Fantastic thrilled fast paced I enjoyed it so much this book kept me guessing from start too finish this is worth a read

I liked the pacing of the story and the short chapters.
I found it very hard to connect with the characters. They were very dull and superficial.
The end was average and predictable

Twisty, intriguing and altogether compelling! Hooked from the beginning and I loved the characters. Absolutely excellent

What a great read. I've really enjoyed the books I've read by the author previously and this didn't disappoint. I read it in one evening as I just couldn't put it down. Good twists and enjoyed the multiple pov in the narration.

I absolutely loved this book. I loved another book written by this author so I knew I would like this one. An absolutely fantastic thriller that kept me guessing all the way through the book.

Amazing book.
I highly recommend for everyone
It's a Amazing thriller. Very interesting.
Thanks netgalley

What happens when a knock on the door changes everything?

When Lauren Carter sent off her DNA to a genealogy website in the hope of bringing her family closer together, she never expected the havoc that she was about to unleash.

Sisters Kate and Lauren have a strained relationship to say the least. Kate is a journalist for a gossip rag living a fast paced life interviewing celebrities and child-free. Lauren on the other hand is married to Simon with three children - Noah, Emmy and baby Jude - feeling as though her life was pretty much going nowhere. On the surface, Lauren has everything but Simon was not what she had first imagined him to be and if she were to to be honest, she was unhappy. In fact, she found herself envying her younger sister Kate's carefree lifestyle unencumbered by children with a career she loves.

But Lauren is unaware of Kate's private struggle to conceive the much-wanted child that both she and Matt have longed for the past three years. Had the sisters been close, Kate may have confided in Lauren. But they weren't...so therefore she didn't. Now Kate and Matt at the fertility clinic about to implant a strong viable embryo in the hope that this time they will fall pregnant. But Kate has made one thing clear. This will be the last time.

Sunday lunch at their parents' place has been a fixture for as long as both sisters can remember. Despite the fact their father had passed away suddenly ten months before, the family still convenes with a regularity that remains in place...and uncontested. But the sisters wonder how much longer these Sunday lunches can continue. Simon continually makes flippant and inappropriate comments that often offends the others at the table. Kate and Matt struggle to see what Lauren sees in the man. Little do they know, Lauren struggles to remember what she does too. But regardless, the sisters make every effort to make Sundays special for their mum who know lives in the family home alone since the death of her beloved Harry.

And then...there is a knock at the door. Everyone looks at each other. No one is expecting anyone else. And on the doorstep is a young woman, the image of Lauren, informing them that she is looking for Harry and claiming to be his daughter. Everyone is speechless. The woman, Jess, is met with resistance and is quickly forced back out the door. The sisters are shocked. Rose is open-mouthed. While Simon finds the whole thing amusing.

Kate, who idolised her father, knows that Jess must be lying. Her father would not do that to his family; she just knows it. Lauren, whose relationship with Harry was strained at best, embraces Jess. Rose refuses to entertain the whole idea and shuts down anyone who tries to question her. And then each of their worlds begin to implode.

As a journalist, Kate immediately begins to investigate her claims uncovering untruths, secrets and deception. She begins to pick holes in Jess' story and takes them to her sister who has embraced the young woman with open arms. Lauren believes Kate sees their father through rose-coloured glasses and that he wasn't the man she thought he was. She believes Jess is indeed their half sister and has agreed to help her look for her birth mother. But trying to question Rose just falls on deaf ears. Their mother will have no part of this circus nor will she sully their father's good name.

Soon snippets of memories begin to resurface for the sisters as they each start to remember conversations that took place or saw things which meant nothing to them at the time. Any questions put to their mother only makes Kate more suspicious.

What is Rose not saying? Did something really happen twenty two years ago? Did their father have an affair which produced a child? Was their father not who they thought he was? What family secrets have been buried? And could Jess actually be telling the truth?

The more Kate digs, the more she uncovers about her family. Secrets that had long been buried, some of which she had not been privy to. Why? Why did they keep such important aspects of their family from her? From Lauren? And what is it that Jess is really after?

I honestly don't know why this book was rated so low with average reviews. I went in with the expectation that it was going to be just that...but no, I really enjoyed it! Sure, it's not the best book ever but it is still a steady paced domestic drama/thriller that is an easy read easily devoured in a matter of hours.

THE HALF SISTER is an addictive read that I couldn't put down and despite the tangled web of family secrets I was able to unravel some of them. It is a fast paced and enjoyable domestic thriller tinged with family secrets. Told in the alternating perspectives of sisters Kate and Lauren, those secrets from the past are slowly revealed rocking everyone's lives to the core.

