The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

The Girl in the Tower

Winternight Trilogy #2

Katherine Arden

346 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

For a young woman in medieval Russia, the choices are stark: marriage or a life in a convent. Vasya will choose a third way: magic...The court of the Grand Prince of Moscow is plagued by power struggles and rumours of unrest. Meanwhile bandits roa...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 18,144 reviews

Moods

adventurous 96%
emotional 54%
mysterious 53%
dark 50%
tense 40%
sad 13%
challenging 12%
inspiring 12%
hopeful 9%
reflective 7%
informative 2%
funny 1%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 68%
fast 16%
slow 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 64% | Character: 18% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 6%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 13% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 58% | Yes: 20% | It's complicated: 14% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 16% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.35

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...