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Winterkill #3
Heartfire
This richly imagined alternate history will appeal to fans of Delirium, Wither, and The Forest of Hands and Teeth.
Emmeline and Matisa have arrived at the land of Matisa’s people, but the Dominion’s troops are moving in. Matisa’s people have prepared for battle, but the Dominion’s weapons are brutal. To secure their survival, they will need something so important the Dominion will have to leave them in peace. Matisa and Em think they know what they need: the remedy to the Bleed, a deadly sickness.
To find it, Em will have to go back to the stifling settlement she’d spent her whole life trying to escape. But she’s no longer the Stained girl she once was—and she’s not going down without a fight.
Emmeline and Matisa have arrived at the land of Matisa’s people, but the Dominion’s troops are moving in. Matisa’s people have prepared for battle, but the Dominion’s weapons are brutal. To secure their survival, they will need something so important the Dominion will have to leave them in peace. Matisa and Em think they know what they need: the remedy to the Bleed, a deadly sickness.
To find it, Em will have to go back to the stifling settlement she’d spent her whole life trying to escape. But she’s no longer the Stained girl she once was—and she’s not going down without a fight.
318 pages, Hardcover
First published November 8, 2016
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Kate A. Boorman
16 books254 followersKate is a freelance writer and artist from the often-frozen Canadian prairies. She has a nice family and a well-indulged travel bug. She also has an irrational fear of birds, so when you visit, please leave your bird at home. But do visit.
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October 25, 2016
3.5 Stars
What a beautifully written book, Boorman certainly has a lyrical way with words. This book was the perfect ending to the Winterkill trilogy, and I'm a little sad to see it all go. Whilst I didn't enjoy this one as much as Darkthaw - the first 100 pages were a little slow - the second half of the book was really riveting and highly intense, and overall I am happy with the ending.
What a beautifully written book, Boorman certainly has a lyrical way with words. This book was the perfect ending to the Winterkill trilogy, and I'm a little sad to see it all go. Whilst I didn't enjoy this one as much as Darkthaw - the first 100 pages were a little slow - the second half of the book was really riveting and highly intense, and overall I am happy with the ending.
September 10, 2018
Emmeline continúa en su búsqueda de respuestas, ha llegado junto a Tom y Matisa a su asentamiento pero ha dejado atrás a Kane. Ahora se le plantean nuevas dificultades y una guerra en ciernes.
Esta es la parte final de esta distopía que a mí no me ha convencido, si ya el primero de los libros no me dejó buen regusto los siguientes han ido cuesta abajo y sin frenos; por una parte me siento aliviada porque esta novela me la regalaron (se agradece no obstante) porque probablemente no le hubiese dado oportunidad alguna. Y mira que me gustan estas novelas de fantasía para jóvenes pero ésta ha sido para darse de cabezazos de lo mala que es y lo digo simple y llanamente porque solo se salvaría el primero de los libros (y con un suficiente). La historia está plagada de tópicos, una mezcla de distopías, el famoso tema central que es la Hemorragia no ha podido ser peor conducido y llevado a término. Y es que esto no se queda atrás porque los personajes han sido algo épico (¿se nota la ironía?), Emmeline es la protagonista femenina más insoportable que he leído, no hay nada que le encuentre bueno, mareando constantemente la perdiz con sus sueños y su dichosa amiga Matisa, y mejor no hablar de ese simulado romance por Isi en el segundo libro y su amor por Kane. Éste es otro que es para darle con un mazo y mira que en el primer libro lo pasaba pero en los dos últimos no tengo nada para salvarlo de mi crítica, claro, la autora le ha querido dar todo el protagonismo a Em que los demás parece que estén de paso, que no son capaces de andar solos y así tenemos lo que tenemos, un personaje insustancial, sin nada que destacar de él. De los demás personajes pues si no teníamos suficiente con Em, tenemos a Matisa que es como la hermana gemela, luego por ahí tendremos más personajes para darle algo al libro pero que nada (Genya, León, Eisu…) poca cosa aportan. De la serie me gustó Isi en el segundo libro y Tom, el resto lo dejaría al borde de un acantilado.
