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The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

May 31, 2019 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

This was the right ending to the story, but I started disliking Vasya in the previous story and she does not redeem herself much. She still refuses to consider how other people might be affected by her actions, but at least she spends most of her time in the folkloric realm and not the real world. Vasya’s “reveals” were a little cliche, as was what happens when she goes to free Morozko. Saw that coming two books ago. For the reveals she discovers about herself […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, historical fiction, Katherine Arden, Russian folklore, the winter of the witch, Winternight Trilogy #3, YA

CoffeeShopReader's CBR11 Review No:35 · Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, historical fiction, Katherine Arden, Russian folklore, the winter of the witch, Winternight Trilogy #3, YA ·
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Do Not Suffer a Witch to Live

The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

March 29, 2019 by Classic 2 Comments

Wow. Just wow. I was breathless and in tears within minutes of starting book #3 (have tissues near by) and was full of anger through most of the book. I can honestly say make sure you have this one ready to go after finishing book #2. Vasya comes into her own in this one and we are given a glimpse into a possible future. The book moves back and forth between Sasha and then Vasya in this one. My only complaint is I wanted more […]

Filed Under: Young Adult Tagged With: Fairy Tales, historical fiction, Katherine Arden, the winter of the witch, Winternight Trilogy #3, Young Adult

Classic's CBR11 Review No:80 · Genres: Young Adult · Tags: Fairy Tales, historical fiction, Katherine Arden, the winter of the witch, Winternight Trilogy #3, Young Adult ·
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