This is definitely a book I'll be collecting in hardback! Jessica IIse is a maestro at penning a beautiful story; making it sing with every vowel, and phrase! Complete with a finesse of elegant and fun entertainment! 💖

Do you remember the song "Razzle Dazzle" from the movie "Chicago" ?! That's the song that was playing in my head the whole time I was reading this vintage book dessert! 🍾 (I would definitely tell Richard Gere to read this book!)

We have two sisters set in Canada called The Majestic Sisters! They are truly remarkable young women who take control of the stage with their presence and performances! This is around the 1930s! I like how the book reads in my opinion kind of like a biography with fiction!

I love how it says how both sisters ended up in the 1960s! One decided to go to Hollywood and make it big! The other became a socialite! Whenever I read a book I like to know how life progresses for characters not just in that moment. And this book truly delivers everything I wanted and more! ☕

The two sisters come back together during the time of the 1960s after they find out their beloved theater where they entertained everybody is going to close down! It kind of became like a mystery. Except both sisters had to find clues about each other's lives as time went on. This show has a Chicago and a Mad Men appeal! 🧁

Bravo to the author! I can't wait to read more! 💕

Halifax Canada. In 1939 Melly Calvert and Missy Calvert better known as The Majestic Sisters, named after the movie theater they were named for come into the world of entertainment. They sing, they dance, they tell jokes and perform on stage for 15 minutes before the feature film is shown. They were the "toasts" of the town...until they split up. Melly makes her way to Hollywood where she becomes a star with 2 Oscars to her name, while When Melly disappears, Missy stays in Halifax and becomes a socialite married to a wealthy hotelier. In the early 60's Melly learns that her dear theater, the Majestic, is being closed down, she returns to Halifax to meet with her estranged sibling. This story reads like a gossip column ones that were written by the likes of Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons. This novel reminds me of the movie magazines that were written in the 40's-60's with all the gossip about celebrities that you could read (weather true or not). It brings you back when Hollywood was "Tinsel Town" and the Golden era of the times. This book was quite enjoyable and would recommend it to anyone that is nostalgic for Hollywood's past. My thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.

Love the title and the cover. I love the Old Hollywood stories, biographies, etc. It takes us back to a time that was on the cusp of what we hav enow.
I don't know if people then would have known what Hollywood would become, but this book was entertaining, well done, and I love the sisterly bond of the characters. .

Thank you to Nimbus Publishing and NetGalley for a digital ARC of this title in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

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Jessica Ilse's The Majestic Sisters tell us the story of sisters Melly and Missy Calvert who, dancing at the Majestic Theater, captured the hearts of their Halifax, Nova Scotia hometown in the 1930s. When Melly flees to Atlanta to catch her big break at the Gone With the Wind premiere, Missy is left behind. In 1963 Melly receives word that the Majestic Theater will close for good, putting an end to the movie magic that propelled Melly to stardom. Melly returns to Halifax determined to save the theater and must reconcile with Missy. Ilse frames Missy and Melly's stories with that of Missy's daughters - Leonie, ambitious like Melly, and Birdie, who is more content with a quiet life - like Missy. The Majestic Sisters is story of sisters, and how the one you're closest to can hurt you the most, and a story of the glitz and glamour of Old Hollywood, The Majestic Sisters proves sometimes you can, and need to, go home and need to, go home again.

Loved this read, so historical and immersive..

Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publishers for letting me access this book in exchange for my feedback.

This was an interesting story about two sisters in Halifax, Nova Scotia that are the pre-show entertainers at the Majestic Theatre. They perform skits, dance and sing before the movies start. Majestic Melly and Majestic Missy - the Majestic Sisters.

The story begins with their start at the theatre and follows their lives - Missy meets and falls in love with hotelier Edward and Melly goes on to become a famous movie star. The sisters become estranged after Melly leaves town the night before Missy's wedding and doesn't come back. They only get back together years later when their beloved Majestic Theatre needs help saving it.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for a temporary, digital ARC in return for my review.

Very excited for this beautiful tale of sisters in this gorgeous book. I love the Old Hollywood/Entertainment aspect and I know many readers will feel the same as well. It’s so fascinating to read about the Golden Age of Entertainment and I think this would make a great bookclub pick. I really enjoyed this fast oaced and insightful story. I love that it’s a book abt sisters as well and the bond they share.