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Sistersong by Lucy Holland

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totallyshelfaware's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Sistersong was absolutely gorgeous and haunting — it's been a week since I read this and I still can't stop thinking about it.

I love books that explore the repercussions of Christian missionaries trying to erase the faith and beliefs native to the land and this one handled the conflict between old traditions and the spread of new ones very well.

The magic and landscape felt really rich and vibrant, and I was immediately invested in the characters, their hopes, and their struggles. Every bond is suffused with so much hope and tension, wildly swinging between the two, and it organically nudges the plot along.

I'm a big believer that the seeds of what could be potential plot twists should be sprinkled into the narrative ahead of time, and the exquisite dread of figuring things out before the characters did only helped me enjoy the pay-off even more.

Overall, I definitely recommend picking up Sistersong, especially if you like retellings!

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mzy42's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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nicnevin's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Interesting story about ancient Britons holding off against the Saxons. I worked out the twist with a character pretty early on and the two sisters sides of tge story interested me far less than the one of Keyne

(Constantine).

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hannahmci's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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ultravioletmoon's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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kanra's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is a slow book. The characters are written very well and it feels like each sister has their own story throughout the main plot. I was very intrigued about each sister and wanting to learn more about the magic and their relationships kept me going through the very slow start. More action picks up around the middle and that's about where each sister starts to really come into their own stories. The ending was worth the slow reading it started out as, and I loved seeing where each sister ended up. Keyne was my favorite to read about but I think having the other sister's views was still important for the story.

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