I received this as an ARC from NetGalley. I really enjoyed this book. I loved books written in first person so that was great and Megan was a really interesting character. She had a strange upbringing mostly in boarding schools and she barely knew her parents or remembers her older brother who had disappeared 10 years earlier. She is closer to her sister Chloe, but still they don't even see each other much. Her parents die in a car crash and a few months later she receives a postcard in the mail with a Z on it, indicating that it could possibly have to do with her brother Zac. She and her sister go to the cottage her parents own in a very small town on the ocean. The town is full of odd people who all stick together and there are visitors who come each summer and stay but are not part of the town group. Megan pokes around and asks a ton of questions about her brother's disappearance and what people remember. She and Chloe are threatened and basically being asked to leave. I was really interested in the entire story and had no idea what was going to happen at the end which, to me, is the sign of a really good book. Definitely recommend this one, interesting setting, characters and plot line.

I would like to thank Bookouture and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Two Sisters’ by Kerry Wilkinson, in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
Following their parents’ death in a car crash, sisters Megan and Chloe return to the family cottage in Whitecliff, partly to sort out their parents’ affairs but mainly because Megan received a postcard from there with the letter ‘Z’ written where the message should be – ‘Z’ for Zac, their brother who died there mysteriously ten years previously.
I’m sorry to say I was disappointed with ‘Two Sisters’ which I found to be bland and uninteresting; I kept waiting for something to happen. Which is a pity as I’ve read a lot of Kerry Wilkinson’s novels and enjoyed every one. I had the feeling that ‘Two Sisters’ would have been better classed as Teen rather than Adult fiction.

A really great read with an intriguing storyline. I like the sinister feel to the village and all the characters and how their true personas develop as the story unravels. I like how there are secrets between the two sisters and that they didn't really know their parents well either, this adds to the interest of the story and the search for Zac. Piece by piece the truth starts to come out until the finale. I look forward to reading more from this author.

The two sisters, Megan and Chloe return to the seaside after their parents are killed in an accident to decide what to do with the cottage they are left. Megan, though, has another reason for being there...after receiving a cryptic note, she comes seeking answers regarding the death of her brother.

We are very expertly drawn into the lives of these two sisters and the townspeople. Mr. Wilkinson does a great job of pulling us into the story and things start escalating fairly quickly. A fast read for me. I would certainly like to check out more by this author.

**Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley in exchange of an honest review.**

The heart of this book is trying to answer one question – what happened to their brother Zac who allegedly disappeared over a cliff when they were children?

Wilkinson does a great job showing what you’d expect 2 older ‘children’ to go through upon the death of their parents along with the normal routines of cleaning things out you have the emotional and psychological aspects. The author also did some interesting character work in showing how all the secrets affected Megan, her behavior and her psychological health in how it impacted her ability to make choices that would impact her actions. Too often though it felt as if the author allowed Megan to play a victim as if she was unable to make healthy decisions because of her childhood.

One of the great aspects of the story is how detailed the settings are as you can practically feel the wind across your face, smell the nature of the cliffs around you, and hear the water.

Eventually Wilkinson bridges the past and present events together to answer the very question that haunts you through this suspense filled story. You’ll become enthralled with what happened to him, the sisters relationship, the village, the very gossipy citizens, the adorable cottage, basically everything about their lives in your journey to find out what happened to Zac? The ending was definitely satisfactory.

After Megan and Chloe's parents die suddenly in a car crash, Megan receives a cryptic postcard signed by her older brother Zac who died ten years before. Hoping for answers, Megan traces the postcard to the seaside village of Whitecliff, a place of many secrets. Some of them deadly.

Two Sisters is layered with mysteries that begin and end with the disappearance of Megan and Chloe's brother Zac. Zac's death, the hostility of the villagers in Whitecliff, the acts of vandalism and violence...all of it add up to a chilling read. Although I did guess the ending of the book, the story had many unexpected twists that kept me turning pages.

