Title: The Winter of the Witch
Author: Katherine Arden
Series: Winternight Trilogy #3
Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Romance
Format: Kindle
Pages: 400
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Also in this series: The Bear and the Nightingale, The Girl in the Tower

My Thoughts

So many emotions while reading THE WINTER OF THE WITCH. So many. First, I take back what I said in my review of THE GIRL IN THE TOWER of finding someone else I hate more than Brother Konstantin Nikonovich. There is no other character I hate more in all of literature except for Professor Umbridge. This story was beautiful, sad, intense, romantic, spiritual, and ethereal all in one go.

I really loved the mythos of the chyerti–all they wanted to do was survive in a world of men and growing Christianity. I especially loved the fiction intermingled with the 14th century Russian history. I still adored the setting. The language, buildings, scenery, clothes, food–they were a joy to read about. I also liked that the ending was left open enough that Arden can revisit this world if she wants to. My favorite part of the story is that Vasya and Morozko do get to be together. I also adored when he calls her “beloved”–swoon.