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The Shadow Sister
- The Seven Sisters, Book 3
- Narrated by: Jessica Preddy
- Series: The Seven Sisters, Book 3
- Length: 18 hrs and 36 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
When their father dies, Star D'Aplièse and her six sisters, all adopted by him from the four corners of the world, are left with few clues to their heritage. But Star - the most enigmatic of the sisters - is hesitant to step out of the safety of the close relationship she shares with her sister CeCe. In desperation, she decides to follow her first clue, which leads her to an antiquarian bookshop in London, and the start of a whole new world....
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Jacqueline Benz
- 25-01-2021
This was good but not the best of the series :)
Intriguing story of someone trying to find her voice and a yearn for identity.
It was quite a different story that had a pleasing end.
Lovely!
Jacqui of Noosa Queensland Australia. 2021
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- Paddington
- 26-09-2020
Enjoyed this book
I am loving this series of the Seven Sisters. Each story is very different and captivating. Can’t wait to listen to the next one.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-12-2019
Beautiful and riveting
To see the characters emerge was a joy. Following Star was s beautiful journey. Loved it
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- carmel
- 06-10-2019
Don’t bother , it is a ver laborious read
Awful , so so disappointed . The others in this series are ok , what happened to this one
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- Anonymous User
- 07-07-2019
Such a star
I’ve been listening to the Seven Sisters in awe and have loved all three thus far. This one is particularly good. I’m was enamoured by all of the characters & the story line was so entertaining & interesting. I would recommend to any lovers of history,intrigue, romance & classic characters. Can’t wait for the fourth book.
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- HeatherOz
- 25-06-2019
Next sister in the saga
I am enjoying these stories. Easy listening. I find it a bit difficult following the family trees in each story though - might need to start drawing one up. The other issue I have is understanding how the keepsake Pa Salt leaves for each sister came into his possession. I just hope that at some stage this will be sorted out. Onto the next one.
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- BJI
- 14-05-2019
A third great history mystery .
How long can I put off listening to The 4th story. I need some more comfortable headphones!!
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- Anonymous User
- 24-04-2019
interesting history line
i enjoyed Stars story. i just think the last few chapters could be writen in a paragragh same as Ali's story. I thought introducing the Beatrice Potter and King Berty's history was very innovative. looking forward to the next sisters story
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- Georgie
- 28-02-2017
Best one yet!!
This book was by far the best in series yet! Can't wait for more from the 7 sisters!
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- Dominique Saunders
- 07-02-2017
Enjoyable listening on tedious drive
Interesting interweaving of family stories, even including Beatrix Potter. Narration was quite good for an Australian listener with just a few exceptions
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- ZR.
- 01-12-2016
So disappointing! :(
Would you try another book from Lucinda Riley and/or Jessica Preddy?
I am a huge fan of Lucinda Riley, this however was not her best in my humble opinion. I understand that Star is subdued and quiet but I found her pretty boring. Everyone seems to go out of their way to enthusiastically support her and be there for her, but I'm not sure why. I didn't find her very appealing and it was therefore hard to stay interested in her story.
The first two in this series were so fun to follow and explore with the characters. With Star I just felt like she needs to hear her own voice and be with herself. Since she's fallen in love with Mouse (I cannot get used to calling a grown man "Mouse") she will just end up falling into the same co-dependant weirdness with him as she had with her sister. So I wasn't even that happy for her when things began to solidify with him.
What didn’t you like about Jessica Preddy’s performance?
The narrator didn't have a male voice so I got confused often as to who was talking. There wasn't enough definition between accents and voices. Beyond that, Star and she sister Cici seemed to have a part French part German accent. I'm not sure if this was intentional or not but I found it peculiar.
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- lynne m vokatis
- 06-12-2016
The best in the series yet
I loved this book so much ! Lucinda Riley did amazing job and and relatively new narrator Jessica Preddy was divine I loved her ! I loved this book and as well as the other too but I love England and the time period and it was so well written I didn't want it to end . It was different than the other too with out giving spoiler alerts it was just exquisite. Really Lucinda well done Bravo from across the pond . Someday I will visit all those lovely places . And Jessica I hope to hear your voice on some lovely books your voice was spot on and perfect .
