The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan

The Sweeney Sisters by Lian Dolan

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Feel free to judge this book by it's cover! The story inside is as lovely as the cover. Very thoughtful writing and great attention to both it's characters and details, this book is a pleasing read all the way through. I think Lian Dolan could have stamped "Written With Care" across the front. 

The girls cover a lot of emotional ground, their father dead and a new sister surfacing, forces them to re-examine how they processed their childhood and who their father and mother both were. The narrator being an outside source allows the reader to make their own judgements along side each of the sisters. 

I can see myself rereading the last few chapters of this book on a bad day as a mother, sister, daughter, or spouse and find myself in need of catching a good vibe. The end of this book is 100% good vibes only and really resonates with the reader. 

Favorite Quotes:

"That's the luxury that men have. They can be awful and beloved. Women don't get that kind of leeway."

"And maybe in your world, people are perfect, but not in mine. I think forgiveness and happiness go hand in hand."

"Apparently hostility is a sign of grief. ---- Exhaustion, sleeplessness, headaches, anxiety, anger and hostility. It's a winner list."

"He wished the girls had gotten to know their mother better, the Maeve before the cancer and the long slow march of treatment and pain."

Genre:

Women's, Literary, Contemporary, Fiction

*This book was won on Goodreads and was provided as an ARC. This is my honest review of this beautiful book.