Reviews

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

sabrielsbell's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

sarahelem's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

5.0

readingintoinfinity's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Some parts of this book I found hard to follow but overall I enjoyed the story. I feel like it's one I'll definitely have to reread in the future to understand better 

thejessicat's review against another edition

Was just bored. 

sarakgooch13's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

elleisntabell's review against another edition

DNF 6/17/24 @ 3%

I read one chapter and decided it wasn't for me.

irisreads1996's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

wow's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mliseas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

chelseacounsell's review against another edition

1.0

I felt like the story the back cover promised didn't start until halfway through the book. Meanwhile, the entirety of the story took place in a jarringly misogynistic, traditional Russia in which women are only valued for their child-producing abilities. (I didn't feel that the narrative took moral sides on this, but I think it should have, i.e. in the way that the reader obviously knows that what's happening in The Handmaid's Tale is wrong.) When the story finally did resolve, I wasn't satisfied because I felt the heroine never got the chance to actually play the heroine. I will not be reading the sequel.