Blood Sisters

Blood Sisters is a great read

I really enjoyed this book and found the story of the two sisters riveting. It's almost as if there were two plots but the author was able to keep the present and past clearly defined. I have to say I loved the scandal. Its mix of non-fiction with some of the author's embellishments made for a great historical novel. We've read about the witch trials and we've learned so much about the struggles between settlers and Native Americans. I found it so interesting to read about these periods of time as they coincided with each other (note - this is not a witch trial book. The history of the proceedings make an interesting sub plot .) Without giving anything away about what happens to these two sisters, I'll just say that Hannah's experience still haunts me and there is one memory that was captured so vividly, I'm still bothered by it - and that is indicative of excellent writing. Betty's life journey was heartbreaking as well. I loved the way the author tied up all the loose ends even if you didn't quite realize there was one. Very satisfying. So you'll be enrapt, you'll wince, you'll cry and you will admire many of the characters in this book. My only beef with this iBook are the typos. The prose are riddled with random question marks. There was one blaring mistake on the part of the author but for the most part it seemed the typos or scattered punctuation was a result of the transfer to digital format and not a bad editing job. It was a little distracting. I still loved the book and hope it does well.