![]() A worthy end for our Vasya, leaving readers wondering what magic Katherine Arden has in store for us next. This triangle of magic forces is at the forefront of the novel, and ends up being much more important than readers may have assumed at the offset of the series.įor fans of LEIGH BARDUGO, ROSHANI CHOKSHI, and NAOMI NOVIK, this final installment in the Winternight trilogy is a midnight ride through snow-filled stories, a fantasy that pulls at your heartstrings and aims to have you question your loyalties throughout. Vasya’s journey is accompanied by the mysterious Winter King and the reckless Bear, shadow versions of sides of Vasya she would rather ignore. ![]() Arden is apt at balancing moments of grief and loss with instances of great happiness and triumph. Where this final installment is dark and bittersweet, the realization that Vasya is now a woman and no longer a child, it is also full of fiercely joyful moments that have stuck with me in the aftermath of this series. ![]() Girl in the Tower is a perfect precursor to this last installment, where Vasya’s confusion and inability to make a decision are replaced with a new resolve about what Vasya has come to accomplish and what she holds most dear. Vasya makes new spirit-realm friends that lighten a relatively dark book, and Vasya’s family are a constant throughout. The book begins slowly and continues as such for longer than some might be willing to handle, but if readers are drawn in by the characters and relationships in this series, they will want to follow Vasya’s journey until the very end, where her friends the Bear and the Winter King appear throughout the novel. As readers can expect from Arden’s work, the world is complicated and messy, and the writing is gorgeous and pulling. ![]() The folklore and the fairytale continue in this book, where Arden weaves a tale that brings together the elements of orthodoxy and paganism in a fresh retelling of Russian history. Where we met Vasya as a young woman, confused about her special powers and her ability to talk with things that her family could not see, we see a much more confident and dangerous woman in Arden’s last installment. In the stunning conclusion to Katherine Arden’s Winternight trilogy, Vasya journey ends much where it began, yet everything about her has changed. One man’s monster is another man’s beloved. Only infinite shades woven into the same tapestry, light and dark. ‘There are no monsters in the world, and no saints. I absolutely loved it to pieces and would highly recommend if you enjoy beautiful fantasy writing with folklore/fairy tale themes. Overall this was one of my favorite series that I read this year and this installment in it was the most amazing of all. So many amazing things happen in this book, it was impossible to put down and amazing to read. It continues to be incredibly well written and I loved how Vasya pulled together all the folklorish powers of Russia to help deal with both the Bear and the Tartars. This was an amazing conclusion to this trilogy. Can Vasya help to save Moscow and still have happiness for herself as well? The Bear has been released again and Vasya needs Morozko’s help to trap the Bear before he destroys Moscow. Vasya is in trouble, she’s been accused of being a witch and is on the run. I absolutely loved it and thought it was just perfect! This was an amazing conclusion to this Russian folklore based fantasy tale. I got a copy of this book from NetGalley to review. This is the third and final book in the Winternight trilogy.
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