The Big Bros Duology

The Big Bros Duology is a two-book series of young adult tragicomedy reality novels written by American teen novelist E. M. Rivera set in Idaho in the years 2021-2023. The duology consists of Big Bros. and Lil' Sis. It is meant to touch different subjects and problems in reality, such as cancer, foster abuse, sibling rivalry, physical abuse, emotional and/or mental abuse, sexual abuse, rape, grief, bullying, cyberbullying, suicide, and PTSD, among other themes.

The duology is set in the next four years; the first book is set in 2023-2024 while the prequel/second book is set in 2022-2023, as well as other flashbacks dating back to 2007 and up. In the first book, the story is centered around Diana Watson, a teenage foster kid who is adopted by the Field family. Upon meeting her four older foster brothers, she is immediately excluded due to her being their late baby sister's look-alike, and she is determined to be accepted by them while also accepting them as the family she always dreamed of. The second book centers around Amy Field, the aforementioned sister who died, detailing how her life was before she passed away from stomach cancer, which leads to the first book's premise.

She plans to publish the first book on Wattpad for Christmas after finishing publishing A Love-Hate Relationship, and during the first book of The Roboscape Series' publication.

The duology is and will be translated to Spanish as ''Hnos. Mayores and Hna. Menor''.

Big Bros.
Main article: Big Bros.

The first installment in the series tells the story of a 16-year old girl named Diana Watson, a foster kid who is taken in by the Field family. She has an abusive past, having been fostered by many neglectful and unstable families, and has a history with physical, emotional, mental, and sexual abuse. Being a strong-minded girl, she stands up to those who mistreat her, but complies to her families' demands in order to protect herself from abuse and lean towards their acceptance. She is initially bullied by her new foster brothers in the Field family because she is the doppelganger of their dead sister, Amy, who died recently. Her goal is to make them accept her as part of their family while also accepting them and their parents, as well as embarking on a journey of self-discovery as she embraces a better life and a real family.

Lil' Sis.
Main article: Lil' Sis.

The second and final installment in the series is a prequel, preceding the events of the first book a year before in 2022. It follows the story of Amy Field, the brothers' sister who died of cancer, and explains her point of view of the story, as well as displaying her family and friends' pasts with her. Starting her freshman year of high school, Amy feels depressed and excluded by her four older brothers, feeling that they don't love her truly and that all she's there for is to be their "human punching bag"; the boys tend to pick on only her and not on each other, resulting in a toxic sibling relationship. The brothers, however, love her deeply and don't realize that they're hurting their sister's feelings, self-esteem, and self-confidence with their treatment of her. The story lasts until her death in May of 2023, followed by the events of the first book.

