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

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The rest of the story is so unique, but this fell into too much of a trope, which for me, detracted from the story. Beneath her worn scarf and thick glasses, Ophelia hides the ability to read and communicate with the souls of objects, and the power to travel through mirrors. As mesmerizing as a waking dream, A Winter's Promise is certain to ensnare you in its unique, dizzyingly magical world of treachery, illusion, and intrigue. Christelle Dabos was born on the Côte d'Azur in 1980 and grew up in a home filled with classical music and historical games. I thought, going into this book, that it would be like Alice in Wonderland meets a Victorian, never-met-my-betrothed-but-we’re-getting-married-anyways story.

Readers' passion for this series comes from the pleasure of walking up and down the world of the Arks, weightless floating islands that are ruled by family spirits and humans gifted with special powers. A fantastical story of intrigue and suspense, A Winter’s Promise will find fans among readers of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series, Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen, and N. What I'll finally say in terms of what I liked about these books will touch on the plot-workings and the gritty world-machinations by way of which the central conflict transpired. But we HAD to see what kind of person Ophelia is and what her circumstances are and the horrible situation she is thrust into.She doesn’t care about her hair and has poor personal hygiene (she doesn’t bathe for a week and that’s fine by her), she doesn’t care about being feminine and/or trying to improve her appearance because that’s for slutty girls like her sister (rolls eyes), she doesn’t care about her clothes (she wears mismatched shoes and grandmother’s clothes etc. La trama è così ritmata e a catena che è bello svelare piano piano un nuovo mondo, fatto di intrighi e dove nessuno è ciò che sembra. Her days are numbered until she’ll leave Anima and go to a place too far away to travel by mirror, where she’ll meet her fiance for the first time.

I was never not captivated by the almost sobering effect of the diction, authenticating and appraising a fantastical world so different from our own. Je ne sais pas si cela vient de sa "personnalité" (encore fût-il qu'elle en ait une) ou du style d'écriture, mais je n'ai jamais eu l'impression de suivre les aventures d'une jeune fille. More imaginative than cerebral, she begins to scribble her first texts on the benches of the faculty. Non ho capito perché, se ci troviamo in un futuro post-apocalittico, le persone pensano e si comportano come borghesi dell’Ottocento. Getting to watch her navigate her surroundings and environment, and exponentially evolve, was such a treat.Il sesso è sempre qualcosa di negativo, su cui ti giochi la reputazione ed è ovviamente considerato impuro se a compierlo è una donna. Ophelia is a hero for the ages, and I hope this series becomes the next big one that grabs the imaginations of young adults and adults alike. Non è credibile che la quasi totalità degli abitanti di questo mondo sia tanto crudele, meschina e corrotta. This graceful but strong novel is perfect for those seeking a new fantasy series to capture their imaginations.