With time dwindling but her will to end the Prophecy stronger than ever, Lia sets out on a journey to find the remaining keys, locate the missing p...
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Aug 05, 2011
Annabelle Marie Veronica
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Review coming soon!!! Amazing book! Deserves far more than 5 stars!!!!!
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Such a long wait…
Review coming soon!!! Amazing book! Deserves far more than 5 stars!!!!!
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Such a long wait…
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Oct 27, 2011
Elisa
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The thing is with a book being the last, you expect it to be amazing and almost everything gets wrapped up. The thing is, Circle of Fire does wrap everything up, but it's not that amazing.
Circle of Fire was a disappointment to me because not much happens at all. It's the same thing like in Guardian of the Gate, they just look for the last keys and the Stone. Not much happens. At all.
Lia's anger and distrust (throughout practically the whole novel) towards Sonia g More...
Circle of Fire was a disappointment to me because not much happens at all. It's the same thing like in Guardian of the Gate, they just look for the last keys and the Stone. Not much happens. At all.
Lia's anger and distrust (throughout practically the whole novel) towards Sonia g More...
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Nov 30, 2011
Short and Sweet: The Prophecy of the Sisters series has long been a favorite of mine. Zink's incredible writing making the pages fly by. The history. The sibling rivalry. All of it, just amazing. The final book of the series, Circle of Fire, follows in this great tradition. Although it had been a while since I had read the last book, Zink quickly got me back on track. It was finally time to find out how the Prophecy would end. Would it be happily ever after or the end of the world? I was on the
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Oct 27, 2011
Jessica
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I loved the first book of the series. It was creepy, unique and with just the right amount of romance. The sequel was a disappointment and this final book is no different.
The plot was predictable and I felt like the romance overshadowed everything. What I loved about the first book was that it gave me the chills but the last two books were just meh.
The more realistic part of book was Lia's unwillingness to forgive Sonia.It was a bit narrow minded of her but that's what ma More...
The plot was predictable and I felt like the romance overshadowed everything. What I loved about the first book was that it gave me the chills but the last two books were just meh.
The more realistic part of book was Lia's unwillingness to forgive Sonia.It was a bit narrow minded of her but that's what ma More...
Sep 14, 2011
Kelly
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Circle of Fire is the conclusion to Michelle Zink’s Prophecy of the Sisters trilogy. The trilogy centers around two twin sisters, Alice and Lia, and a prophecy that has been passed down by the women in their family for generations. Two twin sisters, One the Guardian, the other the Gate. The Gate has the power to bring hell to earth while the Guardian is responsible for keeping the Gate in check. (The review may be a little confusing for anyone not familiar with the trilogy.)
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Aug 25, 2011
You know what’s awesome? When a series ends, and you’re happy. Nary a complaint to be found.
That’s how I feel about Circle of Fire by Michelle Zink. Everything that I wanted to have happen, happened.
I don’t even know where to begin.
Actually, that’s a lie. I’m going to begin with James. When reading Prophecy of the Sisters, I loved James. He was cute and different, and I liked that he and Lia weren’t completely cowed by the time and customs that they lived with More...
That’s how I feel about Circle of Fire by Michelle Zink. Everything that I wanted to have happen, happened.
I don’t even know where to begin.
Actually, that’s a lie. I’m going to begin with James. When reading Prophecy of the Sisters, I loved James. He was cute and different, and I liked that he and Lia weren’t completely cowed by the time and customs that they lived with More...
Aug 23, 2011
Angel
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Discovery: I first read Prophecy of the Sisters, the first book in this trilogy, a few months ago. Despite the creepy twin statues on the cover–Doctor Who has ruined me for life–I sped through the novel and bawled for ten minutes straight at the end. I’m glad I discovered these books only a few months away from the conclusion.
+ Themes. I may have cried buckets over Prophecy of the Sisters and shed some tears over the ending to this one, but I’m grateful that Michelle Zink had the c More...
+ Themes. I may have cried buckets over Prophecy of the Sisters and shed some tears over the ending to this one, but I’m grateful that Michelle Zink had the c More...
Aug 10, 2011
Kelly
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For centuries, twin sisters in one particular family have worked at cross purposes. One is the Guardian and one is the Gate. In other words, one is trying to bring about the end of the world and one is trying to prevent it. For Lia and Alice, however, the stakes are even higher: Lia has the power to end this once and for all---one way or the other.
