Member Review
Review by
Sara B, Reviewer
Daughter of Winter and Twilight by Helen Corcoran
Thank you Netgalley for an arc for an unbiased review.
This is a follow on from the book Queen of coin and Whispers. Like that book, it is set firmly in the Fantasy YA bracket, and I feel it does that category justice. Furthermore, as someone very much out of that group on age, I was still able to settle in and enjoy this.
Xania and Lia do feature, but this book is much more about their adopted daughter Emri, who navigates the visit of an estranged cousin, Melisande as well as other trials and tribulations.
Like Queen of Coin and Whispers, this is a book that not everyone will enjoy. It doesn't have the highest stakes, or necessarily the highest fantasy settings. This book is very character driven, and I love the intricacies that it brings. Particularly watching how it unfolds as characters begin to face past trauma and mistakes. As well as how present actions impact now.
We also once again get that queer representation, that is beautifully brought in as just part of who they are. That certainly doesn't mean it is too casual.
I felt the book overall was brought together by beautiful prose, with achingly beautiful atmosphere and characters.
As I say, I recognise this style of book isn't necessarily for everyone, but I felt this was a worthy successor to Queen of Coin and Whispers and I'm happy to recommend and give 5/5 stars.
Thank you Netgalley for an arc for an unbiased review.
This is a follow on from the book Queen of coin and Whispers. Like that book, it is set firmly in the Fantasy YA bracket, and I feel it does that category justice. Furthermore, as someone very much out of that group on age, I was still able to settle in and enjoy this.
Xania and Lia do feature, but this book is much more about their adopted daughter Emri, who navigates the visit of an estranged cousin, Melisande as well as other trials and tribulations.
Like Queen of Coin and Whispers, this is a book that not everyone will enjoy. It doesn't have the highest stakes, or necessarily the highest fantasy settings. This book is very character driven, and I love the intricacies that it brings. Particularly watching how it unfolds as characters begin to face past trauma and mistakes. As well as how present actions impact now.
We also once again get that queer representation, that is beautifully brought in as just part of who they are. That certainly doesn't mean it is too casual.
I felt the book overall was brought together by beautiful prose, with achingly beautiful atmosphere and characters.
As I say, I recognise this style of book isn't necessarily for everyone, but I felt this was a worthy successor to Queen of Coin and Whispers and I'm happy to recommend and give 5/5 stars.
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