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A review by phoenix2
Winter by Marissa Meyer
3.0
Finally the last books of the series!! Winter (Snow white) is the stepdaughter of Lavana and has chosen not to use her gift. However, that decision of hers costs her her sanity. I would have liked this book to have more Winter povs, like the other books. Therefore, it was more of a book named Winter, but povs from each character equally numbered, than a book about Winter, with some povs from other characters. But maybe that was what the plot demanded. The book started a little "slow" for me, and the good part started after Scarlet found Wolf (which was my favorite part of the book as well). Maybe the ending, plus, was too fairy tale -ly for me, but that didn't ruin the book for me.
Now for the good stuff. The characters have grown up, and you could easily see why they have changed so much. I really liked that, because some book characters tend to be the same even after, let’s say, a war, which doesn't really make sense. Each story had a great ending, and the action parts were fairly enjoyable and interesting. I loved that the plot wasn't a straight forward save the world kind of story, but it was like waves, bringing joy and then sadness in the very next chapter (like when Cinder was about to be executed, but managed to escape and dive into the lake, really didn't see that coming!).
In the end, I felt a bitter sweet feeling. I was satisfied with what I read and the whole journey was one hell of a ride, but the thing that all this is over, is kind of depressing. Oh, well, there is not a happily ever after without some sadness in it.
Now for the good stuff. The characters have grown up, and you could easily see why they have changed so much. I really liked that, because some book characters tend to be the same even after, let’s say, a war, which doesn't really make sense. Each story had a great ending, and the action parts were fairly enjoyable and interesting. I loved that the plot wasn't a straight forward save the world kind of story, but it was like waves, bringing joy and then sadness in the very next chapter (like when Cinder was about to be executed, but managed to escape and dive into the lake, really didn't see that coming!).
In the end, I felt a bitter sweet feeling. I was satisfied with what I read and the whole journey was one hell of a ride, but the thing that all this is over, is kind of depressing. Oh, well, there is not a happily ever after without some sadness in it.