The Almost Archer Sisters

I couldn't put this book down!! From beginning to end, I was interested and curious about each character, and I couldn't wait to find out what happened to them. The relationship between the sisters was so real, and written with such compassion that I felt like I knew them. All of the characters could easily resemble a real family, with real pain, and real love. I enjoyed this book so much and I can't wait to see what else Lisa Gabriele has in store. I am truly a fan!!

So many authors attempt to look at 'female relationships', few manage to capture them. Gabriele does, she doesn't flinch from the intimate cruelty we can inflict on each other, humorously and perfectly capturing the the subtle ways we punish people we love. Though the sisters in this book feel an intense, perhaps unhealthy, loyalty toward each other, it is tested by their differences, shared pain and hidden anger. As a rural housewife and her glamorous big city sister work through their conflicts, Gabriele avoids any cliched idealizations of motherhood and "Sex & the City" type success and delivers a novel that is real - and really good.

I loved this book! The characters each got under my skin and I couldnt stop thinking about them long after I closed the last page (in tears). Their stories, desires, struggles, heartaches and triumphs. What a family this is. This is one beautiful and broken home I would love to be a part of.