Prophecy of the Sisters
Michelle Zink
3/5 STARS
Two sisters caught up in an ancient
prophecy that pits good against evil and family member against family
member.
Despite no markings on the book telling
the reader such, this is book one of a trilogy. I didn't realize the book wasn't a standalone until I was nearing the end and the story was nowhere near finished.
This was my introduction to historical
paranormal fiction. I've never read a book written in modern times
trying to write in the style of the late 1800's before – it took
some getting used to. At first the writing felt awkward and
contrived, but I did fall into and and felt myself getting used to
the style of writing.
The story keeps you guessing from
beginning to end, though not enough to keep me enraptured in its
reading. The characters were fairly improbable, but I could chalk
this up to the historic writing style. The characters seemed to jump
from one part to the next, often leaving me guessing at what happened
in between. I didn't particularly care for Lia, the main character of
the book. There was nothing that endeared me towards her – only
that I didn't much like her sister.
Although I didn't particularly love the
book, there were parts near the end where I did, in fact cry. It
could be because I'm pregnant, or it could be because the writing WAS
good enough to actually instill strong emotions in me.
I've worked out from the reading of the
book that I'm not a fan of historical paranormal fiction. My modern
heart yearns for modern things. If you are, however, already a fan of
the genre – you might like this book a lot more than I did.
