If I didn’t time my reading then I would have thought this book took so many hours to read but I read it at the same speed as I read most fantasy novels, around 100 pages an hour. It was just such a slog to get through for 4/5ths of the novel that it just felt like a lot longer.

The problem was that I just didn’t care. I never connected with Nona so I didn’t care about her character which in turn led to me not caring about most of the plot. The rest of the characters with the exception of Zole were so interchangeable that you could have put them all in front of me and I wouldn’t have been able to tell you which one was which. I kept forgetting who the minor characters were and even if they were living or dead. Nona kept mentioning them as if they were important but I couldn’t even muster the will to remember them.

The first two thirds of the novel bored me greatly and this review would have been a two star if it were not for the last fifty or so pages picking up the pace. I felt like more happened in those final pages than in the first 300 put together but in the end it still wasn’t enough for me to love this book.

I wish I could say I liked this more than I did, and I know I'm in the minority here, but I just felt underwhelmed by the book after such a stunning second book in the series. The main trouble for me was that Nona is good at absolutely everything - no matter what she faces, she'll defeat it in a matter of a page or two, usually after being overcome by her own emotions. This ruined a lot of the tension for me, and made me question what the point was in having other characters when this is clearly a one-woman show.

I loved "Red Sister" and was really looking forward to continuing the series, "Grey Sister" already wasn't as good as part one in my opinion, but I still really wanted to see how the story ended.

Unfortunately, "Holy Sister" was rather disappointing. The story felt rather rushed in my opinion and still felt rather slow in some sections. What I really didn't like was how the story finally reached the point that was foreshadowed in "Red Sister". This part felt especially rushed and weird, because I actually always thought that it would be set at least a few more years into the future.

The magic system also was rather over the top here and the mythology that was set up in this part of the series was rather over the top in my opinion as well.

Some relationships seemed to come out of nowhere while previously established relationships took a back seat, which seems like a bad decision in the last part of the series.

Overall, I liked the note the story ended on, but the story felt rather rushed and disappointing.

I cannot even begin to explain how excited I was to start this book. The previous two had been amazing. My reviews never contain spoilers for the book I am reviewing but it will contain events from previous books. So if you haven’t read them (and why wouldn’t you have done?!) I recommend you stop here and get them read ASAP!

Grey Sister

We last left Nona after the events with the Emperors Sister and Zole holding the shipheart. Nona had been through so much in the past two books it was hard to see how she could keep going. Keep going she does and in fantastic style.

The Corridor is continuing to close, The Scithrowl and Durns are closing in on the Empire and the fight is coming to Sweet Mercy. Mark has very helpfully added a ‘catch up’ section at the beginning of the book. I love this as it had been a while since I’d read Grey Sister and it drives me potty when half of what you read is just repetition. There is none of that here. You are straight into the action.

The Dual Time Line

The main events of this book take place three years after the ending of Grey Sister. However, it is told in a dual timeline. The book switches back and forth between now and three years previous. This works so well for the story and it is done seamlessly. You are never confused and it plays in to what is currently going on.

The Characters

Oh how I love them! Though out all the books the character development has been outstanding. The relationships that have been formed, alliances made and continuing feuds all come together in an epic finale.
Abbess Glass, the mistress of the long game. She has pulled strings and set events in place since she rescued Nona from the Gallows. Not all of it has made sense but finally everything is coming together. You really find out here just how clever this woman really is. Pulling all the threads (see what I did there) so that at just the right moment they all fall into place.

Lets chat about Nona. I don’t think I have ever come across another character that grows so much yet retains what makes her special. Her character development has been so well written. She has grown into an amazing young woman. Admittedly one you wouldn’t want to cross in a dark alley. She still has her demons but has learnt to use them to her best advantage. She has come to realise she can rely on her friends, Nona is incredibly loyal to those who deserve it. We see an intelligence in Nona here that I don’t think we have witnessed before. It has been a pleasure to watch her grow through these books.
So many of the characters have had an impact on me, they will stay with me for a very long time.

Final Thoughts

If you haven’t already guessed I have truly loved this trilogy and this book rounded it off fantastically. The story draws you straight in. This book like the others is dark, gritty and fast paced. Everything has been building to this point. And it ends the way the whole thing started. I just loved that. Usually I find epilogues a little ‘happy ever after’, but here again, Mark struck just the right cord. It felt so right, especially after everything that had happened.