Characters

 * Diana Watson— the main novel's protagonist. She is a 16 year old girl who is short, pretty, and has long, wavy, whitish blonde hair, along with sea green eyes. She is taken in by the Fields under foster care and is the look-alike of her foster parents' late daughter, Amy Field, causing hostility between her and her foster brothers. When she attends her first school year, being a sophomore in high school, she develops a crush on a boy named Tony Lowe, who later has a relationship with her, despite her fears of love and intimacy. She has a beautiful singing voice and aspires to be a runner in the Olympics, later joining the high school track team. She also loves literature and spends her time reading books or writing in her diary. She has many psychological problems as a result of her abusive, traumatic past, which includes aquaphobia (among many other fears), suicidal tendencies, guilt complexes, PTSD flashbacks, and want for attention and acceptance, as well as other issues.
 * Kyle Field— the oldest of the Field brothers. He is 20, a sophomore in college, and is described to be tall, almost 6 foot. He has curly, dirty blond hair and also has sea green eyes. He is very hostile towards Diana and influences his brothers in disliking her, being the closest to his late sister, therefore the most emotionally vulnerable. He struggled with alcohol after receiving Amy's cancer diagnosis, and has quit so far, not being a complete alcoholic. He has a girlfriend named Nicole. He studies a business career in university and aspires to start his own business in technology. He is also talented in singing and plays the guitar.
 * Jack Field— the second oldest of the Field brothers. He is 19 years old and a freshman in college. He is also tall and has brown hair and blue eyes. He has a slightly crooked nose from a past incident with his late sister (which is described in Bully Bros.). He is the most rebellious of the siblings and likes to go to parties. He is also hostile towards Diana, but is the most guilty of the siblings when their actions against her go too far, despite not being involved in some of the incidents. He joins a fraternity in his new university called Sigma Tao Rho and aspires to be a professional football player. He has a girlfriend named Amelia. He is talented in playing the electric guitar and acoustic guitar.
 * Tommy Field— the second youngest of the Field brothers. He is 18 years old and a senior in high school. He is the shortest of the brothers and is described as lankier than his other brothers. He has blond hair and green eyes. He is very hostile towards Diana, especially after she reveals his pornography addiction to the school through a prank, but makes up with her afterwards when he accidentally locks her in a freezer out of revenge. He loves music and aspires to be a professional pianist and songwriter. He is part of their high school's football team, making him popular, and has a conflicted but strong relationship with his girlfriend, Shirley.
 * Harry Field— the youngest of the Field brothers. He is 17 years old and a junior in high school. He is an inch taller than his brother Tommy and has golden blond hair, rosy, round cheeks, and blue eyes. Though hostile towards Diana, he is the kindest and most sympathetic, and feels guilty numerous times for mistreating her, especially after participating in the freezer prank orchestrated by his brother, having also been humiliated by her in school. He aspires to be a psychologist and spends his time studying it, mainly in the areas of grief and phobias. He is also part of the high school's football team and later has a relationship with Diana's best friend, Mildred. He is talented in playing the drums.
 * Susan Field— the boys' mother and Diana's foster mother. She is a kind woman who treats Diana like her own daughter. It is later revealed that she did decide to adopt Diana purely because she was her late daughter's look-alike, and that she wanted to get through her grief by replacing her, being that Amy was her only daughter. She works in a business company that requires her and her husband to work late often.
 * Davis Field— the boys' father and Diana's foster father. He is also kind to Diana, but is not as close to her as his wife. He participates mostly in quelling his sons' tempers and settling disagreements between them and Diana. He works in the same company as his wife.
 * Tony Lowe— Diana's crush and best friend in school. He is tall, with wavy brown hair and matching brown eyes. He is new to the town and the school, and is unknown to Amy's story. He defends Diana from her brothers and others when they bully her, and tries his best to make her feel included. After asking her out to Homecoming, he has a relationship with her. He is on the soccer and swim team and aspires to be an Olympic swimmer and/or soccer or swim coach. He helps Diana with her geometry when she has trouble.
 * Mildred Dawson— Diana's first and best friend in school. She has dark skin, short hair, and brown eyes. She meets Diana on the bus on the first day of school, defending her from the backseat bullies and her brothers. She is a junior in high school, making her encounters with Diana limited during the school day. She later becomes Harry's girlfriend after developing a relationship with him.
 * Thelma Williams— Diana's old preschool friend and best friend. She has an eidetic/photographic memory, making her one of the smartest of her age, but refused to go to college early because she wanted to study with people her age. She has brown eyes behind pink-rimmed glasses, and long, wavy, dark brown hair. She tutors Diana to help her improve in math. She has her first encounter with her at lunchtime, having recognized her even after 12 years.
 * Ivy Ebersole— Amy's best friend and Diana's initial enemy. She has long brown hair, tan skin, and brown eyes. She is initially very hostile towards Diana and bullies her in school, and also ignores the Field brothers, believing that Diana is a replacement for Amy. She later bonds and makes up with Diana after being stuck in detention with her.
 * Rick Ellison— Amy's boyfriend and Diana's initial bully. He is a side character in the first book, but has more participation in the prequel. He is said to have been in love with Amy, and as a result, participated in the brothers' vendetta against Diana, including the freezer prank. He later becomes her friend after settling the issues with her and tells her about his relationship with Amy.
 * Amy Field— the youngest of the Field siblings and the prequel's protagonist. She is the late sister of Kyle, Jack, Tommy, and Harry, and the late daughter of Susan and Davis. She is described to have an identical appearance to Diana, except with long, straight, golden blond hair and being a couple inches taller. She was a freshman in high school and died at 15 years old. She used to have a hostile, toxic relationship with her brothers before she patched things up with them, just preceding her death. She was an aspiring architect, being passionate about designing buildings and structures, and was adept in math and physics. She also had a beautiful singing voice and played the guitar. She died of stomach cancer in May of 2023.
 * Julia Field— the dead daughter of Susan and Davis Field. She was allegedly Amy's twin sister who died at birth and caused devastation to their parents.