YA or Fantasy in wintery environment where the heroine protagonist is trapped in a fire.

[Deva]

I read this book between 1 and 5 years ago, and feel the book was relatively recently released when I read it. The book was either YA or Fantasy (possibly YA Fantasy), with a female protagonist set in a cold, wintery environment. It was definitely not contemporary and took place somewhere in Europe/written with Europe in mind.

This is the only thing I can remember: There is a fleeting scene in the book in which the protagonist is trapped in a cabin/home/building with at least one other individual (I think a child or early teen) whilst the building is set on fire. At some point, the protagonist touches the child (I think on the arm?) and the child revives/comes back to life.

My gut thinks that this book is Uprooted by Naomi Novik, but I cannot place this scene anywhere. Help please!

[Gillian]

I agree that overall it sounds very like Naomi Novick's Spinning SilverSpinning Silver. But I don't recall the scene of a child coming back to life.

[Deva]

A child may not have literally returned to life, but I swear it was something like that. Definitely a fire where the protagonist was trapped, though. There’s a conversation with a kid after.

[Jamie]

If your gut is saying Uprooted, look also at The Bear and the Nightingale or its sequel The Girl in the Tower. Similar release time period, similar "feel" to the story, set in winter, and there are definitely scenes where buildings are on fire.

[Deva]

Jamie wrote: "If your gut is saying Uprooted, look also at The Bear and the Nightingale or its sequel The Girl in the Tower. Similar release time period, similar..."

Hey Jamie. I was thinking it might be one of these too. I'm reading Winter of the Witch right now, and it feels like a scene Vasya was in... Scouring summaries to see if I can pinpoint the scene.

[Kate]

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