A review by obsidian_blue
The Stepsisters by Susan Mallery

slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

I got nothing you guys. What a mess of a book. I can't even call it in the realms of romance and the best place for it would be to say, it's badly written women's fiction. I think if Mallery had focused on the sisters relationships with each other and how they evolved over time that would have worked. But it can't be a Susan Mallery book without messy men and the women who love them.

I loathed the love interest for Sage. I am sorry, but if a man tells me he used to masturbate to me when he was 16, I would never see you as a viable anything.

I loathed Daisy's husband who was the worst. However, he was written so inconsistently that I think Mallery pulled that third act stunt out of her butt frankly. 

Cassidy's love interest was the only well rounded one and honestly we only get to "see" so to speak, twice in the book.

Everything else was just a mess. The flow, plot, etc. Heck we even get some child abuse in this one.