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Sisters
Loveable Goth, Hazel Fauld is now a 20 year old design student in London, while her supermodel big sister, Roisin is blissfully happily married and trying for a baby. With two other talented musicians, they have founded a Rock band called 'Fauld' after their surname, and are now gigging widely, firmly on the road to success. Hazel has recovered from the tragic loss of her first love, Annie, and is now madly in love with Fauld's bassist, fellow Goth, Rachel Holmes. Her studies are going well. She has good friends and a loving family who adore her new girlfriend. Indeed her incorrigible little sister, Sofie, is besotted. Life is good again and everyone Haze knows is happy. So where is the drama? What could possibly go wrong?
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Published March 19, 2021
About the author
Jo Brodie
17 books5 followersWhilst still missing darkest Wiltshire, Jo Brodie is now an accidental Mancunian, having never quite got round to leaving the city after studying at Manchester University. They write widely under various pen names, on topics that range from Roman and Victorian history to Rock music, and Jo has recently become a regular writer for feminist music Web site ‘Hera Says‘. Jo’s lesbian novels and shorter stories, which are collectively entitled ‘The Saltbury Chronicles’, centre on a diverse cast of characters from the mythical Wiltshire market town of Saltbury. They are love stories, but they are more than just escapism, often exploring serious LGBTQ, gender and other issues along the way. In private life, Jo is happily married with two cats. They play bass and guitar (very badly) and yearn to learn drums, if only the neighbours would understand!
The Saltbury books contain a character called Debbie Stewart, a true Rock guitar heroine. Debbie is not based on any particular real life guitarist. In fact Jo’s actual guitar heroine is a very different figure: Marissa Paternoster of the ‘Screaming Females’. Debbie, though, is who Jo wishes they could be – if only – and you can tell a lot about someone from who they would like to be.
The Saltbury books contain a character called Debbie Stewart, a true Rock guitar heroine. Debbie is not based on any particular real life guitarist. In fact Jo’s actual guitar heroine is a very different figure: Marissa Paternoster of the ‘Screaming Females’. Debbie, though, is who Jo wishes they could be – if only – and you can tell a lot about someone from who they would like to be.
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June 26, 2022
Life continues in the Fauld household, and now with new additions Dani (the wee sensible one - mostly) and Sofie, who is precocious, opinionated, drop-dead cute (- and she knows it), and everybody loves her - especially Haze. I love Jo's depiction of slightly chaotic family life (is there another form?) and the way that most of the rest of the action sort of rotates around Haze's family.
It is fun to see how Haze is navigating London between fashion and music, and when things hit the fan it gets really interesting - I certainly didn't see that coming.
It is fun to see how Haze is navigating London between fashion and music, and when things hit the fan it gets really interesting - I certainly didn't see that coming.
March 20, 2021
Jo Brodie's 'Saltbury Chronicles' series are always bittersweet, funny and thought provoking, with a wealth of well observed, often eccentric characters and 'Sisters' might give regular readers a few surprises. I particularly love narrator Hazel Fauld's precocious little sister Sofie.
April 16, 2022
Okay, so after one loooooooong lovely sitting I finished the reading, then I gave it another go to have a more careful, proper and attentive to details reading, as the first one I was a bit tooooo excited and wanted to know everything as soon as possible. So 4 days later, here I am (and still letting «Sisters» sink on my system) ready to probably write an essay about it (not a good one though, English is not my forté, but I just love this series lol), but I'll save you people from it.
One thing I'd like to admit before I do what I think is sort of a proper review is that I kinda lost my sh!t in the last (maybe) 3 ones ? (okay, I was totally on edge), specially after "Rachel".
On a general note, "Sisters" is a witty, thrilling reading, Annie still giving us some a scare. No! she's giving effing scare (blo0dy hell, Annie!!! I'm still shaking), Rachel being the utmost sweetheart and we having to agonize with Hazel in a dilemma no one would like to experience, ever!. Another highlight for me is that we have the pleasure of getting to know better Roisin and her struggles and honestly, I'm excited to see how her story will unfold (I'm itching of curiosity). And Monster, what can I say about her? She got me cracking up hard. I hope to see more of her in the future. She and another blonde that I won't spoil the name; in the end of chapter 11 I spat on my kindle with a guffaw. And finally, again, I was left crying like a kid, from apprehension, concern and ultimately, sheer joy. I'm still tearful thinking about it.