Corazón de fuego es la peor de las partes de esta serie, ya os digo que el primero de los libros se salva y por los pelos. Me ha parecido soporífero (llevo un mes y medio para terminarlo porque no me apetecía cogerlo), una historia que la ha enredado de una manera, ha dado tantas vueltas para una cosa tan simple y ni qué decir de las dichosas descripciones, que me han matado y que son puro relleno y luego las frasecitas en francés que ni siquiera traducen (yo ya pasaba de mirar en internet), estuve de les trembles hasta el gorro.
En suma, esta serie que no destacaba ha ido decayendo poco a poco y pasa sin pena ni gloria. Es de esos libros de los que te das cuenta de que has perdido el tiempo y le diste una oportunidad, la autora no ha sabido darle una buena terminación y no es capaz de resolver lo fundamental.
Esta es la parte final de esta distopía que a mí no me ha convencido, si ya el primero de los libros no me dejó buen regusto los siguientes han ido cuesta abajo y sin frenos; por una parte me siento aliviada porque esta novela me la regalaron (se agradece no obstante) porque probablemente no le hubiese dado oportunidad alguna. Y mira que me gustan estas novelas de fantasía para jóvenes pero ésta ha sido para darse de cabezazos de lo mala que es y lo digo simple y llanamente porque solo se salvaría el primero de los libros (y con un suficiente). La historia está plagada de tópicos, una mezcla de distopías, el famoso tema central que es la Hemorragia no ha podido ser peor conducido y llevado a término. Y es que esto no se queda atrás porque los personajes han sido algo épico (¿se nota la ironía?), Emmeline es la protagonista femenina más insoportable que he leído, no hay nada que le encuentre bueno, mareando constantemente la perdiz con sus sueños y su dichosa amiga Matisa, y mejor no hablar de ese simulado romance por Isi en el segundo libro y su amor por Kane. Éste es otro que es para darle con un mazo y mira que en el primer libro lo pasaba pero en los dos últimos no tengo nada para salvarlo de mi crítica, claro, la autora le ha querido dar todo el protagonismo a Em que los demás parece que estén de paso, que no son capaces de andar solos y así tenemos lo que tenemos, un personaje insustancial, sin nada que destacar de él. De los demás personajes pues si no teníamos suficiente con Em, tenemos a Matisa que es como la hermana gemela, luego por ahí tendremos más personajes para darle algo al libro pero que nada (Genya, León, Eisu…) poca cosa aportan. De la serie me gustó Isi en el segundo libro y Tom, el resto lo dejaría al borde de un acantilado.
Corazón de fuego es la peor de las partes de esta serie, ya os digo que el primero de los libros se salva y por los pelos. Me ha parecido soporífero (llevo un mes y medio para terminarlo porque no me apetecía cogerlo), una historia que la ha enredado de una manera, ha dado tantas vueltas para una cosa tan simple y ni qué decir de las dichosas descripciones, que me han matado y que son puro relleno y luego las frasecitas en francés que ni siquiera traducen (yo ya pasaba de mirar en internet), estuve de les trembles hasta el gorro.
En suma, esta serie que no destacaba ha ido decayendo poco a poco y pasa sin pena ni gloria. Es de esos libros de los que te das cuenta de que has perdido el tiempo y le diste una oportunidad, la autora no ha sabido darle una buena terminación y no es capaz de resolver lo fundamental.
September 23, 2020
'Heartfire' is the second random book from the lucky dip selection sent by a kind friend. It's the third and final installment of a trilogy that I hadn't previously heard of, let alone read any of. This took me back to my teenage years, when I would borrow any book in the library that looked remotely interesting and cared not a bit for the order in which series should be read. It is incredibly rare for one library to have an entire series conveniently available to read chronologically anyway. I remember reading The Subtle Knife before Northern Lights, which in no way detracted from my vast enjoyment of the His Dark Materials trilogy. After six months without libraries, I am once more becoming undiscerning. Puzzling out what happened in previous books also added interest to 'Heartfire'. I remain uncertain of what specific subgenre to place it in. Clearly it is YA, as the first person narrator is a 16 year old girl who must discover difficult truths about her home then save it from peril. But is it fantasy, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic, and/or supernatural? There's no apparent magic other than prophetic dreams. No fantastical creatures either. The setting appears influenced by frontier America, although none of the terminology is historically accurate as far as I know. The odd mix of available technologies suggests remnants of post-apocalyptic humanity. I don't necessarily mind that this is mysterious; quite possibly it was made more explicit in the two earlier books.
