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The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
4.0

“‘Will you tell her?’ asked the mare. ‘Everything?’ the demon said. ‘Of bears and sorcerers, spells made of sapphire and a witch that lost her daughter? No, of course not. I shall tell her as little as possible. And hope that it is enough

this story reads like the folk tales that arden weaves throughout, all magic and mystery and power and sacrifice. it was a quick, enjoyable read with a strong cast of characters.

“The quiet, crystalline words dropped into Vasya’s mind and she saw the heavens making wheels of fire, in shapes she did not know, and a snowy plain that kissed a bitter horizon, blue in black.”