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In which I rant about the heroine

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

May 26, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I was about the day I finished The Girl in the Tower-years old when I realized two things: one, this series is YA darkish fantasy romance; and two, I don’t especially care for YA darkish fantasy romance. The problem is that there are a few characters I do want to see what happens to and the setting is interesting, with its mix of Russian folklore and history. I also do like the conflict from the first novel, not so much present here, between the old […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, #history, folklore, Katherine Arden, Russian folklore, russian history, The Girl in the Tower, winternight trilogy, Winternight Trilogy #2, YA

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:32 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, #history, folklore, Katherine Arden, Russian folklore, russian history, The Girl in the Tower, winternight trilogy, Winternight Trilogy #2, YA ·
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Marriage, Convent, or Freedom?

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

March 29, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

What a wonderful continuation of the “Winternight Trilogy” by Katherine Arden. We don’t only follow Vaysa in this one, we follow her brother and sister. We also get a couple of appearances from the fallen priest from book #1 and even more insight into Morozko. I wanted to see what the future held for Vasya and the Winter King and now in part two we get to follow Vasya after she rejects a typical life for freedom on the road with her stallion Solovey. Unfortunately, […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: Fairy Tales, historical fiction, Katherine Arden, The Girl in the Tower, Winternight Trilogy #2, Young Adult

Classic's CBR11 Review No:79 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: Fairy Tales, historical fiction, Katherine Arden, The Girl in the Tower, Winternight Trilogy #2, Young Adult ·
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