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A review by ladyfaceplant
Wintersteel by Will Wight
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-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? No
4.5
Wow that was a long one! And probably my favourite so far. I really didn’t expect Lindon to really be out of the tournament! One of my favourite things about this series is that the writer is willing to go against tropes and let his protagonist seem weak. Lindon isn’t as powerful as Yerin but that doesn’t make his story less important.
Love all of the Lindon/Yerin romance stuff as well, of course. Ruby was an absolute delight and Yerin finally accepting her was my favourite part of the entire series so far. I’m sad that since she’s part of Yerin now, we won’t get to see her anymore but I suppose her personality is a part of Yerin now. I wonder if we’ll see Yerin being a little more Ruby-like in the future (though they’re very similar anyway).
Reigan Shen is such a good villain and I can’t wait until the heroes eventually find a way to beat him. I also find Mercy’s story with her mother very meaningful and I hope one day she can supersede her mother in power and strike out on her own. No wonder she tried to leave the Akura family in the earlier books. Northstrider is such a funny and compelling character that I also love to see. Honestly all of the Uncrowned side characters were brilliant and I would happily see any of them again (though I guess half of them are dead now lol). Glad Yan Shomei made it out because I loved the parallels between her and Yerin. I wonder if Lindon is ever going to have to face all the people he’s killed bc his abilities were getting pretty dark in this book.
I’m also glad that Pride finally came around to Lindon in this book to an extent, they have such a funny dynamic. Speaking of humour, I knew from the bloopers at the end of each book that Will Wight was funny as hell and I’m so glad he finally let that shine in the ‘points!’ section of the book. Lindon is honestly insane at times and it was so wonderful to see him go fully feral and everyone else’s reactions. It was sad to lose Akura Grace, I feel like she didn’t have much going on and I would’ve liked to see more of her and Lindon’s friendship but maybe she was stepping on Mercy’s toes a little.
Such a bait and switch to have Lindon be the one with Sage abilities rather than Yerin! But Yerin isn’t undercut by it since she’s now a herald. (I still don’t 100% understand where Sage/Herald/Monarch sits in the advancement tree but hopefully I’ll figure it out eventually).
And now we’re going back to sacred valley! I can’t wait to see the Jai siblings again and get a good ol’ family reunion…. Unless Orthos and Kelsa leave before Lindon gets there. Damn.
Love all of the Lindon/Yerin romance stuff as well, of course. Ruby was an absolute delight and Yerin finally accepting her was my favourite part of the entire series so far. I’m sad that since she’s part of Yerin now, we won’t get to see her anymore but I suppose her personality is a part of Yerin now. I wonder if we’ll see Yerin being a little more Ruby-like in the future (though they’re very similar anyway).
Reigan Shen is such a good villain and I can’t wait until the heroes eventually find a way to beat him. I also find Mercy’s story with her mother very meaningful and I hope one day she can supersede her mother in power and strike out on her own. No wonder she tried to leave the Akura family in the earlier books. Northstrider is such a funny and compelling character that I also love to see. Honestly all of the Uncrowned side characters were brilliant and I would happily see any of them again (though I guess half of them are dead now lol). Glad Yan Shomei made it out because I loved the parallels between her and Yerin. I wonder if Lindon is ever going to have to face all the people he’s killed bc his abilities were getting pretty dark in this book.
I’m also glad that Pride finally came around to Lindon in this book to an extent, they have such a funny dynamic. Speaking of humour, I knew from the bloopers at the end of each book that Will Wight was funny as hell and I’m so glad he finally let that shine in the ‘points!’ section of the book. Lindon is honestly insane at times and it was so wonderful to see him go fully feral and everyone else’s reactions. It was sad to lose Akura Grace, I feel like she didn’t have much going on and I would’ve liked to see more of her and Lindon’s friendship but maybe she was stepping on Mercy’s toes a little.
Such a bait and switch to have Lindon be the one with Sage abilities rather than Yerin! But Yerin isn’t undercut by it since she’s now a herald. (I still don’t 100% understand where Sage/Herald/Monarch sits in the advancement tree but hopefully I’ll figure it out eventually).
And now we’re going back to sacred valley! I can’t wait to see the Jai siblings again and get a good ol’ family reunion…. Unless Orthos and Kelsa leave before Lindon gets there. Damn.