Thursday, February 25, 2021

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

 genre: historical fantasy


Please, you must read The Bear and the Nightengale first.  This book is the second in a triology and the first book is essential for you to truly enjoy this one.

Vaysa's life in the village is over, now that she's believed to be a witch and her family cannot keep her safe.  When she takes to the road, dressed as a boy, all she knows is the wants adventure and to not be tucked away safe somewhere as a wife or nun. But life on the road is an uncontrollable thing, and after dangers both forced upon her and the at she seeks out herself, Vasya finds herself in the middle the kind of political intrigue that country girls never have to deal with.  Moscow is a world unto itself, with rules that Vasya doesn't understand - and with Morozko only ever encouraging her to leave, she's left on her own to decide what to do with what she knows.

YES!  A middle book that delivers all the things.  Plot moves quickly, new and interesting characters that add depth, new secrets and more unknowns.  Just enough romance (I mean, I could've handled a little more but there was enough).  The writing is just GOOD and I am so looking forward to the finish.  As someone who has always enjoyed what I've learned of Russian folklore, I really enjoy the little things that pop up in these books that are familiar and yet so newly imagined.  

1 comment:

Olivia said...

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