Sisters of Midnight (Sisters of Shadow, #3)

by Katherine Livesey

Lily, Alice, Grace, and Jem are back in the third and final spellbinding instalment in the Sisters of Shadow trilogy by Katherine Livesey!

She couldn’t work out if it was the world that had changed, or herself…

When lightning shatters the darkness into a blazing jigsaw of panic and pain, Lily and her friends realise they’ve been transported through the jaws of the wild storm right to the gates of Midnight Manor, home of High Priestess of the Shadow Sect herself, Hecate Winter.

But as a swarm of figures in hooded golden cloaks surrounds them it soon becomes clear: the real enemy was never hewn from the shadows but hidden in the light.

A notorious legion of exorcists from beyond their borders, the Brotherhood of Light have been secretly abducting them for generations and indoctrinating them into believing there are good witches and bad witches, all subordinate to the whims of their oppressors.

Now it’s up to them to build a sisterhood strong enough to survive the sunrise.

Readers have been captivated by Sisters of Midnight:

‘Plenty of drama… a heartwarming read’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Fantastic… full of found family, friendships, acceptance and hope’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Excellent world building and character development’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A dramatic story of friendship, love and support’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Captivating’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Beautiful’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

• ISBN13: 9780008467746
• Publish Date: 10 November 2022 (first published 1 November 2022)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: One More Chapter
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 352
• Language: English
• URL: http://harpercollins.co.uk

Reviews

[annieb123]

Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.

Sisters of Midnight is the third and final book in the Sisters of Shadow trilogy by Katherine Livesey. Released 1st Nov 2022 HarperCollins on their One More Chapter imprint, it's 275 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. 

This is a well written and engaging YA character driven fantasy novel. Central themes of friendship and cooperation and "sisterhood" challenging the darkness are combined with positive relatable strong female characters throughout. 

The series has been described as "Anne of Green Gables if written by Diana Wynne Jones" and that is a fair description. Despite being marketed as YA, there are elements here which are much darker and more difficult than the first two books. There's drama aplenty, as well as themes of found family and acceptance. There are positive portrayals of LGBTQIA+ characters and strength of friendship and acceptance. 

It ties up earlier series spanning threads, and wouldn't work well at all as a standalone. For readers who prefer to binge finished story arcs, this would make a good weekend series binge or buddy read. 

Four stars. 

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.