Myrdhin and Tristan, for example, are perfect catalysts for the ongoing conflict but deeply complex and faceted characters in their own right. Desires and ambitions burn inside them, unquenchable and unsmotherable, and - well, I’ve already mentioned fault lines, and we all know what happens to them.Īll of the characters, beyond the sisters themselves, are nuanced and add so much flavour to an already ambrosial mixture. They are each fierce, intelligent and deeply feeling individuals, shackled absolutely by the patriarchal society that wishes them to be nought but submissive heir-producing vessels. All three have utterly transformative journeys, and it was impossible not to be invested in each of them. The three sisters, Riva, Keyne, and Sinne are spellbinding characters. Often what you feel isn’t what you are shown, and that is a tremendous skill and something that ties implicitly into the message and magic of the book - what you see isn’t what you get, nor is what you show necessarily what you are. It’s not flowery, so don’t let that put you off, it’s just a delight to read and I imagine its cadence and flow would suit an audiobook perfectly. It helps that Holland’s writing is so beautifully lyrical, at times, it feels as though you’re listening to ethereal poetry carried quietly on the whispering voice of the wind. Everything is just so rich and resplendent with authenticity. SISTERSONG’s world is masterfully created with both love and care. The journey from beginning to end was sensational and glorious.
Throughout SISTERSONG, you can feel the rumble in your bones, the knot in your stomach as the tension slowly, slowly, slowly builds to an explosive conclusion. You have conflict between Christianity and Paganism, between Saxons and Britons, between gender identity and society, and between sisters. Lucy Holland has built her story on a fault line a million times more potent than the San Andreas Fault or The Ring of Fire.
It’s a time when magic and reality are woven together so tightly it’s impossible to tease the threads apart, it was a surprise to me that this is the first book I’ve read in the period - and I want more. This period of British history is such fertile ground for storytelling as there is so much going on but so little actually known. In SISTERSONG, we find ourselves in the halls of King Cador, seeing the world through the eyes of his three daughters, as the Saxon dragon inches ever closer to the walls. The Roman Empire had abandoned the land, and the Saxons had arrived, moving north and west, conquering Roman-Britain through violence, destruction, and massacre. It is set at the beginning of the 6th Century when King Cador was the ruler of Dummonia, a region that comprises modern-day Cornwall and Devon.ĭuring this period, Britain was in a state of upheaval. SISTERSONG is a stunning blend of historical fiction, British folklore, and magical fantasy.
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