The Conjoined
A Novel

I was happily surprised at how much I liked reading The Conjoined. It's certainly an odd story, and could have easily fallen off the rails but Sookfong Lee keeps it together really well. I won’t be giving away any real spoilers if I mention that the book starts with main character Jessica finding th......more

3★ Jessica is trying to help her father get over the death of her mother, who had a reputation as a perfect foster mother of many troubled children, from traumatised little ones to rebellious, destructive teens. A woman who filled photo albums and scrapbooks for the kids to show how happy their time......more

The Conjoined, a book being billed as a mystery/thriller, felt incomplete to me. Up until the very end the book was well-written, fast-paced and interesting. But then, let's just say at the end you are left hanging and the book and story feel totally unfinished. The mystery part is thrown out the wi......more

This is not a thriller but I guess it's been marketed that way to get more readers. It's a family drama, and a darned good one. There are two dead girls in the freezer, but this novel isn't a whodunit but more of a whydoneit. Jen Sookfong Lee builds a cast of very human characters, each having flaws......more