Review: The Sinister Sisters and Other Terrifying Tales

Review: The Sinister Sisters and Other Terrifying Tales

The Sinister Sisters and Other Terrifying Tales by Roseanne A. Brown, dark cover with two girls with red eyes holding a finger to their lipsTwo sisters, one scare-off with the Midnight Society, three terrifying fun tales!

I was so excited when I found out that there was a second book in the series out, of course I had to get it. I just couldn’t wait and save this one for Spooktober.

First story: Bushwalkers: Star rating, 4.5 stars. Oh this one was terrifying! Though our MC, Blessing wasn’t always that likeable so I rated it a bit lower. But I loved seeing the Bushwalkers and what happens at the school when kids don’t behave/cheat/get too low testscores. The art style for this one was perfect.
Oh, and I liked what came after back in the normal world, haha, yes, the sister forgot one little bit.

Second story: The Tale of the Spirit Drum: Star rating, 4.5 stars OK, the guy was a total asshole and totally got what he deserved at the end (KKARRMMMA), but this was a good strong and spooky story about power going to someone’s head. Joey should have stopped at two wishes but kept going, hoping to impress a girl (which can be cute, but now it got over the top and cringe). I loved the drums though and I liked what was in there when one did their wish. Plus, also how the wishes work was just so dark, he gets all the goods and the others who are in the way get something happening to them, like a big dose of fear. The art wasn’t always my favourite, but I grew to like it as the story continued. The ending was just wow, that is dark! Oh, and also this reminded me of the Gremlins, with the whole don’t drum after sunset/midnight stuff. Or else.

Third and last story this time told by both the girls: The Sinister Sisters: Star rating, 5 stars Oh, I loved seeing the sisters tell this one together and I loved the story. What if you made a home in a place that is sacred/gods domain? Well, you get some VERY VERY creepy mirror images of yourself after you. First disrupting things between the sisters, then going full creepy moment against both of them. This was just terrifying and I 100% loved every bit of it. The art style was just perfection for it. This was by far my favourite story.

I also love that two stories took place in Ghana. Plus, I loved seeing the interconnecting stuff of the Midnight Society between the stories, the talking to the fire, the closing ceremony (better close it all right or else), the dreams they had after (ohhh).

All in all, a fantastic book in the series and I desperately need more!

Star rating, 5 stars

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