Helpful Score: 1
Simply Scandalous! Norrie, Jane and Sassy Sullivan are about to spill all. After their grandmother, Almighty, told everyone that unless the person who gravely offended her confesses in writing before New Years, the entire Sullivan family will be cut from her will. Everyone knows that it must be one of the three girls that did it, so the three girls spill all in confession letters that hold nothing back.
I was afraid going into this that it was going to be a Gossip Girl knock off, of the stuck up lives of the insanely rich. I couldn't have been more wrong. Each girl's personalities are so richly portrayed that you can't help but love each of them, (although Sassy was my favorite). As each girl tells her tale they begin to confess to love taking over, disdain for everyone around them, especially their family, and even murder.
I flew through this book in one days time. Each sister pulled me in and had me dying to figure out what would happen next. The ending was shocking and completely hilarious. I even had to read the last few pages out loud to my brother because I was laughing so hard he had to know what was so funny! I definitely recommend this one to all YA lovers!
I was afraid going into this that it was going to be a Gossip Girl knock off, of the stuck up lives of the insanely rich. I couldn't have been more wrong. Each girl's personalities are so richly portrayed that you can't help but love each of them, (although Sassy was my favorite). As each girl tells her tale they begin to confess to love taking over, disdain for everyone around them, especially their family, and even murder.
I flew through this book in one days time. Each sister pulled me in and had me dying to figure out what would happen next. The ending was shocking and completely hilarious. I even had to read the last few pages out loud to my brother because I was laughing so hard he had to know what was so funny! I definitely recommend this one to all YA lovers!
Helpful Score: 1
Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com
The Sullivans are in for quite a shock. Their normally joyous Christmas holiday is tarnished when the family matriarch, known to everyone as Almighty, announces she is dying and threatens to write the whole family out of her will unless the family member who committed some unimaginable sin confesses. She wants their confessions in writing by New Year's Day.
The three Sullivan girls immediately assume they have committed whatever crime has offended their dear, controlling grandmother. Each sister begins writing her confession.
Norrie, the eldest, is certain that she offended Almighty at her debutante ball. Almighty had such specific plans and wishes for Norrie's special day, and Norrie knows her behavior was not at all up to her grandmother's rigid standards.
Middle sister, Jane, has never really conformed to Almighty's ideal of a perfect granddaughter, so it is not a huge leap for her to imagine she is the guilty party. It is also fairly easy to guess that her offense is the creation of a blog called myevilfamily.com. Oh, the things Jane has revealed about everyone in her prestigious Baltimore family.
Sassy, the youngest, has been riddled with guilt long before Almighty threatened to write them all out of inheriting her millions. Sassy is convinced that she is guilty of murdering someone near and dear to her grandmother's heart. Her confession will hopefully restore the family honor, but will most likely result in her own imprisonment.
Author Natalie Standiford takes readers on a wild ride as each sister recounts recent scandalous events in an effort to soothe their grandmother's ruffled feathers. The novel is filled with pleas for forgiveness, some motivated by honest feelings and regret, and others not. The results of everyone's soul searching turn out to reveal some surprising information about everyone in the family. Fans of Standiford's HOW TO SAY GOODBYE IN ROBOT will want to check this one out.
The Sullivans are in for quite a shock. Their normally joyous Christmas holiday is tarnished when the family matriarch, known to everyone as Almighty, announces she is dying and threatens to write the whole family out of her will unless the family member who committed some unimaginable sin confesses. She wants their confessions in writing by New Year's Day.
The three Sullivan girls immediately assume they have committed whatever crime has offended their dear, controlling grandmother. Each sister begins writing her confession.
Norrie, the eldest, is certain that she offended Almighty at her debutante ball. Almighty had such specific plans and wishes for Norrie's special day, and Norrie knows her behavior was not at all up to her grandmother's rigid standards.
Middle sister, Jane, has never really conformed to Almighty's ideal of a perfect granddaughter, so it is not a huge leap for her to imagine she is the guilty party. It is also fairly easy to guess that her offense is the creation of a blog called myevilfamily.com. Oh, the things Jane has revealed about everyone in her prestigious Baltimore family.
Sassy, the youngest, has been riddled with guilt long before Almighty threatened to write them all out of inheriting her millions. Sassy is convinced that she is guilty of murdering someone near and dear to her grandmother's heart. Her confession will hopefully restore the family honor, but will most likely result in her own imprisonment.
Author Natalie Standiford takes readers on a wild ride as each sister recounts recent scandalous events in an effort to soothe their grandmother's ruffled feathers. The novel is filled with pleas for forgiveness, some motivated by honest feelings and regret, and others not. The results of everyone's soul searching turn out to reveal some surprising information about everyone in the family. Fans of Standiford's HOW TO SAY GOODBYE IN ROBOT will want to check this one out.
Helpful Score: 1
Sins of the Sisters..., January 4, 2011
Light, quick read with not much substance. The entire Sullivan family is informed on Christmas Day that they have been cut out of Arden Louisa Norris Sullivan Weems Maguire Hightower Beckendorf's will. Shocked and horrified, the family can't believe what they are hearing. One of them has really done it this time -- and the family knows she is serious. Even though there are 6 children in the family, the book centers on the letters written by the 3 Sullivan sisters who worry that they might have been the one who offended Almighty Lou -- their strong willed grandmother who is the matriarch of a rich and powerful family in Baltimore. She has threatened to disinherit the entire family if the guilty party doesn't appease her with a remorseful confession presented to her before the end of the year.
The three sisters, Norrie, Jane, and Sassy (OK the names got on my nerves) dutifully write their stories for their grandmother detailing the antics and mistakes that might have really been upsetting to Almighty so the book is divided into those three basic parts. I won't detail the stories so there are no spoilers but all I kept thinking was -- which girl is the one who upset her??
The family gathers again on New Year's Day to hear if they are going to get a reprieve. Who was it and what was the crime?
Teens will likely enjoy this funny family tale.
Light, quick read with not much substance. The entire Sullivan family is informed on Christmas Day that they have been cut out of Arden Louisa Norris Sullivan Weems Maguire Hightower Beckendorf's will. Shocked and horrified, the family can't believe what they are hearing. One of them has really done it this time -- and the family knows she is serious. Even though there are 6 children in the family, the book centers on the letters written by the 3 Sullivan sisters who worry that they might have been the one who offended Almighty Lou -- their strong willed grandmother who is the matriarch of a rich and powerful family in Baltimore. She has threatened to disinherit the entire family if the guilty party doesn't appease her with a remorseful confession presented to her before the end of the year.
The three sisters, Norrie, Jane, and Sassy (OK the names got on my nerves) dutifully write their stories for their grandmother detailing the antics and mistakes that might have really been upsetting to Almighty so the book is divided into those three basic parts. I won't detail the stories so there are no spoilers but all I kept thinking was -- which girl is the one who upset her??
The family gathers again on New Year's Day to hear if they are going to get a reprieve. Who was it and what was the crime?
Teens will likely enjoy this funny family tale.
