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The Bear and the Nightingale
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
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Maria V. Snyder
Feb 09, 2021 rated it really liked it
This was another book recommended to me - this time by my friend Jeff who works at B&N. I really liked the world and setting for this story - it was set in Russia and had the various creatures and spirits from Russian folklore. It reminded me a bit of Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver and if you enjoyed that book, you'll like this one as well.

The descriptions were well done - I needed to be wrapped up in a blanket with a hot drink nearby as I read about the characters dealing with the intense cold! ...more
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Chris
Dec 30, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fiction, historical-fiction, scifi-fantasy-paranormal, fairy-tales, fantasy, russia
An amazingly well-told fairy tale. Arden does a brilliant job of mixing together medieval Russia and Russian folk customs. In the north of Russia, where the winter fills up most of the year, a wealthy boyar lives with his family. His beautiful wife, with magical powers, dies giving birth to their youngest child, a girl known as Vasya. The arrival of a half-mad stepmother who is a religious zealot and a conceited priest sets in motion a coming conflict between good and evil, not only between the ...more
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Dareth McKenna
May 13, 2021 rated it it was amazing
This was a well crafted retelling of an old Russian fairy tale. I liked reading about the world, the stories, and the characters. I didn’t exactly identify with any of the characters but I liked them and wished them well. I liked that some of the enemies were not necessarily villains but well meaning folks trying to figure out the right thing to do. I loved the spirit creatures. It was an interesting look at a culture far removed rom my own as well. I will be looking for more of Katherine Arden’ ...more
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