The Sisters of Reckoning (Good Luck Girls #2)
Author: Charlotte Nicole Davis
Publication Date: August 10, 2021
Publisher: Tor Teen
Description:
The Sisters of Reckoning is the blockbuster sequel to Charlotte Nicole Davis's alternate Old West-set commercial fantasy adventure.
The
Good Luck Girls are free. Aster's sister and friends have new lives
across the border in Ferron, while Aster remains in Arketta, helping
more girls escape. But news of a new welcome house opening fills Aster
with a need to do more than just help individual girls. And an
unexpected reunion gives her an idea of how to do it. From there, grows a
wildly ambitious plan to free all dustbloods, who live as prisoners to
Arketta's landmasters and debt slavery.
When Clementine and the
others return from Ferron, they become the heart of a vibrant group of
fearless fighters, working to unite the various underclasses and
convince them to join in the fight. Along the way, friendships will be
forged, lives will be lost, and love will take root even in the harshest
of circumstances, between the most unexpected of lovers.
But
will Arketta's dustbloods finally come into power and freedom, or will
the resistance just open them up to a new sort of danger?
Praise for THE SISTERS OF RECKONING:
Featured in Teen Vogue
“Populated by a unique and diverse collection of characters that you will immediately fall in love with, this is a novel that will make you think, make you feel, and make you cry out, 'glory to the reckoning'.” ―Lauren Shippen, author of The Infinite Noise: A Bright Sessions Novel
“Davis has a knack for effortlessly tying in character development to the fast-moving plot. Readers will enjoy meeting and continuing to get to know the diverse cast[.] This book is hard to put down and readers will be inspired by its ending...Perfect for fans of Snowpiercer and Firefly.” ―School Library Journal
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The Sisters of Reckoning is the thrilling second book in the highly acclaimed Good Luck Girls series. Right off, I want to say that you definitely should read the first book before this one. Sometimes you can get away with reading a book in a series without reading any of the others, but this is not that type of novel. There are a ton of references to events, people, places, and even things from the first book, so you'll be very confused if you just try to jump in.
That being said, I thought this book was a fantastic sequel. The characters continue to develop and change throughout the story, which I personally love to watch. The girls are each so unique and incredibly realistic that it felt like I have known them personally for years. I really enjoyed seeing their relationships with one another grow and change over the course of the book. The plot was exciting and filled with action and adventure that kept me eagerly turning the pages to see what was going to happen next. The author did a fantastic job of bringing this Old West type world to life with vivid imagery and detailed descriptions that made it so easy to imagine myself there alongside the characters.
The only tiny issue I personally had was that the writing was done in the second person. I almost always prefer the first person point of view and that holds for this book. I think the reader would've had much deeper connections to the characters and a more complete immersion into their world if it had been done in the first person POV. This is just my own personal opinion and not anything negative towards the writing or book. Overall, this was an excellent sequel in a genre-bending series filled with diverse characters that will have readers begging for more. I highly recommend it for fans of science fiction, fantasy, westerns, dystopian fiction, and LGBTQ+ fiction.
Photo Credit: Brett Pruitt
Charlotte Nicole Davis is the author of The Good Luck Girls, a young adult fantasy novel releasing in Fall 2019 with Tor Teen. A graduate of The New School’s Writing for Children MFA program, Charlotte loves comic book movies and books with maps in the front. She currently lives in Brooklyn with a cat with a crooked tail.
The Sisters of Reckoning (Good Luck Girls #2)
Always a good sign I think when the sequel can be called a blockbuster
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