Prophecy of the Sisters

Prophecy of the Sisters
By Michelle Zink
Little, Brown, 2009. 343 pgs. Young Adult

Soon after her father’s mysterious death, Lia discovers a strange mark on her wrist and spies her sister insider their mother’s old room, the Dark Room, whispering in a strange ceremony. Lia’s dear friend, and love, James also gives her a book he finds in her father’s library, a book that tells of a prophecy of two sisters. Lia soon discovers that she and her twin sister Alice are the sisters spoken of in the prophecy, sisters at odds who will either protect the world from Samael (also known as Satan) or bring him back into the world.

This is the first in a series and does a good job of setting up this world, the prophecy, and the struggle between the sisters. However, I am not sure if I will read the next books. Nothing is wrong per se with the book and how it’s written, but at times I felt like I was getting involved in something more evil than I liked.

MN