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A review by mellabella
The Quiet Ones by Brandon Massey
4.0
It's been way too long since I read a Brandon Massey book.
The Quiet Ones didn't disappoint.
Liz and her younger sister Mallory are home when their mom is murdered by an ex boyfriend.
Mallory loves to write. Liz loves to draw.
The girls are split up and put in the system having no other known relatives. Mallory lucks out with good adopted parents. She goes on to become a newspaper journalist. But she never stops wondering where her sister is. After a DNA test reveals that her sister had a daughter, Mallory will stop at nothing to find her. It's not going to be easy. Seeing how her sister is part of what seems like a cult.
What follows is a thrilling ride that Mallory's boyfriend Ben is on as well. Is Liz really dead? What happened to her when they got split up as kids? How did she come to be under "The Fathers" thumb?
Four stars for Mallory not being the most likable MC.
Being there when your mom was murdered and losing your sister might not make me the most likable either. But there were points where it was a lot. When she met her niece things didn't go the way she planned. She behaved in a way you probably wouldn't if you're with the only link to your sister.
Her treatment of Ben from time to time... Her hardheadedness storming into dangerous situations. A good Brandon Massey read nonetheless.
TW for child abuse and sexual assault
The Quiet Ones didn't disappoint.
Liz and her younger sister Mallory are home when their mom is murdered by an ex boyfriend.
Mallory loves to write. Liz loves to draw.
The girls are split up and put in the system having no other known relatives. Mallory lucks out with good adopted parents. She goes on to become a newspaper journalist. But she never stops wondering where her sister is. After a DNA test reveals that her sister had a daughter, Mallory will stop at nothing to find her. It's not going to be easy. Seeing how her sister is part of what seems like a cult.
What follows is a thrilling ride that Mallory's boyfriend Ben is on as well. Is Liz really dead? What happened to her when they got split up as kids? How did she come to be under "The Fathers" thumb?
Four stars for Mallory not being the most likable MC.
Being there when your mom was murdered and losing your sister might not make me the most likable either. But there were points where it was a lot. When she met her niece things didn't go the way she planned. She behaved in a way you probably wouldn't if you're with the only link to your sister.
Her treatment of Ben from time to time... Her hardheadedness storming into dangerous situations. A good Brandon Massey read nonetheless.
TW for child abuse and sexual assault