A review by papercrowns
The Bear and the Nightingale, by Katherine Arden
5.0
I've had the audiobook for this one sat in my Audible library for over a year, and at the prompting of a friend, I finally got around to getting the library book. I'm kicking myself for taking so long to get around to reading this, because I am in LOVE with this book.
Vasya is such a wonderful hero, plucky, compassionate, wry, and brave and her interactions with all the horses and magical creatures of Russian folklore are just delightful, and quickly become the backbone of the story.
So, I have this thing where, when I watch the live action Narnia movies, my eyes just start involuntarily streaming tears whenever Aslan is on the screen. He's just so beautiful and wondrous, and just touches my heart in a certain way that I can't help it. Well, when Vasya meets a character named Solovey (I won't give more away) I had the same experience, and after reading the descriptions of Solovey and his conversations with Vasya, my cheeks were damp and my soul was happy.
Yah, I know, that's weird, but I couldn't think of another way to describe just how much I was totally in love with book.
It's beautifully written, perfectly paced, and bursting with magic and suspense and heart. Truly, The Bear and the Nightingale is now on my list of all-time favorites, and I cannot wait to read the next two books.
Vasya is such a wonderful hero, plucky, compassionate, wry, and brave and her interactions with all the horses and magical creatures of Russian folklore are just delightful, and quickly become the backbone of the story.
So, I have this thing where, when I watch the live action Narnia movies, my eyes just start involuntarily streaming tears whenever Aslan is on the screen. He's just so beautiful and wondrous, and just touches my heart in a certain way that I can't help it. Well, when Vasya meets a character named Solovey (I won't give more away) I had the same experience, and after reading the descriptions of Solovey and his conversations with Vasya, my cheeks were damp and my soul was happy.
Yah, I know, that's weird, but I couldn't think of another way to describe just how much I was totally in love with book.
It's beautifully written, perfectly paced, and bursting with magic and suspense and heart. Truly, The Bear and the Nightingale is now on my list of all-time favorites, and I cannot wait to read the next two books.