The plot and characters were certainly accessible without any prior knowledge. Emmeline and her friend Matisa, girls from two very different settlements, work together to resist aggressive imperialists unsubtly named the Dominion, as well as various other shady people. Their main bargaining point is knowledge of a medicine for the Bleed, a horrible plague that resembles super-fast-acting Ebola virus. Stylistically I found Emmeline's narration rather uninspiring, as reporting things like, 'I smiled' or 'I stare at him' seems somewhat awkward. That said, the action scenes were involving enough that I stopped noticing this. There are some excellent chase sequences and chaotic skirmishes in forests. Unfortunately Emmeline follows the YA trope of getting involved in an unnecessary love triangle. It is brief, but still overwrought. She becomes very upset at the possibility of her boyfriend Kane liking another girl, who he saved from sex slavery. Kane is a generic hunk who often loses his shirt and doesn't have much to say for himself. Emmeline is definitely infatuated with him and his abs, although to her credit she prioritises saving people from peril over canoodling. There are a couple of other background romances, including one between two boys.
'Heartfire' was easy to read after a long and exhausting working day, as well as having quite an exciting plot. There are some positively cinematic action sequences and appealing twists. I might have appreciated the characters more with context from the two previous books. As it was, they seemed appealing enough without particularly distinguishing themselves. The style of first person narration took a bit of getting used to. Once I did so, I had fun while letting my brain relax a bit. Even the presence of a plague illness in the story didn't undermine the escapism, possibly because the Bleed is spread by contaminated water rather than human contact.
The plot and characters were certainly accessible without any prior knowledge. Emmeline and her friend Matisa, girls from two very different settlements, work together to resist aggressive imperialists unsubtly named the Dominion, as well as various other shady people. Their main bargaining point is knowledge of a medicine for the Bleed, a horrible plague that resembles super-fast-acting Ebola virus. Stylistically I found Emmeline's narration rather uninspiring, as reporting things like, 'I smiled' or 'I stare at him' seems somewhat awkward. That said, the action scenes were involving enough that I stopped noticing this. There are some excellent chase sequences and chaotic skirmishes in forests. Unfortunately Emmeline follows the YA trope of getting involved in an unnecessary love triangle. It is brief, but still overwrought. She becomes very upset at the possibility of her boyfriend Kane liking another girl, who he saved from sex slavery. Kane is a generic hunk who often loses his shirt and doesn't have much to say for himself. Emmeline is definitely infatuated with him and his abs, although to her credit she prioritises saving people from peril over canoodling. There are a couple of other background romances, including one between two boys.
'Heartfire' was easy to read after a long and exhausting working day, as well as having quite an exciting plot. There are some positively cinematic action sequences and appealing twists. I might have appreciated the characters more with context from the two previous books. As it was, they seemed appealing enough without particularly distinguishing themselves. The style of first person narration took a bit of getting used to. Once I did so, I had fun while letting my brain relax a bit. Even the presence of a plague illness in the story didn't undermine the escapism, possibly because the Bleed is spread by contaminated water rather than human contact.
June 18, 2020
This trilogy is for dreamers
this trilogy is for those who hope
this trilogy is for those in desperation
All in all, I liked this trilogy, it was a wonderful adventure - fun, and harrowing. I am also happy to note that the Natives play a huge part in this book, some rare representation for them. I love to hear about the Native tribes and this was a perfect way to introduce myself to them, however fictional the characters are, it gives you an unbiased POV. I would also like to note that the author, who is white, recognizes her privilege in being able to write their story, and reimagine it as they should have lived - in peace. It is more than disgusting what they faced then and even now, however, I am glad she chose to write about them with the respect they deserved.
