A review by onmalsshelf
Listen to Your Sister by Neena Viel

Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.
Thank you to the publisher for an ARC in exchange for a review.

DNF @ 37%

I really thought this horror would be right up my alley with sibling relationships and a bit of supernatural horror, but I just can’t get into it. 

The changing of perspectives every chapter is startling  and we don’t even get to know each of the siblings well before we’re pulled to another POV. 

37% in and I still don’t understand the history of Calla’s nightmares or what they are. 

37% in and it felt like three separate story lines that weren’t working. One sibling has nightmares and issues at work. One has issues at school, with friends, and got into some trouble when his friends ditched him. The other one is just…there?

37% and 14 chapters in, the characters could have been more settled and defined. For so much description, there is not much clarity. 

Both the murder and supernatural scenes felt cartoony and seemed too short for how overly descriptive the rest of the book was. 

One of my friends gave this five stars so obviously it works for some people but the writing style and character development/POV change is not working for me. 

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