This is one of the best fantasy series I have ever read and one I will be revisiting. I can’t part with these sisters yet, I’m secretly hoping we haven’t left Sweet Mercy behind completely.
A massive thank you to Mark for sending me a copy of his book and netgalley and the publishers for granting my wish to read this book, in exchange for an honest review.

This is one of my all time favorites. I LOVE this series! I love the character development, especially Nona's. The magic is amazing, and the world is quite interesting. I am so sad that this series is done! I have loved watching Nona's journey from cage to Cage.

I recommend this to anyone that can read. It is that amazing.

I received a copy from Net Galley and have also purchased a physical copy.

Excellent as always from Mark Lawrence. A good conclusion to the Ancestor trilogy, although I am still left with questions. I would love to see more in this world in the future.

What an end to a fantastic series I loved the whole trilogy and have been recommending it to many! Lawrence has created a fantastical world with beautifully developed characters. I won't go into the synopsis as it is the third and final, and I don't want to spoil it for anyone. Needless to say I think you need to pick up the whole series. I loved Nona as a character she is strong and driven, not without her deamon. Sister Apple and Kettle were one of the best relationships I've in countered in a fantasy series and the world building from the black ice to the ship hearts was really interesting. I might just start the series all over again!

The final instalment of The Book of The Ancestor is a doozer!
Warning - It’s pretty much all about the action, if you are looking for a book club find, this really is NOT the book for you, if you are looking for a hard hitting, high octane, helluva ride, this will be right up your street.

The war between Adoma and Crucical that has been in the background for the first two books is now front and centre. Resources are tight, the corridor is narrowing, space is premium, to keep what you’ve got or to gain new territory once the ice has claimed what was previously yours, the races of the corridor must fight. Nona and the other sister’s at Sweet Mercy are thrown headlong into battle, but ‘It is important when killing a nun to bring an army of sufficient size’.

This whole series has been great fun from start to finish, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed Nona’s journey from peasant girl to Sister Cage, thank-you to Netgalley for providing an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed the first two books in this trilogy (much as I enjoyed the author’s earlier series) but they were four star reads for me, somehow nearly but not quite delivering on the promise of their premise. I was therefore delighted that this final instalment does a great job of pulling together all the different threads of the story and reaching a satisfying conclusion in terms of both the big picture politics and the characters’ interpersonal relationships.

Rather like in the author’s two Broken Empire trilogies, but unlike in the earlier books of this series, the book makes use of dual timelines. One picks up exactly where Book Two ended, with Nona and various other Sweet Mercy convent members and others fleeing the aftermath of the fight at Sherzal’s palace. The focus here is on Nona and Zola’s trek across and through the ice, half creating a diversion to allow the others to escape, half trying to get their stolen shipheart to safety. The second starts three years later, with Nona and her contemporaries preparing to become fully fledged nuns, and the Empire in the grip of a devastating war. The two strands had quite different vibes and complemented each other well. In the first, I liked that we got to know the rather mysterious Zola better as a person and got to understand more about the ice tribes, the black ice, and the demons that can possess people. In the second, I liked the ultra-high stakes, the scheming, and the way the great mysteries of the series are gradually resolved. I was also relieved that the “mean girls” and cruel teacher elements that sometimes felt a bit overdone in earlier instalments were toned down. There was still a bit of that, but on the whole, the convent was able to put pettiness aside in the face of an existential threat, which was refreshing. I think it also helped that Nona was a bit older and more experienced here than in earlier instalments, which made her prowess and the things she was entrusted with a bit more believable and the threats she faced a little less horrifying.

It’s worth noting that one of my absolute favourite characters dies “offscreen” somewhere in the three year gap between the two timelines, which at first, I was horribly disappointed by. But it gradually became satisfyingly clear that they were still driving the plot from beyond the grave.

Inbetween the general entertaining steady movement of the plot, there were a couple of standout punch the air moments: Nona deciding which order to join, Sister Pan showing how she got her reputation as one of the greatest quantals of all time, a couple of characters’ dramatic demises. And there was also the quieter satisfaction of seeing how plots and schemes came to unexpected fruition.

I often find that final instalments end up being the weakest books in a series or that at the very least, the ultimate ending disappoints. But on balance, I thought this was probably the best book of the trilogy and wrapped everything up nicely. Overall, compared to Mark Lawrence’s other books, I’d rate this series somewhere between Prince of Thorns and the Red Queen’s War.

