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A Winter's Promise

Christelle Dabos

3.91 AVERAGE

jessey_brette's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

holly_kate's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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I’m excited to see where this series goes, although I felt like the first book was kind of slow. I basically didn’t like any of the characters except Ophelia and her scarf, so I hope that changes next book! 

mckracken's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

samolineux's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

asleep_among_books's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ohmycris's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

fabledfolklore's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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felt very expositionary throughout this entire book but the magic system and world has me intrigued to continue 

nastu's review against another edition

2.0

challenging sad medium-paced

flipoftheflap's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The start is pretty slow and the magic worldbuilding can get a bit confusing, overall a good start for a fantasy series. I like how Ophelia, even when virtually powerless still manages to be a strong protagonist. 

kapbanana's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

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This book is supremely boring and something about the writing is extremely grating. Furthermore, almost a quarter in and the story is nonsensical. I don't know why I'm struggling so much with it, because the synopsis sounds interesting and I initially picked it up because it had rave reviews. But I can't stand it; reading this novel feels like pulling teeth. I flipped to the end and read the last chapter to see if it all's worth it. The last chapter is just as nonsensical and boring as everything I've read through so far. Extremely disappointed with how much I dislike this book :(((