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The Winter of the Witch

by Katherine Arden

Book 3 in The Winternight Trilogy

It gives the whole trilogy a fierce, bittersweet finish. Vasya earns her power the hard way, and Arden makes the collision between history and folklore feel intimate instead of distant.

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  • Content warnings: Animal abuse, Animal death, Anxiety, Attempted murder, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of loved one, Decapitation, Vomiting / emesis, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Starvation, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Graphic violence, War, Captivity, Sexual assault, Slavery, Injury detail
Length400 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 3 books
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium

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What the story promises

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Romance promise

  • Forbidden love
  • Male/female pairing (M/F)
  • Slow burn
  • Low
  • Closed door / fade to black
  • Cathartic release
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  • Immortal/ancient
  • Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
  • Beautiful grief
  • Cursed
  • Mutual pining
  • Slow seduction
  • Earned hope
  • God/deity
  • Only one who understands them
  • Closure
  • Secretly soft
  • Book hangover

Fantasy promise

  • Fantasy
  • Forest / wilderness
  • Historical
  • Demons
  • Immortal/mortal romance
  • Small town / village
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  • Mythological
  • Spirits
  • Magic bond
  • Royal court / palace
  • Low fantasy / secret magic
  • Witches/wizards/warlocks
  • Sacrifice/martyrdom
  • War front / rebellion
  • Gods/deities
  • Ghosts

Reading experience

  • Multi-POV
  • Medium
  • Atmospheric
  • Lyrical
  • Heavy
  • Reluctant chosen one
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  • Dark
  • Witch/mage
  • Magical
  • Immersive
  • Survivor
  • Intense
  • Classical
  • Vengeful / revenge-driven
  • Emotional
  • Bittersweet
  • Epic
  • Hopeful
  • Mythic
  • Enchanted forest
  • Frozen wasteland
  • Sacrifice for love
  • Will make you cry
  • Morally complex
  • Series binge material
  • Bonds forged in war

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Length
400 pages
Language
English
Format
Book