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A review by hound_of_heaven
Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Caveat: I’m predisposed to like Winter’s Orbit because I read it in proto-form as Course of Honor (on ao3) several years ago.
That being said - the bones of this story were there and now they’re been fleshed out into a much larger predatory (also possibly venomous) bird of a book.
DO you like arranged marriages? Do you like political intrigue? Do you like romantic pairings between smart people and people who claim to have only one brain cell? Do you like stories where the vastness of space spins on a single tiny human relationship? Read this book.
That being said - the bones of this story were there and now they’re been fleshed out into a much larger predatory (also possibly venomous) bird of a book.
DO you like arranged marriages? Do you like political intrigue? Do you like romantic pairings between smart people and people who claim to have only one brain cell? Do you like stories where the vastness of space spins on a single tiny human relationship? Read this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse
Minor: Death
Abuse (physical and emotional) is suffered by a POV character prior to the beginning of the book and shapes their behavior. It is discussed non-graphically several times.