My Sister’s Boyfriend – Nicola Marsh

Brooke’s face lights up and the corners of her eyes crinkle as she smiles brightly at her new boyfriend. He gently pulls her in, nestling her cheek on his chest. But when he turns his head towards me, my blood runs cold. I know my sister’s life is in danger…

I would recognize that face anywhere. Handsome and chiseled. The perfect mask. I prayed I would never see Noel Harwood again, but here he is, sneering at me over Brooke’s shoulder.

I want to protect her, but I remember the last time I saw her. Voice dripping with venom, she said she would never forgive my betrayal. I want to scream at her to run and tell her that Noel has done terrible things, but the words die in my throat. I’ve lied too often for her to believe me over her knight-in-shining-armor.

I need to be smart if I want to save my sister. Noel might think he’s one step ahead, but he has no idea what I’m capable of. He could never imagine the darkness that lurks in our family. Or the truth about what happened on the jagged clifftop, all those years ago.

I nearly lost Brooke once, and I’ll never let that happen again. I’ll do whatever it takes to protect her…

Review

If you saw my previous post, it was actually for the first book of this series/duology: my sister‘s husband.

I thought My Sister‘s Husband was amazing and groundbreaking; ever since I read it, I always go around hailing it as one of my favourite books ever, and I actually have The Scandal by the same author on my TBR list.

Now, when I saw this book on Netgalley, I obviously jumped to the chance and requested it. I actually didn’t know that this was a sequel; the premise just really drew me in, so I requested it, and when I got confirmation that I got approved, I started researching Nicola Marsh’s works, which led me to find My Sister’s Husband, read it, and realised just then that My Sister’s Boyfriend was its sequel, so win-win for me.

My Sister‘s Boyfriend picks up after two years after the events from my sister‘s husband. I didn’t really like the way the characters lives ended up changing after the first book’s ending, but I still enjoyed the story. I knew the main twist; it was pretty obvious (at least for me), as it is most of the time with twin plots in thrillers.

I am not going to lie; I missed Freya. I missed her character when coming back to the Shomack sister’s world, and even though I didn’t really like how the characters lives ended up being, I understand that without those decisions, the book couldn’t have become what it is. After finishing the book, I couldn’t help but think, “Huh, you know what?” I would like another book focused now on Lizzie; I’m curious about her after this.”

Of course, you really do have to read My Sister’s Husband before this; I really promise you won’t regret it. As for this installment, it was entertaining, and I liked the feeling of nostalgia that the author brought to me when the characters started showing up. The first book was twisty; this one did feel like a continuation, but above all, it felt even more like a bridge between My Sister’s Husband and a third book, so I think as a companion and a book that sets up the stage for another one is good, but if this does end up being just a duology, then I would give it a little bit more of a lukewarm feeling.