Reviews

The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

_juuuuli_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

ehtomb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

An excellent end to the trilogy. This one made me cry a few times. The characters and places that unraveled in this one make me crave for more stories of Vasya and her growth beyond the main storyline.

wholesomeaino's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

mvergari_13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, and War

letojones's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

flyingpages's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

trashkween's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

cloudtifa's review against another edition

2.0

hm yeah although i enjoyed the first book of the trilogy i can't say the same for the rest

matcha_pages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A great ending to the Winternight Triology! The mushroom spirit Ded Grib was the most adorable, smol, hype man.
I really enjoyed seeing Vasya's slow burn growth over the course of books, she starts as a wild, foreceful child and matures into a young woman who understands the consequences of her choices. I also loved that we get to see the Bear in action, not only in war but also in sly, manipulation. 
The human polictics side was quite confusing for me. I had hard time figuring out who was who, which side they were on, etc. Luckily it wasn't a huge focus on the book but the battle scenes were hard for me to follow along. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and War

Minor: Sexual content and Torture

niamhstapleton02's review against another edition

adventurous

4.0