#BookReview: The Shadow Sister by Lily Meade

Synopsis: Sutton going missing is the worst thing to happen to Casey, to their family. She’s trying to help find her sister, but Casey is furious. And she can’t tell anyone about their argument before Sutton disappeared. Everyone paints a picture of Sutton’s perfection: the popular cheerleader with an entourage of friends, a doting boyfriend, and a limitless future. But Sutton manipulated everyone around her, even stole an heirloom bracelet from Casey. People don’t look for missing Black girls--or half-Black girls--without believing there is an angel to be saved. 

When Sutton reappears, Casey knows she should be relieved. Except Sutton isn’t the same. She remembers nothing about while she was gone—or anything from her old life, including how she made Casey miserable. There’s something unsettling about the way she wants to spend time with Casey, the way she hums and watches her goldfish swim for hours. 

What happened to Sutton? The more Casey starts uncovering her sister’s secrets, the more questions she has. Did she really know her sister? Why is no one talking about the other girls who have gone missing in their area? And what will it take to uncover the truth?



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Rating: 3 Stars
My Review: This was a very interesting story with an overall mystery that was very well thought out.  I will say that the ending chapters felt rushed and not fully formed and I wish that the villain would have made more sense.  Overall it was worth the read and I am glad this is not a series. 

Review

"From its glorious first line to the final page, The Shadow Sister heralds an exciting and exquisite new voice. Lily Meade has arrived!" ― Angeline Boulley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter 

"Subtle and eerie" ― Youth Services Book Review

"A gripping portrait of fractured sisterhood, reverberating traumas, and the triumphs of omniscient ancestors." ― Kirkus Reviews

"Unsettling to an excellent, haunting effect, The Shadow Sister makes the most of tone and atmosphere with prose that seems straightforward at first glance but buzzes with tension." ― Booklist, STARRED Review

"A speculative mystery and an ode to sisterhood that confronts systemic injustice alongside issues of colorism and individual and communal identity." ― Publisher's Weekly

"The Shadow Sister is a thrilling novel that centers a complicated sisterhood in a mystery about what it takes to uncover the truth from the shadows." ― Foreword Reviews, STARRED review  --This text refers to the hardcoveredition.

About the Author

Lily Meade is a biracial Black woman living outside of Seattle, Washington. Her work has been published in Bustle and Teen Vogue, and she has been featured in Romper, Buzzfeed, and Rolling Stone. This is her debut novel, which was a finalist for the Eleanor Taylor Bland award for emerging writers by Sisters in Crime. Learn more at lilymeade.com.

--This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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