The story starts up slowly and it was well-paced. Nona is now in Holy Class and she has to choose which order she’ll become when she becomes a full sister. The present-day three years after the end of Grey Sister.Continues immediately from where the last book left off.The narrative is divided into two timelines:

Unlike Grey Sister, we’re back to having Nona as the sole POV to read here. The plot of the series is so cleverly planned and structured connecting every single plot-thread all the way back to the prologue, interlude, and epilogue of Red Sister. Just like Abbess Glass’s long game, we can only know what Lawrence’s saving for us by reading this outstanding installment to the end. We’ve always known that Abbess Glass is playing the long game since the first installment it all came to fruition here. I’m still amazed by how clever it all came together.

In my opinion, this is by far Mark Lawrence’s best series so far. The ice is closing, the Corridor is narrowing, and the empire is under siege from all direction dangers are everywhere and Nona Grey will have to exceed her own maximum capability in the upcoming final battle. Holy Sister is the third and last book in Mark Lawrence’s Book of the Ancestor trilogy. “To sow knowing that you will not reap is an old kind of love, and love has always been the best key for unlocking the future.” I have binged read and reviewed the entire series within a week, and I can say with confidence that this series has become one of my favorite coming-of-age fantasy series of all time. However, the incredible of rereading Red Sister made me incoherently excited to continue with the series and here I am now.

I won’t lie, a week ago I started rereading Red Sister mostly for the purpose of satisfying my completionist nature and eventually putting Book of the Ancestor into my “completed series I’ve read” list. Holy Sister is an incredibly powerful and satisfying conclusion to one of the best trilogy I’ve ever read. ARC provided by the publisher-Ace-in exchange for an honest review.

Holy Sister by Mark Lawrence