Four sisters grow up in New York City, and grow apart as they grow older, as many siblings do. When one of them unexpectedly dies, the remaining three deal with their grief in their own ways, and rather than pull together in the face of tragedy, they get further apart.

Bonnie has moved to LA and is working as a bouncer after walking away from her promising boxing career. Lucky is modeling in Paris, but more focused on partying than being a professional. Eldest sister Avery is a lawyer living the supposed dream in London with her wife Chiti. Nicky (the sister who was dead before the book began) was a high school teacher in New York City, longing for a family of her own while dealing with an invisible illness.

I appreciated how this story looked at the facets of grief from so many different angles. It can’s always be seen on the surface, but it lurks somewhere, even if it’s deep within. I found the sisters bonds and issues with one another very believable and well-written, and I was rooting for them all to figure out the various messes they had made of their lives after Nicky was found dead. The way they were raised came up throughout the story, both as an explanation for how they may have ended up where they each were in life, but also as a trauma that was yet to be truly reckoned with.

Blue Sisters is told from the points of view of all three of the remaining Blue girls, and this added to the depth at which the reader is able to get to know each character, and ultimately care about what happens to each in the end. This was a deeply satisfying read, and I look forward to what Coco Mellors writes next.

Thank you to NetGalley, Coco Mellors, and Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine for an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Author: Coco Mellors

Genre: General Fiction/Women’s Fiction

Publication Date: September 3, 2024 

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫 (4.5/5)