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A review by whatellisreadnext
Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐บ ๐ช๐ต๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ, ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ด๐ข๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ด.
Nora Walker always enters the cursed woods surrounding Fir Haven, on a full moon, when the trees are sleeping. Walker women have a special connection with these woods, finding lost things amongst trees. This time she stumbles upon a boy laid on the forest floor. Oliver has been missing for 2 weeks, how did he survive all that time in the freezing cold Wicker Woods?
I'm not going to lie to you, I totally bought this book because it has a gorgeous cover, and the word 'Winter' in the title. I had a vague understanding that it was about witches, but I went in pretty much blind and I ended up loving it.
There was so much magic and darkness in this gripping YA novel, I was instantly enamoured by Nora and her story. The mystery at the heart of this wonderful book, had be turning the pages so fast, I hardly stopped to breathe. I definitely figured out the twist, but not that long before it was revealed, and this didn't ruin my enjoyment of it at all.
I loved the spellbook pages scattered throughout the book, telling us about past Walker women and the powers they had. Paired with guidelines to try the spell out for yourself. It just added a whole other layer to the narrative.
My recommendation for this one is to go into it knowing as little as possible. Let the beautiful writing take you on this dark and magical journey. I have underlined so many passages in this book, I was not expecting the writing to be such a dream to read. I have already ordered myself a copy of Ernshaw's debut novel The Wicked Deep, and I can't wait for it to arrive๐๐ป
Nora Walker always enters the cursed woods surrounding Fir Haven, on a full moon, when the trees are sleeping. Walker women have a special connection with these woods, finding lost things amongst trees. This time she stumbles upon a boy laid on the forest floor. Oliver has been missing for 2 weeks, how did he survive all that time in the freezing cold Wicker Woods?
I'm not going to lie to you, I totally bought this book because it has a gorgeous cover, and the word 'Winter' in the title. I had a vague understanding that it was about witches, but I went in pretty much blind and I ended up loving it.
There was so much magic and darkness in this gripping YA novel, I was instantly enamoured by Nora and her story. The mystery at the heart of this wonderful book, had be turning the pages so fast, I hardly stopped to breathe. I definitely figured out the twist, but not that long before it was revealed, and this didn't ruin my enjoyment of it at all.
I loved the spellbook pages scattered throughout the book, telling us about past Walker women and the powers they had. Paired with guidelines to try the spell out for yourself. It just added a whole other layer to the narrative.
My recommendation for this one is to go into it knowing as little as possible. Let the beautiful writing take you on this dark and magical journey. I have underlined so many passages in this book, I was not expecting the writing to be such a dream to read. I have already ordered myself a copy of Ernshaw's debut novel The Wicked Deep, and I can't wait for it to arrive๐๐ป
Content Warnings
Minor: Death
Drowning