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A review by k_fitzy
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
4.0
Holy shit this was so pretty.
Literally everything everyone said about it…WRONG.
Of course with the disclaimer - in my opinion.
BUT OMG YOU WERE ALL SO WRONG.
I had no trouble with the pacing.
I didn’t find it boring.
Tbh i think if you don’t struggle with fantasy (not romantacy! just good old fantasy) you’ll also find the reviews of this book all wrong.
The POV changes were so interesting, everything flowed so nicely. The story moved at a great speed.
Actually my criticism is that the ending was too fast. The part everyone else enjoyed the most was probably my least favourite.
I wish we got more a descriptive fight, I wish it was dragged out more with that beautiful writing. The fighting could’ve been so poetic to match the rest of the story but it fell a little flat compared to the delicious chunky description in the rest of the book.
Also I wish there was an additional glossary for characters cos damn i really had to smack my brain cells together to not mix people up. Theres so many characters, and every one of them has 2/3/4 names each, regularly used. Characters popped in and it and some had the same names so tbh taking notes might have been a good idea.
Overall.
I was thoroughly intrigued throughout. I’m excited to read more.
Really beautifully written, fresh story.
Literally everything everyone said about it…WRONG.
Of course with the disclaimer - in my opinion.
BUT OMG YOU WERE ALL SO WRONG.
I had no trouble with the pacing.
I didn’t find it boring.
Tbh i think if you don’t struggle with fantasy (not romantacy! just good old fantasy) you’ll also find the reviews of this book all wrong.
The POV changes were so interesting, everything flowed so nicely. The story moved at a great speed.
Actually my criticism is that the ending was too fast. The part everyone else enjoyed the most was probably my least favourite.
I wish we got more a descriptive fight, I wish it was dragged out more with that beautiful writing. The fighting could’ve been so poetic to match the rest of the story but it fell a little flat compared to the delicious chunky description in the rest of the book.
Also I wish there was an additional glossary for characters cos damn i really had to smack my brain cells together to not mix people up. Theres so many characters, and every one of them has 2/3/4 names each, regularly used. Characters popped in and it and some had the same names so tbh taking notes might have been a good idea.
Overall.
I was thoroughly intrigued throughout. I’m excited to read more.
Really beautifully written, fresh story.