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witchyenby77's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
em_rose42's review against another edition
5.0
This is a book about two sisters who carry on a prophecy. they are turned against each other. one must find a way to bring the souls of samael (or satan whichever you prefer) into the world and the other must keep her from doing this. in other words one sister good the other evil. Lia- one of the sisters- narrates. it turns out that she is the one sister that can bring samael into this world and bring about the beginning of the apocalypse. this is the first book in a trilogy. one of my favorite reads so far this year.
trink's review against another edition
4.0
I almost gave this book 3 stars because it took a while to get into and there was a lot of build up. However, when I found myself ugly crying at one point towards the end (this doesn't happen very often) I realized it deserved the 4th star.
deedralapray's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book. I did not know there would be a sequel when I began reading it. Because this book is set in the late 1800s, I'm afraid it will not appeal to all of my students. This is definitely a more intellectual read. It is also quite scary, haven't had a book keep me awake in some time. Just some things to be aware of.
NOTE: I was a little bothered by how polarizing the relationship between the sisters was...a little extreme.
NOTE: I was a little bothered by how polarizing the relationship between the sisters was...a little extreme.
katetj's review against another edition
4.0
More reviews can be found at my blog: Nomalicious Reads
I've been meaning to read Prophecy of the Sisters since it first came out in 2010, but for some reason I kept holding off from purchasing this fantastic book. Just the other week I discovered that it was only $4.34 over at the book depository (still is & $3.60 on Amazon) and just had to buy it while it was on sale.
I highly recommend to everyone who hasn't read it yet to quickly grab a copy while it's cheap! (links at my blog)
I think the cover is beautiful, and it goes well with Michelle's description of Lia's face being more round than Alice's, I swear their eyes were the same colour in the book!? Hell maybe the characters on the front aren't even Alice and Lia... who knows!
Michelle Zink does an amazing job of creating an intriguing world, with a mysterious prophecy and amazing characters.
I loved how Sonia and Luisa, gradually came into Lia's life and they weren't best friends at the start of the book. We witnessed the growing friendship as the book progressed. You don't find that enough in YA!
Lia has no idea at the start of the book that she is apart of an ancient prophecy. She's just a normal girl, recovering from her fathers death and doesn't think that things could possibly get worse. But they do as she discovers many strange things, one after the other, leading to revelations that she doesn't believe possible.
I've got to hand it to Lia, she handles the sudden upheavals in her life well, Michelle Zink did a fantastic job of capturing all the emotions that Lia went through flawlessly, and I didn't feel as if any of them were inappropriate to Lia's character.
I will say, if I was Lia I doubt I could ever forgivethat evil bitch Alice, yes she may see the light and become an awesome character in the next two books. I doubt I'll ever be able to forgive the selfish girl that she is! (I'm kinda hoping she dies... haha now I'm the evil one) But don't worry this is just me, maybe you will sympathise with Alice, or maybe you'll like her. She just isn't the character for me.
Another thing I really liked was Michelle's depiction that twins aren't always thick as thieves. Sure Lia mentions that she and Alice used to be close when they were children, but you get the feeling that Lia has always thought herself lower to Alice's shining 'look at me' character.
In most books (not just YA) twins are always usually depicted as best friends (etc). This is probably just a pet peeve from being a twin myself (twin brother) and knowing other twins of different genders; but every twin relationship is different, just like every sibling relationship is different; sometimes you're close, sometimes you're not or even other times, its both. I really liked how Michelle made Alice and Lia's relationship a rocky one and I'm very interested to see how it progresses!
I don't think that I'll mention anything else, as I don't want to spoil anything. So I'll just finish this review by saying: if you haven't read this amazing book yet - go out and grab it! It's definitely worth a read, and the tissues you'll go through at the end. (So evil of you Michelle, I cried buckets! But still... I can't wait till book two and three arrive in my mailbox!)
Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink gets:
nomnom noms
I've been meaning to read Prophecy of the Sisters since it first came out in 2010, but for some reason I kept holding off from purchasing this fantastic book. Just the other week I discovered that it was only $4.34 over at the book depository (still is & $3.60 on Amazon) and just had to buy it while it was on sale.
I highly recommend to everyone who hasn't read it yet to quickly grab a copy while it's cheap! (links at my blog)
I think the cover is beautiful, and it goes well with Michelle's description of Lia's face being more round than Alice's, I swear their eyes were the same colour in the book!? Hell maybe the characters on the front aren't even Alice and Lia... who knows!
Michelle Zink does an amazing job of creating an intriguing world, with a mysterious prophecy and amazing characters.
I loved how Sonia and Luisa, gradually came into Lia's life and they weren't best friends at the start of the book. We witnessed the growing friendship as the book progressed. You don't find that enough in YA!
Lia has no idea at the start of the book that she is apart of an ancient prophecy. She's just a normal girl, recovering from her fathers death and doesn't think that things could possibly get worse. But they do as she discovers many strange things, one after the other, leading to revelations that she doesn't believe possible.
I've got to hand it to Lia, she handles the sudden upheavals in her life well, Michelle Zink did a fantastic job of capturing all the emotions that Lia went through flawlessly, and I didn't feel as if any of them were inappropriate to Lia's character.
I will say, if I was Lia I doubt I could ever forgive
Another thing I really liked was Michelle's depiction that twins aren't always thick as thieves. Sure Lia mentions that she and Alice used to be close when they were children, but you get the feeling that Lia has always thought herself lower to Alice's shining 'look at me' character.
