Today The Cover Contessa is excited to join the WinterHaven Sleigh Tour hosted by WinterHaven Books. This week, we are posting our favorite Children's, Winter or Christmas story. To see who else is on the sleigh, go to WinterHaven Sleigh Tour for a list of participating blogs.
For today's post, I thought I would include my review of Julie Kagawa's Winter's Passage (Iron Fey #1.5). So here's what I thought:
Winter's Passage by Julie Kagawa
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I love to read little snippets in between books. It always gives me so much more information on the characters and makes things a little more interesting for the next book. Winter's Passage is no different.
Blurb from Goodreads:
Meghan Chase used to be an ordinary girl...until she discovered that she is really a faery princess. After escaping from the clutches of the deadly Iron fey, Meghan must follow through on her promise to return to the equally dangerous Winter Court with her forbidden love, Prince Ash. But first, Meghan has one request: that they visit Puck--Meghan's best friend and servant of her father, King Oberon--who was gravely injured defending Meghan from the Iron Fey.
Yet Meghan and Ash's detour does not go unnoticed. They have caught the attention of an ancient, powerful hunter--a foe that even Ash may not be able to defeat....
I have to say in this novella I saw a growth in Kagawa's writing, a better hold on how to bring the reader into the story. Considering I was a bit bored during the first half of Iron King, it was nice to be able to read through this quickly. Kagawa kept my interest and made me want to get to the end of the story.
This story takes it's reader on the journey from Meghan's home to her new place at the Winter Court.
I liked the introduction of the wolf into this story. He's a formidable beast for sure. And Kagawa certainly keeps you guessing as to when Ash and Meghan will finally be caught by this foe.
This was a quick, light read, giving a bit more depth to the story that is the Iron Fey. I enjoyed it very much and read through it fairly quickly. The story gives you more depth to the land of the Winter Fae. And continues to show you the growing forbidden relationship between Meghan and Ash. it definitely made me want to move on to the next book in the series to see what happens.
4 out of 5 stars from me!
As you can see, I liked this novella a lot. Actually, I have really been enjoying reading this series in general! I look forward to reading more from Kagawa in the future.
Winter's Passage by Julie KagawaMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I love to read little snippets in between books. It always gives me so much more information on the characters and makes things a little more interesting for the next book. Winter's Passage is no different.
Blurb from Goodreads:
Meghan Chase used to be an ordinary girl...until she discovered that she is really a faery princess. After escaping from the clutches of the deadly Iron fey, Meghan must follow through on her promise to return to the equally dangerous Winter Court with her forbidden love, Prince Ash. But first, Meghan has one request: that they visit Puck--Meghan's best friend and servant of her father, King Oberon--who was gravely injured defending Meghan from the Iron Fey.
Yet Meghan and Ash's detour does not go unnoticed. They have caught the attention of an ancient, powerful hunter--a foe that even Ash may not be able to defeat....
I have to say in this novella I saw a growth in Kagawa's writing, a better hold on how to bring the reader into the story. Considering I was a bit bored during the first half of Iron King, it was nice to be able to read through this quickly. Kagawa kept my interest and made me want to get to the end of the story.
This story takes it's reader on the journey from Meghan's home to her new place at the Winter Court.
I liked the introduction of the wolf into this story. He's a formidable beast for sure. And Kagawa certainly keeps you guessing as to when Ash and Meghan will finally be caught by this foe.
This was a quick, light read, giving a bit more depth to the story that is the Iron Fey. I enjoyed it very much and read through it fairly quickly. The story gives you more depth to the land of the Winter Fae. And continues to show you the growing forbidden relationship between Meghan and Ash. it definitely made me want to move on to the next book in the series to see what happens.
4 out of 5 stars from me!
As you can see, I liked this novella a lot. Actually, I have really been enjoying reading this series in general! I look forward to reading more from Kagawa in the future.
As part of The Magic of Christmas,WinterHaven Books is hosting a give-away that will include two book bundles to be shipped to an elementary school or library of the winner's choosing. The winner will be offered a few options and they can choose what 2 bundles and location to ship to within the United States. Good luck and happy holidays!
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This is a wonderful giveaway! I know which elementary school I would pick! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for joining in the fun! Our giveaway for the school bundle will be the last week in Dec so make sure to stay tuned for the choices!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome book pick!! I really enjoyed this series too =)