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Winter by Marissa Meyer

21 reviews

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.75

The beginning is slow but once Cinder’s plan gets going there is none stop action. You will be on the edge of your seat for most of it and the ending is pretty much everything you hope it will be. But do bring some tissues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Gore, Suicide, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

jfield351's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

hehe this was a great book. i loved how you got the perspectives of all 10 members. however this book probably could have been split into two books because wow that was hard to read when lying down. it was a really cute book (i love wolf) and i never knew where the plot would turn. i probably read it too late in my life to adore it like some of my friends do because i’m a few years older than the target audience. but still, what a lovely series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Forced institutionalization

maria_pell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death

theespressoedition's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Well, I finally did it. I finished my reread of The Lunar Chronicles and boy, it was a wild ride. I forgot how long Winter was, but I wound up reading the last 400+ pages in one sitting because I was so hooked. That's how excellent Marissa Meyer's writing really is. Even though the books are on the chunky side, they're just so easy to read and understand. It doesn't feel like pointless information just to make the books longer - every chapter is filled with adventure!

The culmination of the series is so well-done with this book. It brings all of the characters together, shows us how evil is vanquished, and gives us hope for the future. However, there's a little bit of an opening ending, which I really like. Not everything is wrapped up in a nice, neat little bow. There's just enough to question what could come next for the characters. Maybe I'm bizarre for liking that - especially after four long books, but I really enjoy visualizing what could happen for all of these awesome characters we've come to appreciate and understand in a new way.

At a certain point, you might forget that you're reading fairytale retellings. I know that I did. In fact, it wasn't til Winter mentioned (for probably the eightieth time) that she was "a girl of snow and ice" that I thought, oh yeah, this is based on Snow White. Insert laughter here! They're just so well-written that I didn't even think about how similar they were to already-familiar stories. I loved every second of it.

Now that I own the box set, I'm really excited to read the two novellas that come with it. I remember picking through Fairest in the past, but I can't seem to conjure what it was about (aside from knowing that it has to do with Levana) and I never read Stars Above. I can't wait to dive in and enjoy even more of this world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

anaconda's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Animal death

lagiven's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Winter is a good finale to the series, and it's satisfying to see all the storylines wind together. It's definitely plot-focused, but the characters are entertaining and well-rounded. It's also fun to see how Meyer uses the original fairy tale to inspire her novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma

jomarie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Blood, and War

emmasbookdiary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book was all kinds of incredible and I won’t recover quickly. 

The characters were AMAZING and I love them to the moon and back soo many times. I’m so attached to them. 😭

Thorne and Cress have my heart. They are adorable and I love them to infinity. I SHIPPED THEM SO HARD AND IM SO HAPPY I COULD CRY. 

SO many moments. I wanted to cry and scream and laugh and all at one. It was SUCH a rollercoaster. Wow wow wow. 

And the ending was sweet and satisfying. ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gore and Murder

Minor: Torture

There’s quite a lot of violence and blood. Easy to skim though. Winter has a mental illness where she sees things that aren’t there. The kissing was also pretty detailed one or two times.

nerdybirdy101's review against another edition

5.0

Consumed for the first time via audiobook.

I thought this was a wonderful conclusion to the series! It ended the storyline in a realistic ‘happily ever after’ vibe which helped go with the fairytale inspiration of the series. I thought the Snow White inspiration within this book was done wonderfully and tastefully.

I overall, recommend this series! The Lunar Chronicles is a great series that I think anyone can enjoy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent