The Favorite Sister

By: Jessica Knoll

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

From the author of Luckiest Girl Alive—now a Netflix film—comes the “engrossing” (People) New York Times bestseller starring two sisters who join the cast of a reality TV series…and only one will make it out alive.

Brett and Kelly have always toed the line between supportive sisters and bitter rivals. Growing up, Brett was the problem child, living in the shadow of the brilliant and beautiful Kelly. In adulthood, all that has changed. Kelly is a struggling single mother and Brett has skyrocketed to meteoric success that has been chronicled on a reality TV show called Goal Diggers.

When Kelly manipulates her way onto the show and into Brett’s world, Brett is wildly threatened. Kelly, and only Kelly, knows her younger sister’s appalling secret, one that could ruin her.

Still, when the truth comes out in the explosive final weekend of filming, neither of them ever expected that the season would end in murder.

Critic reviews

EARLY PRAISE FOR THE FAVORITE SISTER BY JESSICA KNOLL

“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 bestselling author of You Will Know Me

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.

Meh

3.5 stars (story-wise)

I chose this because it had a lot of positive reviews and also I really like reality TV (sorry, sorry, guilty pleasure). I think overall it was okay and didn't really live up to the reviews. There were some parts that I really liked and held my attention, but others I would find myself spacing out.

Plot-wise, I really wanted to know what happened to Brett, how she died, why it happened, etc. But I honestly was not emotionally invested in any of the characters. I didn't care about any of them, which I think is why I found myself not paying attention at some points.

Also, I listen to a LOT of audiobooks, and I thought the performers in this one were not the best. I didn't like the voices, I think some were shrill. I think the performer for Brett did a good job with Brett, but when she changed her voice for others, I found the voices to be annoying.

Great!!

slow in the beginning and a bit confusing but definitely picked up. overall great book especially if you're a fan of reality tv.

Loved it

This was my first selection from Audible. It was a lot different than the other book by this author that I read. However it was no less enthralling for me personally. I was very invested in the characters and the ending literally had my mouth hanging open. I really enjoyed the narration as well.

Worst VO Casting I’ve Encountered

I am obsessed with the author and Bravo, so I was really hoping to enjoy this. The story was just okay, It’s just clear whoever was in charge here does not understand audiobooks. These actresses should have not been cast.

I love knoll’s other books. Love. This is by far the weakest. But it’s still not awful. What is awful was the casting. These are fine actresses for other mediums, but their performances for this book were way off the mark. They all were so tonally different. Neither the actress reading for Brett or Stephanie (the leads) could do voices for other characters. It was cartoony and really took away from the story.