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Fern and Rose are twin sisters, but they couldn’t be more different. Rose seems to have her life together working as an interior decorator and happily married although her husband has been away on business for an extended amount of time. Fern has been single most of her life, works in a library, and has sensory issues. When she finds out Rose can’t have children she decides she can help her sister out.

Enter Wally! Fern meets him in the library, and there’s a connection between them. She asks him out thinking he can be the father. Problem is she starts to like him and forgets about her plan to have a baby for Rose.

I can’t say much more than that without giving away spoilers so you’ll just have to read the book to see what happens.

The Good Sister is told from Fern and Rose’s perspectives. Fern’s is told as present day while Rose’s is written as journal entries.

I loved Fern and Wally! Fern is such a unique character with her sensory issues, and Sally Hepworth did a great job writing this character and showing how she processes things differently. Wally and Fern’s relationship is so pure and caring. It was nice to read about a couple that wasn’t all about drama.

I really enjoyed this book. It’s a slow burn, but the first half is so important to the story. We get to know all about these characters and what their lives are like. At about the 60% mark, we start getting more into the twists and turns of the thriller. At this point, the book picks up pace and flies by!

Although some of the twists might have been predictable there were so many I didn’t see coming, and don’t get me started on that ending!

This is the second book I’ve read by Sally Hepworth, and I look forward to reading more. She does an excellent job of keeping the reader guessing and on their toes while building an enjoyable story where we get to know the characters.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.