Wilkinson's writing really brought the seaside village of Whitecliff to life. Although I didn't like most of the characters, each one was memorable. The minor conflicts in the story were also interesting. For example, there was an ongoing feud between the villagers and the tourists. The village needed the income brought in by the summer visitors, but the villagers resented them as well. Then there was Megan and Chloe's parents. Wow! Talk about a dysfunctional family.

The one problem that I had with the book was that I never connected with the main character, Megan. She was a prickly person who couldn't say a good word about anyone. Her only redeeming quality was that she loved her little sister Chloe (who was very likable). It took me longer than usual to read this book, and I think Megan (the narrator) was the one to blame. I simply couldn't work up any sympathy for her.

Despite the annoying main character, I did enjoy Two Sisters, and I plan on reading more of Wilkinson's books in the future.

This was a great book that hurtled along like an intercity train until, sadly, it ran out of track and ground to a strange halt. To me, the who and why dunnit just didn't do justice to the rest of the book which was really sad as I'd enjoyed it so much until to then and raced through it. While the rest of the book was so genuine and believable, the denouement seemed convoluted and far fetched. I think in other books where I'd had to already suspend disbelief, that this wouldn't have bothered me so much, but in this well written book it jarred.
Chloe and Megan are both incredibly likeable characters and Kerry Wilkinson is very skilled at describing both her characters and her settings so that they leap off the page. I am not always a visual reader, but while 'in' this novel I could clearly see the village, the paths that led to the caravans and the cottages and those caves. I loved the cave scenes.
Writing this review, having read two more books since finishing this, I can still close my eyes and see Whitecliff. I can't emphasise enough how good the writing must be if I can maintain this visual memory.
Megan's personal issues were dealt with well and I loved her friendship with Vee which was clearly the most honest and open relationship in the novel, save maybe for Chloe and the old man in the gallery's! I love little asides in the story such as this and I really loved seeing Chloe blossom in confidence because of the gallery owner.
Despite my not liking the explanation for the major plot line, I did carry on reading and I LOVED the ending which was redemptive and upbeat and I felt it gave Megan and Chloe the future they deserved.

I have read all of Kerry Wilkinsons books. All are fantastic including this one. He touches on a sensitive subject bringing in the issues of modern like. I would highly recommend this book and author.

"They told us our brother drowned. They lied."

Having just one female sibling, I'm a sucker for books about sisters. This caught my eye on NetGalley so I requested it - going by the cover and the tagline (the usual "Psychological thriller with a shocking twist") almost put me off - but - sisters.

So, this is about Megan (20) and Chloe (16) who return to their parents' cottage in a small, claustrophobic coastal town called Whitecliff. Megan in particular wants to find out more about what really happened there ten years ago, when their brother Zac went missing. There are incidents that suggest someone knows something - but the locals are very unwelcoming and suspicious. Nobody wants Megan to dig for information - a shame, because that's exactly what she's going to do.

Megan is a brilliant main character - anorexia isn't mentioned by name, but Megan has severe issues with food and eating, obsessing over calories and exorcising control over every morsel of food that enters her mouth. This isn't something I've come across in a thriller before, I felt like it was a very realistic of a woman in the throws of an eating disorder.

I found this creepy, tense - the town is really atmospheric, the setting is great - it reminded me a lot of E. Lockhart's We Were Liars. It's a perfect summer holiday read.

This has the potential to get lost among a stream of 99p thrillers on Amazon but it's really a step ahead of most of the ones I've read recently - it's sharp, cool, witty, and fresh. I loved it, it's by far my favourite thriller of the Summer so far.

Two Sisters is the third Kerry Wilkinson book I have read in the last couple of months. I am pleased to have discovered this author. Though he has been around, he came to my attention when Bookouture signed him to a contract. I must say I really enjoyed all three books. I found this particularly notable because they are of different genres. The first Jessica Daniels book (Locked In, aka The Killer Inside) is a police procedural; standalone Ten Birthdays is contemporary fiction; and this book, also a standalone, is a creepy psychological thriller.