I received an ARC of this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review (though I had already pre-ordered it at Amazon, so for the record, was also willing to pay good money for it!)

Wow! Just wow! What a fantastic end to a fantastic trilogy. An emotional rollercoaster that had me gripped from beginning to end. Masterful.

There are some books you highly anticipate, and there’s always the fear that they’ll let you down. Then there are those you highly anticipate, and know full well you’re going to be in for a heck of a ride.

Holy Sister was the latter for me. I’ve been so excited for this book ever since I finished Grey Sister and when the publisher kindly invited me to review a copy, I admit I literally squealed out loud and have never downloaded – and subsequently read – a Netgalley book so fast.

I don’t know where to even start this review to make it comprehensible and not a fangirling squealing session.

I’ll start with the characters. Or, rather, Nona. I love her. This is possibly one of the most rounded, well-balanced strong female leads I’ve read, and that is saying something. Nona is strong, powerful and full of rage. She’s also vulnerable, terrified and will do – and sacrifice – whatever she has to if it means helping a friend. It’s so easy to connect and empathise with Nona and, at the same time, see how she has grown from that scared little girl into a powerful woman who might just have the power to save them all.

I love how fleshed out the secondary characters are as well. I love Ara, Jula and Ruli in particular in this one: their individual characters shine through even while they are a strong team. Kettle doesn’t have such a prominent role but you understand her importance to Nona.

The plot is divided into two: events that take place directly after Grey Sister, and events occurring a few years later. The two narrations blend well together, giving a consistent pace and elements of tension throughout. There are misleading moments throughout both: information is conveniently left out, revealed at the right instance for maximum impact. Considering this involves not knowing if a main character is alive or dead, that’s no mean feat.

I love how we finally see the beginning – and end – of the fight that has been teasing us since book one. We know that Nona and Clera face each other on the plains outside of Sweet Mercy, but now we see exactly how that comes about – and what the conclusion of that confrontation is. One thing is for sure: there’s no predicting what is going to happen next.

While I had my heart in my mouth for the majority of this book, it also hits you in the emotions. There are parts that made me laugh – mainly the dialogue between Nona and her friends in impossible situations – and this time, it made me cry as well. War comes with casualties, regardless of how much you love certain characters.

I’m not joking when I said I couldn’t put it down: I’m talking under the covers, way past when I should have gone to sleep on a work night!

I could literally go on and on about this book. Instead, I’ll say just one thing: go and read it!

I’ve made no secret of my love for Mark Lawrence’s writing. I adored both Red Sister and Grey Sister, so was thrilled when I was offered the chance to read the final book in the trilogy.

This novel follows two points in time. One follows straight off from where Grey Sister ended. Our cast of characters has a shipheart and enemies on their tail. Nona discovers what it’s like to travel across the ice alongside Zole, trying to keep ahead of those who are after them.

The second point in the time is set three years later. Nona is close to completing her schooling and choosing her path. She’s also been guided by Abbess Glass as to how the fighting can be ended once and for all.

I was worried that the finale wouldn’t live up to the rest of the trilogy, but thankfully it was every bit as engaging as I could have wanted. While sometimes I find if I’m reading alternating chapters I have a favourite, by the time I was a few chapters in I was deeply engrossed in every page.

Every character was as fantastic as always, and it was brilliant to see the growth in the three year time gap.

What a great end to a series!

Holy Sister is a satisfying conclusion to the Book of the Ancestor Trilogy. For other authors, I would have found that acceptable, but for Mark Lawrence, I confess, I was a bit disappointed.
As with the ending of the previous two trilogies, especially Jalan's, I'm left wishing there had just been 'more'.
The concurrent storylines are not without excitement, indeed from about 50-80% the storyline is extremely exciting, but to get there I had to wade through the first 35% and I didn't enjoy it as much as I'd hoped I would. Yes, a year has passed since I read the previous book, and I had forgotten much, but even so, and especially considering the 'summation' at the beginning, I feel I should have been able to grab the characters and events far more quickly. For readers who can just plough on through all 3 books one after another, I'm sure this won't be a problem but I'm far too impatient to have actually waited for the end of the trilogy.
And the eventual ending, well. It was somewhat anti-climatic.
If this was merely a coming of age story, then I would say the job had been accomplished very well, but it was always more than that, and sadly, Book 3 doesn't quite do justice to the characters.
I appreciate that there are many who love this book - I've been seeing 5-star reviews flying around for Holy Sister for about 6 months. It might just be that, for me, the book suffers from too much hype, and so I would like to apologise to the author if my comments seem too harsh. It's truly not the author's fault when something gets blown out of all proportion.
The majority of people will love this book - and I'm excited for Mark Lawrence because that means he'll get to write more and more books, and share his wonderful ideas with a wider and wider audience.
I think we will get to return to the world of the Book of the Ancestor, and I look forward to that. Perhaps then all my unanswered questions will find answers. Although I doubt it. Mark Lawrence is a sly old fox for a good reason!
Thank you to the publisher for sending me an E-Arc. I confess, there may have been a squeal of delight.

