her siblings, etc.)! However, the desire to find out why they are that way (especially adult Mimi and adult Ginger) are what keep you interested and continuing to read. I also had to find out about the tragic accident and how it changed their lives. I devoured this book over a 24-hour period.

The chapters in the first part of the book alternate between time periods. Before the accident and much later when the children are grown with children of their own. You learn about the characters and their personalities and how they became the irritating adults that they are.

I did want to know more about the relationship between Glory and Casper. Did anything happen between them? Is that why Casper and his family continued to care for Callie when she was placed in Martha’s Vineyard? Did Casper and Glory have a relationship while she was there caring for Callie after Lolly’s death? I also would have liked to have read what Glory told Callie and how she kept Callie from wanting to see her sisters. And what happened with Julia? Does she ever come back? Does she ever speak to her mother again?

I found it intriguing that Glory (and others) kept this secret for so long. She never gave up her secrets in life, even when she began to deteriorate and was placed in assisted living/memory care.

This was my first book by the author and I am anxious to read her others. Would give 4.5 stars if we could give halves. I must have really been intrigued by the synopsis and the cover... I requested on NetGalley and purchased as an Amazon Prime First Reads book. ;)