Reviewed by Whitney @ First Impressions Reviews on
The Seven Sisters is told in two parts, Maia, the eldest sister searches for her biological family retracing steps back several generations with the reader following a "Genealogy Roadshow". To be honest, Maia was a bit disappointing. As a character she had so much potential and just let it go to waste, and therefore, frustrated me.
I much preferred the second part of the novel featuring Maia's Great Grandmother Izabella during the 1920s. There was a liveliness and passion to Izabella's story that quite frankly reminded me of Titanic. Like Rose, Izabella was caught in conformity wishing to be free of the necktie around her, edging away from her Cal, Gustavo, who while not as attractive was just as smug and irksome, to Laurent, the Jack of the story of who she never fully lets go of. It was quite the threesome and with the culture of Rio de Janeiro and 1920s Pari,s not to mention the creation of the statue of Christ the Redeemer, it infinitely held my attention.
Overall, The Seven Sisters was a very good start to what could be an interesting series and look forward to reading of the other sister's journeys.
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- 7 June, 2015: Finished reading
- 7 June, 2015: Reviewed