An absolutely perfect end to this series! I appreciate a series where an author clearly has a plan right from the start and just writes the story that they set out to write instead of dragging it out with unnecessary filler. I also appreciate that Lawrence includes a brief 'previously on' section at the beginning of his sequels because it gives your brain a jumpstart on the relevant information without the characters having to awkwardly info dump.

As with the previous two books in this series, I think the characters are really what sells this story. It's rare to find so many different and well rounded female characters in a fantasy book like this, and I love seeing all the different characters interact and how they all have their own strengths and weaknesses. I don't want to give away too much about the plot, but I like how this book was structured with flashbacks that took place right after the end of the second book and then the 'present day' scenes which are about three years later. There's lots of action here, but also a lot of great character moments and there were even a few parts near the end where I teared up a bit.

Overall just a really great series with great characters and great world-building as well. It's definitely one of those series that I plan to come back and reread all the books together one day and catch some of the things I might have missed the first time around.

It is important when killing a nun to bring an army of sufficient size.

There is something to be said about a series when the opening line to the first book is that. You know from the very first page it is going to be an epic read.

Mark Lawrence has never failed to disappoint me and as a reader Mark Lawrence is on my auto-buy list. I don’t care what it’s about I’ll buy it because I know it’s going to be fantastic.

Holy Sister unfortunately marks the end of an era – dramatic? Yes. Does it matter that it’s dramatic? No, not really. As a reader you become so invested in the characters that you’re reading about that you feel what they feel – joy, sadness, love, despair. I’m simultaneously delighted and devastated to say I experienced all of those and more whilst reading Holy Sister.

I have two words for this book: Holy Schit. Bravo Mr. Lawrence, Bravo!

Holy Sister begins with a start like an electrical shock – its quick, its sharp and would hurt like fuck if you stick a fork in a toaster (Disclaimer: don’t do that).

Lawrence has this signature flare for the dramatic that hits you with a gut punch and keeps you begging for MORE! The writing style – as always – is totally on point and I can’t fault it. Except one thing – why? Why do you do dis?!

One of my all time favourite characters is no more. I am devastated for both that character and all the others. Mark you know who I mean!

I don’t think I have ever been so sad for character death than I was when I read that. Books can come and they can go but it takes a true master of the written word to make their characters stick with you and that ladies and gents is something Mark Lawrence’s work does.

I loved how fluid the switch between the past and present day was, practically seamless in its switchover with no drop in quality or consistency.

I was shocked at the ending as that wasn’t how I thought things were going to play out so kudos to you Mr. Lawrence. Always got us on the edge of our seats.

There is so much I want to say about the book but I refuse to give anything away.

Read. This. Book. Read. This. Trilogy.

I leave you with the best quote I could give to signify the ending of this great trilogy.

The Book of the Ancestor says that for everything there is a season. This was a time to reap. A time for death. A time to die.

4.5 Stars.

Trigger Warnings: This book features war and descriptions of dead bodies.

I absolutely adored the first two books in the Book of the Ancestor trilogy by Mark Lawrence, Red Sister and Grey Sister, and getting to know the violent buy fiercely loyal Nona, and the story of the nuns of Sweet Mercy, Abeth, the corridor, and the moon that is failing to hold back the ice. I was beyond excited to read the final book in the series, Holy Sister, and it did not disappoint. It was bloody epic!