This was such a fantastic series and concept and I'm sorry to see it end. What I liked most was (and spoiler for the first book in the More...
This was such a fantastic series and concept and I'm sorry to see it end. What I liked most was (and spoiler for the first book in the More...
Aug 08, 2011
Liza
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Go check out my review on my blog: Book Crook Liza
Michelle Zink nailed the ending to this trilogy. Her writing is as beautiful as ever and the characters are wonderful, just wonderful!
I loved seeing Lia come into her own throughout this trilogy. She has grown an incredible amount throughout the books and by Circle of Fire she's a woman. She has faults and you see her overcome them; most of all her ability to trust in others and deal with herself.
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Michelle Zink nailed the ending to this trilogy. Her writing is as beautiful as ever and the characters are wonderful, just wonderful!
I loved seeing Lia come into her own throughout this trilogy. She has grown an incredible amount throughout the books and by Circle of Fire she's a woman. She has faults and you see her overcome them; most of all her ability to trust in others and deal with herself.
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Aug 05, 2011
I didn't read the first two books of the trilogy so I decided against giving it a star rating. Without having embarked on the entire journey Lia et. al. have taken, I can only give my thoughts on the third installment.
First of all, I was worried I would be completely lost and may not enjoy the book at all. Although I didn't get the inside scoop as it was happening, the third book provides a condensed Reader's Digest version enough that I understood the gist of the conflict. I don't k More...
First of all, I was worried I would be completely lost and may not enjoy the book at all. Although I didn't get the inside scoop as it was happening, the third book provides a condensed Reader's Digest version enough that I understood the gist of the conflict. I don't k More...
Jan 22, 2012
Zografia
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im reading this right now, and im so, so bored. this book is all ''the big profecy'', and ''everything will be destroyed'', and how miserable lia is in any way''. in EVERY, EVERY single chapter, sometimes even in every page, she would refer to ''the big prophecy and the burden'', and 'how everybody may die'' and how ''the prophecy has consumed her and all of them in general''. sometimes i enjoy that in a book, but this was just annoying and melodramatic! every time she would say something like t
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Oct 14, 2011
*Contains spoilers*
I personally think that this one is the best in the series. Well, the main thing is that I think Lia made a lot of progress in this one instead of simply sitting there and saying that 'Alice will grow stronger everyday' and doing nothing. She found the Stone, the final key, and completed the Rite.
What I like most is her conversations with Alice, I really like Alice. She had sacrificed herself to set things right at the end of the book...it's really selfless, to my More...
I personally think that this one is the best in the series. Well, the main thing is that I think Lia made a lot of progress in this one instead of simply sitting there and saying that 'Alice will grow stronger everyday' and doing nothing. She found the Stone, the final key, and completed the Rite.
What I like most is her conversations with Alice, I really like Alice. She had sacrificed herself to set things right at the end of the book...it's really selfless, to my More...
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Aug 17, 2011
Khy
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Having read and very much adored Prophecy of the Sisters and Guardian of the Gate, I was quite excited to see where Alica and Lia's tumultuous journey would end. It was quite bittersweet to read this last installment, since the end of a series is always sad, and I've been reading this one since the beginning. However, I did really like this book, and I'm happy to say that it left off in a great place.
I appreciated that, despite this being the last book in the series, there was still More...
I appreciated that, despite this being the last book in the series, there was still More...
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Sep 18, 2011
Elizabeth
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In the final book of the Prophecy of the Sisters trilogy Lia still feels like she has more questions than answers. As she works to find the final key and to make sense of the prophecy her sister Alice arrives in London. She brings her fiance, Lia's former love James, with her. The final battle is almost here, but will either of them survive?
I was a little tired of Lia's inability to trust anyone, outside of sexy Dimitri, by the end of this book, especially since she was aware of how po More...
I was a little tired of Lia's inability to trust anyone, outside of sexy Dimitri, by the end of this book, especially since she was aware of how po More...
