The Good Sister

I adore quirky characters, and the author nails it with the main character, Fern Castle. (Fern immediately reminded me of Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant.)

The author dropped hints of a super-dark secret between Fern and her sister, Rose, in the very first chapters, and I was hooked from that moment on. I love complex relationships in the middle of a flashback mystery.

I absolutely inhaled this book because of the main character. Sure, the story was suspenseful, murdery, and twisty—all the things I love—but it was the main character that kept me flipping pages. She was a joy to read. Being in her head was so fun and endearing even in the midst of such an intriguing thriller. I couldn’t help but root for her until the very end! 

This was another unexpected plot that I didn't want to put down. I love it when there's a twist I didn't see coming. I rooted for the character and felt sad when I finished the book.

I wanted to read everything by the author after experiencing such a riveting novel. 

As someone who has only recently discovered my own neurodiversity (having been diagnosed late in life with ADHD), I’m drawn to books with neurodiverse characters as I try to navigate my new understanding of myself and my world. In The Good Sister, Fern, who is on the autism spectrum, works hard to keep her life carefully structured. When her sister Rose can’t fall pregnant, Fern sees an opportunity to pay her sister back for everything Rose has done for her. But as the book delves into the sisters’ past, it becomes clear that there is a dark history between… show more.