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A review by theinquisitxor
The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden
4.0
“Every time you take one path, you must live with the memory of the other: of a life left unchosen. Decide as seems best, one course or the other; each way will have its bitter with its sweet.”
This is such as lush, evocative trilogy, and Arden has done such a good job of creating the atmosphere and making very beautiful books. Hands down, this is the best book cover ever. I could stare at it all day and take in the details. This book has a faster plot and more things happen, but I can't quite like it as much as the first one. I think I enjoyed the setting of the first book more. But as the minutes go by and I am processing all that happened in this book, I still find it to be a very good second novel.
My favorite part of this novel was the beginning, when Vasya is a 'traveler' and sets out to see the world. Once she got roped into the politics and struggles of Moscow, I think the story lost a bit of it's wild, untamed nature that was present in the first book and beginning of this one. However, I loved meeting with Vasya's siblings again and getting to know them more. Other events also made the time spent in Moscow worthwhile (I won't get into them here for spoilers sake) and I connected to Vasya so much when she is struggling to find her purpose in the world and discover what she wants in life. Those lines spoke to me and I feel like we get a lot of characters who know their purpose and destiny (to some degree) but reading about a character who does not quite know what she wants was refreshing.
I also do not think that I connected quite as much to Morozoko as some other readers, but I will admit the last dialogue with him was a little heartbreaking. I have the last book sitting here next to me, which I will probably start tomorrow. Based off reviews about it, I better prepare myself for some serious heartbreak.
This is such as lush, evocative trilogy, and Arden has done such a good job of creating the atmosphere and making very beautiful books. Hands down, this is the best book cover ever. I could stare at it all day and take in the details. This book has a faster plot and more things happen, but I can't quite like it as much as the first one. I think I enjoyed the setting of the first book more. But as the minutes go by and I am processing all that happened in this book, I still find it to be a very good second novel.
My favorite part of this novel was the beginning, when Vasya is a 'traveler' and sets out to see the world. Once she got roped into the politics and struggles of Moscow, I think the story lost a bit of it's wild, untamed nature that was present in the first book and beginning of this one. However, I loved meeting with Vasya's siblings again and getting to know them more. Other events also made the time spent in Moscow worthwhile (I won't get into them here for spoilers sake) and I connected to Vasya so much when she is struggling to find her purpose in the world and discover what she wants in life. Those lines spoke to me and I feel like we get a lot of characters who know their purpose and destiny (to some degree) but reading about a character who does not quite know what she wants was refreshing.
I also do not think that I connected quite as much to Morozoko as some other readers, but I will admit the last dialogue with him was a little heartbreaking. I have the last book sitting here next to me, which I will probably start tomorrow. Based off reviews about it, I better prepare myself for some serious heartbreak.