Red Sister
Our rating
Spice: none. Darkness: very dark.
Nona is eight, about to be hanged, and gets rescued by a convent that trains nuns to kill. Murder nuns, friendship and some very nasty politics. Gentler than Prince of Thorns but still Lawrence, so nobody is safe.
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Is Red Sister spicy?
No. Red Sister has no sex on the page. If there's romance it stays at kissing or happens off-page, so it's a safe pick if you want zero spice.
How dark is Red Sister?
We rate Red Sister 4 out of 5 for darkness (very dark). The big content warnings are graphic violence, harm to children, murder, physical or emotional abuse. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read Book of the Ancestor in order?
Red Sister is book 1 of Book of the Ancestor, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.
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Content warnings
Show 4 content warnings for Red Sister
- Graphic violence
- Harm to children
- Murder
- Physical or emotional abuse
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Details
- Series
- Book of the Ancestor, book 1
- Series status
- Complete
- Pages
- 500
- First published
- 2017
- Genre
- Dark Fantasy
