Cover2CoverMom reviews The Girl in the Tower
Feelings in a few thoughts:
- Even BETTER than the first book!
- I love Vasya's character. I love that she is fierce, brave, independent, level-headed, and kind
- Political intrigue
- Sibling relationships - complicated, but at the end of the day they always have each other's backs.
- Religious tones - not preachy. Christianity vs. Paganism.
- I'm a sucker for books where women disguise themselves as men - Think Mulan
- The Bear and the Nightingale was a slower moving book for world building purposes - The Girl in the Tower is an action packed adventure.
- If you enjoy this series, I'd recommend the YA historical fiction (no fantasy) series The Conqueror's Saga: And I Darken & Now I Rise by Kiersten White. It is a gender swap retelling of Vlad the Impaler.
- Even BETTER than the first book!
- I love Vasya's character. I love that she is fierce, brave, independent, level-headed, and kind
- Political intrigue
- Sibling relationships - complicated, but at the end of the day they always have each other's backs.
- Religious tones - not preachy. Christianity vs. Paganism.
- I'm a sucker for books where women disguise themselves as men - Think Mulan
- The Bear and the Nightingale was a slower moving book for world building purposes - The Girl in the Tower is an action packed adventure.
- If you enjoy this series, I'd recommend the YA historical fiction (no fantasy) series The Conqueror's Saga: And I Darken & Now I Rise by Kiersten White. It is a gender swap retelling of Vlad the Impaler.