Also, with "Sisters" I think I made peace with the author, after having my heart broken so badly on "Rachel". I was crossed, very crossed, I should apologize for mentally calling her names and occasionally written ones, the sadists ones are still there, LOL.
Yes, I'm too invested, but that was a blow (on book 4) I was never expecting and I'm still recovering from it, the wound is still fresh haha. So this volume kinda lifted the weight of my chest I wasn't aware of until I finished it. I'm glad I reached book six around a month ago, I don't know if I could survive in such state for many months to get a closure. I'll do another proper reading of the whole series closer to the next release just because.
On a note, I'd like to add (and I'll probably keep repeating myself until the end of the series) that it's being a delight to follow Saltbury Chronicles, the story and the characters, they are just lovely and (again) I'm totally invested.
Jo Brodie's writing is something I'm really looking for after discovering this little big world and I'll surely keep coming back for more, I'm always amazed by how a person can be able to convey so many things using just words and how so many details are intertwined and just hit you like a train when you least expect, some of them just made me do the Chandler Bing bit "I knew it!!! even though I sort of had my suspicious but couldn't quite grasp.
Anyway, I thought I'd be objective on this review, but guess I failed. In the end, I felt/feel so many things reading theses books, such as happiness, sadness, worrying with/and pride of the characters to overcome their traumas and bumps on the road and many many more I can't start describing. Honestly it is as if I'm following the lives of close friends and I cherish them very much, yes.
One thing I'd like to admit before I do what I think is sort of a proper review is that I kinda lost my sh!t in the last (maybe) 3 ones ? (okay, I was totally on edge), specially after "Rachel".
On a general note, "Sisters" is a witty, thrilling reading, Annie still giving us some a scare. No! she's giving effing scare (blo0dy hell, Annie!!! I'm still shaking), Rachel being the utmost sweetheart and we having to agonize with Hazel in a dilemma no one would like to experience, ever!. Another highlight for me is that we have the pleasure of getting to know better Roisin and her struggles and honestly, I'm excited to see how her story will unfold (I'm itching of curiosity). And Monster, what can I say about her? She got me cracking up hard. I hope to see more of her in the future. She and another blonde that I won't spoil the name; in the end of chapter 11 I spat on my kindle with a guffaw. And finally, again, I was left crying like a kid, from apprehension, concern and ultimately, sheer joy. I'm still tearful thinking about it.
Also, with "Sisters" I think I made peace with the author, after having my heart broken so badly on "Rachel". I was crossed, very crossed, I should apologize for mentally calling her names and occasionally written ones, the sadists ones are still there, LOL.
Yes, I'm too invested, but that was a blow (on book 4) I was never expecting and I'm still recovering from it, the wound is still fresh haha. So this volume kinda lifted the weight of my chest I wasn't aware of until I finished it. I'm glad I reached book six around a month ago, I don't know if I could survive in such state for many months to get a closure. I'll do another proper reading of the whole series closer to the next release just because.
On a note, I'd like to add (and I'll probably keep repeating myself until the end of the series) that it's being a delight to follow Saltbury Chronicles, the story and the characters, they are just lovely and (again) I'm totally invested.
Jo Brodie's writing is something I'm really looking for after discovering this little big world and I'll surely keep coming back for more, I'm always amazed by how a person can be able to convey so many things using just words and how so many details are intertwined and just hit you like a train when you least expect, some of them just made me do the Chandler Bing bit "I knew it!!! even though I sort of had my suspicious but couldn't quite grasp.
Anyway, I thought I'd be objective on this review, but guess I failed. In the end, I felt/feel so many things reading theses books, such as happiness, sadness, worrying with/and pride of the characters to overcome their traumas and bumps on the road and many many more I can't start describing. Honestly it is as if I'm following the lives of close friends and I cherish them very much, yes.
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