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adventurous
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
✨Received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review✨ No big spoilers in my review but marking it with a spoiler warning just in case!
4.75/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
Where to even begin?? I fell in love with this world in Autumn and was so happy to get to dive back in Winter!
I was excited to learn more about our Icy sister Winny and book 2 delivered!
I thought I related the most to Aggie in book one but there are parts of Winny that just wrenched my heart. She’s so much more than her cold exterior and we got to peel away those frosty layers and years of sadness, trauma, and loss she experienced being bound by the Grimoire and her responsibility to protect her sisters who she loves so fiercely.
I would have never expected her character to have travelled with a carnival, nor did I expect to love the element of the Druids as much as I did! So unique, unexpected, and fun! And the heat between she and Laurent?!? WOWZA.
There’s a lot to love about the book and we get to see the world and events from many different perspectives.
The complexities and differences between the sisters’ personalities really get to shine and I can’t wait to learn more about Sisters Spring and Summer.
We get suspense, heartbreak, mystery, and several OMG/WTF moments. The last act will have you on the edge of your seat and hate to say it, but the ending will leave you wanting book 3 asap because of the massive cliffhanger!
In the end, the story of the Sisters Solstice is an intricately beautiful love story. It is driven by its characters and their relentless and complex love for one another (familial, platonic, and romantic love). It’s what hooked me in Autumn and will keep me eagerly awaiting Spring!!
…….
With the multiple POVs came my only teenie tiny criticism. It felt a bit like some of the POV breaks came at odd points in the plot progression and it was a little hard to keep track of the overall story especially with flashbacks and dreams being tossed in. I know when I read again it’ll hopefully feel more prepared and easy to follow, but as a reader that little bit of structure choice was the only thing that didn’t make it as smooth a read as book one. Not the fact that there were multiple POVs (loved them!), just where we flipped back and forth. I’m not a writer so I have no idea if I’m expressing that correctly but that technical aspect of the book was the only thing that kept it from being a full 5 stars.
4.75/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
Where to even begin?? I fell in love with this world in Autumn and was so happy to get to dive back in Winter!
I was excited to learn more about our Icy sister Winny and book 2 delivered!
I would have never expected her character to have travelled with a carnival, nor did I expect to love the element of the Druids as much as I did! So unique, unexpected, and fun! And the heat between she and Laurent?!? WOWZA.
There’s a lot to love about the book and we get to see the world and events from many different perspectives.
The complexities and differences between the sisters’ personalities really get to shine and I can’t wait to learn more about Sisters Spring and Summer.
We get suspense, heartbreak, mystery, and several OMG/WTF moments. The last act will have you on the edge of your seat and hate to say it, but the ending will leave you wanting book 3 asap because of the massive cliffhanger!
In the end, the story of the Sisters Solstice is an intricately beautiful love story. It is driven by its characters and their relentless and complex love for one another (familial, platonic, and romantic love). It’s what hooked me in Autumn and will keep me eagerly awaiting Spring!!
…….
With the multiple POVs came my only teenie tiny criticism. It felt a bit like some of the POV breaks came at odd points in the plot progression and it was a little hard to keep track of the overall story especially with flashbacks and dreams being tossed in. I know when I read again it’ll hopefully feel more prepared and easy to follow, but as a reader that little bit of structure choice was the only thing that didn’t make it as smooth a read as book one. Not the fact that there were multiple POVs (loved them!), just where we flipped back and forth. I’m not a writer so I have no idea if I’m expressing that correctly but that technical aspect of the book was the only thing that kept it from being a full 5 stars.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Grief
Minor: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
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