Megan, a 20-year-old anorectic, and her 17-year-old sister Chloe are all alone in the world, having lost their brother ten years previous and their parents three months before the start of the story in an auto accident. Megan, especially, wants to find out what happened to their brother all those years ago. This brings the young women to Whitecliff, a small beachside village where their parents’ cabin is located and where brother Zac disappeared a decade ago. Someone must remember Zac, right? There must be some theories out there about what happened to him. If there are, no one’s talking. So what’s the deal?

This book started off in smoldering fashion. At first I wasn’t sure I liked Megan. She can be a bitch. But she grew on me as she has insight, fight, and determination. And she loves her little sister. Megan has issues, obviously. She tries to counteract these by controlling her eating, which gives her confidence in controlling other situations that come her way. Sometimes she is too brave and pushes the envelope further than most people would. This made me fear for her safety on multiple occasions. This went on throughout the entire book and put me on edge (a good thing) the entire time. The mood of the story is sinister, the creep factor is high, and it is not clear at all which characters can be trusted. I suspected almost everybody at one point or another to be involved in some sort of wrongdoing. The imagery of the setting adds to the prevailing air of menace. I did a lot of shifting around in my chair during this read; the last 20% was a real thrill ride.

In terms of criticism, there are two or three scenes that stretch believability, but they sure are exciting. I would have also liked Mr. Wilkinson to have delved just a bit more into the anorexia angle, which I thought was a great add to the setup.

Kerry Wilkinson writes solid stories. They aren’t the very best I have read, but they are very very good. I highly recommend Two Sisters (as well as his other two books that I have read). I am delighted he has such a large catalog to his name, quite amazing for such a young author. I will not hesitate to reach into my Wilkinson bag of books whenever I am looking for a good novel in which to immerse myself. In fact, my next read will be the second book of the Jessica Daniel series, Vigilante.

Thank you to Net Galley, Bookouture, and Mr. Kerry Wilkinson for an advanced copy of the novel. The opinions in the review are mine alone and are not biased in any way.

Builds suspense and is very eerie. Aptly describes the tension in a small seaside village between residents and summer guests. Both Megan and Chloe certainly have their issues and barely knew their parents who were killed in a car accident just three months earlier.

Megan is a complex character who is still reeling from the disappearance of her brother Zac over 10 years ago and is determined to find out what happened to him - which creates further tension and a veil in the village.

I particularly liked Megan's friendship with one of the locals but was disappointed that it wasn't fully resolved. As the younger sister, Chloe has fewer issues to deal with (or so we are led to believe)

An intriguing summer read 3.5*

This is the first book I've read by this author and this book starts off with Megan and Chloe going to a cottage their parents had left them after passing away in a car accident. Megan remembers this place as the village where their brother, Zac, disappeared ten years before.

Megan and Chloe come to the cottage because they were sent a postcard with the letter 'Z' on it. Megan thinks this is something to do with her brother. Odd things begin happening in the village like fights, fires, etc. which makes Megan believe the people of the village know what happened to her brother and they just aren't saying.

Megan digs deeper and eventually finds out the truth but not without putting herself and Chloe in danger.

This book started a bit more slow than I would have liked. I didn't much care for Megan's character either but I did like that she was determined to find out the truth about her brother.

Overall, it was a pretty great book. The plot kept me interested and guessing on what happened or was going to happen. Would recommend if you're looking for a slow building thriller.

Thank you to NetGalley, Bookouture, and the author, Kerry Wilkinson for a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

I really tried to give this book a chance but by half way I had to call in the towel it was pretty dull and dry and didn't even have much of my attention from the beginning which is not a good sign. I'm pretty disappointed in this book I was really looking forward to it being a really good thriller.

Another 4 star read from Kerry Wilkinson. Very sensitive writing and a great plot. Kerry's books never disappoint. Thank you Net Galley for my copy. I reviewed on Goodreads.

Thanks to NetGalley for the advance copy of Two Sisters in return for an honest review. I've read all of Kerry Wilkinson's books to date and loved them all and this is another cracking great read, It kept me hooked right from the start and all the way through. The two sisters in the story are Chloe and Megan who have been left orphaned. They go to visit their parent's old cottage near the sea to find out who sent them a postcard which has been sent from Whitecliff, the village where the cottage is. Their brother Zac went missing from here many years ago but his body was never found. This book deals with a number of issues such as mental illness and addiction and though very different from the Jessica Daniel series (which I love) it kept me hooked the whole way through.

