The Sea Sisters: Gripping - a twist filled thriller

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At first I didn't like any of the characters and I was really hoping that it would change and that they would become more complex as the story unfolded. But as the story continued, and more characters entered the story, I just found that none of them appealed to me at all, and this made the story feel almost stagnant. I also grew a little tired of all the plot "twists" which, in my mind, were all lazy, easy options for trying to add drama into the story and ended up verging on the ridiculous as it emerged that eventually they'd all ended up sleeping with each other. This may be set in sunny places like Bali and Maui but underneath lies the darker story of two sisters...deeply moving" - Star Clarke always keeps a travel journal, and was intrigued by what would happen if such a diary, with its ‘smears of sunscreen and grains of sand’, was read by someone else. What would it reveal about the writer? That said, I was reasonably gripped and wanted to keep reading on. One of the biggest things I enjoyed about it was the travel element and the description of the places that the sisters has travelled. The author has been to all these places herself and it shows; her travel writing is very evocative. Also, ultimately, I just wanted to know how Mia had died as my curiosity had been peaked.

Katie’s world is shattered by the news that her headstrong and bohemian younger sister, Mia, has been found dead at the bottom of a cliff in Bali. The authorities say that Mia jumped—that her death was a suicide.Essential reading if you have a sister, as Clarke has totally nailed the complexities of that relationship. It’s perfectly paced (tense right up to the end)... and you’ll want to quit your job and go travelling." - Heat I enjoyed this book from start to finish. It was very easy to read, meaning I didn't have to struggle to get to know the characters, which can be a challenge when reading a book of this genre. I empathised with both Katie and Mia, and there were just enough supporting characters to make this a very believable story. I liked the concept of sisterhood and the realism that the author brought to the complex relationship sisters often have. Its a unique connection.

Tutto il racconto gira attorno a questo diario ed alle vite delle due sorelle narrate su due piani temporali differenti, così diverse, ma in qualche modo collegate proprio dal diario. Swimming at Night is a breath of fresh air. This book is like swimming at night beneath the stars. While I tended to lean more towards Mia, I still loved Katie as well. The reason that I loved Mia more was because she was a wild child. She threw caution to the wind and just acted on impluse. Just for the record I am more like Katie, however I want to be a little more like Mia. This is why I did love Mia. I could live vicariously through Mia. Just like Katie did by reading and expericing everything and place that Mia went on her travels. It was great getting to see Katie open up and let loose. I felt like I really got to know the two sisters.It’s a thrilling and perceptive debut which captures the complex relationship between sisters and loss at its rawest. Trust us, you won’t be able to put it down." - Cosmopolitan A beautifully written story about the bond between sisters and the secrets they keep to protect one another. Clarke creates two very realistic sisters, Katie and Mia, who are different in almost every single way. Katie, the older sister, is beautiful, ambitious and living a very straight-edged lifestyle. She has a loving fiance, a good job and knows exactly what she wants. Her younger sister Mia is aloof, spontaneous and feels as if she is living in her older sisters shadow. One day, she decides enough is enough and books an around the world trip with her childhood friend Finn. Unfortunately, one terrible night Mia is found dead at a notorious suicide spot in Bali. The local police consider it a cut and dry case... What lead Mia to do such a thing? A tender and intricate meditation on sisterhood and family, Swimming at Night is an accomplished debut. With a deft hand, Lucy Clarke weaves a deep and compelling story that is as much about what binds us together as it is about what tears us apart. Perfectly capturing the impossibly complicated love of siblings, this is a rich and moving story that lingers long after the book is closed." - Lisa Unger, author of Heartbroken and Beautiful Lies There are some currents in the relationship between sisters that run so dark and so deep, it’s better for the people swimming on the surface never to know what’s beneath . . .

Con queste parole inizia il diario di viaggio di Mia, la cui morte a Bali, durante questo viaggio, viene annunciata dalla polizia inglese alla sorella maggiore Katie.This book has many themes: love of a sibling, friendship, family, family secrets, romantic love, being brave, betrayal, misunderstanding, sacrifice and forgiveness.