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A review by egbella
Wishtress by Nadine Brandes
5.0
THIS WAS AMAZING.
Yet another addition to my favorites book list, and I swear, that list is half made-up of Nadine Brandes books at this point. Actually, I'm pretty sure this is my favorite of her books that I've read so far. As always, her prose was beautiful, and I was hooked from the very beginning. If it wasn't such a long read (not complaining!), I think I'd have finished it in one day.
I loved all of the characters, except for the ones I was supposed to hate, haha. Myrthe, Bastiaan, Runt, Anouk...the cast was so rich and realistic, and I really liked all the interweaving that Nadine did among relationships, pasts, and just...how everything ultimately connected by the end was amazing. There were many times when I actually stopped and gaped at the book because I couldn't believe a connection, and that's something I don't often do while reading.
Even the romance was overall a thumbs up from me, even though that's not usually my thing in fiction. But I thought this was very sweet, and I enjoyed watching the two get to know one another and accept each other better.
The ENDING. It actually wrapped up far better than I thought it would, considering. And I like the bittersweet hopefulness of it.
The worldbuilding and magic system was so intricate and in-depth (and the whole concept of the Wishtress is one of my favorite things ever), and I enjoyed finding out how everything worked. There were many times when I could practically feel the frostbite and howling winds, the descriptions were so vivid.
And as always, the themes were powerful. I kept getting more and more excited as I realized that Nadine was exploring some of my favorite tropes and lessons, and yes, I felt she handled them really well. Subtly but strongly.
I thought there was more I wanted to say, but overall, I just really enjoyed this book. I'll definitely be recommending this to my friends and family. :)
AND THAT COVER <3
Yet another addition to my favorites book list, and I swear, that list is half made-up of Nadine Brandes books at this point. Actually, I'm pretty sure this is my favorite of her books that I've read so far. As always, her prose was beautiful, and I was hooked from the very beginning. If it wasn't such a long read (not complaining!), I think I'd have finished it in one day.
I loved all of the characters, except for the ones I was supposed to hate, haha. Myrthe, Bastiaan, Runt, Anouk...the cast was so rich and realistic, and I really liked all the interweaving that Nadine did among relationships, pasts, and just...how everything ultimately connected by the end was amazing. There were many times when I actually stopped and gaped at the book because I couldn't believe a connection, and that's something I don't often do while reading.
Even the romance was overall a thumbs up from me, even though that's not usually my thing in fiction. But I thought this was very sweet, and I enjoyed watching the two get to know one another and accept each other better.
The ENDING. It actually wrapped up far better than I thought it would, considering. And I like the bittersweet hopefulness of it.
The worldbuilding and magic system was so intricate and in-depth (and the whole concept of the Wishtress is one of my favorite things ever), and I enjoyed finding out how everything worked. There were many times when I could practically feel the frostbite and howling winds, the descriptions were so vivid.
And as always, the themes were powerful. I kept getting more and more excited as I realized that Nadine was exploring some of my favorite tropes and lessons, and yes, I felt she handled them really well. Subtly but strongly.
I thought there was more I wanted to say, but overall, I just really enjoyed this book. I'll definitely be recommending this to my friends and family. :)
AND THAT COVER <3