Wicked and Prophecy of the Sisters

I know that I haven't really been keeping up all that well but it has been very busy around here! I apologize. But I have had a few minutes to catch up on some reading while my hubby is driving. The last two books that I have read are Wicked by Gregory Maguire and The Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink. Both really good books but on vast different scales.
Wicked is the prequel to The Wizard of Oz, it tells the tale of Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West. There is a musical out there that is based on this book and although I have never seen the musical, I think it is very loosely based on the book. The book describes a very dark part of Oz history in which Elphaba is a political activist. It tells of her very short love affair with Fiyero, a Arjiki prince and how Dorothy plays the innocent bystander in a struggle between Elphaba and the Wizard. It is a pretty good book all in all but if you are thinking that it is going to be filled with the cute munchkins singing their little hearts out, I would suggest something else. I recommend this book for adults who like a slightly darker fantasy novel and want something a little more thought provoking.
The Prophecy of the Sisters is a YA book about twin sisters Alice and Lia. They have recently become orphans along with their 10 year old brother Henry. The story takes into consideration a myth about a line of twin sisters that play a key role in protecting the world from Samael or Satan. One of the sisters is a Guardian that protects the world and the other is the Gate that could unleash evil into the world. I recommend this for readers that enjoy Ya as well as fantasy.