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Sisters of Shadow by Katherine Livesey

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kylechrisflynn's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The book description had me at “Anne of Green Gables meets Diana Wynne Jones” and it didn’t disappoint. A sweet story about friendship, self-discovery, family and magic. The ending felt a bit rushed, but that cliffhanger… Hopefully there will be next book, because I am looking forward to continue the journey with Alice, Lily and their newfound friends/family!

I got this arc in exchange for an honest review.

nekopersona's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

caitlin_123a's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

kleonard's review against another edition

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2.0

A nice, atmospheric queer romance (and a straight romance), but filled with monologuing, a lot of tired language and descriptions, and not a lot of actual character development. The Kindle edition has some serious formatting errors, with material shifted from one line to the middle of the line below and vice versa.

getyourdemon's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

alexlauren_j's review

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

jmmcarter's review

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4.0

I could not put this down and am so happy to discover there are two more books to the series.

Unlike a lot of other fantasy that involves people travelling, the pacing was great and you aren't stuck trying to get through endless chapters of people walking. I loved the multiple points of view but felt like they could maybe alter slightly more between each person to give you a greater sense of individual personalities (hard to do with third person narration though).

The queer rep is great and I hope it gets explored more in the future. If you love stories of sapphic witches, discovered powers and epic friendship, this book is for you.