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A review by foxon
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
4.0
4 stars to Vasilisa who is now my new hero. Seriously, this whole review is going to be about how much I love her.
Pro: Words to describe my perfect heroine: Truly fearless, determined, strong, cunning, valiant, skillful, courageous even for those who haven't earned it. I just.... she is awesome. She is what her people need and not a one of them deserve her. Yes, the reader is enveloped by the writing into a wintery fairy land and yes the pagan Russian folklore is fantastic to read about but you should be here for Vasilisa because that girl is everything. She has basically spend her childhood leveling up with all these old school spirits and its so fun to watch.
Con: Its not really an negative per se but more of something that bothers me when reading these kinds of novels (Pillars of the Earth and to a lesser extent Doomsday Book come to mind). Its the level of casual violence on display mainly directed towards children and woman. Its historically accurate for medieval times, I get that and understand why the author chose to put it in there. I just want to let future readers know it is very prevalent in this book so be prepared.
Pro: Words to describe my perfect heroine: Truly fearless, determined, strong, cunning, valiant, skillful, courageous even for those who haven't earned it. I just.... she is awesome. She is what her people need and not a one of them deserve her. Yes, the reader is enveloped by the writing into a wintery fairy land and yes the pagan Russian folklore is fantastic to read about but you should be here for Vasilisa because that girl is everything. She has basically spend her childhood leveling up with all these old school spirits and its so fun to watch.
Con: Its not really an negative per se but more of something that bothers me when reading these kinds of novels (Pillars of the Earth and to a lesser extent Doomsday Book come to mind). Its the level of casual violence on display mainly directed towards children and woman. Its historically accurate for medieval times, I get that and understand why the author chose to put it in there. I just want to let future readers know it is very prevalent in this book so be prepared.