There were characters in here that will make your blood boil, but for all the right reasons. Characters that portray the classic white colonizers. You will read the typical "This is my land for the taking." (apparently, it has no one's name on it until it has a white man's?). I appreciate the light it put on these horrendous characters we see in real life as well.
There was only one annoyance I had, and that was that the author made the character do the typical misunderstanding because "he wouldn't uNdErStaNd" with her love interest. Like, of course he doesn't understand because you're not telling him anything! Emmeline was being a bit unreasonable there.
this trilogy is for those who hope
this trilogy is for those in desperation
All in all, I liked this trilogy, it was a wonderful adventure - fun, and harrowing. I am also happy to note that the Natives play a huge part in this book, some rare representation for them. I love to hear about the Native tribes and this was a perfect way to introduce myself to them, however fictional the characters are, it gives you an unbiased POV. I would also like to note that the author, who is white, recognizes her privilege in being able to write their story, and reimagine it as they should have lived - in peace. It is more than disgusting what they faced then and even now, however, I am glad she chose to write about them with the respect they deserved.
There were characters in here that will make your blood boil, but for all the right reasons. Characters that portray the classic white colonizers. You will read the typical "This is my land for the taking." (apparently, it has no one's name on it until it has a white man's?). I appreciate the light it put on these horrendous characters we see in real life as well.
There was only one annoyance I had, and that was that the author made the character do the typical misunderstanding because "he wouldn't uNdErStaNd" with her love interest. Like, of course he doesn't understand because you're not telling him anything! Emmeline was being a bit unreasonable there.
May 24, 2017
This series for me was definitely a victim of the time taken between the books. I just was not connected to the series in the way that I would have been had I been able to read the series closer together.
I also found this particular installment very slow to get going.
I will say that my favourite part about the series overall is by far Em's character development.
I also found this particular installment very slow to get going.
I will say that my favourite part about the series overall is by far Em's character development.
March 1, 2018
Una muy entretenida trilogía que nos presenta a Em una chica que vive en un asentamiento aislado pero con sueños de ver más allá. sus sueños, sus viajes y las aventuras que la llevan a conocer nuevas personas y luchar por sobrevivir y llevar a su gente lo mejor. Una historia muy recomendable, me gusto mucho.
January 7, 2017
Strong ending for the trilogy. The last half of the book whipped by. Emmeline is a great character, capable and strong yet emotionally vulnerable. I love how she learned to ride a horse this book (which made for a great cover!)
Quibble: The initial chase scene felt like a bit of a cheat.
Quibble: The initial chase scene felt like a bit of a cheat.
August 7, 2020
Smrtná zima je skvělá trilogie, ač je dost opomíjená, přináší skvělý čtenářský zážitek.
January 7, 2023
this is an interesting culmination of a darker ya series.
February 27, 2018
Třetí díl trilogie přinesl i docela akční zvraty děje. Bylo docela těžké se od čtení odtrhnout. Konec trilogie de facto zůstal otevřený a nechal na čtenářově fantasii, kterým směrem se bude ubírat.
September 1, 2020
Es una pena, pero no ha conseguido mantener el nivel. El comienzo me gustó, pero después... he llegado a aburrirme. Está bien escrito y tiene acción, pero no me ha terminado de enganchar y no está a la altura de otras distopías.
August 5, 2018
I had not expected a happy ending to this series. Boorman really toys with your emotions through this whole series and has you so invested in the characters. She snaps people you love away so quickly so I was so scared for the lives of so many like they were truly my friend. At one point I had to put the book down and go do something else for a while because I thought she'd killed off my favourite character.
This book was a fantastic close to the series and I love how much it ties back to Winterkill. Boorman has created an incredible world of fantastic characters, and it's been a joy to see them grow and develop within her story. This series has been one of the best things I've read all year!
