“Some things must be done however much we wish to avoid them.”

The Prophecy of the Sisters is a trilogy done by Michelle Zink who started publishing its first book in 2010. In the first book, the Milthorpe twins are introduced, namely Lia and Alice. Down in history, every female twins are tasked to be the Guardian and the Gate. After their parents` death, strange marks appear on their arms that revealed their roles into the prophecy. One the guardian, one the gate. Lia and Alice, respectively, are forced to go against each other to play out their roles. Lia is to become the guardian who is to keep the gate closed so as not to allow Samael, the greatest evil of all, to enter the world we live in today. The series` setting is in New York State, sometime around the late 1800s.

What I enjoyed most about this book is that it involves other dimensions other than where we are. The story opens at the Milthorpe mansion where the twins grew up. As they both learn about their roles in the prophecy, as for Lia, she flies through portals so as to learn more about her own role. She is helped by other teenage women who have the same mark as hers for they play as the keys to the gate. To be honest, the trilogy has always kept me tied to my seat because of its body-chilling plot. The fact that the author used old-English words, especially with the chants, poems, and letters that were presented in the book, add more depth to it. Personally, though I am easily frightened, I love to read books that have something to do with other dimensions with a romantic twist to it. Throughout Lia`s journey to find out what her role really is, James accompanies her as she understands what she has to face and discovers her power to conquer Samael. The book does not entirely focus on the romantic genre, which makes it stand out from the rest of the books that are in demand today.

To be honest, I am not the type of person who reads books on a regular basis. Every time I enter a bookstore, I automatically proceed to the 'top 10 books' section to actually avoid reading those books. I would rather read books that are hidden in the 'young adult' section rather than those books that people talk and fangirl about. I also avoid books that are 'soon to be a major motion picture' cause I get more excited about the movie rather than to read the actually story. When people ask me what books I read, the most common response would be "what`s that?" or "who wrote that?" and other comments such as those. Not to be particular about authors but I`ve noticed that the books I like to read, since they are not usually on the 'top 10' shelves, are series` that are hard to find. I`ve had a number of incidents where I would walk up to the customer service area and ask which branch of theirs has a copy of the book I`m looking for, get it reserved, then ask my mom to drive me there to purchase the book. I am not a fast reader as well. Sometimes, it takes me 3 days or a week to finish a book, depending on how the plot`s flow goes. I`ve read books that only excite me at the beginning and the end but hey, I still end up loving those books!

Sources:

Zink, M. (2010). Prophecy of the sisters. Guelph, Canada: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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