The Seven Sisters' Series Pt. 2

 Hey guys, this is Abi here, 

And even though it's been a while since I've finished this series, I still want to post this, as I still have a fair few thoughts. 

I know a lot of you won't want to read this, because you haven't read the books, but those that do, I hope you enjoy this. 

The Moon Sister

The Moon Sister- From the past four books, a lot of the time, the POV that I was anticipating the most, was the ancestor. Surprisingly, it was the opposite with The Moon Sister. 

In the fifth book in the series, we follow Tiggy, who spends her days experiencing the raw beauty of the Scottish Highlands, taking care of the wildcats that roam in the exhibit. But when the sanctuary is forced to close, she takes a position of a wildlife consultant in the isolated estate of doctor and laird, Charlie Kinnaird. When she takes this whirldwind position that will be changing her life for the forseeable future, she has no idea how much it'll help her to understand her past. At the estate she meets Chilly, a gypsy that fleed Spain no less than seventy years ago. He tells her that not only does Tiggy possess the gift that has lived in her family for generations, but that he know her grandmother. With this he begins to tell Tiggy the tale of her origin. 

Now, I'm not saying I didn't enjoy hearing about the lifestyle of the flamenco dancers, which is what Lucia (her grandmother) was- it was wondering to read about the events that took place in the 1950s in Spain, I just didn't particularly love Tiggy's grandmother a huge amount. Tiggy's POV, bringing the estate back to working order, and getting the animals to interact, protecting the wildlife, as well as reading about her relationships with the new characters that were introduced, were where I enjoyed the book the most. Tiggy was one of my favourite sisters to read about, with her intelligence, her curiousity, her kindness, and her instinct were enough to fall in love with her character every time I picked the book up. 

The Sun Sister

Electra's book is very different from the others. She faces challenges none of the others ever have a possibility of encountering. A lot of this is because she is a figure in the public eye- she's a global supermodel- known to most people in the world- which can bring about a certain amount of pressure. She feels very much like she could fit in today's world, with everyone obsessed with social media, and being noticed, where it's really easy to become addicted to bad habits, (if you've read the book you'll know what I'm talking about), and because of that, it's very easy to relate to her as a character. 

If anything, the fact that she's easy to relate to almost makes you want to root for her recovery, and for her to use her platform to make a difference. 

From the amount of that I've talked about Electra, you can probably tell how much I enjoyed her POV. 

I haven't even mentioned her ancestor, Cecily either. With her, it isn't actually the case of Tiggy's ancestor- I really like reading about Cecily. I did like reading Electra's POV more, but I'm not taking away from Cecily, for sure. 

Cecily wants a life of exploring, a life of adventure and learning- not a life of being married to a rich husband. So when the chance to escape to Africa with her godmother arrives, she grasps it with two hands. Cecily's story covers several decades, and takes her to africa, to marrying in unusual circumstances, to even more unexpected circumstances. This happens in all of them, and I've been surprised and overjoyed at the events that take place, but I found myself becoming sad during this one. 

(Because I knew this would be the last time I read a book in this series that was set in this manner), but still, I was eager and excited to see what happens next. 

I won't say that this one was my favourite, they all won me over in different ways. But this honestly felt like the end of the series. 

The Missing Sister

And then I picked up this one. I'd sneaked a peak at some of the feelings that some of my fellow readers were expressing over this book, and although I don't think their thoughts coloured my own, I shouldn't have been surprised to find that my review mirrored theirs. 

In The Missing Sister, all six sisters come together and try, each in their own individual way of trying to contact the seventh and final sister- based on a piece of jewellery that Georg has been trying to find since before Maia was adopted that he believes was the seventh sister. 

I'm not saying this book was unnecessary, but I wish it had played out differently.  I enjoyed Mary Kate's parts, as she told the story of her past and found out things about herself, but after following these sisters for six books, I just feel like their parts could have been better. 

Atlas

Such a great end to the series. It didn't matter that this was a co-written book between Lucinda Riley and her son Harry, the ending was perfect. Finally, we got to find out how Pa Salt came to meet all of the girls' ancestors, and why he decided to adopt them. 

I also loved reading about him as a young boy, going from homeless, penniless, to the man determined to make a life for himself and his girlfriend. He was such a wonderful character to read about, like all of the sisters before him. All in all, I'm glad I managed to get through The Missing Sister so I had the pleasure of meeting Pa Salt as more than just a father & a mentor to the sister. 

Thankyou Lucinda Riley, for writing such a wonderful series, that had me gripped from beginning to end. It's been a pleasure. Rest in peace. 

Okay! So that is my review of the second part of the Seven Sisters series. 

I hope you enjoyed it, (and if you stuck with it through to the end), thankyou. 

I hope you have a wonderful evening and I'll see you all soon (hopefully for my anticipared releases for the next three months). 

Byeeee! 

-Abi xxxxxx