Bitter Winter
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*I wrote this review a little over a year ago and I'm just now sharing it here*
Age
Appropriate For: 15 and up for violence and romance
Best
for Ages: 15 and up
It’s taken me a long time to write this
review, not because I haven’t wanted to, but because life has been busy. This
book was one of my favorite books this year.
So many books today campout on either a
Hallmark version of the world (very nice and happy, but not realistic) or the
dark, dirty side of life (which gets very depressing very fast).I think the
reason that these books mean so much to me is they are so true to life while
being a good escape. the joy and pain are all mixed up, sometimes God intervenes
in incredible ways and sometimes tragedy happens.
This story builds on everything that
has happened in the books that came before. The winter is horrible, everyone is
struggling to find warmth and enough food. The resistance faces both some
wonderful gains and tragedy.
The hard thing a series like this is
that to really give a full-blown review, I’d have to give spoilers to someone
who hasn’t read the previous books. So let me give you just the bullet points.
~ The characters are growing and
changing (those that aren’t dead)
~ The romance in this book was sweet. A
couple mentions of being excited about enjoying the privileges of marriage but
it was done in a realistic, yet not dirty way. The fact is mentioned then life
goes on.
~ Your heart will break when tragedy
strikes. I nearly cried myself.
~ Your heart will soar as hope rises
out of the ashes.
~ While an allegory, it will put in
mind so many things that the Bible talks about.
~ This book does have a satisfying
ending.
I highly recommend this book to those
who like this series, non-magical fantasy, and stories with a realistic mix of
hardship and hope.
I received this book from
(name here) for the purpose of writing a review. I was not required to write a
positive review. All the thoughts expressed are my own.
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