The Sisters by John Nicholl Book Review
Domestic violence is a concern of every part of the world. Victims are suffering in one way or other. According to WHO about 1 in a 3 that is 35% of women worldwide has experienced either physical or sexual partners or non-partner violence in their lifetime. Actually, most are intimate partner violence. Almost 30% of the women who have been in a relationship reported that they have experienced some form of abuse, physical or sexual by their partners in their lifetime. But what if the victims turn their table on! They do their justice. The Sisterhood is all about that.
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The sisterhood by John Nicholl is a thriller novel. Now the name of the book has been changed to The Sisters though by the publishers. Anyway. As always the first two sections of my review gives a few facts about the author and a general description of the book and the final two sections of the review gives my thoughts upon the book. First comes a few words about the author.
About the Author:
An ex-police officer, child protection social worker and lecturer John Nicholl is a bestselling author of 10 psychological thrillers. After leaving his job heading up child protection services, he started writing. His works are set on the UK. You can expect a strong welsh flavor in his writing.
Book Description:
Published just recently The Sisterhood or The Sisters is a psychological thriller. It is John Nicholl's latest book. Let me give you an idea of what the book is all about. The plot rounds around a group of women who are domestic violence survivors. When the judicial system fails to aid their sufferings they decide to manage things by themselves with their own system of codes. They formed "sisterhood" where Justice is done in a new form with another set of ethics and morals. The novel opens as DI Laura Kasay is assigned to the case of a 19year old female victim of domestic violence named sally. Sally has been brutally abused by her partner. When Kasay went to visit her in the hospital Sally refuses to give any evidence due to her previous bitter experiences with the legal system and the after effect of that. Kasay refers her to the hospital social worker Karen Hoyle and soon Sally is provided with a shelter at the local women's domestic violence refuge managed by another domestic violence survivor Ivy who has a strong purpose in her life. Next, a man is murdered on the road and Our DI Kasay with sergeant Raymond Lewis starts her investigation. Soon other deaths of men follow who were actually abusers of those women in that refuse. But no evidence can be gathered to bring a charge against the sheltered women in refuge. Is Detective Kasay on the right track? To know, read the book. That much said it may seem I may have turn things spoilery! But trust me I haven't. All these things happen in just a few numbers of pages and there is many more to come. Time for my take upon the book.
Book Insights:
While reading the book you know who done it! You know why do it! But you still read to know what next. And that's the x-factor! The book is gripping and definitely a page-turner. The author's ability of characterization demands praise! Both Kasay and Lewis are ordinary people with feelings, emotions, irritations and agitations. Nichol provides snippets of Kasey's personal life that makes her character more relatable. I really like the Kasay-Lewis duo. Their office room banters and supporting each other really releases the tension when it's needed. And I like Lewis more than Kasay. Both evil and the good, clean and grey has been treated equally by the author. John Nicholl is skilled in handling Human psychology. The book has some pretty strong women characters. Some women here are just badass. Realistic handling of plots is another thing to mention. The situation of the victims, their fears, their perspective towards has been projected wonderfully. I think the author's experiences as a cop and a social worker contributed a lot. The sisterhood shows to what extent women can go when someone's life is at a stake even if it's illegal. The sisterhood or the sisters ah… I am going to call it Sisterhood as it according to me fits the plot more. Don't mind publisher. Anyway, The Sisterhood is a book that provokes someone to think.
Book Features:
The writing style is pretty straightforward. The novel is written in third-person perspective. The omniscient narrator knows it all. So, we get the entire full picture with all doubts clear. Provides the perspectives of both sides. The language is conversational. Pretty easy. You can read it very fast! Only took me a few hours to finish it. It has around 239 pages.
Ratings:
My rating for the book is 4.5/5
Goodreads rating for the book is 4.1 /5
So, that's all. Here we end today.
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