Two Sisters By Kerry Wilkinson is well worth a read.
I would describe this as a psychological mystery but with the added bonus of it dipping its toe into the waters of mental illness and addiction to.
To summarise we have two sisters Megan and Chloe who after the death of their parents in a road accident, journey back to their parents holiday cottage in Whitecliff to stay, supposedly to sort out their affairs and get the cottage in order.
But for Megan, there are different reasons for her return she has received a postcard with the letter Z spelt on it.
years ago the girls older brother Zak went missing at Whitecliff his body never found, Megan the oldest sister is determined to figure out the truth of what has happened to her brother and she will bulldoze down whoever gets in her way.
Now the sisters are an interesting pair, having spent their time at different boarding schools growing up, these two are like chalk and cheese.
We have Chloe the younger of the two nearly seventeen a bit shy, but friendly and open, Chloe doesn't like to rock the waters and I get the impression she's a bit of a people pleaser. She's also a fabulous artist, A vegan and looks like her mother.
Now Megan, by contrast, is the exact polar opposite of her younger sister, she's prickly, bad tempered, goes out of her way to cause strife and shock in people.
there's a lot of deep-seated issues that are girl needs to get a handle on she is addicted to prescription drugs which she acquires through dubious means and as if that's not enough she is also suffering from an eating disorder, which her sister pretends to turn a blind eye too.
So as you can see there is an awful lot going on here.
As the story progresses truths that people want buried come to light, Megan puts herself and sister in extreme danger and some people are so not what they seem in Whitecliff.
Two sisters was definitely a page turner with a flowing easy storyline that sucked you in from the start. I especially appreciated Megan's issues, this added a whole extra layer to the storyline enriching it greatly. Eating disorders are a subject close to my heart, so it was fascinating to kind of get into the mindset of an individual suffering from this type of mental illness. The addiction storyline was also an extremely fascinating issue, we often see drug taking in novels but prescription drug addiction, even know so prevalent, is not explored so frequently in fiction.
But I have to say my favourite aspect of Two Sisters was seeing the two girls connect together after being virtual strangers growing up, now that was really charming indeed.
So, in conclusion, I found this a Fabulous book and I would definitely recommend this to other readers.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a free advance reader copy of Two Sisters by Kerry Wilkinson. This is my own unbiased opinion of this novel.

Two Sisters by Kerry Wilkinson, a new-to-me author, kept my attention.

After the death of Megan's parents, Megan and Chloe visit the family cottage in a seaside village, ostensibly to clean it out and put it up for sale. Megan, however, has another reason. She has received a postcard from Whitecliff, signed Z. Megan and Chloe's brother Zac disappeared from the village ten years previously.

This is the first book I've read by Wilkinson, but I'm interested in reading more.

NetGalley/Bookouture

Mystery/Psychological. June 23, 2017. Print length: 350 pages.

I haven't read anything by Kerry Wilkinson (apart from a short story or two) so I wasn't sure what to expect when I started reading Two Sisters. I certainly wasn't expecting to have it read so quickly, but his writing is so pacy and addictive. Two Sisters follows Megan and Chloe in the aftermath of their parents death in a car crash. Ten years ago their brother went missing and his body was never recovered, so they have experienced a double tragedy in their lives.
When they return to Whitecliff, where their brother disappeared, they are there to tidy up their parents affairs. However, trouble follows them almost immediately and the story goes in a direction I didn't anticipate. I found myself engaged in the story and I just had to keep reading to see what was going to happen.
Two Sisters is billed as a psychological thriller, but to be honest, there is a more YA-themed story going on there too. I think because the two main characters are relatively young that it felt more juvenile in terms of reactions and so on. I don't mean that in a negative way either, it just didn't have the adult-y feel to it!
I thoroughly enjoyed Two Sisters. It was an engrossing and twisty read.
Highly recommended!