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Sisters of Isis #3
Enchantress
Meri, Sudi, and Dalila are three girls who live in Washington, D.C., but have little else in common. Or so they think. When an ancient magic is revealed, so are their true identities as Sisters of Isis.
Fifteen-year-old Dalila has never lived a normal life. Homeschooled by her overprotective uncle, she's used to being different from other girls her own age. But not this different. Lately, Dalila has discovered she has magical powers of transformation and the ability to cast spells from the Book of Thoth. When Dalila commits a terrible mistake, however, she finds herself in a desperate race to control this powerful magic. Can a girl who's been so sheltered he whole life protect and entire world from the evil forces of chaos?
Fifteen-year-old Dalila has never lived a normal life. Homeschooled by her overprotective uncle, she's used to being different from other girls her own age. But not this different. Lately, Dalila has discovered she has magical powers of transformation and the ability to cast spells from the Book of Thoth. When Dalila commits a terrible mistake, however, she finds herself in a desperate race to control this powerful magic. Can a girl who's been so sheltered he whole life protect and entire world from the evil forces of chaos?
256 pages, Hardcover
First published September 25, 2007
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About the author
Lynne Ewing
48 books864 followersLynne Ewing is an American author and a screen writer.
She always had to move around a lot when she was growing up because her father was in the Marine Corps. She has two sisters. Lynne graduated from high school in Lima, Peru after attending seven other schools. While she was in Peru, she learned to speak Spanish. She attended the University of California at Santa Barbara. When she was 30 years old, she began writing for newspapers, documentaries, magazines, and did screen writing. She also counsels troubled teens. Her first books were Drive-By and Party Girl. Drive-By took six years to write, and Party Girl has been made into a movie called Living the Life. She has written the completed Daughters of the Moon and Sons of the Dark series. She lives in Los Angeles and Washington D.C.. Ms. Ewing has two children, Jonathan, a molecular biologist, and Amber, an international lawyer. She has also traveled to Japan, China, Russia, Europe, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand. She has begun a new series called Sisters of Isis.
She always had to move around a lot when she was growing up because her father was in the Marine Corps. She has two sisters. Lynne graduated from high school in Lima, Peru after attending seven other schools. While she was in Peru, she learned to speak Spanish. She attended the University of California at Santa Barbara. When she was 30 years old, she began writing for newspapers, documentaries, magazines, and did screen writing. She also counsels troubled teens. Her first books were Drive-By and Party Girl. Drive-By took six years to write, and Party Girl has been made into a movie called Living the Life. She has written the completed Daughters of the Moon and Sons of the Dark series. She lives in Los Angeles and Washington D.C.. Ms. Ewing has two children, Jonathan, a molecular biologist, and Amber, an international lawyer. She has also traveled to Japan, China, Russia, Europe, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand. She has begun a new series called Sisters of Isis.
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October 14, 2020
Dalila has never lived a normal life, ever. She was schooled at home by her Uncle. She was never allowed to go out into the world and get her hands dirty like other teenagers, she has grown accustomed to being different. Lately, Dalila has discovered she has magical powers of transformation and the ability to cast spells from the Book of Thoth. But when Dalila makes a terrible mistake, she finds herself in a race to recover powerful magic. What I love about this series of books is that so far, each book has focused on one girl as an individual and each book speaks about each girl’s individual struggle and growth as women and not just as magical beings. These books are about growth, these books are about finding yourself. Stepping outside your comfort zone and discovering what you are made of. Stepping outside your comfort zone does not build character, it reveals character. This time around it is Dalila’s turn, it is her turn to embark on her journey of discovery. Her character, her spirit, it is going to be tested and how she comes out of it will define her character as not only as a Sister of Isis but as a woman.
October 29, 2024
Sisters of isis
Sudi, Dalila, and Meri all team up to stop evil before bedtime. I've only read book #3 and haven't found the rest of the series but I'll read anything Egyptian. In this book, they realize they released some bad magic from a scroll, and that the cult of Anubis has deeper roots in their lives than they think.
Their mentor meets them in ancient Egypt, some minor time travel and leaving behind a bracelet and fighting literal fog that was a grain of sand from creation- coolest part of the whole book.
Some boys appear and are to be desired, Set is the devil but also the devil-demon named Shaitan is here. Dalila defeats him because she is the “enchantress” and the book ends and Carter breaks up with her.
Not too engaging.
Sudi, Dalila, and Meri all team up to stop evil before bedtime. I've only read book #3 and haven't found the rest of the series but I'll read anything Egyptian. In this book, they realize they released some bad magic from a scroll, and that the cult of Anubis has deeper roots in their lives than they think.
Their mentor meets them in ancient Egypt, some minor time travel and leaving behind a bracelet and fighting literal fog that was a grain of sand from creation- coolest part of the whole book.
Some boys appear and are to be desired, Set is the devil but also the devil-demon named Shaitan is here. Dalila defeats him because she is the “enchantress” and the book ends and Carter breaks up with her.
Not too engaging.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 1, 2019
Love it!
5/5 angel stars
5/5 angel stars
October 10, 2020
Dalila was an interesting perspective to read from. I enjoyed getting to go back in time to Ancient Egypt in this installment and can't wait to see how our story ends in Book 4!
February 9, 2016
If I could give this book a rating of less than 1, perhaps -5 or something, I would. I am not going to read any more books in this series. This one and the second one are beyond awful.
