Reviews

Winter by Marissa Meyer

daumari's review against another edition

4.0

I feel like the series stuck the landing and definitely wasn't afraid to stab/shoot/incapacitate main characters for stretches of time, and was a smooth read for 800+ pages (sure, the text is less dense than a mass-market paperback but that's still a bunch of words).

I think it can be tricky to have a character that doesn't have a total grasp on reality, and it was really interesting to see Winter's perspective, as a Lunar who doesn't use bioelectric manipulation and thus taken a toll on her mental health. And of course, from her perspective we have a bit more of the direct fairy tale allusions as she is Snow White with the evil stepmother.

Anyway, time to finish up the short stories and then I can return that to the library too!

a_fantasy_lover's review against another edition

4.0

This read was wonderful. It was so heart-warming and so very great that I kinda changed my mind about this series. ALMOST. This series just didn't click with me like others did. Don't get me wrong, I actually loved almost all the characters and that's just my opinion. However, if you're looking for something that has veryy little violence and cute romance then that's definitely for you! But ocourse read other reviews first.

sarsarsarsarsar's review against another edition

3.0

I did not give this series a fighting chance the way I read it in tandem with throne of glass over a year and then waited many a month to read the last book and got into fantasy smut at the same time which is such a different vibe

I was so not interested in the series but wanted to finish the last book to say I did. I switched to audio book and upped the speed just to get through it :(

Marissa is a good writer and I at one point was super into the story line and the characters (mostly Scarlett and cress and Iko) but the world building and character development pales in comparison to Sarah j Maas and this was too YA for me -> that being said I would have ATE this up as a tween.

Overall this is a great YA novel and I recommend for literal young adults but as a medium aged adult I wasn’t SLIVING

ranee_samaniego's review against another edition

4.0

A great ending to this series! I loved seeing the conclusions to our beloved characters' journeys.

cconant265's review against another edition

5.0

An excellent conclusion to the Lunar chronicles. Having yet another deep character adding to the story expands the world by miles.

meganagain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

alanak8's review against another edition

5.0

Wow. Im in shock. This might be the best author ever. She did such a good job with the characters and killing the queen and

marion's review against another edition

5.0

c'était complètement fou. j'ai trop aimé !! quelques longueurs parfois tho mais sinon vraiment trop bonne lecture ET saga !!!! ils vont me manquer mes chéris :(
merci pour tout <3 merci pour la found family trope <3 et tous mes couples mimis <3

ghad33ri's review against another edition

3.0

Much too long. But alas I’m attached. Throne carrying the whole series fr.

queerhoneybear's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.25