The Sister Effect

De: Susan Mallery

Narrado por: Tanya Eby

"Mallery beautifully illustrates the power of female friendship and the importance of reaching for one's dreams."—Publishers Weekly

Beloved bestselling author Susan Mallery brings listeners an emotional, witty, and heartfelt story that explores the nuances of a broken family’s complex emotions as they strive to become whole in this uplifting story of human frailty and resilience.

Finley McGowan is determined that the niece she’s raising will always feel loved and wanted. Unlike how she felt after her mom left to pursue a dream of stardom, and when the grandfather who was left to raise them abandoned her and her sister, Sloane, when they needed him most. Finley reacted to her chaotic childhood by walking the straight and narrow—nose down, work hard, follow the rules.

Sloane went the other way.

Now Sloane is back, as beautiful and as damaged as ever…and she wants a relationship with her daughter. She says she’s changed, but Finley’s heart has been burned once too often for her to trust easily. But is her reluctance to forgive really about Sloane or worry over losing what she loves the most? With the help of a man who knows all too well how messy families can be, Finley will learn there’s joy in surrendering and peace in letting go.

Don't miss #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery's latest masterpiece, For the Love of Summer, a captivating story that weaves together the complexities of family, friendship, and unexpected bonds.

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©2023 Susan Mallery (P)2023 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

Family Rocks

This was one of the best Susan Mallory books I've read to date. I was swept up with the alcoholism and the betrayal of the 2 sisters and how they interacted with this disease in between them. I love the fact that there was a romance but it was on the sidelines and not the focal point of the story. I also really love the narrators in the audiobook and thought that it really added something emotions flies to the book. I would definitely recommend this to anybody that loves women's fiction

The different struggles each sister faced

The narration was not great. The child’s voice was painful to listen to not crazy about the predictability of the ending

Sibling relationships

Love, conflicts and individuality of family members, just loved the interrelationships and growth if characters

Sister Effect

Excellent portrayal of family dynamics in real time. A captivating story of love and heartache.
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The phases of forgiveness

I absolutely loved the narrator and how the story was told in a continuous manner with great clarity and depth. What an amazing story.

excellent story

The Sister Effect is a wonderful story, and I highly recommend this book. Although I love all of Susan Mallery's books, I think this has to be one of my favorites. I was drawn in from the very beginning and couldn't put it down. Thank you, Susan Mallery, for another incredible story.

Lots of introspection and learning on this one

It’s hard to describe what it’s like for an alcoholic and those around them.

I’ve never really understood until having finished the book.

Heartwarming and painful for the characters in the book.

Great storyline

Love how this story brings to light what is likely something many people experience. Narrator was also great.

You won't be disappointed

A good read about the effects of alcoholism within the family. Sloan is beautiful, talented, the mother to 8-year-old Aubrey, and a drunk. After spending a couple years in prison for a crime committed against her sister, Sloan is half-heartedly working the program of sobriety and wondering when the “Apology tour” of the same will end. Finley, Sloan’s sister and now primary care giver to Aubrey, is working hard to get her life back on track following the Sloan issue. She keeps wondering why she has to be the one to be the bigger person and forgive.

There are several underlying storylines intertwined that help keep the book moving along; Sloan and her beau, Finley and her potential guy, grandpa coming back after 20-years, but the crux is the two girls and the damage from the alcoholism.

To be fair, this is a difficult subject, but The Sister Effect is only a softball into its nightmare. Finley is whiny at times and Sloan needs a good shaking. I personally would have set the grandpa back out on the stoop (he’s an unnecessary, untruthful complication to the family), but Aubrey is adorable and the guys in the book are great.

Overall, this is a solid read. I listened to it on Audible and wouldn’t recommend it. There were times when I actually thought, based on the weird inflection here and there, that it was read by AI.

You won’t be disappointed in this one - and I will read another Susan Mallory if it crosses my path.

A great sister read

A great book about family and the bonds with have with others. Finley and Sloane are two very different people but they are also sisters. I loved how Susan Mallery captured the complicated relationship. Both sisters had some soul searching and romance throughout the book. I could not put it down and highly recommend it. It is not always sunshine and rainbows but neither is real life. This book is honest and fun. Five stars!!