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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
This book is so different from anything else I’ve read. It felt very mystical and I Vasya was an easy character to relate to. The different names for each character and the POV changes often left me confused and while I enjoyed the story of the folklore from the beginning I was a little lost because the character names in the story were the similar to the characters in the book and I wasn’t sure if the book was just telling me a same longer drawn out version of the story? But I’m invested! I look forward to reading book 2.
This book is so enchanting and atmospheric, all because of Arden’s artful prose. I felt that this story started off a bit slow, but more than made up for it by the end. Such a perfect winter read!
I’m really looking forward to continuing with this trilogy and seeing where Vasya’s story goes from here!
I’m really looking forward to continuing with this trilogy and seeing where Vasya’s story goes from here!
I love Russian-fairytale type books and this one hits the spot, I definitely binge-listened to the detriment of my sleep schedule.
I’m not a book crier but I’ve read this book 3x and have cried every time. i scream and cry and throw up over pyotr’s love for his children archaic and historically in place as it is. It says more about me than this book.
Top books of all time. Disgustingly savory prose. A fantasy book that uses name diminutives right. What else could you want
Top books of all time. Disgustingly savory prose. A fantasy book that uses name diminutives right. What else could you want
It was hard for me to get into initially because there were several characters and the pov switched. But once I got the hang of the narration, I was hooked! I love the characters and storytelling.
J’aurais vraiment aimé adorer ce roman ! J’attendais beaucoup de lui : le résumé me faisait rêver avec ces histoires de contes, de magie, et le tout qui se passe en Russie...
Pour ce qui est de l’univers, je l’ai apprécié. Et il en était de même pour les personnages, du moins pour certains. L’héroïne est attachante, avec son caractère bien à elle et son don.
Mais qu’est-ce que c’est long ! Il ne se passe que très peu de choses pendant les 3/4 du roman, ce n’est qu’à la fin que ça commence à devenir prenant.
Je tenterai peut-être le second, en espérant qu’il soit moins long à se mettre en place 😅
Pour ce qui est de l’univers, je l’ai apprécié. Et il en était de même pour les personnages, du moins pour certains. L’héroïne est attachante, avec son caractère bien à elle et son don.
Mais qu’est-ce que c’est long ! Il ne se passe que très peu de choses pendant les 3/4 du roman, ce n’est qu’à la fin que ça commence à devenir prenant.
Je tenterai peut-être le second, en espérant qu’il soit moins long à se mettre en place 😅
This book was amazing! It felt like a classic fairy tale and it's one of those books that sucks you in and keeps you there. It's beautifully written and Vasya is a girl after my own heart. I love how she's unapologetically herself, even when people don't really understand her.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
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
Because of the flu, this book took me far, far longer than I had hoped to finish.
What an absolutely lovely, icy story this is. The Bear and the Nightingale doesn’t rush. It submerges you in medieval, freezing Rus’ where the winter and the setting are their own characters (and sometimes literally). Everything here is carefully realized by Arden, very well researched, and deftly interwoven together. The prose has the dreamy, languid quality of a fairytale.
I will say that the book does have a much slower pace in the first half; the second is much speedier and plotty. And I kind of love that? This book will not be rushed. It will not act like a typical fantasy novel. It keeps its fable aesthetic intact.
I was surprised at how absolutely horrifying, gore-filled and grueling parts of this tale can be. Arden doesn’t shy away from showing every bit of the terrors of living in such an icy, remote landscape, and the book is better for it.
Books like this are pretty much made for me, so I’m excited to continue the series and see what the remainder of the books have in store. Perfect for this season.
What an absolutely lovely, icy story this is. The Bear and the Nightingale doesn’t rush. It submerges you in medieval, freezing Rus’ where the winter and the setting are their own characters (and sometimes literally). Everything here is carefully realized by Arden, very well researched, and deftly interwoven together. The prose has the dreamy, languid quality of a fairytale.
I will say that the book does have a much slower pace in the first half; the second is much speedier and plotty. And I kind of love that? This book will not be rushed. It will not act like a typical fantasy novel. It keeps its fable aesthetic intact.
I was surprised at how absolutely horrifying, gore-filled and grueling parts of this tale can be. Arden doesn’t shy away from showing every bit of the terrors of living in such an icy, remote landscape, and the book is better for it.
Books like this are pretty much made for me, so I’m excited to continue the series and see what the remainder of the books have in store. Perfect for this season.
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No