***4 ‘#TeamVasya’ Stars***
And we have another epic chapter in Vasya’s journey and what a ride it was!
Things start of right were they ended in the The Bear and the Nightingale and we find that not is as it should be in the land of Rus. The mystical powers that are seen and unseen are wreaking havoc across the land and questions abound as to what the purpose of it all is and unbeknownst to Vasya, and those she calls her own, she has a role to play in all of it.
I loved Vasya in The Bear and the Nightingale and that love grew to adoration in The Girl in the Tower. Even though she has no choice but to leave her village, she takes it and runs with it. She finds freedom and with that freedom she finds a well of strength she never realized she had. Of course her determinedly stubborn nature helps that process along, even as it at times hinders her, but she comes out of it all with a better understanding of not only the world but herself by the end of the book.
As with the first book, there are multiple POV’s throughout the book and I will admit that sometimes it did slow the pace down for me, but each one added the depth needed to get a well rounded understanding of the various situations going on and the consequences of each action taken or not taken. The supporting cast of characters grows in this one, and I found that Morozko and Solovey are my favorites. And, yes, I realize that having the winter-king/frost-demon and a horse being my favorites may seem strange, but believe me when I say they are amazing and hold pieces of my heart. But Sasha aka Aleksandr Peresvet turned out to be a most pleasant surprise throughout.
While there is closure on the main storyline at the end of the book, questions still linger over some of the smaller issues and it looks like the next book in the series will be quite a journey in and of itself and it will be interesting to see the trials and tribulations Vasya will face and how they will impact her view on the world as well as herself.
~ Copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley & voluntarily reviewed ~
Orphaned and cast out as a witch by her village, Vasya’s options are few: resign herself to life in a convent, or allow her older sister to make her a match with a Moscovite prince. Both doom her to life in a tower, cut off from the vast world she longs to explore. So instead she chooses adventure, disguising herself as a boy and riding her horse into the woods. When a battle with some bandits who have been terrorizing the countryside earns her the admiration of the Grand Prince of Moscow, she must carefully guard the secret of her gender to remain in his good graces—even as she realizes his kingdom is under threat from mysterious forces only she will be able to stop.
Release Date: December 5th, 2017
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