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Publisher's Summary
In The Silent Sister, Riley MacPherson has spent her entire life believing that her older sister Lisa committed suicide as a teenager. Now, over 20 years later, her father has passed away and she's in New Bern, North Carolina cleaning out his house when she finds evidence to the contrary. Lisa is alive. Alive and living under a new identity. But why exactly was she on the run all those years ago, and what secrets are being kept now? As Riley works to uncover the truth, her discoveries will put into question everything she thought she knew about her family. Riley must decide what the past means for her present, and what she will do with her newfound reality, in this engrossing mystery from international best-selling author Diane Chamberlain.
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- Carol-Ann
- 2015-04-09
I can't think of anything more predictable...
The narration for this audio book is great. Thank heavens for that, because the writing is terrible. If you are anything above a 5th grade reading and comprehension level, you'll see every single "plot twist" coming from a mile away. Seriously, reading this book so frustrating because the characters took what seemed like ages to piece together very simple facts to reveal what was happening.
32 of 36 people found this review helpful
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- Gail
- 2018-01-14
Always amazed ...
that Diane Chamberlain can tell such beautiful and well-written, sensible fiction. I love her work.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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- Diane
- 2015-09-16
NOT A SERIES
Good book, I was waiting for book 2, and asked about it on Diane Chamberlain Facebook page. This is not a series, there is NO book 2. I have contacted Audible, and so have Diane Chamberlain's people. Audible gave me a publishers phone number to report it, I did and passed the number to Diane Chamberlains page. It seems AUDIBLE OR PUBLISHERS WONT FIX IT. Just wanted to pass that along to anyone else waiting for next book.
63 of 76 people found this review helpful
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- Beth
- 2015-03-25
A bit of a miss
What would have made The Silent Sister better?
The plot had more valleys than peaks. It took a while for the major plot twists to come together into a fully-formed story. I wanted to finish the book to see what happened, but I didn't feel vested in the story or the characters.
What could Diane Chamberlain have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Make the plot twists more dramatic. I felt like many of the main points of the story were casually dropped in and didn't connect to the main plot.
Would you be willing to try another one of Susan Bennett’s performances?
Unfortunately, no. Her tone reminded me of a whiny Sally Field, and she took a lot of unnecessary pauses.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
It wasn't bad enough for me to request a refund on my credit, but I'd hardly call this a compelling story. Would not recommend to a friend.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful
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- Sara
- 2015-05-04
Predictable & Relentlessly One Dimensional
I found this whole story implausible in the extreme. Even the smallest detail becomes ridiculous if you think about it for more than a minute. Nothing is believable, based in the real world or makes any sense at all. Zero thriller in this "chick-lit" snoozer. What a total waste of time.
48 of 60 people found this review helpful
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- Kelly
- 2015-01-18
Love it or Hate it? Neither -- its just average
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Not really. The book was predictable and the most interesting part of the story didn't even begin until we were almost halfway into the book -- that is Jade;s life and its limitations. The blurb on the back of the book coerced me into reading this book. I expected the sisterly relationship to be explored, but instead a third of the story was spent just setting up the story - Riley is cleaning out her dad's house and wishing for a better relationship with her brother. Page 1, page 3, page 47 ... all the same. Boring.
It isn't terrible, so I didn't return the book. But it isn't good either. The plot twisted several times -- but I guessed where it was going next every single time.
Has The Silent Sister turned you off from other books in this genre?
No.
Could you see The Silent Sister being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
Yes, if they made it about the story of the sisters and their pasts.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
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- Pamela J. Cope
- 2015-05-02
don't waste your time
this story was so predictable. some details were left hanging, and characters drop out and don't return. main characters spineless. I kept going,, hoping something good would happen but it never did.
12 of 15 people found this review helpful
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- Mary
- 2015-11-11
This audiobook was absolutely awesome could not put the book down
A friend told me about this book and said it was absolutely wonderful that she read it into days I couldn't wait to listen to the story and I was not disappointed at the characters were compelling the story was the story with in the stories absolutely terrific book
18 of 23 people found this review helpful
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- Taryn
- 2015-01-11
Not My Cup of Tea
This audio had an excellent narrator and that made it possible to keep listening. I am not one that is good at guessing plots but this book was so predictable that it was ridiculous. I feel like this author is one step above Danielle Steele. If you want an easy listening experience that is really mindless you might enjoy this, but otherwise save your credits for something that is written better and has a bit more substance
81 of 106 people found this review helpful
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- Wendy Wasson
- 2015-11-03
Excellent story line
I couldn't stop listening. I loved it from the beginning. I hope this book becomes a movie.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful