Review: Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink

Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle ZinkPublisher: Little, Brown & Company
Pub. Date: August 1, 2009
Age Range: Young Adult
343pp

An ancient prophecy divides two sisters-
 One good...

One evil...
 Who will prevail?

Twin sisters Lia and Alice Milthorpe have just become orphans. They have also become enemies. As they discover their roles in a prophecy that has turned generations of sisters against each other, the girls find themselves entangled in a mystery that involves a tattoo-like mark, their parents' deaths, a boy, a book, and a lifetime of secrets.

Lia and Alice don't know whom they can trust.

They just know they can't trust each other.

Prophecy of the Sisters is a great debut novel by Michelle Zink. I love Michelle’s writing style both riveting and captivating. What I enjoyed most was how everything tied together perfectly to tell a spellbinding story. All the details were unfolded in a clever way where it kept me wondering about certain turn of events and how everyone would fare in the end. I was thoroughly surprised by certain outcomes in this book.

Talk about opposites, Lia and Alice are the walking talking epitome of different which is why I enjoyed both of these characters for different reasons. I would have loved to see Alice’s viewpoint just to understand what’s going on inside of her head.

This book was intriguing in its dark gothic setting but it was downright mysteriously spooky too with the whole good vs. evil end of the world factor. If this was a movie, I would probably have a hard time watching it for fear of nightmares.

The one thing that fascinated me most about this book was the dream travel. I hate going all philosophical on book reviews but sometimes I can’t help it, so I’ll just say I’ve always been fascinated by this, but I call it deja vu. I wonder how Michelle came up with this aspect of the story.

I will be highly anticipating the next chapter in Lia and Alice’s journey to unlock the prophecy.

Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars