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A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This French adaptation left me a little star struck- I expected it to feel like a typical YA, with an organised marriage trope I was expecting it to potentially border on cringe. Instead I was charmed and delighted by the beautiful world building it the different arks I loved Ophelias passivity as a protagonist she finds strength in her quiet and resists in a subtle almost invisible manner proving her to be extraordinarily resilient! I kind of wish I’d  read these as a child but I don’t think that hindered my enjoyment as an adult.