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Wintersong (Wintersong, #1)

S. Jae-Jones

Start date: January 1, 2018

Finish date: January 31, 2018

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Feb 20, 2017 Courtney rated it liked it

I had mixed feelings about this one. Overall I really enjoyed the writing. It mas magical. However, the story was stilted at times. Plot points would be introduced, and then disappear before being fully developed. Ideas would be planted and then nothing would come of it. The characters were contradictory at times as well. Liesl seems to have no middle ground half the time. She is all consuming or completely closed off. I felt like the author was trying to make her into this exceptional woman, a ...more

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Dec 01, 2017 Melissa rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, romance, sex, teen

Wintersong (Wintersong #1)
S. Jae-Jones
~fantasy, teen, 19th century, Goblin King, magic, music, underworld, [[Labyrinth-esque]]

Liesl is the plain eldest daughter of an innkeeper. She and her brother have musical talents (hers is composition and his is violin), but her father thinks only her brother is worth training. Her sister is beautiful and is set to marry the boy Liesl has liked for years.
But the Goblin King takes Kathe to be his bride and Liesl, who has always felt drawn to the Underworld ...more

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Jun 20, 2018 Angie Taylor rated it really liked it

This story is full of magic and lyrical, beautiful writing/story telling. I didn't love the ending, but I have hope things will resolve in book two. ...more

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Sep 12, 2016 Kim rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, young-adult-fantasy, retellings, swanky-17s

Wintersong is a magical, lyrical journey into a dark, dreamlike world. Featuring fascinating characters and a lush fantasy setting, this story will mesmerize you right from the beginning through to the spellbinding end.

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