The talented miss Rosa
Author : Justine larblestier
Title : My Sister Rosa
Published : 26/12/2017
Pages : 338
Genre : Young Adult / Thriller
Publisher : Soho Teen
Seventeen-year-old Aussie Che Taylor loves his younger sister, Rosa. But he's also certain that she's a psychopath--clinically, threateningly, dangerously. Recently Rosa has been making trouble, hurting things. Che is the only one who knows; he's the only one his sister trusts. Rosa is smart, talented, pretty, and very good at hiding what she is and the manipulation she's capable of. Che's always been Rosa's rock, protecting her from the world. Now, the world might need protection from her.
I'm definitely a big fan of stories on the darker side of life and when it comes to Rosa it doesn't get much dark. She is cold, calculating and manipulative and she truly doesn't care what others think of her. I honestly did think I would be creeped out by Rosa as much as I was. I think what makes her so truly unnerving is that in most books of this elk the antagonist has a reason for their actions. But in the case of Rosa, she simply doses things because she can.
she is the ever-looming boogie man in Che's life. You kind of have to feel for him, How do you cope when a sibling is a psychopath. Is the family bond enough to keep you going and how can you love someone when you know that they will never love you back because they are completely incapable of doing so? The dynamic between these two is like the old fable of the frog and the scorpion. From the first moment, you learn what Rosa truly is you are just waiting for her to sting him. We are given clues to her plan for Che throughout the story but much like our leading character, it is easy to miss them as I progressed through the story. In some ways, it's like the first time you watch the sixth sense and you end up feeling a little dumb for not realizing sooner. This we can put down to the authors skillful building of the plot and a character she has clearly spent time getting to know.
This book is a tale of two themes, while Che and Rosa play there game of deadly chess it is also about a boy trying to find his place in the world. He is very relatable he goes through the everyday pitfalls of any teenager out there. Che is the grounding for the story giving me a very human entry into this family's strange story. While trying to make new friends and his first stumbling steps into a romantic relationship. This all allows the author to open up the expanding world of New York. I got to see it for the diverse and interesting place I remember it being. Each of the characters adding layers to the story and showing a broad spectrum of the citizens of this city. And with these people, she explores bigger questions of identity and sexuality that I was not expecting from this book. But even with so much going on between the pages it never felt overwhelming. There is a fine balance drawn between each of the strands in the plot.
I found this to be a thoroughly enjoyable book to have spent some time with. All the elements came together in such a complementary way as to bind me to the pages. It left me surprised as there was far less violence than I was expecting. But this for me was a great revelation, it is far from psychological and allowed it's self to get into my headspace. I think with this outing it brought the creepy factor up to eleven. With a charterer that could quite easily have descended into pantomime but thankfully didn't. So close the curtains, dim the lights and get to know the wonderfully talented miss Rosa.
she is the ever-looming boogie man in Che's life. You kind of have to feel for him, How do you cope when a sibling is a psychopath. Is the family bond enough to keep you going and how can you love someone when you know that they will never love you back because they are completely incapable of doing so? The dynamic between these two is like the old fable of the frog and the scorpion. From the first moment, you learn what Rosa truly is you are just waiting for her to sting him. We are given clues to her plan for Che throughout the story but much like our leading character, it is easy to miss them as I progressed through the story. In some ways, it's like the first time you watch the sixth sense and you end up feeling a little dumb for not realizing sooner. This we can put down to the authors skillful building of the plot and a character she has clearly spent time getting to know.
This book is a tale of two themes, while Che and Rosa play there game of deadly chess it is also about a boy trying to find his place in the world. He is very relatable he goes through the everyday pitfalls of any teenager out there. Che is the grounding for the story giving me a very human entry into this family's strange story. While trying to make new friends and his first stumbling steps into a romantic relationship. This all allows the author to open up the expanding world of New York. I got to see it for the diverse and interesting place I remember it being. Each of the characters adding layers to the story and showing a broad spectrum of the citizens of this city. And with these people, she explores bigger questions of identity and sexuality that I was not expecting from this book. But even with so much going on between the pages it never felt overwhelming. There is a fine balance drawn between each of the strands in the plot.
I found this to be a thoroughly enjoyable book to have spent some time with. All the elements came together in such a complementary way as to bind me to the pages. It left me surprised as there was far less violence than I was expecting. But this for me was a great revelation, it is far from psychological and allowed it's self to get into my headspace. I think with this outing it brought the creepy factor up to eleven. With a charterer that could quite easily have descended into pantomime but thankfully didn't. So close the curtains, dim the lights and get to know the wonderfully talented miss Rosa.
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