Book Review : Little Sister by Isobel Ashdown

Little Sister: A gripping, twisty thriller about family secrets and betrayal by Isabel Ashdown
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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I won a giveaway on goodreads for a advanced copy of this stunning psychological thriller

After sixteen years apart sisters Jessica and Emily are reunited at their mother`s funeral.The grief that they both are feeling overshadows any of their issues from the past and before long Jess has moved into Emily's comfortable home.

All Is going well between the sisters until one fateful night when Emily and her husband James go to a party leaving Jess babysitting their baby daughter Daisy.When they return they discover that Daisy has mysteriously disappeared and Emily's perfect life starts to fall apart.

What has happened to baby Daisy?
The sisters were once very close,what happened all those years ago that made them go their separate ways and not speak for sixteen years?


The book opens with a intreguing prologue that is voiced by a unknown person and then chapter one launches straight into Jess being questioned by DCI Jacobs who is the Detective that is in charge of the investigation into Daisy`s disappearance.The story is told in chapters that alternate between Jess and Emily in the first half of the book and a third voice is added in the second half,the story is voiced in the third person.Throughout the chapters there are flashbacks to when Emily and Jess where younger,these flashbacks explain events before and after the terrible event that caused the sisters to drift apart. How and where the two sisters are reunited is all explained in the second chapter and happens quite quickly which I was happy about,I tend to lose interest in books when things are dragged out over a number of chapters.

It's a fast paced,twisty,intreguing tale about families,lies and secrets.There was one character that I truly hated,this person was so cruel and vindictive and I spent the whole book hoping that this person would get their comeuppance.The characters are realistic and no parts of the story come across as padding.I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more books by this author in the future.