7 people found this helpful
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- Betsy Ramm
- 03-12-2016
I love this series!
Ms. Riley doesn't disappoint. Star's story is wonderful. She can't write these books fast enough.
This narrator is MUCH better, thank you!!
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- Amy
- 26-02-2018
Irritating narrators put on accent...
Really didn't enjoy how the narrator put an accent on for each of the characters, especially Star who is French. Made it difficult to get through the book without being irritated by it, so didn't actually take in the story.
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- Jessica Jones
- 20-12-2016
Best Book Series I've read in years
Lucinda Riley is an expert storyteller. I've been enthralled with the 7 sisters series since day 1 and this installment about Star was perfect. I so appreciate that the author isn't afraid to embrace love and compassion, truth and courage. I will now begin waiting for the next book!
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- Allison
- 19-11-2016
Joy, Sorrow, Sacrifice, A Wonderful Emotional Read
Any additional comments?
So far, I have greatly enjoyed The Seven Sisters series. I have been anticipating this story since the moment we were introduced to Star in the first book. Lucinda Riley exceeded my expectations, giving us a story packed with emotion.
The story starts with Star, who is realizing she needs to step out of the shadow of her sister and be her own person. I think the way Ms. Riley did this was perfect for Star's personality (through, truthfully, at times, I wanted Star to shout at her sister and tell her off - though that wouldn't have been Star at all).
Then we learn Flora's story, and I loved many of the parallels between her and Star and at times felt so involved with Flora's story I felt nervous for her! Her story was so satisfying.
I think one of my favorite things about this story is the growth of the characters Star and Mouse. They really grow and change throughout the story and have such depth.
I would say that there is really not as much romance in this book as the previous two, it's more on the periphery (for Star, at least). This isn't a bad thing at all, though I'd have to say my only complaint is feeling like Star's story ended a bit soon. I would have liked to see an epilogue, but perhaps as the other stories move forward we can learn more of how her story ends.
Also, we have a couple more instances of them seeing a person who looks mysteriously like a certain person (no spoilers here!). I can't wait to find out more of this mystery!
Overall, this is one of my favorite books of Ms. Riley's so far and will for sure be listening again. Jessica Preddy does an excellent job with the voices and accents and she's a real pleasure to listen to. I intend to look for more books narrated by her!
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- Peggy
- 22-02-2017
Best of the series so far
I enjoyed this book much more than the other two in the series. I'm not sure why that is, except perhaps that the characters and their specific struggles appealed to me more.
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- Jody in Minneapolis
- 29-07-2017
One is best, 3 is better than 2! Maus not Mouse
Where does The Shadow Sister rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I've fallen in love with Lucinda Riley's story telling. Girl On The Cliff and The Light Behind The Window are my favorites. She can take factual history and weave a fictitious story around it: Mrs. Keppel was the favorite mistress of the Prince/King of England and her eldest daughter had a lesbian relationship with Vita Sackville-West and how Lucinda tied the name of Orlando into this story. Also how Beatrix Potter was their neighbor in the Lakes District in the 1909 story.I had to go back a re-listen to several chapters to get the story clear, especially towards the end, as it became confusing with who was the illegitimate child of who and how the past influenced the present.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Shadow Sister?
When she does Rory, the 6 year old deaf boy, with his excitement and innocence. Yes, Star was a quiet girl, perhaps mildly autistic/Asperger's. I had to google why Mouse (or rather Maus) was chosen as the older brothers nickname. I could see Matthias Schoenaerts as Mouse, and Scarlett Johansson, Léa Seydoux or Blake Lively as Star.
What does Jessica Preddy bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I swear she said Laura as many times as she did Flora!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Amy Alice
- 12-02-2017
It was only "fair"
Would you try another book from Lucinda Riley and/or Jessica Preddy?
Yes. I'm intrigued by the premise of the 7-book series, but overall, the stories are getting more implausible.
