![]() ![]() I would recommend this book/series to other fans of historical fantasy books. And while the series is a bit lighter on the romance than a lot of the fantasy books I’ve read, I enjoyed the development of her bond with Morozko, and how it felt authentic and beautiful in spite of the barriers between them. ![]() ![]() Vasya has truly grown as a heroine in this one, and I like how she still is a flawed heroine while also being incredibly easy to root for. And given that this is the one where the historical influences feel most apparent, I like that the stakes feel heightened, and that there is both a sense of adrenaline leading up to the big climactic battle and a sense of loss due to the casualties, including a character or two we’ve gotten to know of the course of the trilogy. I continue to be awed by Katherine Arden’s world-building, as she once again shows her deep love for Russian history and folklore in this seamless fairy tale/historical piece that combines real historical figures like Dmitrii Donskoi, her own fictional characters, and folkloric creatures like the Baba Yaga and the domovoi into a gorgeous, epic story. This was one of my most anticipated books of 2019, and I must say that it definitely lived up to the hype, both as a book in its own right and as an epic conclusion to a trilogy, wrapping up everything I wanted answered. It is the third novel in the Winternight trilogy.2 The Winter of the Witch is set in medieval Russia and incorporates elements of Russian folklore.3456 The Winter of the Witch is a 2019 historical fantasy novel written by Katherine Arden. Hardcover | $28.00 USD | ISBN-13: 978-1101885994 | 372 pages | Historical Fantasy The Winter of the Witch is a 2019 historical fantasy novel written by Katherine Arden. ![]()
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