I admit I started this book with great trepidation. Too many book bloggers I know disliked it. To my utter delight I really loved Sister Assassin. It was my type of book.

I would describe Sister Assassin as a mix between Hannah and Minority Report.
Two sisters are promised to have everything they want in a special school. One of them, Annie, is blind and is a Seer. Another, Sofia, have perfect instincts and always chooses the right thing to do whatever she does.

Initially school is after Annie, but Fia talents make her an unexpectedly perfect weapon. The school and its mysterious powerful benefactor, Mr. Keane start to blackmail her threatening the life of her sister, so she would do whatever is asked of her.

I think for people who love urban fantasy and psychological thrillers this will be a great read. I think the main problem so many bloggers had with it is its free flow writing style.

Fia's thoughts are jerky, sketchy and very mad, but there is a very good reason for it. She acts on impulse without allowing herself the time for premeditation to avoid the attention of Seers. As soon as you understand it everything becomes pretty clear and logical.

The narration jumps between two sisters and between past and present, but the book is short and is really easy to follow. I can honestly say I admired the way Fia acted and the choices she made because like her I believed that these were the only decisions she could have made for the best result. I also could understand her mounting desperation, anger and madness and her constant attempts to trick the system.

I've tried to give you the gist of this book without any spoilers and I am certainly recommending it to anyone who enjoyed Every Other Day by Jennifer Lynn Barnes, another interesting YA urban fantasy. ( )