The Silent Sister

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She cannot understand why anyone would do this. Is there a link to her sister, boyfriend or her neighbours? The first thing I had to do was stop at this post office, ten miles outside of New Bern. I'd get that out of the way and cross one thing off my list. Digging the flimsy white postcard from my purse, I went inside the building. I was the only customer, and my tennis shoes squeaked on the floor as I walked up to the counter where a clerk waited for me. With her dark skin and perfect cornrows, she reminded me of my friend Sherise, so I liked her instantly. Lizzy was living a happy life with her boyfriend Joe till she starts receiving threatening notes from her stalker.Informing the cops too does not help much and when the threat escalates she starts suspecting everyone around her even her estranged sister.

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Long story short, I loved putting the pieces of the puzzle together but anything that happened afterwards lost my interest, as stated above. Though not my favorite from this author, I’m still a huge fan of hers because she wrote one of my favorite women’s fiction stories - The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes. My recommendation for The Silent Sister is pretty flimsy but not for The Secret Life of Cee Cee Wilkes! If you want a truly stunning women’s fiction novel with political intrigue, romance, mystery, and suspense, give that book a shot! It’s one of my favorites. Not knowing who to trust and beginning to suspect everyone around her Lizzy turns to the police but they are not help as the incidents keep piling up. The threats seem to be pointing Lizzy to her sister, Emma, but the two haven't spoken in years but would her sister really have it out for her?Overall, this is an outstanding novel. Highly recommended. If you enjoy psychological thrillers you'll have a hard time putting this one down! I also found the completely uncomplicated love of Lisa towards Riley a tad unbelievable. She was raped and had a child from that incident, and it's all okay because BABY! She was a child herself! How about some conflict of feelings and some tough decisions on how she handled the problems caused by such a situation? And what kind of parents would not try and investigate about the situation when their child is pregnant? I would suspect abuse the first thing, especially since she vehemently denied it was her boyfriend's child. Why didn't these people? I think this part was handled terribly. OMG. What a phenomenal book! I read this book in 24 hours because I could not put it down.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars but I enjoyed turning in to this station. The narrator's voice was 'very pleasant' - and held my attention. I was a happy camper!!!

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I did NOT see IT coming. But, the problem is that I did NOT like that twist, but I can’t say more or it would be a “spoiler”. I carried my duffel bag upstairs, where a wide hallway opened to four rooms. The first was my father's bedroom with its quilt-covered queen-sized bed. The second room had been Danny's, and although he hadn't slept in our house since leaving at eighteen— escaping, he would call it—it would always be "Danny's room" to me. The third room was mine, though in the years since I'd lived in the house, the room had developed an austere air about it. I'd cleaned out my personal possessions bit by bit after college. The memorabilia from my high school and college years—pictures of old boyfriends, yearbooks, CDs, that sort of thing—were in a box in the storage unit of my Durham apartment waiting for the day I got around to sorting through them. There are a few things I found wrong with this book which makes it impossible for me to give it more than 2-stars. And sadly, it's not because of the writing which is not bad at all. It's simply so darn predictable this novel. From beginning to end it is predictable. The characters, even Riley, are paper thin, and I almost felt like one storyline (with the crazy RV park couple) was too neatly tossed away and sewn up. I mean... it can't be that easy to get out of a contract is it? Lizzy Beresford starts receiving disturbing letters from someone and it sends chills down her spine. But who could be sending them - a stalker? The mysterious sender seems to know everything about Lizzy, but how? She suddenly begins to doubt those that are the closest to her - her boyfriend, her estranged sister, her best friend, even her neighbors. As these letters increase she realizes that they won't stop until they have destroyed her life. Will Lizzy discover who sent these mysterious letters before it's too late?No matter how many people care about you, she thought, if you can't be open with them about who you truly are, you're still alone.”