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A review by jcj25
Winter by Marissa Meyer
5.0
**Vague SPOILERS**
Loved Jacin. Didn't love what happened to Wolf, or how easily Scarlet accepted it without the slightest issue. Of course she needed to eventually accept it, but it still needed to genuinely affect her, and she should have felt some grief for it/him, as one would feel for a loved one (for example) losing a limb, or some other unwanted permanent change. Winter was charming, and so unique as a character. I thought her mental instability really worked as a way to make the people genuinely love her, in a way that other Snow White incarnations have failed to do (ahem...The Huntsman). Loved Thorne and Cress's development. I admit I often grew impatient with Kai, and felt a little internal groan each time the scene POV would switch to him. It was as if the 'damsel in distress' role got switched to him, and it was so tedious listening to his inner unhappiness while externally he pretty much just stood there and said veiled impolite things to Levana.
As an end to the series, I thought the story worked very well. The author did a very thorough job wrapping things up and hinting at the fitting happy endings for the characters. Satisfying, and highly recommended.
Loved Jacin. Didn't love what happened to Wolf, or how easily Scarlet accepted it without the slightest issue. Of course she needed to eventually accept it, but it still needed to genuinely affect her, and she should have felt some grief for it/him, as one would feel for a loved one (for example) losing a limb, or some other unwanted permanent change. Winter was charming, and so unique as a character. I thought her mental instability really worked as a way to make the people genuinely love her, in a way that other Snow White incarnations have failed to do (ahem...The Huntsman). Loved Thorne and Cress's development. I admit I often grew impatient with Kai, and felt a little internal groan each time the scene POV would switch to him. It was as if the 'damsel in distress' role got switched to him, and it was so tedious listening to his inner unhappiness while externally he pretty much just stood there and said veiled impolite things to Levana.
As an end to the series, I thought the story worked very well. The author did a very thorough job wrapping things up and hinting at the fitting happy endings for the characters. Satisfying, and highly recommended.