Review: 7 Folds of Winter Review
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 17, 2013
I had got hold this book a while ago and it seriously managed to amaze me.It was and is listed as YA and I was afraid it would all be based on silly teenagers love and infatuations. It wasn't so. There is a romantic triangle or to be more precise it is a square...but it didn't feel forced or silly or immature and it wasn't the focus of the story; the protagonists didn't make their decisions only according to their selfish feelings and that felt different and good.All in all the story is an epic fantasy kind of story...long and both complex and easy, fast paced and relaxed, it manages never to leave the reader bored. I loved how the old stories and legends were linked to prophecies and the destiny of the characters and I loved how magic (or should I say magick) was rappresented in the book.The Man Who Did Not Know, The Way, The Ice Princess and the Snowy Maiden (who are two and the same), The Hanged Man, The Beauty, The Vampyr, The Fallen Goddess and Madame Hesper all seemed to me, even after I had finished reading, both real and mythological characters and that's something that I don't think it's easy to accomplish.The only thing this book may have need of is a good editor, indeed, but that didn't prevent me from enjoying the story all the same and I really hope there will be a sequel, since, even if the cliffhanger isn't as annoying as it usually is in similar situations, the adventure is far from concluded and I'm anxious to know more about this awesome fantasy world.In the while I'll be sure to check out the other books this collection includes looking expectantly for other enjoyable adventures.