Winterling audiobook

Spring is about life and green buds and birdsong, not about hunting a living creature to a bloody death Enjoyed it. Sarah Prineas wrote this book in such an imaginative way that.... Just WoW! Her imagination is great. WORLDBUILDING In this book we are not introduced to the world upto my expectations. As much as I remember, this book doesn't even tell us the name of the world. But still author has given enough to keep reading this book. Rules of the World This world has the rule of THREE. Three has the power. Like: the question asked three times must be answered, order given by someone three times must be obeyed... or many more. I don't want to spoil more. World's Entrance The entrance of this world is the pool named, Moon-Pool. This world is underneath the Pool. This world contains Ways. Ways are like the doors to enter from one place to another inside the world. CHARACTERS Jennifer (first lead)She lives with her Grandma near the Moon-Pool. Her Grandma is a Healer and Fer also. Rook (second lead)A puck, who can't befriend with anybody except for his own kind. Pucks don't trust anyone except for their own kind. They are not ruled by anyone. They are tricksters. They just make trouble and don't stay at one place for so long. Mór (Villain)She is huntress and the illegal ruler of the lands of the other side of the Moon-Pool.Rook is sworn to Mòr, for a reason. He has to do what she wants him to do. No matter he likes it or not. OVERVIEW Fer doesn't feel right about living in the human world. She thinks she doesn't belong here. One day she came across the Moon-Pool and finds that wolves are attacking the boy who is Rook. She saves his life. Rook offers Fer to go to the lands of the other side of the Moon-Pool. But she refuses as her Grandma warns her. But during these she finds a box in her house which is her dead father's box. She comes to know from the box that her father went to these lands. Her father was in love with the true Lady of these lands and hasn't returned yet. Now she is eager to know where her Parents are? Are they alive or not? Or moreover when she goes to these lands, she felt wrongness as well as attachment to these lands. Wrongness is:The winter is lingered for soo long. More than enough. Because of Mòr's evil deeds. Now Fer tries to right what is wrong. RANDOM FEELINGS => Author should have given more details on the world. I was so intrigued by the world's concept. I liked reading it. I would have liked more if the more details were given. => Both leads are exactly the opposite. Fer is caring but Rook is not. Fer is friendly but Rook is not. Fer is reliable but Rook is not. And still they have feelings of friendship. => One thing I liked about Pucks : they are faithful to one another. They help one another in every matter. One thing I hated about Pucks : they don't care about anybody except for their own kind. I think author was showing us that we should also be true to one another. To our own kind. CONCLUSION This book is just the beginning of Fer's journey. I think that's why author didn't give away more details on the world. This book was ended well and I think 2nd book will also be good because I will get to know more about the wordbuilding. I am hopeful after reading the synopsis of next book. Thanks for your attention ! (^__^) October 17, 2016

Second read: 2018/ 4 stars.I decided to reread this book because I was participating in the ReRead-A-Thon and I also recently bought the sequels to this series. I knew vaguely what happened but not enough to feel ready to just jump into the second book. So a reread was needed.I think I enjoyed this book more the second time I read it. I still really enjoy Fer, I really like that she is a vegetarian. It's not something that you see often in middle grade and if you see it, it can be a bit preachy which is not something that like even though I'm a vegetarian. Sarah Prineas weaves it into the character of Fer seamlessly though, it's part of who Fer is and I really enjoyed seeing it.The world is really interesting though I kinda would have liked to see more of it. Most of the book is Fer walking around the camp with either the Lady or Rook. I feel like we have just scratched the surface of this world and I really hope that the sequels will let us explore it a bit more.The plot was a lot of fun to reread to my amazement. Knowing what happened and what is going to happen made is so much more fun to see it all unfold slowly, seeing characters pick up hints, connect the dots, act upon the things that they learnt.First read: 2015. 4 stars.Watch my full review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVeu5...Such an interesting world with such an interesting main character! Fer was great to follow around, I love her as our main character. She has interesting thoughts, rituals and motives for doing the things that she does. The world were she is sucked into is also pretty amazing, with loads of different creatures! The whole mystery about her parents was pretty obvious to me but even though it was cool to find out how it all exactly went down.

