An ancient kingdom crumbling as new beliefs take a tight hold. Values and security threatened on all sides. Three sisters, king's daughters, all part of the old ways in very different forms. Keyne, longs to be seen as the warrior and leader she is inside, as the son she wishes she was, she maybe is; Riva, scarred from a fire she barely survived, can heal anyone but herself, but the power she uses is waning; while the youngest, Sinne, uses glamour to beguile. When a young warrior rescues Riva and comes to stay, old fractures begin to splinter as secrets are revealed and each sister has to figure out who they can trust and what- and who - they can sacrifice.

There was a lot to love in this book, a twisty plot, a beautifully realised and unique sense of time and place. However the book is told by each of the sisters in first person present, making it at times breathless and too fast, at other times slow and overly introspective. I would much have preferred a past tense to even out the pace and lift it from what sometimes felt like teenage narcissim. There was also an awful lot packed into the last few chapters, which lessened the dramatic impact for this reader at least.

Sistersong is an enjoyable read, exploring issues of identity, family, betrayal and love set in a little written about time, breathing new life into Arthurian cliches.

I would like to thank Pan Macmillan for giving me the opportunity to read this book. It was a great tale centred around 3 sisters in early Britain. It weaves a beautiful tale of their lives and loves with just enough magic to make it special. If you like Manda Scott and Juliet marillier you will love this book.

An absolutely gripping book that was almost impossible to put down once I'd started reading it. It was tense and mysterious, and gorgeously written. As I read it I had no idea where the author was taking me, being unfamiliar with the original folk ballad that it's a retelling of, but I was thoroughly engaged in the journey throughout!

I cannot recommend this tale highly enough!