Nov 24, 2011
Book Angel Emma
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Fab ending to the series
Believe me the synopsis does not lie when it says it is a bitter-sweet ending, but it really is a wonderfully rounded conclusion to the series, when I think deeply about it - which yes I have - there just could not have been any other possible ending. Apologies in advance but this is book 3 in the series and therefore this review may contain spoilers for the previous books The Prophecy of the Sisters (review here) and Guardian of the Gate (review here).
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Believe me the synopsis does not lie when it says it is a bitter-sweet ending, but it really is a wonderfully rounded conclusion to the series, when I think deeply about it - which yes I have - there just could not have been any other possible ending. Apologies in advance but this is book 3 in the series and therefore this review may contain spoilers for the previous books The Prophecy of the Sisters (review here) and Guardian of the Gate (review here).
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Oct 29, 2011
Kiki
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Wonderful well-writen conclusion to the trilogy!!!! I was on the edge the whole time curious as to the results. The ending was rather well too!!
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I'm so glad Alice decided to join the side of good at last in the end! It nearly made me cry that she was taken away! Is she in the void? or the other place where her parents and brother are?
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I felt Alice was a bit under appreciated. She told Lia about her feelings. That she was hardly loved and wha More...
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I'm so glad Alice decided to join the side of good at last in the end! It nearly made me cry that she was taken away! Is she in the void? or the other place where her parents and brother are?
One thing though,
I felt Alice was a bit under appreciated. She told Lia about her feelings. That she was hardly loved and wha More...
Aug 28, 2011
Luu
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Uf, no... slabé. Teda, možno ani nie až také slabé, pretože ak tou sériou žijete, bude to skvelé finále - len ak ste z opačnej strany, a od začiatku Proroctvo beriete ako slabú sériu, nemá tento posledný diel čo ponúknuť.
V jednotke dominovala atmosféra, v dvojke akcia, v trojke... rozťahanosť. Všetko podstatné a dôležité sa udeje na posledných 30 stranách, zvyšných 320 by sa dalo okresať na tretinu.
Štýl ani charaktery sa od prvej časti nemenia, ani k horšiemu, ani k lepš More...
V jednotke dominovala atmosféra, v dvojke akcia, v trojke... rozťahanosť. Všetko podstatné a dôležité sa udeje na posledných 30 stranách, zvyšných 320 by sa dalo okresať na tretinu.
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Nov 27, 2011
Krystle
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I absolutely loved this series. This book kept me on the edge of the seat until the very end!
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Aug 28, 2011
Lolita
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It's a nice book, but not great. It's the end of the trilogie so that's reason enough for me to read it. But well I was rather dissapointed in it. It is more of the same, more searching, more traveling etc. It's just like the books before only the answhers they seek are different this time. And the ending, well it is a nice ending, predictable but stil an element of surprise and less specteculair then I hoped. I really like the writing style tough, it's so different then what I normally read. It
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Sep 03, 2011
Sharmaine
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I SO LOVE THIS BOOK and THIS SERIES..thank you for making it
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Dec 06, 2011
Amee
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The first book in this series was awesome. I loved it. These last two have been so disappointing though. I think this would have worked better as a two book series to be honest. I think the stretching required to get three books out of the story were what hurt it in the end.
Nothing seemed to really happen in the second or third books. Particularly this last book it seemed like an endless list of traveling, visiting the Otherworlds, and angsty phrases about ending the prophecy.
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Nothing seemed to really happen in the second or third books. Particularly this last book it seemed like an endless list of traveling, visiting the Otherworlds, and angsty phrases about ending the prophecy.
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Jan 20, 2012
Adeeb
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Circle of Fire is the final book in the Prophecy of the Sisters series by Michelle Zink. The story follows the adventures of Lia and Alice, the twin sisters, and their roles as Guardian and Gate. It is the final war.
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Lia: Lia is the protagonist She has a mission. She has to stop evil one and for all. But is she strong enough to do it? Lia is a very amusing character. She is not perfect. She's torn between Dimitri and James. Who would she choose? I think that Lia More...
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Lia: Lia is the protagonist She has a mission. She has to stop evil one and for all. But is she strong enough to do it? Lia is a very amusing character. She is not perfect. She's torn between Dimitri and James. Who would she choose? I think that Lia More...
Feb 02, 2012
melissa1lbr
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More a 3.5 kind of read for me.