I'm s sucker for beautifully illustrated middle grade cover art. In fact, this was the draw for me to pick up this book. Luckily, the story was solid, too. Pitched as a middle grade fantasy, Winterling didn't fail to entertain, with evil villain called "The Lady", pucks, shape shifters and a magical land of fairy-like creatures, this story oozes fun. World building worked perfectly for the age group the story is intended for, not overly complex but not completely simple either. The main character Fer is the perfect heroine. She's easy to like has a heart of gold and is quite fierce. A bit of an odd ball in her own world, once she's transported through the way, she becomes a completely different girl. I liked her determination and strong will. Fer was perceptive with a strong intuition. She knew wrong from right. Fer is very kind to animals too. The horse she's given by the lady, Phouka, is a bit unruly in the beginning. The Lady would like Fer to use a whip to make him mind. Fer refuses and instead wins Phouka over by kindness. They develop a sweet friendship over the course of the story. Puck, the shapeshifter, bound to The Lady, was a very loyal subject. He was a boy who held true to his word. This boy was witty and I admired how he would twist around his orders to help Fer, even though he was bound to The Lady. I felt sympathetic towards Puck because he always tried to push Fer away, not because he didn't like her but more because he was bound to the Lady and he knew he posed a terrible danger to Fer. Writing in this story felt magical. Vocabulary was moderate to advanced. This is a story which could easily be enjoyed by adults as well as children. Both boys and girls will find something to relate to in this story. It was a fast paced action packed read. There was a bit of mystery surrounding the disappearance of Fer's parents, plenty of suspense and little bits of magic. It was fun that Fer was a vegetarian, which is something I've not seen in other middle grade fantasy reads. Even though this book is the first in a series, I felt it ended very conclusively. My questions were all answered and the story resolved nicely. It certainly could be read as a stand alone, but I'm excited to be able to continue with the series so I can return to my favorite characters to see where the next story will take them.

I got a copy of this book for review through the Amazon Vine program. It was a wonderful and magical middle grade fantasy full of adventure and magic. Something that can be enjoyed by anyone who loves fantasy and adventure.Fer has always felt like she doesn't quite belong in this world. In the woods one night she rescues a boy, except the boy isn't exactly human. The boy invites Fer into the Way and into a dangerous fairyland. Fer feels strangely at home in this other place but senses that something is out of balance with the land and the huntress, Mor, who rules the land. Now Fer must unravel the mystery behind her past if she is to help prevent eternal winter from gripping both sides of the Way.I loved this book. Fer is such a wonderful character, with her wandering in the woods she seems a bit fanciful at first...then she finds out this strange quirk is exactly what is needed on the other side of the Way. I loved the quirky elements like Fer's strange patchwork coat and her strange type of magic. I also enjoyed the fact that Fer is a strong heroine but different in her strengths than many heroines you see in fantasy literature.Many of the other characters are a lot of fun too. Puck is a fun and complex male lead and some of the side characters (especially the Wolves) added a lot of fun to the story. I enjoyed that all of the characters were a little quirky and different.I also loved the description in the story. Prineas writes in a way that really brings the mysterious wood alive. The plot was a bit predictable, but it was fun to read all the same. The story has such a dark fairy tale vibe to it. I love it when authors can imbue a traditional fairy tale feel to a book, but it comes off as something new and exciting. Although the main part of the story is nicely tied up at the end, there are still a number of questions for Fer and Puck to answer. I look forward to seeing more of their tales in future installments of this series.Overall I really enjoyed this book. It is a quick, fun, and magical read. Fer is a fun heroine, that is strong but in a quirky way. I loved the fun characters, the way magic was blended with nature, and how the story had such a wonderful fairy tale feel to it. Fans of fantasy adventures with a fairy tale feel to them and a strong quirky heroine will find a lot to love in this story. For some reason this book reminded me a bit of Plain Kate by Erin Bow in tone and feel. This is an appropriate read for anyone middle grade or older.

Lovely, serious fantasy novel for children. It's traditional in a good way - this would fit very nicely next to CS Lewis on the shelf, with the 21st century update of a strong (and even vegetarian! yay!) heroine. It's very different from the Magic Thief books, but just as good in a different way - less sparky humor, but really lyrical writing and magic that feels truly, deeply magical. I'm looking forward to sharing this with my son when he's older.

Excellent serious middle grade fantasy, fall about loyalty and family and healing. (I say serious not because it's grim but because it's not a laugh-a-minute, you know.) If you're looking for a fae book with tricksy, murdery fairies, which as I know is a subset of genre that always needs more entries, this is a good one.

I love the two main characters (especially Rook)! Fer is kind and wasn't annoying to me like most main character girls are. The friendship between her and Rook was awesome! As for the story as a whole, it reminded me a little of Narnia, the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, but different in it's own way. It felt fast-paced enough. A few times I knew what Fer didn't know, but she found out soon enough for my patience level. It is a magical story and it has good magic (healing, protection spells etc.) and it dealt a lot with herbs, but deeds can also be done with magic/without that are wrong and will (small spoiler: badly plague the land (aka the response after killing/blood). End small spoiler). And while I do like fantasy, some of it felt a little too witch-y to me. There was some cool worldbuilding though! The part where if you ask a question three times and it MUST be answered, was cool to me. Also, in the fantasy world, animals and people are sometimes the same but can change between their animal and their human form. Sounds confusing, but it makes sense in the book. No language. Some pain for the characters, but not over-detailed or anything. I am excited to finish reading the series! :D

