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Winterkeep by Kristin Cashore

47 reviews

aleyajo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Lovisa is gay for Nev. Unfortunately not as good as the other Graceling realm books, however Giddon and Hava are great in this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

catinaflatcap's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual violence

clittleford3's review against another edition

1.0

Argh, despite the weird beginning, this book had so much potential. The plot and action was solid, but the story was ruined by constant sexual references and exploits. Seriously, a 16 year old seducing boys to spy on her parents?! Forcing her best friend to sleep with her rather than discuss what’s going on?! It was completely unnecessary and destroyed what would have been a great book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

beary_bookwormish's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

As always Miss Cashore spends a wonderful yarn. I love that her characters have a lot of depth and they are very human. It's a fantasy without it being too fantastical. The characters are very flawed.

The character Lavesa is extremely complicated. She has so many things going on and she is always trying to figure out something, about someone or something. Her mind is constantly in overdrive. Her journey is very different that's the best way to put it. I was really surprised about the promiscuity of the main character Lavesa she had no Scruples whatsoever which was surprising.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

im_basil's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

It’s a bit slow at the start but the mystery just builds until you can’t put the book down! :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

alyxbeau's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

This is the second time I've read this, and I'm just as disappointed this time as I am the last time. I listened to an audiobook this time around to refresh my memory for the 5th book. This is a series I ADORE. THis book though, I do not enjoy. 

I find the new main character incredibly awful. She is not interesting or likeable, and is clearly suffering from a disorder of some sort which makes her incapable of pretty much any true remorse. She's whip smart, so she knows exactly what she is doing, and she knows she SHOULD feel bad, but I dont get the impression that it really does. 
She's a victim of her circumstance, absolutely what her mother made her. 

I appreciate the work the author did here, and how realistic of a character she is, but that didn't mean I enjoyed the book itself as far as the mind of Lovisa being our narrator. 


I found the culture of the new setting interesting, apart from that the book really felt like a whole lot of nothing. A prequel to the next book where the author was able to introduce the setting and mindset of a group of people who wronged the cast of characters we love from the first set of books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

albernikolauras's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Winterkeep follows Bitterblue in a brand new nation with a brand new culture, magic system, & government. I was worried we would spend too much time following Bitterblue or Gideon, but instead we follow Lovisa - a daughter to some very important politicians.

I really enjoyed following Lovisa and the path she went on. It was hard following her some times and this book carries on with a lot of the heavy themes Cashore writes so delicately. There are adorable foxes and lovable characters, and I love how strategic and delibrate Lovisa is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Violence, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

bencaroline's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

not gay enough!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I love the additions to the Graceling world in this book! I especially enjoyed the Keeper(?) perspective and the interactions with the silbercows. I also thought that Lovisa as a character was very complex, and it was refreshing to see a teen in YA acting like a teenager instead of a small adult. very excited to pick up the next installment! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

gingerbread814's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Physical abuse

Minor: Bullying, Violence, and Grief