Sister of Sword and Shadow is an immersive feminine reimagining of Arthuninan Legends, where our protagonist Cass is whisked away from village life where her future would doubtlessly lead to marriage and monotony by a mysterious warrior woman and led into adventure.  Props to the front cover, the art is stunning and it really hyped me up to read this! 

 

From the very beginning I was struck at how descriptive the writing was, I could imagine being in the forest, the movement of the horses, the whistling of arrows in the air.  The battle scenes in particular were vivid and immersive, really beautifully crafted. 

 

There were times where I felt the pacing was a bit off, just a bit, slow.  I felt for the first half of the novel, there was nothing overarching to drive the story and that there were snippets of plot amongst a lot of descriptive prose and world building.  I found the pace increased in the last third and I enjoyed myself thoroughly 

 

Thank you to NetGalley, and the publisher Simon & Schuster (Australia), for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review, these thoughts are all my own.