This is a case of the book just not quite working for me. I can look at it objectively and say that the writing is excellent. It’s got a fairytale quality to it with regard to prose and dialogue but the characters are far more developed than your run-of-the-mill fairytale.

However, I found this installment dragged on a bit. It felt repetitive with the number of times Vasya and the Winter King come back together and then part. Back together. Part. Back together...you get the idea.

I may pick up another Katherine Arden book in the future...but it won’t be the top of my list.