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A review by paperbrownies
Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
- lgbtqiap+, adult, sff, sci-fi, space stuff, dual pov, political intrigue, arrange marriage, royalty, slow burn romance, the yearning *chef's kiss*
- m|m
- bi mc, queer mc, and other queer characters (nonbinary rep)
“jainan,” he said into his fingers. he pulled his hands down until his dark agonized eyes met jainan’s. “you’re beautiful.”
"i might be easy to manipulate. but i am very difficult to break.”
this beautiful beautiful book
i loved everything about this book and i can promise you that there will come a day when i'll write an essay on how precious kiem and jainan are. there is not much i can say about the book without giving it all away *inserts synopsis* bc the premise is pretty straightforward which is why i'll jot down in points why i enjoyed this book:
• the setting was beautiful!! it was very wintery and i loved it!!
• the gender system which is so fucking cool??!!!
• i have a soft spot for books that involve royalty so it's really not a surprise that i devoured every bit of this story
• involves a disaster bi with the energy of a golden retriever
• involves a romance that takes its time to get to know each other and evolve
• kiem and jainan show us what it means to be in love, understand and care for each other!!
• the yearning? 10/ 10 highly recommend
tw: physical and domestic abuse, off page character death, toxic relationship
- m|m
- bi mc, queer mc, and other queer characters (nonbinary rep)
“jainan,” he said into his fingers. he pulled his hands down until his dark agonized eyes met jainan’s. “you’re beautiful.”
"i might be easy to manipulate. but i am very difficult to break.”
this beautiful beautiful book
i loved everything about this book and i can promise you that there will come a day when i'll write an essay on how precious kiem and jainan are. there is not much i can say about the book without giving it all away *inserts synopsis* bc the premise is pretty straightforward which is why i'll jot down in points why i enjoyed this book:
• the setting was beautiful!! it was very wintery and i loved it!!
• the gender system which is so fucking cool??!!!
• i have a soft spot for books that involve royalty so it's really not a surprise that i devoured every bit of this story
• involves a disaster bi with the energy of a golden retriever
• involves a romance that takes its time to get to know each other and evolve
• kiem and jainan show us what it means to be in love, understand and care for each other!!
• the yearning? 10/ 10 highly recommend
tw: physical and domestic abuse, off page character death, toxic relationship
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death