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The Orphan Sister (2011)

by Gwendolen Gross(Favorite Author)

3.09 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1451623682 (ISBN13: 9781451623680)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Gallery Books

review 1: Clementine is one third of triplets, only her two other sisters are identical while she is not. Therefore for her whole life she has felt like the odd one out. And boy do we get to hear about that! When I read the blurb I thought this would be an interesting book, family secrets, triplets, a first love lost all the parts were there. They were just overwhelmed by Clementine’s constant CONSTANT constant crying about being “the odd one out”. Enough already! We get it, the two identical sisters have a little bit of a stronger bond to each other than to her, she feels sad, and wines and whinges about it the entire book. I skimmed the last 1/3rd of the book so that I could finish the story and skip all of Clem’s dramatics. Definitely did not turn into the type of book I... more was wanting to read.
review 2: I struggled to get thru this book and it was a total disappointment! The initial reviews led me to believe that it would be an interesting read. My Book Club members voted for this selection so this is the only reason I completed it. I assumed when the absent Father walked into the hospital room before his daughter delivered her baby I knew for sure then the book would become more interesting. Even then the author continued with the unnecessary flashbacks, and at some points I got lost trying to keep up with the time of certain events. I didn't understand the need to constantly mention Clems' college sweetheart (Cameron) after his death. The author strived to make this story about sisterhood, but Clem felt a need to compete with her sisters and it became a bit annoying the constant mention of how the other 2 were inseparable. Betrayal played a big part in this story from the Father. However, there was no real depth to the characters and it was left for little suspense. If you truly want to read a story of betrayal and something that is full of suspense, I suggest "The Great Pretender" by Millenia Black less

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