This book was a fantastic close to the series and I love how much it ties back to Winterkill. Boorman has created an incredible world of fantastic characters, and it's been a joy to see them grow and develop within her story. This series has been one of the best things I've read all year!
January 30, 2018
It's been a long time since I read a series that was as consistently good all the way through like this series has been. The books before have been a strong offering and Heartfire was no different. Boorman does a good job of seeding things from the previous books into this one and it really makes a cohesive finale. All of the characters are great (I could have used more Em and Kane moments, though!) and even though there's a journey aspect to the story like the previous book, more interesting stuff is happening in the foreground of the plot. Two thumbs up. I highly recommend.
November 6, 2020
Un poco decepcionante. El inicio me gusto, pero ya luego siento que es mas de lo mismo que el segundo libro. El final fue bien, nunca me senti identificada conEmmeline me la encontre muy egoista hasta el final, nunca entendi por que o quien luchaba.
Pero Bestia y Hambre, Y Tom se ganaron sus estrellitas. Fue una lectura bien.
Pero Bestia y Hambre, Y Tom se ganaron sus estrellitas. Fue una lectura bien.
March 20, 2017
Oh, how I wish I could have loved this final book. But sadly, I did not. I even liked it less than book one and two. Which is why I have to give this one a one star. Ugh. So disappointed. And so sad too. I had such high hopes for this trilogy. I really thought I would love them all. Instead I disliked every one of them. Sniffs.
I don't even know where to start. It is not that I hated this book like crazy. Because I didn't. I simply felt nothing. And that isn't a good thing. I grew to dislike the writing a whole bunch. It just got worse and worse. How Emmeline describes things. And how she thinks. It just bothered me so much. And that makes me so sad.
I wish I could say that Emmeline was better in this third book. But she wasn't. For me, she was even more selfish and even more boring. Simply cared nothing for her. She felt so false to me. Like how she starts caring for a horse and a dog in this book. Yet I did not at all feel that she loved either of them. I felt that Emmeline was just cold. All the time. She thinks about feeling such a fierce love and whatever. But I didn't get that feeling for her at all. And her relationship with Kane. Haha. I don't get this romance at all. They never talk. They never do anything together. Yet they are deeply in love. Hah. Such a silly romance. And Emmeline doesn't get anything that Kane feels at all. She is so selfish. They don't talk about things. She doesn't. He doesn't. It was annoying.
Oh, and there are love triangle hints in this book. Ugh. There isn't a real triangle. But there is a girl that, to Emmeline, is crazy about Kane. And Emmeline is full of jealousy and rage and it was so incredible silly. There was lots of drama between her and Kane too. Silly drama. This whole book was just silly. I found all the friendships to be silly too. And cheesy. I didn't get these relationships at all. I so didn't get why any of them were friends. Or why they seemed to love each other so much. Ugh. Just, so disappointing. All of it.
There was one character I would have liked to read more about. Charlie. Who was supposed to seem like such an awful person. Because he tried to kidnap Matisa, a girl he didn't know at all, to be able to save his very pregnant sister and his younger brother. Because of this, Emmeline hates him, and leaves him to die in book two. For real. This girl was the most horrible person. Charlie was the most interesting person and he did the right thing for his family. He was a kind boy. I only wish there had been more of him. Ugh.
Wishing I could say that the plot was exciting. But it wasn't. I suppose that some will find it full of exciting stuff. But I didn't. I didn't care about a single thing. It all just felt silly to me. Probably because of how I did not like Emmeline at all. Sigh. I felt like they all acted weirdly. I was sort of curious about the sickness in the water. But didn't like their name for it. Or how they went about it all. So I wasn't that interested in all of it. Most of this book is just about them trying to figure out the cure, and fighting. It became so, so boring.
I don't really know what to say about this book. So I'm not going to write more. I didn't find it interesting or exciting. I didn't care for any of the characters. I didn't care for the romance at all. It was just so silly. No heat. No feelings. No talking. So annoying. I am glad I tried reading all three books, though, I'm proud of myself for not quitting, lol. They are such stunning covers. And the author is lovely. But these books were not for me at all. Curious to know what others think of them all, though. I'm glad to be finished with them.
