#sisters fate

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Me looking old and spooky.

I couldn't get another necklace off this morning that had a little scissor pendant on it and it ended up spurring the idea to make an Atropos costume/look to wear to Spooky Empire tonight.

Happy Halloween y'all.

[theboywhocriedbooks]

Sisters' Fate by Jessica Spotswood (#3)

[Goodreads]

A fever ravages New London, but with the Brotherhood sending suspected witches straight to the gallows, the Sisters are powerless against the disease. They can’t help without revealing their powers—as Cate learns when a potent display of magic turns her into the most wanted witch in all of New England. To make matters worse, Cate has been erased from the memory of her beloved Finn. While she’s torn between protecting him from further attacks and encouraging him to fall for her all over again, she’s certain she can never forgive Maura’s betrayal. And now that Tess’s visions have taken a deadly turn, the prophecy that one Cahill sister will murder another looms ever closer to its fulfillment.

so wow yes this seemed like a final book and I'm pretty happy with how it went. I loved the main character but really also most of the women characters, the ones not evil. I loved this world of progressive powerful women in an older time but of course they were oppressed and lots of other horrible things but it gave me hope to see the ones I did see. I loved and always have loved Finn because he's so yes and adorkably handsome and loyal and just ughhh. It was sad to see the prophecy of one of the sisters death, I wasn't expecting it and I wish there could have been some way around it but thats life. People die and series end but we have to move on, never forgetting the good but lessening the pain. that was so fortune cookie. 

[yaseriesinsiders]

Jessica Spotswood’s SISTERS’ FATE is out tomorrow, and its the third in her Cahill Witch Chronicles Series. You can tell that this book is the dramatic culmination of quite a bit of build up in the first two— we’re sure her fans are eagerly awaiting the release. And it’s so very close! Thanks for sharing your secrets, Jessica, and best of luck!

YA Series Insiders: How would you describe X character in one sentence?

Jessica Spotswood: Finn Belastra is a clever bookseller's son who moonlights as a gardener - and then a priest of the Brotherhood - in order to protect the women he loves.

YASI: If you were going to write a spin-off about one of your characters, who would it be and why?

JS: I’d write a short story about Rilla, Cate's chatty, bouncy, take-no-nonsense roommate, and Alistair Merriweather, the rich, handsome newspaperman who's very liberal in his attitudes - except about women. I love their banter!

YASI: What song best fits X character?

JS: Cate's theme song for SISTERS' FATE was Amanda Palmer's "I Am Not the Killing Type." (But is she?)

YASI: Who would you want to play your main character in a movie?

JS: I’ve never figured out who'd make a good Cate, but Andrew Garfield is my hipster modern-day Finn.

YASI: What recently published books do you wish you'd written?

JS: THE WINNER'S CURSE by Marie Rutkowski (a note-perfect fantasy with an impossible romance) and BETWEEN THE SPARK AND THE BURN by April Genevieve Tucholke (a creepy-gorgeous Gothic horror).

YASI: What scene made you cry while you were writing?

JS: Chapter 20. Someone dies. I knew this death was coming for years, and I still cried in the coffee shop while I wrote it!

YASI: Any advice for writers currently working on a series?

JS: Make sure you love these characters. You'll be writing them for years. And don't worry if you know how you want it to end, but aren't exactly sure how to get there. You'll figure it out!

About the Book

A fever ravages New London, but with the Brotherhood sending suspected witches straight to the gallows, the Sisters are powerless against the disease. They can’t help without revealing their powers—as Cate learns when a potent display of magic turns her into the most wanted witch in all of New England.

To make matters worse, Cate has been erased from the memory of her beloved Finn. While she’s torn between protecting him from further attacks and encouraging him to fall for her all over again, she’s certain she can never forgive Maura’s betrayal. And now that Tess’s visions have taken a deadly turn, the prophecy that one Cahill sister will murder another looms ever closer to its fulfillment.

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About the Author

I grew up in a tiny one-stoplight town in Pennsylvania, where I could be found swimming, playing clarinet, memorizing lines for the school play, or—most often—with my nose in a book. I've been writing since I was little but studied theatre in college and grad school. Now I live in Washington, DC with my brilliant playwright husband and a cuddly cat named Monkey.

