The Lost Sisters audiobook
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Review #1
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“We were mortals and we had no fixed future in Faerie. You were wondering about your place here, just like I was.”
Can I just start by saying how surprised I am at how vital this itty bitty story is to the overall arc of The Cruel Prince? I went in wholly expecting to have wasted my $2.99 based on my overall lack of enjoyment of novellas in general, but this? This was superb. In fact, if this golden nugget had somehow been weaved into book one, even as an afterthought, wrap-up, or extended epilogue, I would have give TCP a higher rating than I initially doled out. One of the reasons I wasn’t blown away with the first installment was due to my lack of connection to the characters and world; this slight tale connected all the pieces that were floating in my periphery during my first read.
While at first I was sitting around, pouting and telling myself “She can’t force me to like Taryn, stop trying to make Taryn happen!”, I quickly realized that Holly Black was not, in fact, trying to force this character down my throat. I’ll go as far as to suggest that this minute character study is present to fill in a few gaps, sure, but also to reinforce what a truly unlikable character Taryn is, and her journey on discovering just how far she’s willing to go and what she’s actually capable of. I won’t spoil anything for you, but reading this little treasure has made me eager for the release of The Wicked King, where before I was apathetic and resigned to continuing on just to see what happens.
“Be bold, be bold, but not too bold, lest that your heart’s blood should run cold.”
Review #2
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The Lost Sisters is an e-novella that provides Taryns , Judes twin sisters, point of view of the events that took place in The Cruel Prince. And you guys, it feels so good to back in Elfhame even if it is through a handful of pages. I enjoyed this short story because we get another persons perspective of the twisted dynamics that play between Cardan and Jude. And more importantly, we watch and understand the relationship that blooms between Taryn and Locke. UGH, and LOCKE! He is such a weasel. I hope his trickster ways finally catch up to him.
I also liked that Taryn puts her heart and soul in this confession to Judewe begin to understand Taryns motivations and heartache. But overall, even with Taryns actions explained, I still do not sympathize with her.
Taryn, what happened to sisters before misters?!
Home fries before fae guys!
Taryn, I swear, you need to get it together, because Jude doesnt take betrayal too lightly!
Review #3
Audiobook The Lost Sisters by Holly Black
Sneak preview for Wicked King inside!
Cruel Prince spoilers!
We got Judes story. Now we see the events of Cruel Prince from Taryns point of view. How did she end up with Locke? How could she hide this from her sister? What was going through her head when they were thrown to the nixies, or Jude participated in the tournament? We get these answers in the form of a letter from Taryn to Jude apologizing for her transgressions. A fairy tale to tide us over until Wicked King releases in January.
I love Holly Black. Ive read all but one of her books, I love the fae creatures and magic and her grungy settings that contrast with the beauty of the fairy world. However, I felt let down with this novella. I was expecting more content, maybe the story of the sisters before Madoc came for them. Instead I got what amounts to a recap of the first book, but from another characters perspective. Other than a few interactions between Taryn and Locke, there were no extra scenes or information that we did not already know or could infer on our own. The story is also told in second person narrative (which addresses the audience as you). It didnt bother me too much, but I know some people hate it so I thought I would mention it here. In short, even though the writing was beautiful this story did not need to be told.
The saving grace was the excerpt of Wicked King at the end. Had it not been for the sneak-peak I would have given the story two stars instead of three. However, with that small snippet from chapter one of the next book I got more additional content than I did from the novella itself. We see Cardan as king interacting with his court, Jude pulling the strings from behind the throne, Locke up to something nefarious. This is what I wanted from the novella.
Holly Black is, as always, a gorgeous writer with engaging settings; but this story has been told before. Other than the sneak peak at Wicked King at the end, you can skip this book.
If you loved Cruel Prince and want more Holly Black, try some of her other books (which are amazing!) I particularly like the Curse Workers series, Tithe, The Darkest Part of the Forest, and Spiderwick
Review #4
Audio The Lost Sisters narrated by Caitlin Kelly
Let me just say this first: I adore Holly Black’s writing. She has a penchant for creating engaging characters inhabiting vibrant worlds, and her plots are always complex with unexpected twists. Sadly, much of this was missing from this novella.
