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Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

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chess__bored's review

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for two diplomats they literally cannot communicate to save their lives y’all are GROWN

spaceace014's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

slushysands's review

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

update 7/10/23:

this book is delicious. i changed my rating to 5 stars because i cannot believe i rated it anything less than previously. it does such a good job balancing sci-fi and humor. reading this after fourth wing was like taking a beautiful breath of fresh air.

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this book was long, very sci-fi, and full of politics. it's a little on the fanfiction side in the way of plot, but the writing was beautiful and the characters individual and likable.

mareliweb1's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Cute story!

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aestacio167's review

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adventurous medium-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? Yes

3.75

madisonn's review

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing tense fast-paced

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

3.25

futurememory's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

This is the cutest, and this is exactly what I want my SFF romance to be!

I’ve had a lot of feelings about romantasy and how it hasn’t done it for me, mainly because the fantasy elements tends to really take a back seat to the romance, and the romance usually is just trope-filled and unfulfilling.

But Winter’s Orbit has a ton of worldbuilding, intrigue, different cultures, and lots and lots of politicking. I adored both Keim and Jainan, and Jainan’s journey in particular was well realized, nuanced, and heartfelt.

If anything, I could have used more! I could have spent far more time with these characters and this world, and I’m happy to see that there’s a companion novel to dig into.