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The Girl In The Tower

The Girl In The TowerTitle: The Girl in the Tower
Author: Katherine Arden
Series: Winternight Trilogy #2
Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance
Format: Kindle
Pages: 362
Rating:

Also in this series: The Bear and the Nightingale, The Winter of the Witch
My Thoughts

THE GIRL IN THE TOWER was just as enchanting as THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE. I’m still in love with the medieval Russian setting at the time when paganism and Christianity clashed, not knowing who’d win, rather than trying to coexist together peaceably. I loved meeting the new characters and didn’t realize I could ever meet someone I hated more than Brother Konstantin–Kasyan was horrible and I’m glad he got what he deserved. I need Morozko around more, but I fear that won’t happen under the current circumstances. I’m quite worried about what’s going to happen in THE WINTER OF THE WITCH. I’ll only be happy if Vasya and Morozko end up together for good. He’s the only one who can give her the freedom she craves while still loving her.

Neverwhere

NeverwhereTitle: Neverwhere
Author: Neil Gaiman
Series: London Below #1
Genre: Fantasy
Format: Kindle
Pages: 400
Rating:

My Thoughts

I’m not quite sure what I was expecting when I picked up NEVERWHERE but it’s not what I read. I felt like I was reading a less comedic and engaging story about the sewer mutants under New New York in Futurama, just with the addition of assassins, vampiric-like creatures, and angels in the story, which truth be told, could happen in Futurama.

London Below also was nothing like I imagined it’d be. I thought it’d be more magical, beautiful, and clean; instead, it was just the sewer systems with a few interesting quirks. I was really disappointed with that aspect of the story. I did like the characters and I think I would’ve liked the story more if Richard had kissed Door before he left London Below to return home. I didn’t mind the lack of romance throughout the book, but he thought about kissing her enough that I think he should’ve before he left.