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| TITLE: Winterling SERIES: Winterling #1 AUTHOR: Sarah Prineas PUB DATE: 1/3/12 PUB: Harper Childrens FORMAT: ARC, 256 pgs SOURCE: from pub in exchange for honest review |
With her boundless curiosity and wild spirit, Fer has always felt that she doesn’t belong. Not when the forest is calling to her, when the rush of wind through branches feels more real than school or the quiet farms near her house. Then she saves an injured creature—he looks like a boy, but he’s really something else. He knows who Fer truly is, and invites her through the Way, a passage to a strange, dangerous land. Fer feels an instant attachment to this realm, where magic is real and oaths forge bonds stronger than iron. But a powerful huntress named the Mor rules here, and Fer can sense that the land is perilously out of balance. Fer must unlock the secrets about the parents she never knew and claim her true place before the worlds on both sides of the Way descend into endless winter.
THREE
WORDS: Magic, Adventure, Friendship
MY
REVIEW: Sarah
Prineas’ Winterling is an enchanting
tale full of fantastical characters, a magical adventure and surprising
friendships.
Fer has always felt as if she just
didn’t belong in this world, living with her grandmother, Grand-Jane. Fer saves
the life of a mysterious boy who is more than he seems and discovers a magical
pool of water in the woods and she opens the Way, a portal to another world. Fer’s
father and mother disappeared into the Way many years ago and left Fer in our
world, so with Grand-Jane’s blessing, Fer travels into the Way seeking answers
about her parents and about who she is. Ruled by the powerful Mor, the world
Fer finds is mysterious, fantastical and dangerous. Fer must go up against the
cruel Mor to bring spring back to this wintery place, save her new friends and
save our world as well.
I love being able to get swept away into
a new enchanting world with characters and really enjoyed joining Fer on her
exciting adventure. Falling through the Way with Fer was like stepping through
the wardrobe with Lucy (from the Chronicles of Narnia) for the first time.
Sarah Prineas has created a story that
is brimming with imagination, fascinating characters and a riveting adventure. Winterling is a quick, but engrossing
read. The voice Prineas has crafted throughout the book is pitch-perfect for
its intended audience, yet, it will captivate readers of all ages.
The world through the Way is vivid and
full of the whimsical, the dark and unexpected new discoveries around every
corner. This world is inhabited by a wonderfully wondrous assortment of beings
and characters, from trolls to a mysterious Leaf Woman to Wildlings, and
bursting with mesmerizing magic, from glamories to healing herbs to unbreakable
oaths. It seems as if Fer, and readers, have only begun to explore and discover
this other world, and I look forward to learning even more about this exciting
place in the sequel.
Fer is a gem of a MG character! I love
her curious, and dauntless nature. She’s a believable, relatable
and easy to root for heroine. I think most readers will be able to connect with
Fer’s feelings of never really fitting in among her peers and wanting to
believe that she has an important purpose. Rook, the mysterious boy who isn’t always a
boy, is a very layered and well developed character. He isn’t a very talkative
character and comes off a bit hard and distant, but like Fer, I couldn’t help
but trust him; there’s something so endearing about him.
Prineas has created a truly complex
and devious villain with the Mor, who claims to be the one of the true Ladies
of this world. I loved how manipulatively charming she can be. She’s definitely
a villain that’s fun to loathe.
Fer’s adventure leads her to some
heartbreaking news, but she also discovers a great deal about her own strength
and power, which I found really uplifting. There are quite a few really
thrilling scenes that left me breathless and eager for more. Prineas ends the
book on a happy, satisfying note, but leaves plenty of room for more adventures.
MY
FINAL THOUGHTS: Winterling took me on a fantastical
journey through an enchanting and wonderfully created world, with a really
awesome heroine. I’m definitely hooked on this series and can’t wait to read
the sequel!
MY RATING
4/5 Cupcakes
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