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Liked It 0 of 1 members found this review helpful Rated 4 stars “This story was very interesting and read sort of like a screen play, with catchy lines and comebacks. The story essentially is about two sisters ,Elizabeth and Ruth, (Elizabeth adopted because her own parents had died tragically), and the hatred has towards her from day one. Ruth plots and...” see full review » see other reviews »

Didn’t Like It Rated 2 stars “I didn't really care for this book. "Sin" is the second Josephine Hart book that I've read. "Damage" was the first and it was so good. "Sin"? Not so much. The premise was interesting: Ruth has a hatred for her cousin Elizabeth, a hatred that's deep and dark and vicious. Why does Ruth hate...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  “I didn't really care for this book. "Sin" is the second Josephine Hart book that I've read. "Damage" was the first and it was so good. "Sin"? Not so much. The premise was interesting: Ruth has a hatred for her cousin Elizabeth, a hatred that's deep and dark and vicious. Why does Ruth hate Elizabeth? For the simple reason that Elizabeth came first in Ruth's parent's hearts, or so she believed. Elizabeth was orphaned as an infant and subsequently raised by her aunt and uncle. Said aunt later gives birth to her own child, a girl named Ruth. Almost from birth Ruth feels second-best to Elizabeth, the one who came first in her parent's hearts (or so she believed). Ruth carries a lifelong grudge against Elizabeth that causes her to do the most shocking things, all in an effort to hurt her enemy, her sweet and innocent cousin Elizabeth.
  
  So the book sounds good but for some reason I just couldn't get into it. Elizabeth was such a blank character, almost a nonentity. She's sweet and kind and loving towards Ruth. She seemed to barely have a personality. And Ruth was so dark and evil inside that she seemed almost a caricature of a human being. There were no likable characters in this book for me. It was a disappointment and I cannot recommend it.”

  Bookworm wrote this review Friday, May 29, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “This story was very interesting and read sort of like a screen play, with catchy lines and comebacks. The story essentially is about two sisters ,Elizabeth and Ruth, (Elizabeth adopted because her own parents had died tragically), and the hatred has towards her from day one. Ruth plots and creates a variety of scenarios to spite, hurt and torture her sister, but in the end, it may be Elizabeth who sweet-bitterness of the last laugh. A sort of modern tragic story that has it's own pace and rhythm. I reccomend this book favorably.”

  Alejandro wrote this review Tuesday, September 16, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No