A review by forthesanityof1
Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I've been meaning to read this for a while now. Overall, it was okay. I think the romance got way overshadowed by the elaborate plot. It kind of overtook each character in a way and made it hard for me to care about or connect with the characters. The prose was okay but I found the worldbuilding to be lacking in depth. It was hard to find meaning in it with the plot, which tells me I needed a bit more from it to help grasp the stakes the characters were working with. I didn't care about the treaty or the two main planets. The plot itself wasn't that interesting to me; the summary made it sound a lot more intriguing than it ended up being. I appreciated the dedication to Jainan's character in particular with his internal world reflecting
the physical and emotional abuse he suffered from Taam
, I thought it was accurate (coming from a therapist). The romance itself had some nice moments, but again, the issues I saw made it challenging for me to properly appreciate it.
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