In most books (not just YA) twins are always usually depicted as best friends (etc). This is probably just a pet peeve from being a twin myself (twin brother) and knowing other twins of different genders; but every twin relationship is different, just like every sibling relationship is different; sometimes you're close, sometimes you're not or even other times, its both. I really liked how Michelle made Alice and Lia's relationship a rocky one and I'm very interested to see how it progresses!
I don't think that I'll mention anything else, as I don't want to spoil anything. So I'll just finish this review by saying: if you haven't read this amazing book yet - go out and grab it! It's definitely worth a read, and the tissues you'll go through at the end. (So evil of you Michelle, I cried buckets! But still... I can't wait till book two and three arrive in my mailbox!)
Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink gets:
nomnom noms
hobhouchin's review against another edition
2.0
Es hätte so schön sein können...
Der Stoff an sich war interessant, sieht man davon ab, dass zahlreiche Teile zahlreicher Mythologien mit einander verwirbelt und verdreht wurden. Das wäre nicht einmal mein Hauptproblem mit dem Buch gewesen.
Es soll in New York um 1890 spielen. Bis auf die dauernde Erwähnung, dass man mit der Kutsche von X nach Y fährt ist ansonsten davon nicht viel zu merken. Die Geschichte hätte ebenso jetzt spielen können. Von Atmosphäre kaum eine Spur. Und gerade damit hätte man doch großartig die Stimmung einfangen können. Dazu kommt entweder mangehalfte oder gar keine Recherche über bereits erwähnte Mythologien oder Umstände der Zeit damals und sollte sie es doch gegeben haben, gibt die Autorin keine ihrer Hintergrundinfos weiter bzw. lässt sie in ihre Geschichte einfließen.
Und wenn ich etwas wirklich nicht mag, dann sind es Bücher von Mehrteilern, die ihre Leser dazu zwingen wollen, die Fortsetzung zu lesen, in dem sie kein in sich einigermaßen abgeschlossenes Ende haben. Man bleibt außerdem mit dem Gefühl zurück, es wäre nichts passiert, außer dass die Protagonistin und ihre Freundinnen viel reden, lesen oder durch die Gegend fahren. Alle Charaktere bleiben im Übrigen blass und wirken irgendwie sehr gekünstelt.
Das klingt alles so sehr negativ. Es war ja trotzdem ganz gut zu lesen, aber im Großen und Ganzen sehr flach und sehr lahm.
Der Stoff an sich war interessant, sieht man davon ab, dass zahlreiche Teile zahlreicher Mythologien mit einander verwirbelt und verdreht wurden. Das wäre nicht einmal mein Hauptproblem mit dem Buch gewesen.
Es soll in New York um 1890 spielen. Bis auf die dauernde Erwähnung, dass man mit der Kutsche von X nach Y fährt ist ansonsten davon nicht viel zu merken. Die Geschichte hätte ebenso jetzt spielen können. Von Atmosphäre kaum eine Spur. Und gerade damit hätte man doch großartig die Stimmung einfangen können. Dazu kommt entweder mangehalfte oder gar keine Recherche über bereits erwähnte Mythologien oder Umstände der Zeit damals und sollte sie es doch gegeben haben, gibt die Autorin keine ihrer Hintergrundinfos weiter bzw. lässt sie in ihre Geschichte einfließen.
Und wenn ich etwas wirklich nicht mag, dann sind es Bücher von Mehrteilern, die ihre Leser dazu zwingen wollen, die Fortsetzung zu lesen, in dem sie kein in sich einigermaßen abgeschlossenes Ende haben. Man bleibt außerdem mit dem Gefühl zurück, es wäre nichts passiert, außer dass die Protagonistin und ihre Freundinnen viel reden, lesen oder durch die Gegend fahren. Alle Charaktere bleiben im Übrigen blass und wirken irgendwie sehr gekünstelt.
Das klingt alles so sehr negativ. Es war ja trotzdem ganz gut zu lesen, aber im Großen und Ganzen sehr flach und sehr lahm.
iamlaura's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this book enough to look into reading the second book. I didn't say it was amazing literature. I just liked it 😁
kawarwick's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this book. Lots of conflict between sisters and good vs. evil.
princess_buttercup's review against another edition
3.0
I probably would have enjoyed this more when I was younger, but I did like it nonetheless. The only downside was the predictability of many parts in the plot. Still looking forward to reading the other books though!
bookgirl4ever's review against another edition
2.0
Lia is the good twin, Alice the evil. After their father dies, Lia finds that she and her sister are part of a prophecy of sisters where each plays a vital role in the future of the world--will it be ruled by demons or the demons cast out?
There are problems with the story that kept me from enjoying it more (although I did read it in one day). Lia's allies have so much more knowledge than she but they are stingy on passing on that knowledge to her, even though they know here life is in danger without it--until she must take action and then all of a sudden they decide to give her the info--why not have prepared her earlier before such a critical time? Then the book ends with not much having happened. Really, if Lia's friends had been more forthcoming, she'd be a lot further along in the end.
Still I want to know what happens.
There are problems with the story that kept me from enjoying it more (although I did read it in one day). Lia's allies have so much more knowledge than she but they are stingy on passing on that knowledge to her, even though they know here life is in danger without it--until she must take action and then all of a sudden they decide to give her the info--why not have prepared her earlier before such a critical time? Then the book ends with not much having happened. Really, if Lia's friends had been more forthcoming, she'd be a lot further along in the end.
Still I want to know what happens.