Any additional comments?
While the series is entertaining, if you give the story a little bit of thought it falls apart. In this book as well as the last one, any number of problems would be resolved if only the sisters would leave their cell phones ON. There's a convenient "lack of cell service" even when they are on. For such a close family, they are remarkably selfish (not really willing to go to sisters' fiance's funeral for example). And while the historical back story is interesting, it's pretty convoluted - what they're describing happened two, or maybe it's three, generations ago (I think) and I'm still not sure of the connection between Flora and Star.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Asha H
- 11-02-2017
Love these stories despite myself
I've read the first two books and have been looking forward to Star's story. It took me awhile to warm up to this one, in part because I found the bad French accents irritating, made more so by the fact that Star thought with one accent and spoke with another. Was the French accent really necessary?
As always, Lucinda's story-telling completely won me over in the end, and made me not care about the flaws. Don't miss the author's note at the end of the book. I forgave everything that bothered me.
I have to note however, that I feel trepidations about Cece's story to come. Cece was distinctly unlikable in this book. There are hints in Cece's chapter that she has some insight into her unlikability, so of course I will have to pick up the next book when it comes out, curious, as always, where Lucinda will spirit me next.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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- Frances
- 31-12-2016
Poor narration spoils this audiobook
I am a great fan of Lucinda Riley but of all the Seven Sisters books that she has written to date, I found this the least engaging. I found it difficult to warm to the protagonist who never really came alive for me. However, the character of Flora was far more successful and for me, it was she who 'carried' the book along.
The narrator was very badly chosen, unlike previous narrators in this series. There was practically no differentiation between characters, men and women all sounded alike and her attempts at regional accents were cringe-making. Furthermore, there were some very strange pronunciations.
I shall look forward to the next book to in the series but I do hope that a different narrator will be chosen.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Leonilde Van Munster
- 20-12-2016
Worth the wait
Loved it as much as the first two books. cannot wait for the third book
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-12-2016
love,
I absolutely loved this book, the highs & lows of 'Star'. trying to find herself. Sad that it's now finished
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- Glitteringbug
- 09-12-2016
Best so far.
This has been my favourite of the Severn sisters books. The narrator was good and was pleased that this time she didn't use a French accent for star all time. Now it's the long wait for the next instalment.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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- Mrs. Nicola Jemphrey
- 30-11-2016
Not as good as the previous two in the series
I am wondering if Lucinda Riley has been too ambitious in trying to write a seven book series about the same family. This particular story seemed even more far-fetched than the previous two but the thing I disliked most about it was that many of the characters seemed to change personality according to the demands of the plot; also that some of them were caricatures rather than real people. The narration was very stilted for much of the time, the narrator not seeming to have the ability to look ahead in a particular sentence to see what is coming next, and some of her accents were painful to listen to, in particular the Cockney and Scottish ones. I think I might have given up on this book were it not for the fact that I am intrigued by how the stories will finally fit together, whether Pa Salt is still alive and who he really is, and the identity of the seventh sister. Perhaps Lucinda Riley should concentrate on writing a quality fourth book in the series rather than dividing her attention between different writing projects.
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- Tony Colman
- 30-01-2020
Very disappointing
I love this author but the narration of this book was atrocious Accents used when they shouldn’t terrible story telling. I had to stop I couldn’t listen to her any more just ruined the book for me.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Abbey
- 13-01-2017
excellent
I have loved every one of the Star Sisters stories. The series is beautifully written and narration is excellent. Very addictive and most enjoyable. cant wait to discover the next sister's past, and future.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- D. E. Dion
- 07-12-2016
Brilliant
love these books. Now have to wait impatiently for the next one .
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- Sue
- 06-12-2016
The S hadow Sister
I really enjoyed once again the tripping back in time . It made a wonderful story
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- Angela
- 29-11-2016
a great continuation of the seven sister's saga
Upon finishing I cannot wait for the next novel! I learned so much about British history too - at least the places mentioned are easier to visit than the first two stories!!
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