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This review was first posted on my blog, Carina's Books, here: http://carinabooks.blogspot.no/2017/0...
I don't even know where to start. It is not that I hated this book like crazy. Because I didn't. I simply felt nothing. And that isn't a good thing. I grew to dislike the writing a whole bunch. It just got worse and worse. How Emmeline describes things. And how she thinks. It just bothered me so much. And that makes me so sad.
I wish I could say that Emmeline was better in this third book. But she wasn't. For me, she was even more selfish and even more boring. Simply cared nothing for her. She felt so false to me. Like how she starts caring for a horse and a dog in this book. Yet I did not at all feel that she loved either of them. I felt that Emmeline was just cold. All the time. She thinks about feeling such a fierce love and whatever. But I didn't get that feeling for her at all. And her relationship with Kane. Haha. I don't get this romance at all. They never talk. They never do anything together. Yet they are deeply in love. Hah. Such a silly romance. And Emmeline doesn't get anything that Kane feels at all. She is so selfish. They don't talk about things. She doesn't. He doesn't. It was annoying.
Oh, and there are love triangle hints in this book. Ugh. There isn't a real triangle. But there is a girl that, to Emmeline, is crazy about Kane. And Emmeline is full of jealousy and rage and it was so incredible silly. There was lots of drama between her and Kane too. Silly drama. This whole book was just silly. I found all the friendships to be silly too. And cheesy. I didn't get these relationships at all. I so didn't get why any of them were friends. Or why they seemed to love each other so much. Ugh. Just, so disappointing. All of it.
There was one character I would have liked to read more about. Charlie. Who was supposed to seem like such an awful person. Because he tried to kidnap Matisa, a girl he didn't know at all, to be able to save his very pregnant sister and his younger brother. Because of this, Emmeline hates him, and leaves him to die in book two. For real. This girl was the most horrible person. Charlie was the most interesting person and he did the right thing for his family. He was a kind boy. I only wish there had been more of him. Ugh.
Wishing I could say that the plot was exciting. But it wasn't. I suppose that some will find it full of exciting stuff. But I didn't. I didn't care about a single thing. It all just felt silly to me. Probably because of how I did not like Emmeline at all. Sigh. I felt like they all acted weirdly. I was sort of curious about the sickness in the water. But didn't like their name for it. Or how they went about it all. So I wasn't that interested in all of it. Most of this book is just about them trying to figure out the cure, and fighting. It became so, so boring.
I don't really know what to say about this book. So I'm not going to write more. I didn't find it interesting or exciting. I didn't care for any of the characters. I didn't care for the romance at all. It was just so silly. No heat. No feelings. No talking. So annoying. I am glad I tried reading all three books, though, I'm proud of myself for not quitting, lol. They are such stunning covers. And the author is lovely. But these books were not for me at all. Curious to know what others think of them all, though. I'm glad to be finished with them.
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This review was first posted on my blog, Carina's Books, here: http://carinabooks.blogspot.no/2017/0...
September 16, 2017
2 stars for most of the book but 3 stars for the ending celebrating solidarity in diversity.
I found most of the book quite boring and the protagonist increasingly annoying. This is a shame as I really enjoyed the protagonist's story in the first book. I think the problem was that she didn't grow and change and she behaved badly with a lot of contrived conflict with her boyfriend, Kane, that was fairly idiotic. There were reasons for her to be whiny in the first book - she was living in a controlled environment and rebelling and battling to be seen as an equal. In the next two books, she had achieved that but most of the conflict had become internal and she still felt whiny to me. I'm not really sure what it was but I just think the first book held together better with that battle inside the walls. Once we stepped outside the walls, it became less of a dystopia and more of an adventure/exploration/colonialism story. However, I think the main problem for me was not the genre but the characterisation and character interactions.
Still, overall an interesting read.
