A review by readerpants
Winterkeep, by Kristin Cashore

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I would have read this anyway because it's the latest in the series, but I bumped it up my list because of a hugely enthusiastic recommendation from one of my high schoolers. It was... not what I expected? Heads up for librarians (esp middle school librarians who are likely to buy), worth knowing that trauma and physical and psychological abuse are major plot lines, and there's also a fair bit of relatively graphic sex, more than usual for YA and def more than I expected with Graceling in mind. 

I'm not sure if I *liked* it, but I was absolutely absorbed from beginning to end. 
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