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Zima czarownicy by Katherine Arden

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amyplayshorn's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

danaelycia's review against another edition

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5.0

Ending this book does what good books do, they leave a hole and make you feel lost on what to read next. I chose to listen to this as an audiobook after falling in love with the narrator. She made the characters so full of life and depth. The story is exactly what I wanted with nice mixes of romance, fantasy, and an epic battle. I'll keep the review short because all I can say is to just read it. God, I hope there are more books set within this world.

bklassen's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

HOT DOG this was an action packed and fraught book filled with suspense and heartbreak and joy. Vasya leaves Moscow wiser and sadder now, seeing how she put others and herself in danger for acting rashly, as well as having experienced great loss. Now is time to wrap up the other subplots of this series, including the Tatar army, Medved’s return to power, their fraught relationship with the prince of Moscow, and Vasya’s relationship with the Winter King. And boy, does Katherine Arden deliver.

There are many forces against Vasya in this book, but she is tenacious, determined, clever, and resourceful. You get to see all the growth from book 2 come into play and change how she approaches problems, as well as find lasting and positive change for Russia.

Absolute banger of a wrap up to this trilogy, which I couldn’t recommend highly enough for whimsy, character growth, and some fantastic villains who seemed destined to win given how much the scales tilted in their favor, but watching Vasya think around them or receive favors or help from others who received a small good dead from her was A+.