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4 stars, 7.86 on CAWPILE
oh my gosh so cute! it took me a few chapters to get in, but oh boy did i get sucked in for christian. i am a sucker for fake dating though so yum yum i ate it up.
oh my gosh so cute! it took me a few chapters to get in, but oh boy did i get sucked in for christian. i am a sucker for fake dating though so yum yum i ate it up.
4 stars, 7.71 on CAWPILE
what the heck, i guess holiday romances are my new thing! this was sooooooo cute!
what the heck, i guess holiday romances are my new thing! this was sooooooo cute!
5 stars, 9.14 on CAWPILE
Thank you to NetGalley and Tor for a free copy of the ebook in exchange for an honest review.
Wow.
Just.... wow.
First things first, I wish this was longer. Not because it felt incomplete or because it suffered from world building or character development due to the length, but because I just want... more. I want more in this world. I want more with these characters.
The concept of this book was fascinating to me. The folklore it's inspired by magical, the atmosphere potent. The characters felt real despite not getting to spend a lot of time with them. I was thoroughly hooked on everything going on as we moved from event to event over the 36 or so hours that take place in the story.
Veronica Roth is a beautiful writer. Not too heavy handed with metaphors or allegories.. just enough. I could see baba jaga's theater. I could taste the smell of fear that Ala experiences. I winced and gritted my teeth when the bone blade was drawn.
Listen, please, Veronica, give us more!
Thank you to NetGalley and Tor for a free copy of the ebook in exchange for an honest review.
Wow.
Just.... wow.
First things first, I wish this was longer. Not because it felt incomplete or because it suffered from world building or character development due to the length, but because I just want... more. I want more in this world. I want more with these characters.
The concept of this book was fascinating to me. The folklore it's inspired by magical, the atmosphere potent. The characters felt real despite not getting to spend a lot of time with them. I was thoroughly hooked on everything going on as we moved from event to event over the 36 or so hours that take place in the story.
Veronica Roth is a beautiful writer. Not too heavy handed with metaphors or allegories.. just enough. I could see baba jaga's theater. I could taste the smell of fear that Ala experiences. I winced and gritted my teeth when the bone blade was drawn.
Listen, please, Veronica, give us more!
5 stars✨ 9.86 on CAWPILE
i am so exhausted. emotionally. like... when's the next book, i need it now
i am so exhausted. emotionally. like... when's the next book, i need it now
3.5 stars, 6.14 on CAWPILE
maybe closed door romances aren't for me? idk i wasn't feeling this so much. i didn't mind it, it was cute, but i guess with all the romances i've read and enjoyed so far having some spice, perhaps that's just more my thing. but these two were cute!
maybe closed door romances aren't for me? idk i wasn't feeling this so much. i didn't mind it, it was cute, but i guess with all the romances i've read and enjoyed so far having some spice, perhaps that's just more my thing. but these two were cute!
4 stars, 7.14 on CAWPILE
At first I was mad because I didn't like how things were left with Wilder... but then I read that this could be a prequel to her series and we do see Wilder again........ so I am less mad!
At first I was mad because I didn't like how things were left with Wilder... but then I read that this could be a prequel to her series and we do see Wilder again........ so I am less mad!
5 stars, 9.14 on CAWPILE
okay but.......................................... more?? please?
okay but.......................................... more?? please?
4 stars, 7.43 on CAWPILE
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for a free arc in exchange for an honest review!
So, the first thing I want to say is that I am a big Katherine Arden fan. When I first saw that this book was coming out, I was so excited! A fantasy historical fiction? I didn't read too much into what the book would be about because I wanted to go in blind.
At first, everything started fairly slowly for me. Seeing as this was tagged as fantasy, I was expecting more fantasy. It took some time for the fantasy elements to make themselves known and even then, they were much more subtle. But also sinister. And heart breaking.
What I think Katherine did exceptionally well with this book were the characters. Laura, so determined to keep going despite loss after loss and a war that appears to have taken everything from her. Freddie, so earnest and good. The things he went through made me feel so lost. And Winter. Stoic, strong, yet soft. I loved these characters.
This book definitely leaned much more on the historical fiction aspect, but it was well done and left me with an ache in my chest. And the ending! I'd call it bittersweet.
I wished we had a bit more fantasy elements and perhaps the climax went by a bit too fast for my liking. The stakes never felt that they were ever elevated as much as they could have been, but overall, definitely enjoyed this book!
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for a free arc in exchange for an honest review!
So, the first thing I want to say is that I am a big Katherine Arden fan. When I first saw that this book was coming out, I was so excited! A fantasy historical fiction? I didn't read too much into what the book would be about because I wanted to go in blind.
At first, everything started fairly slowly for me. Seeing as this was tagged as fantasy, I was expecting more fantasy. It took some time for the fantasy elements to make themselves known and even then, they were much more subtle. But also sinister. And heart breaking.
What I think Katherine did exceptionally well with this book were the characters. Laura, so determined to keep going despite loss after loss and a war that appears to have taken everything from her. Freddie, so earnest and good. The things he went through made me feel so lost. And Winter. Stoic, strong, yet soft. I loved these characters.
This book definitely leaned much more on the historical fiction aspect, but it was well done and left me with an ache in my chest. And the ending! I'd call it bittersweet.
I wished we had a bit more fantasy elements and perhaps the climax went by a bit too fast for my liking. The stakes never felt that they were ever elevated as much as they could have been, but overall, definitely enjoyed this book!