The Sister Pact

A suicide pact was supposed to keep them together, but a broken promise tore them apart
Allie is devastated when her older sister commits suicide - and not just because she misses her. Allie feels betrayed. The two made a pact that they'd always be together, in life, and in death, but Leah broke her promise and Allie needs to know why.

Her parents hover. Her friends try to support her. And Nick, sweet Nick, keeps calling and flirting. Their sympathy only intensifies her grief.

But the more she clings to Leah, the more secrets surface. Allie's not sure which is more distressing: discovering the truth behind her sister's death or facing her new reality without her.

I received a copy of this e-book in return for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

My rating: four out of five stars

This book was a tough read for me. It is about a girl who's sister commits suicide. While it looks to everyone else like she is just coping with the loss, what she is really struggling with is the fact that her sister did it without her. They had a suicide pact.

My current struggles with depression and my experiences with family with extensive mental health issues made this book really hard for me. My heart hurt to read about poor Allie trying to figure out how to go on without her sister, really struck a cord with me. Allie slowly learns things about her sister, things that her sister kept hidden behind her façade of being a "perfect" person. I love that Allie used her art as a way to express her grief. The characters were all very easy to relate to and understand.

Allie's struggle with an addiction to over the counter and prescription medications is a very real problem in today's culture. Its hard finding the right words to adequately describe how I felt about this book. While I did like the book overall, it was hard to read. Hard to see someone struggling. Hard to read about someone coping with a loss as big as a sister's suicide.

Overall this one gets four of five stars. I will say, I wouldn't recommend this book for the younger high school kids. Personally I wouldn't want my girls to read it until they were older, just a little too deep I think. Just a personal note.