Reviews - A Bloom in Winter

66 reviews for:

A Bloom in Winter

J.R. Ward

4.04 AVERAGE

izzyfleckner's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional reflective 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: Yes

chelsiemarie1218's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Audiobook (audible) - book follows 2 couples who discover their bonded status with a shifter/vampire bonding. This holiday story helps with the overall series storyline and provides some additional insight into the glymera and their plots.

ablee0728's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

happysam_94's review

2.75

dark emotional tense fast-paced

passionatereader78's review

4.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

shananigansreads's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Bloom in Winter
Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 22.5

I Picked Up This Book Because: Continue the series

Media Type: Audiobook
Source: P Public Library
Dates Read: 2/1/25 - 2/3/25
Stars:

The Characters:

Callum:
Apex:
Mayhem, Mariana (or something like that) Tor, Quinn, other citizens and the new glymera

The Story:

Me: I’m craving time with familiar characters
Library: Here’s your hold.
Me: This will be perfect.
Book: Here are a bunch of characters you don’t actually know.

I also still find the 30-year time jump a bit trippy. Like Quinn has adult kids! What?!?! They don’t live in the Mansion anymore. Huh? I have not read the last Prison Camp book yet and I think that might have an effect on my understanding of what is going on with Callum and Apex (or Mayhem and his Shellen). The changes within the Glymera are crazy too. Overall, this was an enjoyable yet confusing read.