A review by hnels0nlu
The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted 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

honestly, this was everything ACOTAR wished it could be. aside from some glaring plot holes and an ending that felt pretty rushed for something we spent 430 pages working toward--both of which can probably be attributed to the fact this was the author's debut novel(!!)--i had a lot of fun reading this. i LOVED wren (not to keep drawing ACOTAR comparisons, but because I keep having to hear about it on BookTok, i just want to say--feyre wishes she could be as genuinely brave and funny and selfless as wren. and I love the choice to have her deal with issues like alcoholism and low self-esteem, because the fact that she had actual, real-world problems and insecurities made her just THAT much more real and lovable), her banter with boreas (I loved the first "there's only one bed" scene; the "I have back pain" line had me giggling and kicking my feet), the abundance of fanfic tropes (hurt/comfort girles wya??), and the smatterings of Greek mythology throughout the novel, which I felt were really creatively incorporated (though sometimes a little inconsistent). it's really a testament to warwick's ability that she was able to take the whole "beauty and the beast/hades and persephone" storyline, which has been done so many times, and create her own, unique characters and a brand-new world that were compelling enough to stick with for so long. so, overall,  4/5, great stuff:) not sure i am super interested in reading zephyrus's book, but I am definitely looking forward to her future works
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