What's really interesting about this story is that we have two time lines. One, where Grey Sister left off, with Nona, Abbess Glass, and the novies and nobility others have just escaped from Sherzal's clutches, and the other three years later, back at Sweet Mercy. The first time line has Nona and Zole splitting off from the main party with the Noi-Guin shipheart, knowing they would draw the Scithrowl and the Noi-Guin to them by taking the shipheart out onto the ice, allowing the others to make it back home safely. The second time line, present day, has Nona trying to fulfil a promise to Abbess Glass, planning with her friends Ara, Jula, and Ruli to steal a forbidden book the Abbess believes gives instruction on how to control the moon. Meanwhile, the ice is growing and ever narrowing, and the Scithrowl and Durn people have brought war to the empire, as the ice is taking over their lands. It won't be long - weeks? days? - before the sisters of Sweet Mercy will be called on to help fight the war and protect the empire.

There isn't a huge amount I can talk about in regards to the plot of this book without spoiling things. The inevitable war is happening, with Queen Adoma of Scithrowl bringing an unbelievably huge army to the walls of Verity, and with her, very little hope for the empire. The odds are exceptionally poor, and outlook is definitively grim. I don't think I've read war quite like it; not only are we in the very thick of things, but Lawrence doesn't shy away from the real and bloody realities of war, without sensationalising them or shoving them down your throat. What's more, through Nona, you care. Neither reader nor Nona may know the dead that are surrounding her, but she is affected nonetheless by what she sees; these are not just the nameless dead, they were people, with their own individual lives. When fighting, Nona can be fierce and calculating, almost cold, but that doesn't mean she's heartless. She doesn't need to know these people to care about the loss of life - the loss of their lives - and as a reader, you can't help but be affected by what she sees and feels. It's a war of epic proportions, and one not without it's casualties. This war is going to hurt. But for Nona, it's not quite as simple as fighting the enemy, but also trying to keep those she loves safe, and her loyalties are divided.

But my god, this book is just so clever! So many twists! It's so well plotted! And that Abbess Glass, man, she is just incredible, and I love her and her mind. But it's the final book in the trilogy, which means we finally get some answers. Not all the answers, but enough to give the story a satisfying conclusion. Answers to questions like, is there really a chosen one? What are the powers of the shiphearts? And how do they relate to the Ark? And many other questions that I can't put words to without hinting at spoilers. But mate, it's just so clever! Aspects of it are a little weird and disturbing, others are astounding, and seeing it all play out, and seeing Nona grow as it does. I can't tell you just how wonderful this final book is. And I really just want to start from the very beginning, because the foresight! And now, I want a prequel series that give us the origins to this world, because it's just so fascinating, and I want to know more!

The only negative I have is that I wish the book was a little longer, and at the beginning we got to see some of Nona's classes again. There are things that happen in this book - big, important things - relating to certain characters outside of Nona's immediate friend group, and I just would have liked to have seen those characters get more page time. I can't explain more without spoilers, but yeah, I just would have liked to have seen more of certain characters in this book. And because of this, I think it would have been better if I had reread Grey Sister immediately before starting Holy Sister, just so I have those characters fresh in my mind for this book.

Holy Sister is a clever, epic, heartbreaking, emotional, hopeful end to this trilogy. The Book of the Ancestor trilogy is just incredible, really, and it's because of this that I don't want to say goodbye. But Lawrence is a high fantasy genius, and I have already bought Prince of Thorns, the first book in his Broken Empire trilogy, so I can read more epic stories. If you loved Red Sister and Grey Sister, Holy Sister will not disappoint.

Thank you to HarperVoyager via NetGalley for the eProof.

What an absolute pleasure this book (and trilogy) has been to read. Somehow Mark Lawrence manages to weave all the threads of the first two books into a bloodthirsty and violent conclusion as past events gain new significance as Abbess Glass's long game plays out.
Nona is the star of the show, and her journey from novice to woman has been so well executed that closing the pages of this book felt like saying goodbye to an old friend, but I have to confess my heart rate thanked me as it slowed to its normal resting rate!

My thanks go to the publishers and Net Galley for the advanced copy in return for an honest review.

