I look forward to more of Morozko and Vasya in the next book. The love tale woven throughout makes me giddy too. Vasilii the Brave is a heroine and deserved more praise under her guise. She could’ve used a break, bless her heart. One of the few things I didn’t love was how much everything was Vasya’s fault.
Arden interweaves world building and commentary so well you get swept away. And what wanderlust she found! The prose and descriptions of vast Russia are beautiful. Not letting her life be put into a box of marriage or a convent, she rides out for her own adventure. I was able to be even more immersed in the story because I understood the characters and plot much better after The Bear and the Nightingale. The Girl in the Tower exceeded my expectations for a middle novel. I read the first book in this series over a year ago and remembered enjoying it, but thinking, WHOA that was a lot of story. 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. So instead she chooses adventure, disguising herself as a boy and riding her horse into the woods. Both doom her to life in a tower, cut off from the vast world she longs to explore. 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. The magical adventure begun in The Bear and the Nightingale continues as brave Vasya, now a young woman, is forced to choose between marriage or life in a convent and instead flees her home-but soon finds herself called upon to help defend the city of Moscow when it comes under siege. Image & Other Reviews on: Goodreads BOOK SUMMARY:
Audience: Young adult historical fiction fantasy, a little language, some violence, some kisses and lewd commentary
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