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Review: Star Cursed by Jessica Spotswood Author: Jessica Spotswood Pages 366 pages Publisher G.P Putnam's Sons Release Date: June 18, 2013 Received from: Giselle from BookNerd Canada in a giveaway after it was released. Synopsis (from GoodReads): With the Brotherhood persecuting witches like never before, a divided Sisterhood desperately needs Cate to come into her Prophesied powers. And after Cate's friend Sachi is arrested for using magic, a war-thirsty Sister offers to help her find answers—if Cate is willing to endanger everyone she loves. Cate doesn't want to be a weapon, and she doesn't want to involve her friends and Finn in the Sisterhood's schemes. But when Maura and Tess join the Sisterhood, Maura makes it clear that she'll do whatever it takes to lead the witches to victory. Even if it means sacrifices. Even if it means overthrowing Cate. Even if it means all-out war. In the highly anticipated sequel to Born Wicked, the Cahill Witch Chronicles continue Cate, Maura and Tess's quest to find love, protect family, and explore their magic against all odds in an alternate history of New England. Review NOTE: I received an ARC copy of this book after it's release through a giveaway. This does not change or alter my review or opinion in any way. Star Cursed was an amazing read, and I definitely enjoyed every second of it! (And yes, that does include the heart-breaking, and emotional parts as well). Star Cursed takes place about a month after the events of Born Wicked, and Cate is now living with the Sisterhood in New London. Feeling misplaced and uncomfortable, she is constantly ridiculed and watched to make sure that she is the prophesied one that will lead their world out of evil. However, when her sisters arrive, the divide between the Sisterhood gets bigger, and the Brotherhood's control over is getting stricter than ever. But the people are rebelling and asking for change, and the time has come for the witches to rise once again. I loved this book so much- it was fast paced, entertaining, and accelerating at the same time! I can guarantee you that this book does not have second book syndrome, and you will LOVE it! Born Wicked was a good read and I really liked the world that Jessica Spotswood created, and I enjoyed the parallels in Cahill Witch world and our world as well; it really made you think, and it makes you reflect the actions in our history as people. Although Star Cursed was as enjoyable as Born Wicked and met all my expectations- and it was also so much more. The plot of this story was not a light, nor was it fluffy or cute; it was brutal, honest, heart-breaking, and scary at some points. It was hard reading parts of this book because abuse, deteriorating relationships, manipulation, public murder, inequality, oppression, and the poverty that was heavily emphasized to show how to Brotherhood have used their power negatively and out of fear. In this book, everyone is looking for the prophesized one of the Cahill girls; and when I mean everyone, I really do mean everyone. From the Brotherhood to the Sisterhood, everyone is either falling over or trying to kill (mostly kill) the Cahill sisters. They do everything in their power to get the sisters to show their true abilities: from arresting innocent women and sending them to Harewood or work ships; to burning books; to actually turning the three against each other. I guess you can say it was scary because no one cares about what will happen to the girls and the others except for Cate, Tess, Finn, and few other allies. Other than that, everyone seems okay about killing other people. I think what makes Star Cursed an amazing and enjoyable read is the fact that all the characters have matured since the first book. They all had their own particular roles, and reading them interact and grow as the plot progressed made me so happy that this book didn't suffer SBS, but it also made me laugh, made me cry, and made me just wanting a happier ending. This book does play at your heartstrings, and you can really feel the battles going on within Cate internally. She not only has to deal with her choice of becoming a sister and claiming that she is the prophesized one, but she has to deal with the fact that there are actually people outside the Sisterhood that need her help; she has to make the heartbreaking decision of choosing whether to bide her time and do things correctly, or act immediately to make sure that threats both inside and outside the Sisterhood won't jeopardize not only others, but the witches and their loved ones as well. She also has to deal with leaving her fiancé, Finn Belastra, and her sisters, behind. But she also gets to learn more about her family history and her witch heritage. There are a lot of forces against this poor girl, but what I found amazing in this book is that even when she had moments of doubt and hesitation, she found a way to redeem herself for her actions and make things right. She doesn't back down, and since she has been in the Sisterhood, she's learned to become a leader. This book didn't hide anything, and it wasn't afraid to show what people would do when they're desperate and want change. It shows what extremes people will go to live and survive, and to break their destiny's. This book was, in a nutshell, amazing. Wonderful. Accelerating. Action-packed. Lovely. However you want to spin it, you can't deny that this book was awesome. If you haven't already, you should go read the Cahill Witch Chronicles ASAP! This series isn't like your ordinary YA historical fantasy series- it's a series about sisterhood, friendship, family, freedom, and of course equality. Rating: 5 out of 5 stars! Link to review: http://sleeplessreadsreviews.blogspot.ca/2014/06/review-star-cursed-by-jessica-spotswood.html?m=0 razorbillbooks penguinteen indigo-teen

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2014 Books

Silver Shadow

The One

Sisters' Fate