10 amazing books with strong sister bonds

I love a good book where sisters have incredibly strong bonds. Here are 10 of my favourite!

Caraval – Stephanie Garber

Scarlett Dragna has always dreamt of attending Caraval, a magical once-a-year performance where the audience participates. But now her father has arranged a marriage for her so she thinks her dreams of attending are over… until she receives an invititation and decides to run away with her sister, Tella.

As they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval’s organiser and Scarlett discovers that this year Caraval revolves around her sister – whoever finds Tella will be declared the winner.

To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before – Jenny Han

Lara Jean writes love letters to her secret crushes and hides them under her bed. But one day they’re accidentally sent out and every person she’s ever had a crush on finds out. And, when Lara Jean’s sister’s boyfriend receives a letter, she ends up fake dating a popular jock to prove that she’s completely over her sister’s boyfriend.

Book Lovers – Emily Henry

Nora Stephens is a city girl whose entire life is books but she’s not the typical heroine. She always seems to be the woman that is left behind for a man to find his perfect true love.

Her beloved little sister, Libby, convinces Nora to go on a trip to Sunshine Falls, a small town straight out of their favourite romance novel. But when she gets there, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a brooding book editor that she’s clashed with in the city.

The Sky Is Everywhere – Jandy Nelson

When Lennie’s twin sister unexpectedly dies, Lennie finds herself torn between 2 boys. The new boy that takes her out of her sorrow or her sister’s boyfriend, who knows exactly what she’s going through.

The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins

In the ruins of a country once known as North America lies Panem, a nation of twelve districts and the Capitol. The Capitol keeps the 12 districts in line by forcing them to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to particpate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

16-year-old Katniss sees it as a death sentence when she steps forward to volunteer for the games in her 12-year-old sister’s place. But if she plans to win, she’s forced to start making choices that she never thought she’d have to make.

Daughters of Darkness – L.J. Smith

Mary-Lynette lives in the sleepy, small town of Briar Creek where almost nothing exciting happens, so she’s very intrigued when her neighbour’s three nieces, Rowan, Kestrel and Jade, move in next door. But, then Mary-Lynette and her brother witness something odd and immediately become suspicious of the sisters.

My Sister, the Serial Killer – Oyinkan Braithwaite

One evening, Korede receives a call from her sister, Ayoola, and she knows exactly what is expected of her. Ayoola has killed her boyfriend in what she claims is self defence and Korede is there to help her clean up. But this is the first time it’s happened, but Korede will always be there to help her sister.

Except that now Ayoola is interested in Korede’s long time crush… and Korede really doesn’t want to watch her sister end his life. But saving one would mean sacrificing the other. 

House of Hollow – Krystal Sutherland

As children, the 3 Grey sisters – Grey, Viv, and Iris – disappeared without a trace and were found a month later in the exact same spot with no memories of what had happened to them. They were all completely unharmed except for identical half-moon scars at the base of their throats.

Years later, the eldest sister, Grey, has disappeared again and her sisters become convinced that her disappearance has something to do with what happened to them as children when horned men start following them, a corpse falls out of her sister’s ceiling, and horrifying memories start returning. They must trace Grey’s last known footsteps to figure out where she is and what happened to them as children.

Trouble – Lex Croucher

When her sister falls ill, Emily Laurence decides to take the job she had lined up as a governess for the children of a widowed former naval officer. She plans to make a bit of money and steal a few expensive trinkets before leaving after a few months in order to get her sister a doctor.

But soon after she arrives, she finds herself becoming involved with the Edwards family drama, and slowly starts to bond with the brooding Captain Edwards.

For the Wolf – Hannah Whitten

As the only second born daughter in centuries, Red has one purpose – to be sacrificed to the world in the woods in the hope that he will return the world’s captured gods. But Red is almost relieved to go – se is plagued by a dangerous power that she can’t control and she’s scared of hurting those that she loves.

But all of the legends lie. The wolf is a man, not a monster, and her magic is a calling, not a curse.