I found most of the book quite boring and the protagonist increasingly annoying. This is a shame as I really enjoyed the protagonist's story in the first book. I think the problem was that she didn't grow and change and she behaved badly with a lot of contrived conflict with her boyfriend, Kane, that was fairly idiotic. There were reasons for her to be whiny in the first book - she was living in a controlled environment and rebelling and battling to be seen as an equal. In the next two books, she had achieved that but most of the conflict had become internal and she still felt whiny to me. I'm not really sure what it was but I just think the first book held together better with that battle inside the walls. Once we stepped outside the walls, it became less of a dystopia and more of an adventure/exploration/colonialism story. However, I think the main problem for me was not the genre but the characterisation and character interactions.
Still, overall an interesting read.
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May 17, 2019
Tretí diel vysvetľuje asi najviac. A áno, je aj opisný, aj akčný, je to niečo medzi prvým a druhým dielom. Pripomína mi to knihy, ktoré som čítala ako dieťa, kde išlo o odvahu, odhodlanie, rozhodnutie a priateľstvo. Ak tu budete hľadať milostné trojuholníky, vaša vec, nie je to ale kniha o tom, aj keď isté lásky sa tu spomínajú. Nie je to typická dystópia, páči sa mi poetika a lyrika, spolužitie prírody a ľudí v nej. Ale je to zároveň aj časť, kde umiera najviac ľudí...
April 3, 2021
i enjoyed reading this trilogy. Not loved but enjoyed. I assumed this was based on white settlers and native American Indians and was an interesting and absorbing story that had you rooting for the good guys and wishing all kinds of evil on the bad.
March 12, 2017
I very much enjoyed the ending of Enmeline's story.
January 17, 2018
Pacing was a little stop-and-go but all and all an above-average final book in a trilogy I enjoyed, with a very satisfying ending. <3
February 9, 2018
I pick this book because its cover. So, it's my mistake.
June 29, 2019
Excellent, beautifully written series for a pre-teen or teen reader.
July 7, 2019
Nota 4.5/5 ⭐
June 23, 2024
I really liked this trilogy overall & pleased to say the ending didn’t disappoint.
August 15, 2025
Mostly predictable end
August 2, 2019
2.5⭐️
February 5, 2021
True rating; 3.49 stars
The final book of the Winterkill trilogy, and while this is possibly the best in the series - a bit more complex, a bit more action, the characters are getting some of the arcs I was hoping for in book 1 - it's a case of too little too late.
The final book of the Winterkill trilogy, and while this is possibly the best in the series - a bit more complex, a bit more action, the characters are getting some of the arcs I was hoping for in book 1 - it's a case of too little too late.
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3.75⭐️
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January 27, 2024 - January 28, 2024
📝Review:
What a way to end the series! The plot and its several twists were profound and beautiful. The FMC had a great redemption arc. She was able to alter the world around her for good, despite her many flaws and innumerable mistakes. She changed fate and secured a future for her people, making her a memorable, unlikely heroine.
I’m a little sad that the series concluded on this note, when this old society was just barely introduced to a new way of life in this horrid, brutal world. I desperately wanted to see an epilogue of the future, but we weren’t granted such. However, this installment was still completely enjoyable and resolute.
📖Read:
January 27, 2024 - January 28, 2024
📝Review:
What a way to end the series! The plot and its several twists were profound and beautiful. The FMC had a great redemption arc. She was able to alter the world around her for good, despite her many flaws and innumerable mistakes. She changed fate and secured a future for her people, making her a memorable, unlikely heroine.
I’m a little sad that the series concluded on this note, when this old society was just barely introduced to a new way of life in this horrid, brutal world. I desperately wanted to see an epilogue of the future, but we weren’t granted such. However, this installment was still completely enjoyable and resolute.
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February 2, 2017
I just finished this book tonight and quite enjoyed it! It is book 3 in the Winterkill Trilogy by Kate Boorman. I found it to be a solid and satisfying conclusion.
If you enjoy dystopian YA, you might enjoy this trilogy very much - it reads very Canadian and is inspired by narratives of the settlement of the North American West. It is quite unique.
If you enjoy dystopian YA, you might enjoy this trilogy very much - it reads very Canadian and is inspired by narratives of the settlement of the North American West. It is quite unique.
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