Things I Liked:
I was happy to finally have the conclusion to this series. I love the Gothic historical fantasy feel to the story. With the secret societies and the place the two sisters have in the prophecy, I couldn't stop reading the final book. I loved especially the dynamics of Lia's relationship with her sister and with the other keys, particularly learning to forgive and trust. I thought those were the most interesting parts of the book, thou More...
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I was happy to finally have the conclusion to this series. I love the Gothic historical fantasy feel to the story. With the secret societies and the place the two sisters have in the prophecy, I couldn't stop reading the final book. I loved especially the dynamics of Lia's relationship with her sister and with the other keys, particularly learning to forgive and trust. I thought those were the most interesting parts of the book, thou More...
Nov 07, 2011
Megan
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I loved this book! A great end for the trilogy. I especially liked how the ending made it possible for more development of the fantasy world, maybe even a few short stories about what happened to the characters afterwards.
Things I loved:
1. Lia/Dimitri - No kidding when Michelle Zink said there was some sexy in this book. And Dimitri has some of the most romantic lines I've ever read.
2. Lia/Alice - Complex throughout the trilogy. Literally one of the best v More...
Things I loved:
1. Lia/Dimitri - No kidding when Michelle Zink said there was some sexy in this book. And Dimitri has some of the most romantic lines I've ever read.
2. Lia/Alice - Complex throughout the trilogy. Literally one of the best v More...
Dec 28, 2011
Rose
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!!MAY HAVE SPOILERS!!
Wow....I've just finished the book and I am breathless! The story - no wait, the epic, legendary three book story was brilliant, exciting and down right romantic.
Through the two books (Guardian of the Gate and Circle of Fire) I had always thought that Dimitri was working for Alice in some way, because he seemed too perfect to be true! But in the last chapter, I was like "Thank god, he isn't on her side!"
But then again, Alice did More...
Wow....I've just finished the book and I am breathless! The story - no wait, the epic, legendary three book story was brilliant, exciting and down right romantic.
Through the two books (Guardian of the Gate and Circle of Fire) I had always thought that Dimitri was working for Alice in some way, because he seemed too perfect to be true! But in the last chapter, I was like "Thank god, he isn't on her side!"
But then again, Alice did More...
Oct 07, 2011
Mateja
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It is really hard to find the words to describe how amazing I find the whole Prophecy of the Sisters series, not just this book. Circle of Fire has it all, beautiful storytelling, a romance that you will not only read about but actually feel, villains that will make you cringe and give you chills and wonderful characters with so much depth, that each one will incite some emotion for you, either negative or positive. Trust me, this book will not leave you cold.
Lia is an amazing main More...
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Aug 23, 2011
the golden witch.
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You know, I’m really pretty bummed that this is the last of the trilogy. I really am. We may be getting novellas or short stories in the future from the “Prophecy” universe, but at least we now have some sort of closure with the “Prophecy” storyline and characters. it was wonderfully fast-paced – wasting no time with a quick review of the previous books for the reader, we go right from where second book left off. Because of all of this (and more), Zink once again proves herself a powerful voice
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Aug 30, 2011
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I don't normally add animated pictures to my reviews, but when I started this book and got hooked in it, it only seem fitting that I show what I felt. Not only was I gasping for my dear life with all the surprises she is throwing at me, but I was like...
WHAAAAAATTTT!
Seriously? I mean really! I was sitting there on my couch relaxing as I read this amazing story and them BAM! Out of now where Ms. Zink made my jaw drop! Ms. Zink is one amazing writer and very talented! One thing I More...
WHAAAAAATTTT!
Seriously? I mean really! I was sitting there on my couch relaxing as I read this amazing story and them BAM! Out of now where Ms. Zink made my jaw drop! Ms. Zink is one amazing writer and very talented! One thing I More...
Aug 30, 2011
Shannon
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Conclusions of series are always met with a bittersweet countenance (yes ive been writing Uni assignments, hence the BIG words :-P). And so it was with excitment and reluctance that I began the Circle of Fire, the conclusion to the Prophecy of the Sister's trilogy.
Throughout this book, we see just how much the characters have developed. How their relationships with each other evolves; Its not all roses and buttercups when there are five young women in the one house (I know this from More...
Throughout this book, we see just how much the characters have developed. How their relationships with each other evolves; Its not all roses and buttercups when there are five young women in the one house (I know this from More...
