Blue Sisters

The pages of this incredible book were smoking because Blue Sisters was so damn good; I finished it in 48 fleeting hours!

Blue Sisters: Avery, Bonnie, Nicky, and Lucky grew up in a tiny, chaotic uptown apartment in New York City. After the unexpected and tragic death of one of the Fab Four, each sister is coming to terms with their loss, themselves, and the possibility of a new normal as a trio. Avery is a hard-edged lawyer living a seemingly perfect life with her wife in London. She has some holes in her boat of perfection, and the water is starting to creep in. Bonnie, quiet and sweet, is, of all things, a boxer. Her career is on the rise until she disappears to LA to work as a bouncer for a year, only to return to her coach and try to pick up where she left off in more ways than one. Then we have Lucky, the baby of the family, who has been living on her own and traveling the world since she started modeling at the age of fifteen. She is living in Paris and having trouble managing her life with all the alcohol and drugs constantly coursing through her body. A year after Nicky's death, they all return to New York to reckon with the family apartment and the lingering memories. Mellor's ability as a writer shines the brightest in the sibling dialogues, so hilarious and heartbreaking, the insidious nature of addiction so thoroughly explored, and her ability to lay bare love in all its embodiments. I was blown away by this modern, sharp, and wonderfully honest book. It is at the top of my list for September releases.

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