Reviews - A Winter's Promise

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A Winter's Promise

Christelle Dabos

3.91 AVERAGE

supremeeggnog's review against another edition

2.25

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

allegedham's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous mysterious 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

emptyreadings's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is a high 3. Think 3.8 since I loved how atmospheric it was. I got pulled from the chaotic panic of betrothal into the bitter cold and then boomeranged into this insular world that kind of reminded me of caraval. The mystery of it all keeps me going. What are Thorn’s true intentions??? Who is being manipulated? In this court of injustices and egos, what can be done about expectations and traditions. Who will die as a result of court politics? Also Thorn is described as tall (neutral) instead of tall (positive) so mu ch so that it makes me long for him even more. God I need to know more about that mystery man!!!! He’s always so tense and angry!!! Ophelia, the poor girl, is forced into a servant’s life for her own “protection” but she gets truly taken advantage of as a spy and scapegoat. I really like that she decides that she still holds the power at the end of the book though. She is more than her hands, she can leave whenever she likes, but she’s going to cut her way through this bloated court and come out on top hopefully. Honestly would have liked more of Thorn and also for a little more plot? It seems like we’ve planted the seeds for a lot of things which makes me excited for the next one.

helmiaou's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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: Yes

megj99's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The premise of this book is super interesting but I didn’t devour this book like I normally would. That could be due to me not having as much time to read as I would normally. I’m still curious enough to continue with the series though.

lenabl's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Der packende Auftakt einer Fantasy-Serie, wie ich sie noch nie gelesen habe! Eine schusselige, sympathische Heldin führt uns in eine Welt, die man so schnell nicht wieder verlassen möchte: Ophelia kann die Vergangenheit von Gegenständen sehen und durch Spiegel reisen. Doch ihr gemütlicher Alltag auf der fliegenden Insel Anima endet jäh, als sie auf den Pol ziehen und dort einen Adligen heiraten soll. Sie gerät mitten in einen Strudel aus Geheimnissen und Intrigen und merkt, dass nicht alles stimmt, was ihr über ihre Welt beigebracht wurde...