Book Review - The Wailing Woman (Supernatural Sisters #5) by Maria Lewis

A brand new title from the bestselling author of WHO'S AFRAID? Maria Lewis is reinventing ghosts, werewolves and witches with a contemporary, feminist twist.

Good girls don't talk back. Good girls don't cry. Good girls don't scream.

Sadie Burke has been forced to be a good girl her entire life. As a banshee, she's the bottom of the ladder when it comes to the supernatural hierarchy. Weak. Condemned. Powerless. Silent. That's what she and her six sisters have been told their entire lives, since their species was first banished from Ireland.

Yet when a figure from her childhood unexpectedly arrives on the scene, Sadie finds it harder than ever to toe the line.

Texas Contos is the son of their greatest oppressor. He's also someone she's inexplicably drawn to, and as they grow closer, Sadie begins to question what banshees have been told for centuries about their gifts.

But the truth comes at a cost. With Sadie and Tex forced to run for their lives, their journey leads them to new friends, old enemies, and finally to her true voice - one that could shatter the supernatural world forever.

This book is 100% in the "beautiful cover buy" pile, I love the art. And the story is intriguing, emotional and thought-provoking. I love the very real and potent theme of hegemonic masculinity that is shown throughout the story and how it's dealt with by the female protagonist. I read it cover to cover in no time. Although this book is part of a series it is very easily read as a standalone and I didn't feel I lacked understanding from not reading the others first, but now they have been added to my ever growing 'TBR' list! I give this book 5 stars. GO READ IT NOW!

Thank you Hachette Australia for this copy in return for my honest and independent review.

Side note: The author, Maria Lewis, is an absolute gem and her personality definitely shines through in her writing.