Names My Sisters Call Me by Megan
Crane
From S. Krishna's Books
Courtney, Norah, and Raine Cassel are as different as three sisters can
be. Norah, the oldest, is a type A obsessive who hasnt forgiven Raine, the
middle sister, for ruining her wedding day six years ago. Raine is Norahs
opposite, a wild child/performance artist/follow-your-bliss hippie chick who
ran off to California. The only thing the two have in common is their ability
to drive Courtney, their youngest sister, crazy.
When her longtime boyfriend proposes, Courtney decides its finally time to
call a truce and bring the three sisters together. After all, theyre grown-ups
now, right? But it turns out that family ghosts arent easily defeated--and
neither are first loves. Soon Courtney finds herself reexamining every
choice she has made in the past six years--including the man shes about

to marry--and the value of reconnecting with the sisters she knows she
needs, in spite of everything.
Personal Review: Names My Sisters Call Me by Megan Crane
I've heard good things about Megan Crane's novel Frenemies, so when I
heard she had a new book out, I decided to go ahead and give it a try. I
was also drawn to the fact it was about sisters; I have a sister, and I think
the sheer complexities of our relationship, and the fact that we love each
other no matter what, make for good storytelling.
I absolutely adored Names My Sisters Call Me. I thought it was funny,
heartwearming, heartbreaking, and rang completely true. At the beginning,
I was frustrated with the way Courtney allowed her sisters to run all over
her. I felt like she enabled them by not confronting either of them about
their behavior. But as I read and came to know Courtney more, I began to
understand that it was much more complicated than that. When Courtney
(and I) realized why she acted the way she did, I felt my heart grip and had
to blink back tears (and was only mildly successful).
Sound completely cheesy? Well, trust me, I felt cheesy. But Names My
Sisters Call Me managed to affect my emotions in a manner that's rare in
the world of today's books. Crane's writing is simple, yet powerful. She
writes characters that insinuate themselves into the reader's heart, and
then uses her writing talent to garner emotion from the reader. It really did
surprise me how much I cared for Courtney.
I don't know what else I can say about how much I loved this book. The
characters were well-written, the storyline was gripping - I read the entire
book in one sitting, needing to know what happened between Courtney,
Raine, and Norah. I also liked the way that Norah and Raine were
depicted. Of course, they were completely frustrating and entirely
unreasonable a lot of the time, but in the end, they were just as vulnerable
and lost as Courtney. All around, it really is a wonderful book.
I think that Crane's words really sum it up; in the acknowledgments, she
says, "There are a lot of things I could say about my sister. If you said
those things, we would be in a fight. And so it goes, the mystery of
sisterhood."
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