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The Goddess Twins, Yodassa Williams' debut novel, tells the story of a deity family that struggles for power.
The novel starts with two twin daughters, Aurora and Arden on the eve of their eighteenth birthday. Their mother, a famous musician, leaves for London when an opera member and the understudy are both sick. Aurora, upset that her mother is leaving them before a prominent birthday, decides to throw a party that night. Arden, the unpopular sister is sequestered to her room on that night, and decides to work on her novel.
A boy ends up coming to her room, claiming that he had had dreams about her and simply had to meet her. This scene unfolds in her room, when Arden's godfather, Leo, rushes into her room frantic that their mother has disappeared when they touch down in London.
Chaos ensues, and the girls decide to fly to London to try and find their mother. There, they come in contact with two of their cousins, who they had no idea who existed. Even crazier, Aurora and Arden find out that they have goddess powers that their mother suppressed to try and give them a normal life. It is these powers that they need to use to combat their crazy grandfather who wants to kill the goddess women and use their powers for himself and his Brotherhood.
To be honest, I failed to make a connection with this novel. I enjoy some fantasy novels, but to me, the plot was too fast-paced, and had some loose ends that with the progression of the novel, just didn't come together for me. The ending seems like the author plans on writing a sequel, so I would certainly read the novel to see if those loose ends actually get tied up, but overall, most fantasy novels that I have read usually have more character and plot driven depth.
The novel starts with two twin daughters, Aurora and Arden on the eve of their eighteenth birthday. Their mother, a famous musician, leaves for London when an opera member and the understudy are both sick. Aurora, upset that her mother is leaving them before a prominent birthday, decides to throw a party that night. Arden, the unpopular sister is sequestered to her room on that night, and decides to work on her novel.
A boy ends up coming to her room, claiming that he had had dreams about her and simply had to meet her. This scene unfolds in her room, when Arden's godfather, Leo, rushes into her room frantic that their mother has disappeared when they touch down in London.
Chaos ensues, and the girls decide to fly to London to try and find their mother. There, they come in contact with two of their cousins, who they had no idea who existed. Even crazier, Aurora and Arden find out that they have goddess powers that their mother suppressed to try and give them a normal life. It is these powers that they need to use to combat their crazy grandfather who wants to kill the goddess women and use their powers for himself and his Brotherhood.
To be honest, I failed to make a connection with this novel. I enjoy some fantasy novels, but to me, the plot was too fast-paced, and had some loose ends that with the progression of the novel, just didn't come together for me. The ending seems like the author plans on writing a sequel, so I would certainly read the novel to see if those loose ends actually get tied up, but overall, most fantasy novels that I have read usually have more character and plot driven depth.
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