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The Sisters of Reckoning by Charlotte Nicole Davis

6 reviews

rainbowshelves's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

A good follow up to the Good Luck Girls. I like that they had a bigger group in this and that people really started to work together. Violet will sanction your morally dubious acts and I love her for it. I really enjoyed the characters of Raven and Derrick but adding more characters with so much going on meant other dynamics suffered a bit imo. Would have liked to see more of Clementine & Aster's bond. Also to have a little more time developing the romantic relationship between Aster and [redacted]. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: War, Sexual violence, Medical content, Transphobia, and Alcohol

tangleroot_eli's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

I'm pretty sure this series is a duology, so there won't be more in this world. This breaks my heart, because I would happily read at least a dozen more books about these characters and the world they live in, but at the same time I love it because these two books clearly tell exactly the story Davis wanted to tell, and that story really doesn't need anything else. Basically, I just love these books and hope a lot of other people find them, read them, and love them, too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, and Grief

Moderate: War, Violence, Sexism, Medical content, Murder, Misogyny, Gun violence, Death of parent, Death, Trafficking, Child abuse, Transphobia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Blood, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Torture, Pedophilia, Drug use, and Child abuse

thereadingskeleton's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Rep: Black sapphic MC, sapphic LI, predominantly Black main cast, sapphic side characters, trans side character

I finished this book over two months ago, and I still haven’t been able to get a good, coherent review written. Let me just say that I loved it. I loved it, and any flaws fell by the wayside because I loved it so much. I thought it was an exceptional sequel that outdid its predecessor in every way.

I think my favorite part is the ongoing conversation between Aster and Raven about their shared trauma and how it has impacted them. 

(In the marked section below, I discuss a character’s sexuality, which is unverified until later in the book. I do not consider people’s identities to be spoilers, but if you don’t wish to know this information before reading, please skip the portion marked as a spoiler.)

I love that Aster has these questions about whether her lack of attraction to men is because of the trauma she’s experienced, and I love it even more that Raven validates both her questions and her identity. As a queer survivor of childhood sexual assault, the conversation is one I identify with, and it was absolutely therapeutic to read.

There are a lot of heavy topics discussed in the book (not to mention the first book in the duology), and while I feel they are handled with care, I would advise caution if you have a low tolerance for the discussion of sexual violence, especially toward children.

That being said, I highly recommend this duology if you enjoy found families, soft & slow-burn romance (btw, I’m so satisfied that my prediction about this was correct), social commentary, and kickass girls ensuring evil men get what’s coming to them. I’m HERE for these righteously angry girls destroying a system that exploited them. Burn it all down, girls. Glory to the Reckoning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexism, Blood, Death, Slavery, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Transphobia

There is no on-page depictions of the sexual violence/assault, but it is an integral part of the characters' lives and world. If you are sensitive to those topics, you may have a tough time reading.

betweentheshelves's review

adventurous 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

4.0

Even though it's been a while since I read Good Luck Girls, I didn't have any issues getting into this book. I felt like it was a seemless transition, which doesn't always happen when I read fantasy series so far apart. I loved what Davis did with the characters, and the plot felt like a natural progression of the first book. Overall, I'd say it was a hit!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Trafficking

Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, and Rape

ae_young's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

sarah984's review

adventurous dark hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is everything I wanted from a sequel to The Good Luck Girls. It feels like the author read my mind.

This book takes the world created in the first book and expands it, showing the systemic issues underneath and all the groups trying to stop them. The Good Luck Girls was a group of scrappy teens fighting for survival, this is them teaming up with other downtrodden people to change the world. 

I enjoyed the western trappings (the bar brawl was so fun), the new characters were great, and while I did feel the romantic drama in the middle dragged a bit, I like how it ended up. 

If you liked the first one I would definitely recommend this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia, and War