Circle of Fire review

   Recently, I tweeted about a wonderful YA author by the name of Michelle Zink and her books. First book, The Prophecy of the Sisters. Second book, Guardian of the Gate. And the third and final book Circle of Fire.
  Now, to begin with, I must say that the first two books caught my attention. Yes, they may be a tad bit wordy, but from the get go, I was drawn in like a mouse to cheese. There is such an allure of the fantastic to these books and honestly...they scared me a bit. As I have asked so politely before...don't judge me.
   There are many books about "The End Times" but Zink has these characters down pact. She utilized some of the stories passed down from biblical times unto our generation to make a hell of a great trilogy. (Pun intended : ) )
   The Prophecy of the Sisters is the story of set of twins that come from a long line of doubles decedents. One is the guardian and one the gate. In other words, one is evil and one is good. It goes as it has for years, until there these two twins, Lia and Alice, are born by cesarean and the good one comes out in the bad one's place. So the purposed guardian--who is good--is actually the gate. And the evil one is the guardian.
   With magic, death and the Victorian Era, this is a trilogy spun in pure gold.

   The Circle of Fire was entirely difficult to put down. Don't you just love those books that take you to that place in your head, where you might never have thought to go before? That is what happened with this last installment. With the sisters at odds and Lia--the burdened Gate--already losing the battle to stay on the right path, they are pitted against each other; good vs. evil.
   Although you root for Lia to follow her true calling and close the gate for good, you also sympathize with her struggle to just chuck it all and let evil win.
   But that isn't the worst of her problems...in order to close the gate, she must have the help of her twin sister, Alice, who is betting high on Samael and the souls and is out for blood.
   If you haven't read the story, then I suggest you do. And if you haven't read ANY of them, go, run to your bookstore and buy a copy.

   Happy writing everyone and be sure to check these books out as soon as possible.

-C.