Unlike many others, I don't think all the subplots included were unnecessary. They each had a place in the story even if they weren't fully explored or explained. I guess it is up to the reader to glean from those aspects what we will. I will say that I do agree with some of the other reviewers comments about including some of the deceased father Harry's narrative - either in the form of flashbacks or the letters that Kate had found in her mother's wardrobe. I think this inclusion could have provided a little more backstory...but at the same time, the part Harry played was a big part of the story that was secret and that the purpose was to have the reader questioning whether or not Jess' claims were indeed valid. So in that respect, I am in two minds whether including Harry's narrative would have benefitted the story or spoiled it.

While THE HALF SISTER may have been predictable, it was still an addictive and enjoyable read that I easily devoured in a matter of a few hours. A good escapism read, THE HALF SISTER is a definite recommend for fans of domestic thrillers.

There are several triggers in this book - infidelity, domestic and emotional abuse and abortion.

I would like to thank #SandieJones, #NetGalley and #PanMacmillan for an ARC of #TheHalfSister in exchange for an honest review.

My first book by this author and it was really easy to get into. The story was ok, a few twists to get you onboard.

Thank you NetGalley for my complimentary copy in return for my honest review.

I enjoyed this, but I didn't love it. It was the first thing I've read by the author and I'm always open minded ejdn reading something new. It was a good story, but only that, it wasnt as fantastically gripping as I'd hoped it would be. However, I would read another by the author as I did enjoy the writing style.

Perfectly dull and mediocre. Not much to dislike, but nothing to like either. I can promise you that by tomorrow I will have forgotten what this book was about. Sorry, but "fine" just doesn't cut the mustard any more!

Kate and Lauren are at their mother’s for the ritualistic Sunday lunch. A knock at the door disrupts them and in walks Jess claiming to be their half sister.

So follows a story between two sisters, jealous of each other’s lifestyle and denial that one of their parents could have ever betrayed their tight family unit by having an affair.

I’m confused about the box in the attic and how this tied up to the story.

A nice book, easy reading but not much of a storyline. I really enjoyed the author’s first book The Other Woman and would recommend that one.

3 stars from me 🌟🌟🌟

Thank you to the author and publishers Pan Macmillan for an ARC in exchange for an independent review.

This was an easy read but there was quite a lot that just didn't work for me and just kept getting lost with many other storylines thrown in, and a few things that didn't add up, especially with the DNA storyline I also was a bit disappointed by the ending of the book.

Well this book really did exceed all of my expectations....and they were already pretty high!.
The storyline throughout this book is so captivating that I finished it within a day. The characters and their individual traits were perfectly brought to life by the Author, making the story all the more addictive.

There was a major twist in the story in which I did not see coming at all, another way in which it shows how perfectly planned out this story was.
A well paced thriller that kept me hooked from beginning to end.

Unfortunately this book started well but then slowed down close to the start where we meet the dreaded half sister. It was an interesting read and the story line was good but the writing style needed less details and narrative by some members of the family to sharpen it up a bit to reach a true phsycological setting. Less details and conversation, more gripping, tense moment please.

An enjoyable book about a woman who turns up the doorstep one Sunday. She claims to be a half sister. The daughter of their recently deceased father. Is she who she seems? Are there more secrets hidden within the family.
Very easy and enjoyable read.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review

I really enjoyed this book and will give it a huge thumbs up. With a great story line and excellent main characters - I would highly recommend this book.

Domestic Suspense.....
Domestic suspense, a family drama, nicely written with an engaging storyline. Characters credible, differing perspectives and believable themes. A page turner with plenty of twists albeit slightly predictable in places. Overall a satisfying read.

#TheHalfSister #NetGalley This was a good read and a completely different style of thriller to my usual crime thriller. I enjoyed the style of writing although I did find it a bit flat in places but nevertheless an easy read. I suspected the ending just over half way through but it was interesting to see how it got there. Overall a good solid read but I enjoyed Sandie Jones' The Other Woman more.

📚 BOOK REVIEW📚

THE HALF SISTER by
@sandiejones_author

That's me read all three of Sandie Jones's Novels and they've never disappointed, The Half Sister was no exception. It had Suspence. It had Mystery and it was never boring which is always a winner for me 😁

I always bang on about how much I enjoyed THE OTHER WOMAN, so was THE HALF SISTER better do I think 🤔
Ermmm..... No 🤣 THE OTHER WOMAN is still undefeated - Bloody Brilliant it was!

However, I very much enjoyed this one and would definitely recommend reading this Fab Book which didn't drag at the end wrapping the story up either which was 👌

Thank you to #netgalley #sandiejones and #panmacmillan for the chance to read in exchange for my honest review

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-Leanne 😊

I enjoyed this book but it wasn't my favourite of Sandie Jones. I enjoyed the nature and theme of the story but it was a little flat for me at times. It had twists and turns along the way but just didn't grab me like it should have. That said, it is worth a read especially if your a Sandie Jones fan of which there are many!

Thank you Netgalley.