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Aug 10, 2008

SheWunders rated it:

Sisters of Misery is an absolutely disturbing and entrancing YA read! My fingers and eyes were glued to this book the moment I grabbed it.

"Don’t look now at the faces three,
The Witch Sisters of Misery.
Close your eyes and hold your breath
Witches of Misery will bring your death.
Shut your windows, doors up tight,
The Witches of Misery come tonight."

Madeline Crane, a senior at the highbrow Hawthorne Academy, lives on the fringe a power h More...

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Jul 26, 2008

Jennifer rated it:

Reviewed by Amber Gibson for TeensReadToo.com

Maddie Crane is a New England prep by default, not by choice. It seems that her entire life has been dictated by her mother and her controlling clique of friends, The Sisters of Misery. It has always been easier for Maddie to just go along with The Sisters, to avoid incurring their wrath. She might be nice, but Maddie doesn't have courage. She is always a follower, never a leader.

Cordelia LeClaire, Maddie's cousin, is a free s More...

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Aug 05, 2009

Samantha rated it:

Sisters of Misery was an incredible novel. Part gothic, part chilling horror story, and part harrowing realistic fiction, this book has it all: mystery, romance, and gosh, a whole lot of suspense. This was one of the most suspenseful books I have ever read. Maddie Crane lives in the small town of Hawthorne, Massachusetts known for its conservative, closed community and its witch trials back in the 1600s. Maddie belongs to the Sisters of Misery, a group of ruthless girls who rule the social scene More...

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Aug 08, 2008

Sandie rated it:

Something wicked this way comes......and they are the Sisters of Misery, a nasty little group of high school girls residing in the affluent seaside community of Hawthorne, Massachusetts (just a stones throw from Salem). This witchy and exclusive clique is presided over by Kate Endicott who is out to ridicule, demoralize, control or destroy anyone who doesn't "fit" into the posh, powerful and perfect world of her making.

Maddie Crane is a fifteen year old whose mother has be More...

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Jul 31, 2008

Rachael rated it:

Maddie Crane is a young resident of Hawthorne, a small town with a violent history. Though not as famous as the Salem Witch Trials, the persecution of any outcast female in Hawthorne at that time was just as bad, if not more brutal. Hawthorne’s past carries into the present though, as this small town seems set on not welcoming newcomers, especially Maddie’s aunt Rebecca and beautiful cousin Cordelia. Much of this grief comes from Maddie’s circle of so-called-friends, the Sisters of Misery. But s More...

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Feb 27, 2011

Kristi (The Story Siren) added it

Hawthorne may be a sleepy seaside town, but historically it is known for the witch hunts that aspired there and the death of three women. Much like it’s neighboring town Salem. The town today, however, seems to be full of modern day bit****, I mean witches!

Maddie Crane has lived in Hawthorne her whole life and thanks to her mother she runs around with the girls that have everything, Kate, Darcy, Hannah and Bridget. They even have an exclusive “club” they all belong to, and they call More...

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Dec 29, 2009

Shaun rated it:

If it is possible to make the rich look any more vile and horrible than they have been most recently following the near-global economic recession, then Megan Kelley Hall has done so with her slightly fantastic, suspenseful, and otherwise disconcerting novel, Sisters of Misery. Reminiscent of themes we’ve seen before, and the first book in a series (so far there are two books, with The Lost Sister hitting shelves last August), Sisters of Misery makes all those college frat movies about secret soc More...

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Aug 07, 2009

Yan rated it:

This book was beyond riveting. Intense, strong, and heart-pounding, Sisters of Misery will keep readers back-hunched and dying to read more. Megan Kelley Hall is an author worth watching out for and stalked for the next release.

Every single last character is a power house that demands attention. Each character is defined by a single word—Maddie the innocent one, Cordelia the wild one, Kate the evil one—but surprisingly each characters carries so much more than that. They have their f More...

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Jul 02, 2010

Courtney rated it:

I had some very mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, I felt as though the underlying motivations behind bullying (and those who go along with it) were spot-on. I liked Cordelia's character as well as the grandmother. The story was intriguing and kept me interested to the end. On the other hand, the plot was kind of all over the place. The elements of wicca and runestones, while presented as a major thematic element, were ultimately underdeveloped. Some of the characters should probab More...

