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The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
3.0
adventurous dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Bear and the Nightingale is an intensely dark fairytale retelling with characters that you will pull your heart strings. 

When I first started reading, it took me a bit to get all of the characters straight as they often have different names to different people. However, once I figured that part out, I was pulled into a fantastical Russia with frightening fairytale creatures come to life and a girl who can see them. 

The story definitely was very dark and at times I was reading wide-eyed and scared for the characters.