A Winter's Promise: The Mirror Visitor Book 1 (The Mirror Visitor Quartet, 1)

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First off Archibald's castle, changing spaces, masterpiece of architecture is literally a place I WANT to visit! Even though I enjoyed some of these stories, still that tangible feeling of departure so characteristic of my formative love of reading remained for the most part elusive. Passe encore qu'elle doive subir un mariage forcé, je suis prête à accepter qu'il s'agisse d'une tradition dans le monde créé par Christelle Dabos. Rien par contre ne justifie le fait qu'Ophélie se montre si passive tout au long de l'histoire, ni que toutes les femmes qu'elle côtoie - mis à part sa tante - soient présentées comme des garces (je cite) ou des frivoles sans aucun intérêt.

Criticism acknowledged, there is SO much that these books do well, so much that is so great about them. Pretty Character driven and a lot in the head of the main character since she spends a lot of time not talking. There is another clan all about illusions, and Ophelia gets up close and personal with one magical outfit! And I love that the other covers in the series follow the same solid color with ink drawing of a location pattern that is established with A Winter's Promise. It was interesting to read how the author created a world where the social norms seem quite different from my own.The most frontal aspect of these books, that quickly allowed me to become enamored with them, was its writing. When against her wishes she is betrothed to a man on another Ark, Ophelia has to leave her secure and loving home and travel to a cold and desolate ark to marry him.

Adult readers who gravitated toward the intricate world-building of Harry Potter or reveled in the dark trickeries of Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass will find themselves ensnared by A Winter's Promise . The first chapters were very good (probably because they were carefully edited and polished) but that’s about it. The unusual settings, original characters, dark intrigue, originality, and fast-moving plot result in a book that leaves readers eagerly awaiting the next volume.I'll admit, the first fifty or so pages were amazing, and I wished it had stayed on that track, because the second they got to Citaceleste, things were BAD.

Le donne in una qualche posizione di potere sono descritte come manipolatrici e meschine, arroganti o spietate, facili alle cattiverie gratuite. I’ve always been a pretty harsh critic, I have weirdly specific and high expectations for fantasy, and The Mirror Visitor series actually met all of them. How coordinated powers and societies informed each other, further, as designed by Dabos, was genuinely interesting. L’altro elemento che mi ha lasciata perplessa è la struttura della “società matriarcale” su cui dovrebbe essere basata Anima. L'univers est incroyablement riche, et pourtant j'ai l'impression que ce premier tome n'aura qu'effleuré la surface, et qu'il reste une foule de choses à découvrir par la suite.The dynamics between Ophelia and Thorne were difficult, but somehow I liked these two flawed characters.