What an intense book! I literally gasped on page 294. I had to keep reading.

Meget anderledes, men virkelig god læseoplevelse. Forfatteren har skrevet en rigtig gennemført og velplanlagt historie der er både interessant og hjertevarm. Der er en god historie, spænding og rig mulighed for at blive overrasket og forundret undervejs. Helt til slut holdes spændingen hvor plottet lige forandrer sig igen og slutter historien af på den helt rigtige måde. Virkelig god!

Ohhhhh the twists and turns!!!

Willow’s memories of her parents are filled with love and happiness, but her time with them was brief. A tragedy at sea took them from her when she was just a little girl, leaving Willow to be raised by her mother’s sister, Hope. Years later, she is back at her parent’s home, preparing it for sale, when she discovers an invitation for a photography exhibit—addressed to her, sent by a man she’d never met—opened and discarded in the trash. Willow questions her aunt about it, but Hope refuses to answer her questions. Frustrated, Willow searches for answers and, after discovering secrets that have been buried for years, wonders if her entire life has been built on a foundation of lies.

My Sister’s Secret hooks you from the start, and never lets go. The story is told through Willow’s eyes in the present, along with tantalizing glimpses of the past through the eyes of Charity, Willow’s mother. If you’re like me, you’ll think early on that you’ve got everything figured out, and know exactly where things are headed. And you’ll be wrong. This story is anything but predictable, filled with plot twists you’ll never see coming, and revelations that are as shocking as they are heartbreaking. The writing is pure perfection—the complexities of the characters are revealed with excellent timing, keeping you engaged in the story and provoking a whirlwind of emotions that linger long after you read the final sentence. All of which makes this a Book Worth Reading.

I’ll be keeping Tracy Buchanan on my author radar from now one… and you should, too.

I received an advance review copy of this book via Netgalley and Bookouture in exchange for an honest review.

This is what I call an okay book, something I will forget I read in about a month. The only thing that will stick with me is all the talk about underwater forests. Now I have to read about that. The book is set in different timelines with different people. Revolves around a family with three daughters and how and what became of them. The basis of the book is the daughter of the youngest daughter (Willow) We travel thru her story in figuring out who she is who her parents really are and a family secret is revealed unraveling in ways that really I just don't see that happening, very coincidental.

What a great story, brilliantly told, with well-drawn characters and more twists and turns than the Isle of Man TT race circuit.

Faith, Hope and Charity (I know!) were sisters, teenagers in the 1970s, and the story focuses on the consequences of one fateful night when Faith is killed in a road accident. Those consequences are far reaching and don't find resolution until 30 years later.

Told in turns from the perspective of Charity and her daughter, Willow, I found myself sympathising with all the characters, even bonkers Lana and the person who turned out in the end to be quite different than we had been led to believe. The title of the book is a little misleading: there's not just one, but many secrets belonging to several characters which are revealed.

Faith had an interest in submerged forests, which Charity and Niall (Charity's boyfriend at the time of Faith's death), and later Willow, honour by visiting as many as they can around the world. As I knew nothing about submerged forests, this was an education for me. An added bonus.

A cracking story, with a highly satisfying ending. I loved it.

This was such a convoluted and implausible tragic filled book.

As posted on: http://www.hollieinwanderlust.co.uk/2015/08/book-review-my-sisters-secret-tracy.html

I received this ARC from Harper Collins AVON in exchange for an honest review. Thank you very much to them for this!

I’ve never read anything by Tracy Buchanan before but I will definitely be checking out more by her in the future. The premise of the story is very interesting- we are introduced to three very different sisters, Faith, Hope and Charity, and we learn of their dreams. Faith, the eldest sister, wants to find and dive to all of the submerged forests of the world and it isn’t long before this dream becomes a shared one. We learn of a tragic accident before we’re fast-forwarded to the present day and introduced to Willow, who we quickly learn is Charity’s daughter. We then go on to discover that Willow lost both of her parents when she was a young girl and we follow her as she tries to discover the secrets that her Aunt Hope has been so keen on keeping from her her entire life.

I found it quite difficult to describe this book in a few words, mostly because there are so many twists and turns, so many secrets and lies, that it really was very hard to speak freely without spoiling the story. I loved the characters very much and connected well with all of them, but I felt particularly sympathetic towards Hope. I also found myself admiring her strong will.

I also loved the switch between years and didn’t find it too complicated to keep up with. The twists and turns along the way were excellent, and while I guessed one of them, the main twist was completely unexpected. This definitely made it all the more interesting for me, as I love guessing and speculating so when I don’t guess the twist I find it all the more impressive. I found myself questioning every character and doubting each and every one of their integrity. I enjoyed both of the time-frames equally, which for me is quite a big thing because I normally find myself more absorbed in one than the other (and ultimately skim through the one I find less interesting) but this definitely wasn’t the case here. I found myself completely and utterly absorbed and couldn’t put the book down once I’d really gotten into it. I loved the language and the beautiful descriptions of all the places visited and the whole concept almost made me want to take up diving and visit some submerged forests myself.

Beautiful, poignant and captivating. I recommend this to anyone who loves a good summer read. At the time of writing, this book is on offer on Amazon Kindle for 99p so if you love a good bargain as well as a good book, buy it now!

4/5.