Review – Sisters of the Forsaken Stars (Our Lady of Endless Worlds, Book 2) by by Lina Rather (3.5/5 stars)

Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Science Fiction
Length: 194 pages
Publisher:‎ Tordotcom
Release Date: February 22, 2022
ASIN: B08QGFM6KJ
Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the Our Lady of Endless Worlds series
Source: Bought on ebook
Rating: 3.5/5 stars

“Not long ago, Earth’s colonies and space stations threw off the yoke of planet Earth’s tyrannical rule. Decades later, trouble is brewing in the Four Systems, and Old Earth is flexing its power in a bid to regain control over its lost territories.

The Order of Saint Rita—whose mission is to provide aid and mercy to those in need—bore witness to and defied Central Governance’s atrocities on the remote planet Phyosonga III. The sisters have been running ever since, staying under the radar while still trying to honor their calling.

Despite the sisters’ secrecy, the story of their defiance is spreading like wildfire, spearheaded by a growing anti-Earth religious movement calling for revolution. Faced with staying silent or speaking up, the Order of Saint Rita must decide the role they will play—and what hand they will have—in reshaping the galaxy.”

Series Info/Source: This is 2nd book in the Our Lady of Endless Worlds series. I bought this on ebook.

Thoughts: I enjoyed this continuation of this series. I absolutely love the intriguing world and living spaceships here. I didn’t love that this book really delved more in to political aspects of the universe rather than the sisters’ drive to help people.

The Order of Saint Rita has broken off from their parent society and are fleeing Central Governance to strike out on their own. They just want to fulfill their mission to help people in need across the galaxy. However, many people involved have other ideas. The sisters stop to resupply and make sure their new hatchling ship is healthy, but are drawn into another conspiracy full of traitors and plots to bring them back in to Central Governance.

I enjoyed this book, but not quite as much as the first book. The sisters are still a bit hard for me to differentiate between, and I wish their personalities were a bit more distinct. I also wish that more time was spent on the living ship and less on external parties trying to make the Order of Saint Rita some sort of revolutionary group. I also found the POV jumping between Gemma and the sisters felt disjointed and would have liked to spend more time with both groups for longer periods of time.

I do love all the space travel in here and the creative world. I would have loved to visit more planets in this intriguing galaxy. I also love the concept of the living ships and would love to learn more about them.

This was a fairly easy and quick read, but I was left feeling like I just wanted a bit more from this. I was also a bit disappointed about how political the story got.

My Summary (3.5/5): Overall I enjoyed some of the space travel and live ship aspects of this story. I was disappointed at how political this got and wished that the sisters had a bit more differentiation in personality to help tell them apart. Right now I am on the fence as to whether or not I will read more books in this series if there are more book released. They are a small time commitment to read and I do love the world here.