⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 4 stars

Sisters of the Snake is a tale about long lost sisters, swapping identities, and finding their own path in life.

This story was a really fun adventure! I really enjoyed the cultural references and it was refreshing to delve into an Indian YA fantasy and learn so much. I liked the plot, and although it was a bit predictable that didn’t make it any less fun to read. The magic system used in the book is also quite interesting, since it is established from the beginning that magic is super rare, I’m curious how the system will grow in the next book.

I loved the idea of two sisters swapping places and reading how they fared in the other sister’s world. The different POV’s were really nice, since you follow two different lines in the whole story which weaves together slowly. Sometimes though, the different POV’s broke the flow of the story line as it suddenly stopped and continued into the other.

Ria and Rani are twins who’s live couldn’t be further apart from each other. It was really interesting to see them walking in each other’s shoes. I would’ve liked for the sisterhood bond to be explored a bit more, but because of the sisters mainly being separated, that didn’t happen. I hope to see it in the sequel though. It also felt like the romances took up a bit too much of the story line and they felt a bit forced.

I also wasn’t the biggest fan of the ending. It is quite predictable from the beginning who the villain is in the story. The villain just felt very two dimensional and the ending seemed really sudden and a bit rushed. Everything just came together to perfectly. I like happy endings, but this one was a bit hard to believe.

Overall, it was a fun, fast read with great cultural representations. I really enjoyed most of the book and I will be checking out the sequel.