I have spent the last year and a half waiting to read 2 series. This one and The Nevernight Chronicles. Honestly I'd love to see Nona and Mia team up! Back in 2017 I read Red Sister. What a freaking revelation. Not only a gal who kicks butt, "actually, the whole nunnery" but also a "for me" different take on the Epic fantasy trope. This trilogy not only opened my eyes to slightly different fantasy, but also led me to Grimdark.
I'll admit that I now have a great fondness for Mr. Lawrence, and have begun reading other books by him. B.T.W, Jorg is also a great and contrary character!
I'm not someone who really review's books. I don't have the patience for it. What I do is just tell you how it made me feel. Imma telling y'all that my feels were all over the place! Mr. Lawrence has written something that few men can. Strong women. I'm not sure that some authors realize how important that is. I was born in 1963. I wish that we had stories like this back then. Nancy Drew? Um, nope. Strong female characters, who take no b.s. is a revelation. Quite honestly, I love it.
Will I like Nuns after reading this book? Unless I see them throwing stars and wielding a blade, then that's a big no! Nuns scare the crap outta me. Not in the "I'm gonna kill.ya'" kind of way, but more like the "I'm definitely going to smack your hands with my ruler" kind of way! O.K. I may be slightly avoiding this review. I couldn't wait to read the trilogy, but once it was done I didn't want to say goodbye.
This trilogy will be one of those that are on par with certain Stephen King, Robert Jordan and John Connolly books. Which means that I will be back! Two years from now I'll be missing these wonderful people, and I will have to read it again. For me, that really is the ultimate in storytelling. Do I miss these characters? Must I read the story again just to revisit and connect again with these people who fill my heart? Yes. Thanks, Mr. Lawrence! You and Nona made it into my favorite people list.
I would.like to thank especially, Emma Pickard at Harper Collins, U.K. For some reason Harper Collins/U.S never approves me, but they do in the U.K? I'll take it! I adored this trilogy. My main regret is that it did end. Do I want to know how things end on this whacked out universe? Yes! I believe that Sister Cage can also play the long game, just as Abbess Glass did. That is something I'd like to read about!

The ending of a trilogy is always hard to review because you must judge it in the context of the other books. It also has the difficult task of 'wrapper-up of all loose ends'. Holy Sister serves well in this regard.

To begin with, Lawrence has written a neat little catch up for new readers or - more likely perhaps - those of us who may have forgotten earlier details. Then we are thrust back into the world of Nona, the sole narrator for this final title. There are two timelines for a while - one that follows on from the end of the second book, and the other three years later, as Nona is about to become a Sister.

Armies are on the way too, sent to bring bloodshed and pain. Only Nona holds all the information to find a way through it, to save lives. Of course, she has enemies who will do anything to stop her, who will always place power and personal vengeance ahead of the greater good. So what will Nona do?

There's an awful lot of action in this book as Nona goes from one crisis to another and has to use all her powers to solve or escape them. In this third book it's not about talking to one another and growing, but rather using the skills that have already been learned, amid a few new realisations. I'm being terribly vague there but otherwise spoilers would ensue. Personally I wouldn't have minded a few calmer moments but that's not what's in order when the world is freezing.

Overall this was a good series, although I think the first book had the biggest impact on me.

I had the pleasure of being invited to review Holy Sister by the publisher. So thank you Emma Packard and Harper-Voyager - to say this made my day would be an understatement.

Holy Sister is the epic conclusion to Mark Lawrence's fantastic Book Of The Ancestor series, and it's been one I've been keenly awaiting since I finished Red Sister. Words cannot describe how much I have enjoyed reading this series. Whilst I don't want to generalise, I often find that male fantasy writers struggle with female characters - with their personalities, their friendships and all the other nuances that come with it. Lawrence, by comparison, manages to do this with ease. The sisters in his books are well-developed and you can really feel their close-knit bonds.

I love how much Nona has grown since we were first introduced to her in Grey Sister. Through the use of two separate timelines, we're really able to see this character development - Nona is more than just a bloodthirsty warrior nun, she's a young woman balancing so many threads and responsibilities. One of the things I adore most about Nona is her love for her family - her sisters have always taken priority - and how this eventually develops into an understanding that all lives must take priority.

The slow build up to the climax of Holy Sister was perfect - we're left scrambling and wondering how Lawrence could possibly deliver us a worthy ending. Without delving into any spoilers, it's safe to say that Lawrence managed it. My heartstrings were yanked and tugged into every direction, and I really found myself feeling wishing that it wasn't all over yet. The battle scenes were incredible and visceral. No relationship was left undeveloped - Lawrence made sure we got our fair share of time with our favourites.

In all, I loved reading Holy Sister. I could go on and on about it for days - male fantasy writers could learn plenty from what Lawrence has accomplished with this series. I'll definitely be rereading this trilogy so that I can enjoy it all once more. I would highly recommend.