Review: The Sisters of Reckoning by Charlotte Nicole Davis

The Sisters of Reckoning is the adventurous sequel to the action packed The Good Luck Girls. This fast-paced fantasy novel had me gripped from the very first lines. The stakes were continuously high on each mission Aster and her crew went on to rid their cruel world of “welcome houses.”

Charlotte Nicole Davis never gave this wholesome group of young women (and man) an easy win. She created a diverse group who acknowledge themselves as “women” and not just young women, which I adored. I truly came to love these characters. Watching them make bold decisions and attempt to take down a whole entire monopoly was
inspiring. At the average age of eighteen, they had to go through gruelling hardships in return for their rewards.

There’s admirable beauty in the world-building of this book. Alongside the humorous tones, there’s an underlying deathly darkness all the same. Raveners, people who serve to protect the antagonists, are described as “omens of death, servants of death, so loyal their bodies don’t even decay.” The tie-in with death was a very interesting element
for me that I enjoyed. The world itself is a cross between the present and medieval times in terms of coin, transport and labour.

The background love triangle was something I really indulged in. Although it doesn’t stifle the plot, it is a cute touch that kept me wanting to devour this book. I personally feel I missed out on not having read The Good Luck Girls and would highly recommend you do before The Sisters of Reckoning.

Emma Muldoon-Ryan