Holy Sister

4.5 stars rounded down.

This is trilogy has so many good lines, I have to give Mark Lawrence that. Additionally, his character work is impeccable. I wanted a lot more from the Nona and Ara relationship though. I needed so much more than the little snippet we were given at the end. The romantic in me was crying out for more!!! . The friendships are developed so well over the course of this trilogy. Every intimate moment between the characters feels earned. As a reader, I knew what they had had to get through to be there and I truly believed in the strength of their bonds. Sister Apple's death wrecked me. If Ara had died too I would have rated this 1 star