Adored this book!

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The world that Katherine Arden has created is magnificent! The magic is interesting, epic, and filled with folklore and seeped in history. Her writing style is so beautiful, I really felt like the characters were all so well developed and I loved seeing the development of Konstantine as well as Vasya. Vasya grows so much in this book. She really comes to be so much stronger than in the first book. Like the situations keep pushing her more and more to let go and become what she is capable of being. And the whole setting of this book is so tangible, it feels so real. This night of endless winter happening right now and also hundreds of years in the past. I felt so connected to the characters and their journeys. I loved that romance was not the focus of this book. Vasya finds that she is the voice for a whole group of those silenced by modern times. And she steps up to that responsibility while also seeking to protect her family. It’s just beautiful!