The Good Sister – Book Review

Sally Hepworth, the author of The Mother-In-Law delivers a knock-out of a novel about the lies that bind two sisters in The Good Sister.

There’s only been one time that Rose couldn’t stop me from doing the wrong thing and that was a mistake that will haunt me for the rest of my life.

Fern Castle works in her local library. She has dinner with her twin sister Rose three nights a week. And she avoids crowds, bright lights and loud noises as much as possible. Fern has a carefully structured life and disrupting her routine can be…dangerous.

When Rose discovers that she cannot get pregnant, Fern sees her chance to pay her sister back for everything Rose has done for her. Fern can have a baby for Rose. She just needs to find a father. Simple.

Fern’s mission will shake the foundations of the life she has carefully built for herself and stir up dark secrets from the past, in this quirky, rich and shocking story of what families keep hidden.

This is my third book by Sally Hepworth and this book did not disappoint me as well!

Fern and Rose are fraternal twins. Fern is a librarian and she has dinner with Rose every three nights a week. She hates crowds, bright lights and loud music. When Rose failed to have a baby, Fern knows that she will do anything to help her sister–she will get pregnant and then give the baby away to Rose. Only thing is she needs to find a man to help her get pregnant. But Fern’s mission to have a baby might ruin her carefully constructed lifestyle and the opening of the deep family secrets…

This was well written. The story is told in the POV of Fern with snippets of Rose’s diary entries. The story is engaging, fast paced and a page turner in my opinion. Though there were not much twists and turns you would expect in a thriller, the story is intense. The story explores deep relationships between the sisters, in this case Fern and Rose. Fern is a very likable character in my opinion. However, the downside is though this was labelled as a thriller, I didn’t see this book as a thriller–more like a family drama in my opinion. There are some surprises and dark turns along the way. Overall, I actually did enjoy this book and worth five stars.