Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Names My Sisters Call Me (Megan Crane)


from the publisher:
Courtney, Norah, and Raine Cassel are as different as three sisters can be. Norah, the oldest, is a type A obsessive who hasn't forgiven Raine, the middle sister, for ruining her wedding day six years ago. Raine is Norah's opposite, a wild child/performance artist/follow-your-bliss hippie chick who ran off to California. The only thing the two have in common is their ability to drive Courtney, their youngest sister, crazy.

When her longtime boyfriend proposes, Courtney decides it's finally time to call a truce and bring the three sisters together. After all, they're grown-ups now, right? But it turns out that family ghosts aren't easily defeated—and neither are first loves. Soon Courtney finds herself reexamining every choice she has made in the past six years—including the man she's about to marry—and the value of reconnecting with the sisters she knows she needs, in spite of everything.


I enjoyed this book more than I expected to. It has more depth than I thought it would, based in part on the cover art. (Don't get me wrong, I liked the cover art!) At times, one of the characters (Raine) was incredibly annoying to the point of being frustrating to read about, but thankfully she only shows up in relatively small doses and isn't the main character. I liked Courtney, the main character, and seeing how she matured and learned more about herself. The family dynamics seem very realistic. I would compare this author to Emily Giffin, so if you like Giffin's books, I think you might like this one.

7 comments:

The Southland Life said...

Thanks for this recommendation - I need some new books to read!!! Hope your doing well :)

Emily said...

Thanks for the book recommendation :) I definitely would pick it based on the cover art (don't judge!). I also appreciate your comparsion of this author's style to Giffin.

Landlocked Mermaid said...

this sounds good. I will pick it up.. or should i say download it :)
thank you for the supportive comment about my new mom/working role.. just little things like your kind words help me get t hrough days like that xoxo

cMe said...

Weird...I was on Sweet Simplicity checking out her blog designs and saw yours. :)

Caryn Caldwell said...

That does look good. Thanks for sharing! I don't have a sister, so reading about dynamics between them can be very interesting and educational.

About Last Weekend said...

Thanks for stopping by. Think I should read this. have two sisters and though we are close, we scrap a lot too

Lindsey said...

Amazing!!! Looks like an great time!