A review by sorryiateyourbooks
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love this book. Felt like reading a fairytale at times. Katherine Arden's prose is amazing, lyrical and almost poetic at times and always easy to read. 


Lines like this just hit:
I am told how I will live, and I am told how I must die. I must be a man’s servant and a mare for his pleasure, or I must hide myself behind walls and surrender my flesh to a cold, silent god. I would walk into the jaws of hell itself, if it were a path of my own choosing. I would rather die tomorrow in the forest than live a hundred years of the life appointed me.
Speaks for itself I think.

I'm not usually into fantasy but this book made me contemplate this stance entirely, I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the trilogy.
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