Showing posts with label michelle zink. Show all posts
Showing posts with label michelle zink. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Review: Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink

[Info:]


{Title} Prophecy of the Sisters
{By} Michelle Zink
{Publisher} Little, Brown Young Readers
{Release Date} August 1, 2009
{Pages} 352

[Description:]An ancient prophecy divides two sisters-

One good...

One evil...

Who will prevail?

Twin sisters Lia and Alice Milthorpe have just become orphans. They have also become enemies. As they discover their roles in a prophecy that has turned generations of sisters against each other, the girls find themselves entangled in a mystery that involves a tattoo-like mark, their parents' deaths, a boy, a book, and a lifetime of secrets.

Lia and Alice don't know whom they can trust.

They just know they can't trust each other.


[Angel's Thought's:]
NOTE: Another older review deserving a repost, because this book is awesome.


The first thing you notice when you begin reading Prophecy of the Sisters is just how beautifully it’s written. Michelle Zink has captured the story, setting, and characters all within this gorgeous and lyrical prose that draws you in from cover to cover. This is really one of those books I LOVE, because once you think you know what’s going to happen -- everything gets flipped around and keeps you guessing.

I’ve been wanting to read this book for some time, and was unspeakably excited when my ARC arrived in the mail. At first, I read only a chapter a night when I could, partially because of college limiting my reading time, and partially because it was just so good, I wanted to take my time and not rush through. But this became an impossible task after some time, because I simply HAD to know what was going to happen next.

So, I started to take the book with me to class. I’d read in between classes, before classes, and every night. Finally, I just ignored everything else one night and finished it. And OH MY GOD -- it was stunning!

Michelle Zink blends romance and mystery, sorrow and adventure, into an exquisite gothic novel that will chill you even after the final pages. It’s no surprise that I went and bought the hardback edition, because of it’s fantastic cover and because it’s one of those books that I have just fallen in love with. I’m ecstatic there will be more!

I highly recommend you go buy, read, and reread Prophecy of the Sisters ASAP!

~Angel

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Sunday, July 7, 2013

A Book by It's Cover(s): Prophecy of the Sisters

I love seeing the changes in covers that some books get. A lot of the time, it does wonders for the author and for the sales of the book itself. And as I've noticed this, I've also found myself wanting to make some posts about some of my favorite or some of the most recent changes. For instance...
The gifted author, Michelle Zink, had some changes with the cover of her incredible debut gothic novel, PROPHECY OF THE SISTERS.

+ The ARC cover:


+ The First Edition Cover:
+ The Newest Cover:
Now, personally, I have the first two versions myself ( the ARC and the hardback first edition.) But I do adore the new cover, and find myself tempted to add it to the collection. I'm very glad the ARC cover changed, because I wasn't all that fond of it. And I love the first edition cover, the mysterious appeal of the twin statues and the rose -- plus, there's something almost... unsettling about it, which I found to be an ideal fit with the gothic theme. But the newest cover is rather stunning, and showcases the sisters for us. It has a nice composition to it, still holds some mystery about it, and will probably draw more appeal to more readers with this fresher cover. I definitely don't see this as a bad cover upgrade.
And, no matter what cover it has, I still say you need to rush out and get yourself a copy of Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink. She's extremely gifted, not to mention a wonderful woman all around.
~Angel

Top 20 To Be Read: Angel

TBR1

 

  1. “Breath” (Riders of the Apocalypse Book #4)  by Jackie Morse Kessler
  2. “The Nightmare Garden” ( The Iron Codex Book #2) by  Caitlin Kittredge
  3. “Guardian of the Gate” (Prophecy of the Sisters, #2) by Michelle Zink
  4. “Circle of Fire” (Prophecy of the Sisters, #3) by Michelle Zink
  5. “The Pleasures of the Damned” by Charles Bukowski
  6. “The Last Night of the Earth Poems” by Charles Bukowski
  7. “Horns” by Joe Hill
  8. “NOS4A2″ by Joe Hill
  9. “Cryptic Cravings” (Vampire Kisses, #8) by Ellen Schreiber
  10. “Immortal Hearts” (Vampire Kisses, #9) by Ellen Schreiber
  11. “The Madman’s Daughter” (The Madman’s Daughter, #1) by Megan Shepherd
  12. “The Collected Poems of Emily Dickinson”
  13. “Crash” by Lisa McMann
  14. “Sharp Objects” by Gillian Flynn
  15. “Beautiful Darkness” (Caster Chronicles, #2) by  Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
  16. “Beautiful Chaos” (Caster Chronicles #3)  Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
  17. “Please Ignore Vera Dietz” by A.S. King
  18. “Everybody Sees the Ants” by A.S. King
  19. “Ask the Passengers” by A.S. King
  20. “Looking For Alaska” by John Green