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A review by chrissie_whitley
The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden
5.0
An utterly beautiful retelling of Russian fairytales and folklore perfectly meshed together with Russian history and its people. I cannot praise this series enough, and this was an absolutely mesmerizing conclusion to the Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden.
As part of the trilogy, The Winter of the Witch is achingly wonderful. The tone, the pacing, and the plot were brilliant; the overall story arc was encapsulated for its finale with perfect pitch. All the while weaving together its own story and standing solidly on its own. Arden's writing is once again wondrously magical — thrumming with its own heartbeat and breathing its own life.
As a reader, watching Vasya grow up over the course of the three books into such a believable and whole person while being so fully immersed in this fantasy world is beyond amazing. Arden has her growth as a character perfectly charted and has allowed this organic and natural quality to blossom within this woman she has created.
I will absolutely read whatever else Arden produces. In fact, her Middle Grade book, [b:Small Spaces|36959639|Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)|Katherine Arden|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1539180297l/36959639._SY75_.jpg|56656020], was so enjoyable. It really impressed me with how she was able to transform her writing voice to completely suit the target audience. Her talent and skill so clearly come through in her writing, and I look forward to reading more from her in the future.
I received this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This affected neither my opinion of the book, nor the content of my review.
As part of the trilogy, The Winter of the Witch is achingly wonderful. The tone, the pacing, and the plot were brilliant; the overall story arc was encapsulated for its finale with perfect pitch. All the while weaving together its own story and standing solidly on its own. Arden's writing is once again wondrously magical — thrumming with its own heartbeat and breathing its own life.
As a reader, watching Vasya grow up over the course of the three books into such a believable and whole person while being so fully immersed in this fantasy world is beyond amazing. Arden has her growth as a character perfectly charted and has allowed this organic and natural quality to blossom within this woman she has created.
I will absolutely read whatever else Arden produces. In fact, her Middle Grade book, [b:Small Spaces|36959639|Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)|Katherine Arden|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1539180297l/36959639._SY75_.jpg|56656020], was so enjoyable. It really impressed me with how she was able to transform her writing voice to completely suit the target audience. Her talent and skill so clearly come through in her writing, and I look forward to reading more from her in the future.
I received this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This affected neither my opinion of the book, nor the content of my review.