In Response to Many…the Gushing Review of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown

Today is the official release date of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown.  To celebrate this wonderful day and, at the request of many, I’ve decided to publish my original, gushing, nonsensical review of the book. Since I’ve already published the synopsis of the book, following is simply my thoughts & feelings about the book. To see the second draft of my review, hopefully one that is more cohesive and organized, click here.

Have you ever read a book, falling in love with it the instant you started reading it?  The Weird Sisters is that book for me.  How can one not fall for a family full of misfit sisters: an attention-hound (Bean), a free-spirited baby of the family, unable to establish roots (Cordy) and a sometimes uptight older sister, reluctant to loosen up and live a life of her own?  What if I told you this family is full of bibliophiles as well?  Seems like the perfect equation, yes?  Obviously, I wholeheartedly agree.

Brown has stunned me with this outstanding book.  I’ve read it not once, but twice, in the two months since it’s been in my possession.  I pick it up and read it whenever I have a spare minute (and sometimes when I don’t).  The cover is now well loved (aka falling apart) but I don’t see that as a sign of abuse, but a sign of a book that has been read several times.  I’ve fallen in love with the characters, despite their many, many faults & flaws. I wish they were real, I wish they were a part of my life.  That may sound sad & pathetic, but once you pick up this book you will understand and agree.

So enough of the gushing.  Get up and go buy this book. Now!