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A Winter's Promise

By: Christelle Dabos
Narrated by: Emma Fenney
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Plain-spoken, headstrong Ophelia cares little about appearances. Her ability to read the past of objects is unmatched in all of Anima, and, what’s more, she possesses the ability to travel through mirrors, a skill passed down to her from previous generations. Her idyllic life is disrupted, however, when she is promised in marriage to Thorn, a taciturn and influential member of a distant clan. 

She must leave all she knows behind and follow her fiancé to Citaceleste, the capital of a cold, icy ark known as the Pole, where danger lurks around every corner and nobody can be trusted. There, in the presence of her inscrutable future husband, she slowly realizes that she is a pawn in a political game that will have far-reaching ramifications not only for her but for her entire world.

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“Dabos’s darkly enchanting debut, a French bestseller, employs vibrant characters, inventive worldbuilding, and a sophisticated plot that will dazzle readers.” (Publishers Weekly)
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A wonderful beginning to the series, filled with intrigue and mystery. The world was both whimsical and bloodthirsty. Will definitely be picking up the second book soon!

4 stars

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I'll probably read the next book but by the end of this one I wasn't obsessed thats for sure. The main character and some of the others were a little annoying but that may have just been the voice acting (It was very over the top and sometimes distracting). I definitely liked the fantasy world.

It was okay

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All in all, this books intriguing story lines can easily get you hooked. The narrator although at times either over or under expressing her characters, was not bad to listen to, or excessively annoying. Definitely only venture into this story if you’re prepared to read all in the series, as your questions will not be satisfyingly fulfilled in just this first novel. Also adding that it is framed as a young adults book with implied language.

A world worth reading about

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This was a good slow burn beginning to one of my all-time favourite series. The payoff to working through this book realises itself in the third book which I consider the best of the series, but is let down by its final instalment. The narrator is extremely talented in building the world and differentiating every character and every regional accent with beautiful and is my favourite part of this book, certainly a book that is better in audiobook form.

A slow start, but worth the read

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wonderful audiobook to listen too! narrator did a fantastic job with all the different voices! Highly recommend the read or listen of this series.

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