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Sisters of the Sword #4

by Maya Snow

Uncle's evil has infected our land. War is coming ...Following their mother's death, Kimi is desperate to protect her broken family from further tragedies. Even if it means running away from the battle she swore to fight ...But her uncle's power is greater than she or Hana ever imagined. On the edge of a battle that will soak the land in blood, Kimi knows that her only option is to stand and fight. The 'Sisters of the Sword' saga concludes in an epic, explosive finale.

Genres: Japan, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Childrens

174 pages

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Maya Snow once had an aikido teacher who told her that the best place for a tree to hide is in the forest. Maya decided that the best place for a writer to hide is among her own words. Maya Snow is the pseudonym of author, Helen Hart.

Reviews

[Dayna Nas · Rating 3 out of 5]

The ending was OK, the first three books were awesome but I loved Daisuki and I hated Tatsuya for being horrible to Kimi, Tatsuya had a happier ending than Daisuki who helped the sisters heal their wounds, saved their lives and so much more. The last book is actually called "The Sword Against The Sky" and written under a different author name, but it is the same continuation of the story. The book was so good but the ending was just awful, really. I felt so angry that the other sister and the traitor Tatsuya had a happier ending than Kimi, especially since they were dicks to her in the previous book. There needs to be a new book that sorts the ending out. Do you have any idea how much I cried? I've searched a few years for the final book but the ending was honestly terrible. I can't emphasis it enough,

[Watch Books]

Ummm..... so are we still withholding this book from my grasp?

*Sniff* everytime I think of this series I get teary eyed -Not Fair!

(If anyone has a copy, let me know.)

[Terry Marine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kimi is my second fave supergirl/fighter girl after Branwen by Frewin Jones. This book is ONLY available in the UK, even in digital form. I lucked out and scored a copy on Amazon; and sold it on Ebay. It should be made more readily available in digital; because it concludes a four-book series, the first three of which are published in the USA! I'm not sure why it is not made available in the U.S.

[Terry Marine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kimi is my second fave supergirl/fighter girl after Branwen by Frewin Jones. This book is ONLY available in the UK, even in digital form. I lucked out and scored a copy on Amazon; and sold it on Ebay. It should be made more readily available in digital; because it concludes a four-book series, the first three of which are published in the USA! I'm not sure why it is not made available in the U.S.

[Dayna Nas]

The ending was BS, Kimi didn't get a happy ending nor did Daisuki, I was left in tears. Everything Kimi did herself for nothing. Stupid Hana and Tatsuya had a far happier ending than this. Poor Daisuki.

[Anna Flencher]

I think this book is a really good book to read

[Karine · Rating 2 out of 5]

À la première lecture, j'ai grandement apprécié l'achèvement de ce cycle dans toute sa finalité: l'autrice prend soin de boucler la boucle, elle replace dans un cadre sanglant tous les éléments libres qui ont parsemé le récit jusqu'à présent. Ainsi, on revoit des personnages qu'on avait pratiquement oublié, mais dont on salue le rappel et la fin, laissant au lecteur l'impression que oui, tout est fini.

Mais avant d'arriver à cette guerre monstrueuse et extrêmement prévisible, on suit Kimi dans des réflexions extrêmement douteuses en fonction de son parcours: soudainement, elle veut fuir. Le choc des événements de la fin du tome 3 explique assez bien son raisonnement, si ce n'était qu'elle a maintes fois argumenté contre cette même pensée au cours des tomes précédents. L'effet est donc moins bien réussi et sent le prétexte afin d'introduire un groupe dont on ignorait l'existence jusqu'alors: les pirates.

Bref, ce quatrième titre n'est pas mauvais en soi, mais la première moitié présente une grande faiblesse contrairement à la seconde moitié, époustouflante et très tendue, où Kimi perd encore avant de pouvoir, enfin, gagner et vaincre.

J'ajouterais enfin qu'une relecture gâche un peu le plaisir de ce titre en raison du manque de profondeur de l'écriture. Cette série divertit et touche un peu, mais n'a pas l'effet poignant que d'autres du genre possèdent. (petit regard au Clan des Otori...)

[Veronica · Rating 1 out of 5]

I want to read this book, I am so mad at their uncle, I just wanna give him a piece of my mind. Living in TX doesn't help!

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dammit.

I knew it. I knew he was going to get killed off.

I am so disappointed in this book. Mostly thr ending. The struggles that Kimi faces and she basically ends up all alone and living like a ghost. How ridiculous is that?

This book had some good moments, but that ending was both so anti-climactic and so depressing that it ruined the rest of the book for me.