You have three slayer-type girls and their mentor is almost totally useless. The girls never use common sense or logic. They never plan ahead in a realistic fashion. They refuse to take the seriousness of their situation into account. They carry nothing that could serve as a physical weapon (physical weapons might not work against the main baddies, but they would very probably work against the humans who serve them.)
You have people commanding gods, and gods saying that they are not powerful enough to block other gods. Um, isn't a god by definition pretty much an all-powerful being? Would gods force people (like these three girls) to help them in the fight against evil? Wouldn't gods ask first?
Further, why young girls? Why not women who are at least in their twenties, who have matured somewhat and think a little straighter? The concept worked in Daughters of the Moon since there was a time-limit on when a Daughter would lose her powers or change, but in this series, there is no such time limit. Thus, there's no requirement for using relatively young girls.
The third volume opens with Dalila going outside, alone (a mistake), meeting an evil being and making an assumption he's just a tutor (another mistake), and finally managing to flee from him.
It seems this volume is starting off as bad as the second. Three girls who are totally clueless, who make no effort to prepare themselves physically against an enemy out to kill them, and who pay no attention to any rules of logic or common sense.
And, in one of the truly rare times I do this, I am not going to bother even finishing the book. It's a waste of my time to continue reading it, when I have so many other worthwhile books still waiting to be read.
You have three slayer-type girls and their mentor is almost totally useless. The girls never use common sense or logic. They never plan ahead in a realistic fashion. They refuse to take the seriousness of their situation into account. They carry nothing that could serve as a physical weapon (physical weapons might not work against the main baddies, but they would very probably work against the humans who serve them.)
You have people commanding gods, and gods saying that they are not powerful enough to block other gods. Um, isn't a god by definition pretty much an all-powerful being? Would gods force people (like these three girls) to help them in the fight against evil? Wouldn't gods ask first?
Further, why young girls? Why not women who are at least in their twenties, who have matured somewhat and think a little straighter? The concept worked in Daughters of the Moon since there was a time-limit on when a Daughter would lose her powers or change, but in this series, there is no such time limit. Thus, there's no requirement for using relatively young girls.
The third volume opens with Dalila going outside, alone (a mistake), meeting an evil being and making an assumption he's just a tutor (another mistake), and finally managing to flee from him.
It seems this volume is starting off as bad as the second. Three girls who are totally clueless, who make no effort to prepare themselves physically against an enemy out to kill them, and who pay no attention to any rules of logic or common sense.
And, in one of the truly rare times I do this, I am not going to bother even finishing the book. It's a waste of my time to continue reading it, when I have so many other worthwhile books still waiting to be read.
September 5, 2015
This is the third book in the Sisters of Isis series. I loved this book. It is the continuation of the series. There isn't much about this series of books that I could say that I haven't said already. This is a good series. I love the way that the author wrote them. I love all the different characters that were created when she wrote this series. Though for this particular book, I like how this character, Dalila, has never lived a normal life to begin with, because her overprotective uncle telling her about her destiny from the beginning. But at the same time she has been sheltered and home-schooled and now she has to protect the entire world. I would recommend this book.
March 4, 2015
This was a wonderful book that made me feel as if I was in the main characters body. I loved how the Egyptian mythology was used to create a climactic setting. I would read a chapter of this to older children in grades of fourth or fifth. I would use it to teach more about the historical beliefs of Egyptians.
December 26, 2011
In this book, the third of the series, they have to stop an Anicient Egyptian demon from taking over the world by going back in time. So they have to go to Ancient Egypt and stop him and the evil preist.
October 10, 2013
For 'young reader fiction'..this trilogy was good. Small amounts of history interspersed wtih fantasy..easy to read..fun. Might inspire a younger person to read further into Egyptian mythology and history. I haven't looked yet..but there might be more books to come in this series.
December 23, 2007
I love this series and this book did not disappoint. I love the way it mixes action, love, and girlish high school nature all in one. Not to mention freaky egyptian gods.
March 9, 2008
i just finished reading this book about 5 minutes agoand i think that it was my best book yet.this book is about a girl who learns to embrace the goddess within herself.
March 2, 2009
awesome!loved it:D
September 12, 2009
These books were actually pretty good! Fast easy read too... I finished the first three in about 4 days.
February 2, 2010
I think i liked Lynn Ewing's other series better... the goddess of the moon series... these are alright though
December 13, 2009
this book was really good but i was saddened by the end!
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July 27, 2010
Still nowhere near as good as DOTM, but the story did pick up a lot in this book.
August 4, 2010
Teen-age froth. Daughters of the Moon series held more interest than the Sisters of Isis, but can't really recommend either with much enthusiasm.
January 4, 2011
great book.
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June 3, 2011I havent read the book but my bff says its amazing so why not read it <3
June 23, 2012
I really enjoyed this series!!! It's good when good wins over evil. I enjoyed the fact that the heroes were female. Always a plus in my book. Very enjoyable.
January 17, 2015
Such a quick read, full of dark magic and daring twists and turns. I look forward to the next and last book in the series.
August 10, 2014
I liked it. A few times it was boring but Ewing always managed to bring back the attention of the audience. Cannot wait to read the next one in the series #guiltypleasure
July 23, 2008
gr8! just lyk the other books in the series!
June 16, 2009
Very cute. It was nice to see Dalila grow, and Abdel was hilarious in this. Michelle, too.
July 18, 2010
very much like the fist two but still nice. These books are an easy small read.
April 30, 2017
Book #5 of Dewey's 24 hour readathon completed at 9:47 pm.
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