The Favorite Sister

By: Jessica Knoll

Narrated by: Ashlie Atkinson, Jenni Barber, Aja Naomi King

Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's Summary

From Jessica Knoll - author of Luckiest Girl Alive, the instant New York Times best seller and the best-selling debut novel of 2015 - comes a blisteringly paced thriller starring competitive sisters whose dark secrets and lies result in murder when they sign on to a reality TV show. 

When five hypersuccessful women agree to appear on a reality series set in New York City called Goal Diggers, the producers never expect the season will end in murder.... 

Brett's the fan favorite. Tattooed and only 27, the meteoric success of her spin studio - and her recent engagement to her girlfriend - has made her the object of jealousy and vitriol from her castmates. 

Kelly, Brett's older sister and business partner, is the most recent recruit, dismissed as a hanger-on by veteran cast. The golden child growing up, she defers to Brett now - a role that requires her to protect their shocking secret. 

Stephanie, the first black cast member and the oldest, is a successful best-selling author of erotic novels. There have long been whispers about her hot, nonworking actor-husband and his wandering eye, but this season the focus is on the rift that has opened between her and Brett, former best friends - and resentment soon breeds contempt. 

Lauren, the start-up world's darling whose drinking has gotten out of control, is Goal Diggers' recovery narrative - everyone loves a comeback story. 

And Jen, made rich and famous through her cultishly popular vegan food line plays a holistic hippie for the cameras but is perhaps the most ruthless of them all when the cameras are off. 

The Favorite Sister explores the invisible barriers that prevent women from rising up the ranks in today's America - and offers a scathing take on the oft-lionized bonds of sisterhood and the relentless pressure to stay young, relevant, and salable. 

©2018 Jessic Knoll (P)2018 Simon & Schuster Audio

Critic Reviews

"Knife-sharp and enthralling, Jessica Knoll's The Favorite Sister is as bold and smart and audacious a novel about women and ambition as you could hope for. A more-than-worthy follow-up to Luckiest Girl Alive, it proves Knoll is a literary force to be reckoned with." (Megan Abbott, New York Times best-selling author of You Will Know Me)

Thankful for a refund

I’m so thankful Audible let’s you return books. How did the narrator of Brett ever become a narrator? I only made it a short way through Chapter 1 and couldn’t get past the narrator’s voice and had to abandon listening all together. Really unfortunate.

12 of 13 people found this review helpful

I never thought it would end

The first 15 chapters are slow, confusing, and painful. I found myself drifting off more than once. It started to pick up and become interesting around chapter 15. The end!? Terrible. It really needn’t be as long as it is. I’m just glad it’s over.

4 of 4 people found this review helpful

The story might be ok

The story might be ok but readers are beyond annoying! It ruins it, I can’t listen anymore....

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I hope I can get a refund!

After 5 hours of listening...I have no clue what I'm listening to. The narrators (especially Brett) are boring and I just don't like listening to them. I've gotten so lost in the story that it's just not worth having anymore! Please give me a refund!

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

The best book I’ve read this year

Both the author and the narrators of this audiobook are extremely talented. This writing explores the dark and selfish minds of successful women as well as agism, family bonds, feminism, fame, and American culture. It’s a pessimistic view on sisterhood and friendship, but there’s truth and grit to it that make it a tantalizing read.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Not worth a credit

I’ve been an audible member over five years, and this is only the second book I’ve returned. I love reality tv, but this book is poorly written, hard to follow characters, and I could only make it three hours in. I didn’t have high expectations, but thought it might be a fun summer listen. I wouldn’t waste a credit.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Didn’t see the ending!!!

Like others, I though this book was slow to start. More than half is a ton of back story. Then it takes off and I couldn’t stop listening!!! Twisted ending!!!!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

meh

The book bounced all over the place and the voices of the characters did not match what the description was. The book also was made to sound like a Real Housewives of New York but with different voices and chapters of characters nothing really matched up. I would not download or waste time with book that was all over the place.

Painful

I saw tons of people saying they were reading this book and is a best seller so I decide to. Big mistake.
Dumb book, not worth it.
Maybe if you read it, it might be a bit better but the audio version is terrible!
The performance for the Brett character is so bad, literally hurts your ears.
I don’t recommend this book :(

Narrators

The story was extremely slow to start and the narrators were absolutely painful to listen to. It almost seems satirical how bad they are

Worth the wait!

I loved Jessica Knoll's first novel, and every few weeks I'd check to see if and when she'd write another one. So I was really excited about this. and I'm so relived it didn't dissapoint! it was gripping with some great twists and turns a great performance by the ladies doing the audio as well. Such an outstanding read, please write more like this! I love the way the author reaches into the dark and unspeakable but realistic corners of the minds of her characters.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful