A Rumpelstiltskin retelling...yes please.

This author has a very unique writing style. Very easy to read except for the multiple perspectives that are slowly added on it time. Which don't get me wrong I liked but often you didn't know who's story you was in for a paragraph or two trying to play a game of elimination. Then I would have to read them over slowing the momentum of the plot.The different perspectives was surprising though and Naomi Novik has a cunning way of bringing all the pieces together.

Nothing happened like I thought it would which was great because you can never guess what's coming but also not great because I was shipping characters something fierce and not much happened in that department. I'm not usually all about the romance but this book deserved more than it got. Honestly would have gave this 5 out of 5 stars.

That brings me to my next topic the Staryk's. They are very dark and mysterious throughout the story which made me not want to put it down. But so little is said or known about them. I was definitely disappointed in this fact. Even less is gleamed about the Staryk king. He was clever and prideful he reminded me a lot of Meoraq from The Last Hour of Gann. I just wish I could have learned more about him. Even though he was a huge center piece of the story you only got glimpses most of the time.

The characters throughout were solid. Miryem is an intriguing and endearing. Oh and smart with that money honey. Wanda reminds me of Brienne from Game of Thrones. Tall and tough. Miryem and Irina together are two very clever girls. I really enjoyed their meetings and laughed at the shared misery.

I was kind of baffled halfway through the book when descriptions were given for people I knew at the beginning. It was just something I think should have been mentioned as soon as I had read about them instead of the 50% marker. There was very nice world building but like the characters some of it was toward the end too when you have already seen the place.

The magic was wonderful and this story was very atmospheric. This would have been a great book to read last winter. And if you like this story I would definitely recommend House of Salt and Sorrows. It had the same air about it.

Last but not least those ending words of the book. Oh my gosh I love it when they give you chills or make you grin in outrage of it's cleverness.

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