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annalise's review
adventurous
medium-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? Yes
3.75
tsmits2's review
5.0
After 2 rockier entries, I disliked all the Cade stuff and think torture plots are uninteresting, Britain rights the ship! I understand that Karigain needs to be on the move, but it was a nice change of pace to have her mainly be around other major characters and her friends.
hollymmcg's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
liacooper's review
3.0
i liked the beginning and the end was all right but kind of dragged from the 50-90% marks ngl. the plot in this one felt especially tired tbh like we spent 800 pgs setting up the next 3 books without really powerful things happening in the book itself (& yes we do get a "war" happening but its a lot of buildup for something that's solved with a single fight and a trick)
darlala's review
4.0
3.5 stars.
Welcome back, Green Rider. While this isn’t the emotional roller coaster thrill ride of the first Green Rider, I feel like we have gotten back on track for what has made the series so good in the past…until books 5 and 6, which feel off-kilter and unrelated. As much as I love this series, I frequently wish books 5 and 6 didn’t exist. But I digress.
This book has a lot of flaws, but I was happy to return to the fantasy adventure of the first 4 books. Sadly, I still believe that the author thrills at torturing Karigan. It’s too much. It’s not believable. EVERYTHING happens to her. It’s disheartening and unrealistic.
I don’t have much more to say that better reviewers haven’t already said, but I cannot write any review for this book without discussing how incredibly disappointing the Karigan-Zachary storyline is. Enough already. Their relationship lost its shine when Karigan finally, FINALLY, fell in love with someone else. Yes, she lost him. And yes, that was heartbreaking and yet more torture for Karigan, but I just find it completely unbelievable that A. She would basically just fall right back into the same old tortured relationship with Zachary, and B. Allow herself to be treated this way. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE HER HIS MISTRESS. Gross. Karigan is better than that. She deserves better than that. Estora deserves better than that. It’s so so gross. I’m begging... Please don’t do it.
I despised the scene where Estora said they could be together. I love Estora and honestly, reading some other reviews and comments where they hoped she would die in labor were incredibly disturbing. I hate that Karigan and Zachary can’t be together, but this is the storyline we’re on and I’m sorry, but it’s run its course… Karigan deserves more. Estora deserves more. Zachary needs to grow tf up.
Welcome back, Green Rider. While this isn’t the emotional roller coaster thrill ride of the first Green Rider, I feel like we have gotten back on track for what has made the series so good in the past…until books 5 and 6, which feel off-kilter and unrelated. As much as I love this series, I frequently wish books 5 and 6 didn’t exist. But I digress.
This book has a lot of flaws, but I was happy to return to the fantasy adventure of the first 4 books. Sadly, I still believe that the author thrills at torturing Karigan. It’s too much. It’s not believable. EVERYTHING happens to her. It’s disheartening and unrealistic.
I don’t have much more to say that better reviewers haven’t already said, but I cannot write any review for this book without discussing how incredibly disappointing the Karigan-Zachary storyline is. Enough already. Their relationship lost its shine when Karigan finally, FINALLY, fell in love with someone else. Yes, she lost him. And yes, that was heartbreaking and yet more torture for Karigan, but I just find it completely unbelievable that A. She would basically just fall right back into the same old tortured relationship with Zachary, and B. Allow herself to be treated this way. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE HER HIS MISTRESS. Gross. Karigan is better than that. She deserves better than that. Estora deserves better than that. It’s so so gross. I’m begging... Please don’t do it.
I despised the scene where Estora said they could be together. I love Estora and honestly, reading some other reviews and comments where they hoped she would die in labor were incredibly disturbing. I hate that Karigan and Zachary can’t be together, but this is the storyline we’re on and I’m sorry, but it’s run its course… Karigan deserves more. Estora deserves more. Zachary needs to grow tf up.
jfavlibrary's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mschley's review
Thank you to NetGalley and DAW for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Like many people, I’ve been reading and loving the Green Rider series for more than a decade. I feel like I’ve been through the ringer with Karigan and she’s still a beloved character as she grows and changes. She certainly isn’t the “spunky” teenager who ran away from school and straight into trouble anymore. And yet, I almost like her better now that she has experience, scars, and depth. I honestly wanted even more of the chapters to be from her point of view in this book, because while I love the world of Sacoridia and care about a number of the other characters, there are certain other ones introduced in the last book that I just don’t really care for.
However, I ended up devouring this book like many of the previous ones. If you haven’t read anything in the Green Rider series, you definitely want to go back to book one and settle in for an enjoyable ride. Winterlight continues to chronicle the troubles that seem to be unending for Sacoridia with Karigan at the heart of them. She always somehow finds herself in the thick of things and in absurd positions, and how she handles them all is part of what I love about her. It was another great installment in the series and I’m always happy to go back and spend time with the Green Riders.
Like many people, I’ve been reading and loving the Green Rider series for more than a decade. I feel like I’ve been through the ringer with Karigan and she’s still a beloved character as she grows and changes. She certainly isn’t the “spunky” teenager who ran away from school and straight into trouble anymore. And yet, I almost like her better now that she has experience, scars, and depth. I honestly wanted even more of the chapters to be from her point of view in this book, because while I love the world of Sacoridia and care about a number of the other characters, there are certain other ones introduced in the last book that I just don’t really care for.
However, I ended up devouring this book like many of the previous ones. If you haven’t read anything in the Green Rider series, you definitely want to go back to book one and settle in for an enjoyable ride. Winterlight continues to chronicle the troubles that seem to be unending for Sacoridia with Karigan at the heart of them. She always somehow finds herself in the thick of things and in absurd positions, and how she handles them all is part of what I love about her. It was another great installment in the series and I’m always happy to go back and spend time with the Green Riders.
lavender04's review
5.0
true love is Karigan and Zachary decapitating people at the same time, and I think that’s beautiful.