A review by madrona
The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I had high hopes for this book, but it was a real slog for me unfortunately. I was never very interested in the world, and Part 1 of the book felt very repetitive and slow for my taste. While the twist that launches Part 2 was interesting, and did keep me more engaged through a lot of the second half of the book, it didn't hold my interest all the way through the end. I appreciate that Wren is written as a genuinely flawed heroine, but her thought process and decisions were extremely frustrating, right up until the end when things seemed to be resolved. It often felt like the conflict was being artificially drawn out and forced, and took away from my satisfaction with the HEA. I don't fully understand a lot of what was going on with Boreas, though my inattention through some parts of the book likely contributed. I did generally enjoy Warwick's writing style, and the book had many really lovely moments, but the whole just didn't come together for me personally. 
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