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Originally Posted by gmw
Life has led to disrupted reading time, but what I have read lately includes:
The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden:
The Bear and the Nightingale : After start that felt a bit slow and awkward, I enjoyed this very much. A pleasing mythical tale set in medieval Russia, and since I knew nothing of Russian mythology it was all very new and intriguing. I liked the characters and it moved along at a good pace. I gave it 4/5. This first book can be read on its own without needing to go on if you don't want to ... but I wanted to.
The Girl in the Tower : Picks up straight from the first book and starts well, but then dragged for a while before ending really well. It lacked the novelty of the first book (for me), but was still an entertaining tale. I ended up giving this 4/5 as well.
The Winter of the Witch : It seemed to me that this book was not as smooth as the first two - but that may be due to events that really disrupted reading this book. It is certainly an interesting tale, and as explained by the author, a fantasy built with historically accurate events which added verisimilitude often lacking in such stores. I will refrain from scoring this until I read it again (I have liked the series enough that I expect to give it another read before too long).
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I just discovered these in my library via Overdrive, more or less by accident. I'm glad I did. I like them basically for the same reasons as mentioned by gmw. I also thought the second book dragged a little. But I always like the first book of a trilogy more than the rest. You have all the fun of being introduced into a new world.