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A review by xoxcharm
A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos
4.0
I picked up this book because 1. it was mentioned on a Dramione IG account regarding the descriptions of the two main characters, and 2. the image on the cover reminded me of Ghibli's "Castle in the Sky."
After reading it, I realized surprisingly that 1. the characters bear almost no relation to Draco and Hermione, and I did the book a disservice going into it with strong preconceptions, and 2. the feeling of the book (as told from Ophelia's point of view) was actually quite similar to the feeling I got from Sophie in [b:Howl’s Moving Castle|6294|Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)|Diana Wynne Jones|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1630502935l/6294._SX50_.jpg|2001] (moreso the book-Sophie than the Ghibli-Sophie).
There was one major plot point which.. I didn't really understand? It was so bewildering that I thought maybe I skipped over a section by accident reading while tired. But from the other reviews on this book it wasn't just me. XD
It ends quite neatly, just cleanly enough to feel pretty good as a stand-alone, but open enough for me to want to start the next book right away because I'm very curious how the mystery in the frame of the book is going to come into play.
After reading it, I realized surprisingly that 1. the characters bear almost no relation to Draco and Hermione, and I did the book a disservice going into it with strong preconceptions, and 2. the feeling of the book (as told from Ophelia's point of view) was actually quite similar to the feeling I got from Sophie in [b:Howl’s Moving Castle|6294|Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)|Diana Wynne Jones|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1630502935l/6294._SX50_.jpg|2001] (moreso the book-Sophie than the Ghibli-Sophie).
There was one major plot point which.. I didn't really understand? It was so bewildering that I thought maybe I skipped over a section by accident reading while tired. But from the other reviews on this book it wasn't just me. XD
It ends quite neatly, just cleanly enough to feel pretty good as a stand-alone, but open enough for me to want to start the next book right away because I'm very curious how the mystery in the frame of the book is going to come into play.