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Jun 16, 2009

Taylor rated it:

At first glance of the back of this book, you think "great. that's all i need. another book about annoying teenage girls being mean to each other and seeing who gets the best guys." But because of my new system of picking out books (which is grabbing random books off the shelf and buying them) I bought this one. As I started it, my original thoughts of the book didn't change. But as the book crawled on, I was more and more interested. This book has an unsuspecting twist. So, it turned More...

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Jun 09, 2011

Xiaojuanwu added it

Aren't you nervous when someone is going to come in and live with you?

Maddie Crane is scared and nervous about her arrival cousin and aunt, Claudia LeClaire and Rebecca LeClaire. LeClaire comes to join in Crane because of family accidence. Abigail, Maddie's mother is not excited at all about her sister, Rebecca is coming. She warns her daughter not to get too close to them and it seems like something bad spirit about LeClaires. However, Maddie's grandmother is pleasant about family uni More...

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Dec 11, 2011

Mister Bookgazer rated it:

Meine Meinung ...
Die Geschichte von den Sisters of Misery hat mir gut gefallen. Sie hatte etwas
düsteres, geheimnissvolles und magisches an sich. Spannung und Geheimnisse umgeben
die ganze Story und nach weiterem Verlauf des lesens wird dann auch dem Leser klar
was sich alles in der kleinen Stadt Hawthorne so abspielt. Idyllisch und klar, so wie die Stadt sich nach außen hin zeigt ist sie keinesfalls. Ein dunkles Loch zieht sich durch die Einwohner und lässt diese zu grauenv More...

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Aug 04, 2009

Odette rated it:

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Mar 16, 2009

Goldie rated it:

Abs. loved this book. I couldn't put it dowm. The characters are completely fresh when related to other Gothic novels of note. It's delicously creepy and fantastical with elements of the surreal mixed in proportionatly. I can't wait for the sequel, although my ONE qualm is I don't understand Cordelia's anger towards Maddie, oh well guess we'll find out soon!!!

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Feb 08, 2011

ara133photography rated it:

For some reason I started this book several times without quite getting into it, but I finally actually gave it a try this week and WOW, awesome book!!! Can't wait to pick up the sequel! Really good mystery. It was very dark and scary, but not in the way I thought it was going to be (the back cover review is not very telling of the actual book, in my opinion!) - and that's not a bad thing, it just made it more mysterious and I never knew what was going to happen next.

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Mar 26, 2011

Anne rated it:

oh, God this book was amazing, it was adventurous, thriller-ish, filled with mystery, great book, highly recomended. i loved it.

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Apr 30, 2010

Eyna rated it:

WOW..... sooo good. A plot full of interesting twists and turns!I REALLY COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!!!

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Aug 04, 2011

Georgeanna rated it:

had me on the edge of my seat not knowing what truely happened...until the sequel.

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Aug 25, 2010

Siena rated it:

This is a haunting and scary book. It has a truly gothic feel.

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Jan 21, 2012

Mandy marked it as to-read

logan, online libary, does not have

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Jul 28, 2011

Selina rated it:

Actually 3.75

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Mar 29, 2011

Lisa rated it:

I couldn't get into this book and I had to put it down.

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Jul 15, 2009

Rosie added it

i loved this book from beginning to end!

the prelude was slightly creepy though!

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Sep 15, 2008

Rachee rated it:

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Sep 28, 2008

Reader17 rated it:

Loved this book. I couldn't put it down. It was such an amazing book. You never knew what was going to happen. Still at the end I don't know what happened to the sister. Who is telling the truth, who was involved and what actually happened.

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Sep 08, 2008

Jocelyn rated it:

This book is INCREDIBLE! The writer evokes the most amazing imagery. She has the ability to make even the most simple tasks sound magical. Megan Kelley Hall writes like Alice Hoffman with the heart-stopping suspense of Jodi Picoult.

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Oct 04, 2008

Kathleen rated it:

This book was awesome! It's very magical in nature and very shocking too. You can read my full review here

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Nov 18, 2011

Karen rated it:

I don't think this book was for me. Maybe, witches just aren't my thing. I wasn't exactly captivated by the story and I found myself wanting to put it down numerous times.

It just wasn't for me...

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May 24, 2010

Rosalie rated it:

i dint actually finish this book i did browse through the last few chapters and i couldn't get in to the book i till chapter 4

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Jul 26, 2010

Biblophile rated it:

Really enjoyed this one. Hope to get my hands on the next in the series soon.

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