I seriously read this book in one day flat (I just couldn't put it down!). It was a really bad idea to fly through it so quickly, because now I've got that hollow "I know the length was perfect for this story, but I'm so hungry for more I wish it was two or three times longer" feeling.As you may have guessed by now, I absolutely LOVED Winterling! =D I really, really hope she writes a sequel (or two or three, or maybe five or six) because I just have to know more! It's apparent that Sarah Prineas is very adept at giving you just enough info to whet your appetite, while leaving the story open enough that you're on the edge of your seat waiting for what's coming next. She's also excellent at utilizing third person to let the readers know more about what's going on than the main character does, which is an excellent way to increase tension. It worked perfectly!The writing style of this book was a little difficult for me to adapt to at first (it's so different from the styles of many of the books I read, and enormously different from my own voice as a writer) but it only took me a few pages before I was hooked. I think adjusting to her unique writing style is the only complaint I have about this book, and it really isn't much of a complaint at all seeing as I got used to it in only a few pages ^.^As far as the story itself goes, the plot was fast paced, exciting, and incredibly imaginative. I loved every minute of it, and it kept me turning the pages. I'm writing a faerie story myself, and have therefore done a lot of research on traditional faerie folklore. Since it's so fresh in my mind, I can tell that Winterling was influenced by the traditional folklore, and I love how Prineas adapted it and used it to her advantage. The part the folklore played in the book was very faint, but it gave the story an authentic air that really brought the world in Winterling to life.The characters were deep and complex, but this depth lied under the surface. She didn't put all their secrets and inner emotions out in the open, but you could tell that these secrets were pushing them to act. In other words, the characters were excellent. I could tell that Prineas knew a lot about her characters, and because of that she was able to write them in a very believable manner. They felt like real people, which is excellent.All in all, I loved this book and I definitely recommend it. Winterling is the first book I've read by Sarah Prineas, but it definitely won't be the last =)

4.5 STARS Winterling by Sarah Prineas is the first book in the Winterling series that follows Jennifer – or Fer – as she discovers a whole new world that is just waiting for her, and one in which she more than belongs. The Way is the path that Fer takes into the other world, and once she gets there, it is such a unique and detailed place. The author did an amazing job of infusing character, darkness, the pervading evil and sense that something is wrong, forged into what once was a beautiful land, and all brought together in what I call an “atmospheric” atmosphere. In other worlds, the author nailed this element for me. I really enjoyed this book. It was much darker than I was expecting, but I think that it will get a lot less dark in the next book and that we will learn so much more about the land, the people, the past and all the secrets that grip the Way. The pacing was actually really good and while it did maybe go a little bit fast, I like that this book was fairly short and that this is (so far) a 3 book series. I also loved all the elements about the seasons and how the Mor can change winter into spring with the sacrifices she has to make. The atmosphere, the setting and the plot were all elements that I really enjoyed and I think that with the author’s beautiful writing style, she pulled this all off really well.I gave this book 4.5 stars. This was just missing that tiny spark I need to give a book 5 stars, but since this is a series, I’m sure the 5 stars will be awarded to one of them. I thoroughly enjoyed Winterling, I was engaged, intrigued and fascinated by everything, and I loved the different characters, the reveals and the knowledge that so much more is coming. If you love middle grade stories that are more on the dark side, with resilient and determined main characters, intriguing and possibly evil side characters, a very strong and gloomy atmosphere, an interesting plot and beautiful writing, then this is the book for you. I highly recommend it. My full review will be up on my blog soon.

Lucky boy that I am, I got an early look at Winterling, and this is the blurb I volunteered:Sarah Prineas conjures a world of frost and snow and magic and peril. At the core of a story that doesn't skimp on thrilling chases and dangerous secrets, we have Fer, a compelling hero readers will care about and root for. Joining Fer is a fascinating cast of allies and enemies, from grouchy Rook to snarling wolf people. Winterling captures the best elements of classic fantasy tales and puts them in a fresh, electric new context. What a marvelous book!

Winterling by Sarah Prineas is a magical tale of friendship and righting old wrongs – a testament to the value of life. Winterling opens with a bang as the prologue begins with a dog running from wolves and ending up in our world.Read the rest of my review here

A really great and magical Middle Grade story!I loved reading all about Fer's adventures through the way as she unravelled the mystery surrounding her parents and The Lady that governs the land she discovered full of magic. The story was wonderful and I really liked how it all developed throughout the book, especially with the ending leaving enough open for the sequel. The characters were wonderful also, I loved Fer and Grand-Jane so much, and Rook will hopefully develop more too as I think the idea of having a puck is very cool! The Mor was a great villain too as she was just the right mix of charming and evil. The writing style was also just perfect, it really helps to bring the story to life with the descriptions of the people and the landscapes. I cant wait to read the second time in the future. A really great book that I really enjoyed reading.

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS SERIES EVERYWHERE AND I FINALLY FOUND IT

What a great story with a just-right heroine. She knew nothing but learned fast and trusted her instincts. Can't wait to read the next one.