Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Sister Mine is one of those books that is hard to review in a simple or singular comment.
Hopkinson weaves so many threads and individual pieces into Sister Mine.
The story mixes and crosses so many genre's and sub genre's, plots and threads that at points the story feels chaotic and lacking in cohesion. In a way this lack of cohesion and multiple subplots works. Though at times it clutters the story.
Hopkinson has managed to pull the plot complexity, and multiple layers of myth and epic fantasy, and wrap them in a contemporary fiction. Sister Mine is a story of dysfunctional families, sisterly love, sibling rivalry, individual identity and growth. While also being a mystery, a ghost story, a story about the power and magic of music, the myth of the child of gods.
I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the modern twist on mythology, and for anyone that is looking for the non-standard Contemporary or Urban fantasy.
Awards:
- Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy (2013)
- Sunburst Award Nominee for Adult (2014)
Details:
Published March 12th 2013 by Grand Central Publishing 
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