In the mood for adventure? New York Times bestselling author Anne Fortier delivers action and so much more in her latest novel, The Lost Sisterhood. Brimming with history, mystery and romance, Sisterhood follows two tenacious and well-liked characters, Diana and Myrina. Though the two women live centuries apart, Fortier cleverly parallels their journeys in alternating chapters within the book. Readers will be entertained and enlightened with the novel’s extensive research regarding the Amazon warriors, and may even be motivated to use the story like Fortier hopes, as “a springboard to dive into mysteries of the past”. Despite its massive size (over 500 pages!), The Lost Sisterhood has great pacing and a sensational plot that really picks up speed in the last 100 pages. This is an enjoyable work of historical fiction!

This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Ballantine Books

Content Analysis:

Profanity/Language:  2 religious exclamations, 25 mild obscenities, 19 derogatory names, 6 scatological words, 2 anatomical terms, 5 f-word derivatives.

Violence/Gore:  Several verbal threats; multiple secondhand reports of violence; multiple scenes of violence, involving battle, physical abuse and a duel; multiple non-detailed scenes of violent death, including characters being beheaded or killed in battle; a brief scene of intense violence and an extended scene of intense violence in battle. 

Sex/Nudity:  Frequent kissing; several sexual references and reported incidents of sexual activity, including rape; a few incidents of touching areas normally covered by a bathing suit; a few incidents of nudity with sexual innuendo; a brief, yet explicit description of sex between adults.

Mature Subject Matter:

War, pillage, murder, rape, human sacrifice, theft, attempted suicide.

Alcohol / Drug Use:

Characters frequently drink and smoke.