A review by nightmarebees
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

adventurous challenging dark reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

the first half was a 3 and the second half was a 4. i loved East by edith pattou as a teen and this reminded me very much of that book at points. something about wintery folktales.

the first half felt so slow, but at the same time i couldn’t put it down and finished the book in two days, so? it really drew out the parts of the fairytale that are usually only a few sentences at the beginning, if that makes any sense. the characters who would be side characters are more fleshed out, and the fluid POV is interesting to read when it goes between them.

i will definitely be picking up book 2 from the library 

 
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