A review by chelseaknits
Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip

5.0

And to think, I had this in the giveaway box.

Reminded me of the darker Robin McKinley (Deerskin, etc.), and that's certainly a compliment.

Dark and cold - I'm glad I didn't read this in January, when the weather was the worst. It's a good book to read in March, when you can already see signs of Spring.

Bitter, complex, evocative, transporting.