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Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)

Mark Lawrence

Start date: June 16, 2018

Finish date: June 30, 2018

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Jun 01, 2017 Flying Monkey rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2017

4 Stars

I wish I could rate this book in parts.
Beginning - 5 stars
Middle: 3 stars
Ending: 5 stars

Solid book, and I will be reading the next. For some reason Red Sister reminded me of Harry Potter, but for adults.

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Sep 18, 2018 Joni (Jonez) rated it liked it

3.00

I really wanted to like this book. There was so much HYPE. Grim Dark? Yes please! Assasin nuns? Bring them! A headstrong pint sized heroin, growing into her powers? My favorite! Magic and fantasy mixed with a little sci-fi? As a fan of Jemison's Fifth Season I was excited for another helping.

The problem was, Lawrence's dive into all of these elements was...well....meh. This wasn't the grimmest of the dark, as I expected The character of Nona I have read before. The world was only slightly d ...more

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