The Lost Sisters is told from the point of view of Taryn, the twin sister of Jude who is the protagonist of The Cruel Prince and upcoming The Wicked King. Taryn is largely thrust aside in The Cruel Prince and yet plays a key role in the ultimate plot so I was hoping for some insight into her character and motivations. While we are given a few glimpses into her character and even her motivations in The Cruel Prince, this novella is essentially a recap of some of the key events in TCP with a half-hearted attempt at an apology to Jude from her twin. I’d really hoped for more a more insightful reading of Taryn that would make me like her a little more, but alas, that didn’t happen, and I like her even less now.
Holly Black’s mastery of words is still there, and it was nice to return to the realm of Elfhame for a time. However, I enjoyed the sneak peek of The Wicked King included at the end of The Lost Sisters better than the actual novella.
Review #5
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Well this was a very telling novella indeed! Im not quite sure what the aim of it was, to make us hate Taryn less or hate her moreI have so many mixed feelings about this , that Im going to start with something simple, Holly Blacks writing is as sharp and seductive as ever! Seriously, I honestly loved the writing so much, it always creates this dilemma, of wanting to devour everything so quickly or savouring every sentence. Black just has such a talent for giving characters such authentic, and well crafted narratives, every inch of this novella captured my idea of Taryn perfectly, Im literally blown away. Again I just wanted to speed through it, but also desperately didnt want it to end.
Now on to the more trickier subject of how I feel about Taryn after reading this. To be honest I dont think I really know how I feel, and this means that this book had some sort of impact on me, in terms of how I view her, because I absolutely hated her in The Cruel Prince. But in The Lost Sisters, a new emotion began to form towards her, which wasnt sympathy I dont think, but rather pity. Taryn is clearly someone who is desperately unhappy and will take whatever attention that she can get, even if it is at the expense of her sister. I still very much dislike her, but I was able to see just how lonely and lost she is and consequently why she makes the very poor decisions that she does. Its easy to say that she was stupid and selfish, but a lot of people lose their heads when it comes to love and so its a difficult one. All Taryns ever wanted was to fit in with the Fae, like Jude initially wanted to, but she goes about it in a very different way, and with Locke, who is unimaginably handsome and so very persuasive, offering all of this to her on a silver platter, her actions are understandable, I dont like it, but its understandable.
And the thing is, Taryn knows that she has majorly messed up, because this whole novella, is basically her trying to come up with a suitable apology to Jude, even addressing the reader as if they were Jude. This just made me even more annoyed at her, because she kept reiterating, that what she did was wrong, but then shed rattle off some excuse and then say, not that thats any excuse. It was frustrating to say the least. I doubt that theres anything that Taryn could do to make me even consider liking her, which Im not actually sure is the authors intention anyway, like I said, the most I felt for her was pity. She is obviously very angry about the events in her life, and responds to her anger in a completely different and dysfunctional way to Jude, who its apparent that shes deeply jealous of. And whats most heavily ironic is that Taryn is very like the Fae, which Locke points out, she can be so cruel and and self-serving. Although I cant stand Taryn, this was an excellent case study of her that was very well written, you can not like a character and still appreciate the authors crafting of them.
And oh my word, being back in this world again, even if it was just to hear Taryn ramble on, was amazing and I actually felt very nostalgic about it. I think I may have enjoyed some scenes from The Cruel Prince more, written from this new angle, as we got to see how others view Cardan and Judes interactions. He was still deliciously menacing and Jude appeared fiercer than ever, through the eyes of Taryn who wouldnt even dare dream about some of the things that Jude actually does. Most people wonder if novellas are even worth reading, and I would say that this one definitely is. It may not make you change your mind on how you feel about Taryn, but it was very interesting and so beautifully written. And like me, a lot of you are probably just desperate for more of this world, so read on!
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