the winternight trilogy by katherine arden

I did struggle a bit in keeping my interest in the first two parts of The Girl in the Tower, but the rest of the book was incredibly engaging.

Family, friendship, trust, and religions were some of the most evident themes of the novel, and Arden did a great job of including them in the story. This is why I’m so pleased to find out that Sasha and Olga are the key supporting characters in Vasya’s story here. I have mentioned in my review of The Bear and the Nightingale that Vasya’s relationship with her siblings was something that I highly enjoyed reading. I did like Vasya so much already in the first book, and her character development in The Girl in the Tower just made me like her more. Vasya has been, and will always be, one of the driving forces of the narrative in The Winternight Trilogy. We call such women so, because we have no other name.” But everything good about The Bear and the Nightingale is left intact here. Almost the entire story of this middle book installment takes place in Moscow it transpires in a much shorter time. And this isn’t the case with The Girl in the Tower. For instance, The Bear and the Nightingale showed Vasya’s coming-of-age story. As you can probably guess, The Girl in the Tower is a different kind of novel from its predecessor. In the meantime, there’s something even more threatening waiting for her. Unfortunately, circumstances demand her real gender be hidden, and it will be difficult for her to untangle herself from the intrigues of Moscow. The Grand Prince of Moscow anointed her as a hero, and Vasya is reunited with her siblings, Olga and Sasha.

Dressing as a boy, she sets off on an adventure with her magnificent stallion, Solovey, until she encounters a skirmish with bandits.

The events of The Bear and the Nightingale have left Vasya with an impossible choice: marriage or the convent. The Girl in the Tower is the second book in The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden. Decide as seems best, one course or the other each way will have its bitter with its sweet.” “Every time you take one path, you must live with the memory of the other: of a life left unchosen. If you enjoyed The Bear and the Nightingale, I see little chances of The Girl in the Tower failing for you. Published: 5th December 2017 by Del Rey (US) & 5th December 2017 by Del Rey (UK) Series: The Winternight Trilogy (Book #2 of 3)

The winternight trilogy by katherine arden