Sister Light, Sister Dark: Book One of the Great Alta Saga

from Noeshia

I really liked this book, though the story did have its problems. I think my favorite part was seeing the difference between the happenings of the story and the later interpretations of historians, musicians, and poets of the society long after it took place. The religion of Jenna's people remind...

from TheDivineOomba

We have a girl that was given up at birth to an order of sisters, a religious order devoted to taking in women in trouble. THe babe was given the name Jenna - and many signs show her being the Goddess reborn. We follow Jenna as show grows up in the Hame, her discovery of her dark sister (Shadow s...

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Sister Light, Sister Dark is the beginning to a YA fantasy trilogy. And let me emphasize that it is very much a beginning and not at all a complete story. Sister Light, Sister Dark intermingles songs, legends, and historical analysis with the story of Jenna, a girl who's birth was prophesied by t...

from Aerrin99

I'm a sucker for young adult books, for fantasy, and for history, and this book hit all three kinks nicely. Sister Light, Sister Dark is not actually a fairy tale or myth, but it has that feel to it. Yolen creates a rich and interesting world that has a history of undervaluing its female babies. ...

from t1bnotown

This book alternates between a story, a "history", and a bunch of other stuff. I found it to be better than I anticipated, but still not something I feel the need to keep with me.