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acedimski 's review for:
The Lost Sisters
by Holly Black
As much as I like to rate this less than five starts for the sole fact of who's the narrator of the story, I can't. There is something about Holly Black's writing, about her characters, about Faerieland that I can't love any less than I already do.
After finishing The Wicked King, I decided it's time to read this novella because I somehow didn't come around it earlier.
With 'The Cruel Prince', 'The Wicked King' and 'Queen Of Nothing', I can say for sure that Holly Black knows what title to choose for her stories. But I was not expecting to read a story about Jude's sister when I opened the e-book of 'The Lost Sisters'. Maybe I just didn't pay any attention, maybe I wasn't expecting to ever read anything interesting from Taryn. So as I read further into the book, I realized how much I love Holly Black's writing - even if it's a story about a character that I came to hate. I can't say I felt with Taryn or understood her. I have read the background stories of worse people, villains, and felt with them more than I ever could with Taryn. But I still enjoyed this short insight into her personality, her thoughts, her reasons. It's always so refreshing, interesting to see how other characters react or think - in a world you only know through the view of one person - so I did enjoy the novella as it was, and will mostly be praising Holly Black's way with words.
I can only recommend anyone to read this. Either to still your hunger for more after either finishing 'The Cruel Prince' or 'The Wicked King'. Or to get a insight on Taryn's personality. her thoughts and beliefs. Her dreams. Or you simply want to read Holly's beautiful writing for that is reason enough to go back to Faerieland.
After finishing The Wicked King, I decided it's time to read this novella because I somehow didn't come around it earlier.
With 'The Cruel Prince', 'The Wicked King' and 'Queen Of Nothing', I can say for sure that Holly Black knows what title to choose for her stories. But I was not expecting to read a story about Jude's sister when I opened the e-book of 'The Lost Sisters'. Maybe I just didn't pay any attention, maybe I wasn't expecting to ever read anything interesting from Taryn. So as I read further into the book, I realized how much I love Holly Black's writing - even if it's a story about a character that I came to hate. I can't say I felt with Taryn or understood her. I have read the background stories of worse people, villains, and felt with them more than I ever could with Taryn. But I still enjoyed this short insight into her personality, her thoughts, her reasons. It's always so refreshing, interesting to see how other characters react or think - in a world you only know through the view of one person - so I did enjoy the novella as it was, and will mostly be praising Holly Black's way with words.
I can only recommend anyone to read this. Either to still your hunger for more after either finishing 'The Cruel Prince' or 'The Wicked King'. Or to get a insight on Taryn's personality. her thoughts and beliefs. Her dreams. Or you simply want to read Holly's beautiful writing for that is reason enough to go back to Faerieland.