15.9k reviews for:

The Bear and the Nightingale

Katherine Arden

4.09 AVERAGE

bookish_br1's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous inspiring mysterious slow-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: No

smartymarty111's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous inspiring slow-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: Yes

simsamsom's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

cloudzzz's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kayceedawnoliver's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jen_kra's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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: Complicated

hil_knecht's review against another edition

3.0

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This book is pretty slow . And there are a lot of unusual Russian names and terms which were hard to keep track of throughout the book. But i loved the ending so I’m considering reading the rest of the series .

kellykroeger9's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

katiepope86's review against another edition

3.0

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I don't have time for much of a review tonight, and I'm ready to move on.
I enjoyed The Bear and the Nightingale - especially the fairy tale, folklore aspect and imagery.
While I felt a strong build in the beginning of the book, the story fell flat for me in the second half. The plot felt repetitive and lost its magic. Nevertheless, I was glad to read Arden's work, which is part of a genre I don't often explore.

crl90's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious