By definition, there should be competition in rivalry. In this story, I don't know what the sisters are competing for. Except maybe to see who will be the main character of this novel.Forgetting for now that I don't know why we have to read this story from two points of view, we, the readers, are faced with Angela and Bev—two sisters with opposing opinions on how to care for an ailing mother, teenage children, and oneself. But the sisters aren't really all that different. And not in a "praise the day, we've discovered deep down we so much a like and now we can really get along" sense. No, they're practically the same person because you just didn't write them all that differently. Sure, one has an office job and a husband and a son to whom she can't relate. The other has no job and a mouthy daughter and a certainty her mother will make a miraculous comeback. But Angela and Bev are the same person. They're both immature. They both love Angela's husband for unexplained reasons. They both are bad parents. I'm not rooting for either one.
So now what? This isn't a very constructive post. I'm sorry. You've given us two main characters who are basically the same person. Which makes it even more annoying to read everything twice. Maybe one should be more resourceful. Maybe one should actually DO something.
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