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It is not often I leave book reviews, but after reading Annette Marie's steel and stone series, I felt compelled to give my opinion on this book. I would have said the steel and stone series was the nest series I had ever read until I got to the last chapter of the series. This of course left me slightly bitter and angry. It is with this feeling that I started reading the authors newest book, Red Winter. I was nervous of starting something I would love only to see it end horribly. Of course, I read it anyway. I was pleasantly surprised at the sheer uniqueness of this book. The paranormal aspects and mythology this book are based on are very different for an American author. I have always been familiar with Japanese mythology and literature so this was a very pleasant surprise (especially then the male lead turned out to be a fox youkai, every shoujo fanfirls dream!). The only thing that kept me from rating the book at 5 starts was the first quarter to third of the book. Although I realize the beginning was a necessary evil for those who are not familiar with Japanese folklore, it was so slow and tedious for me to get through. It was EXTREMELY descriptive in order to educate the reader. Although it was very informative, it was difficult to move the plot along at a reasonable speed. This changed quickly about a third through the book. Thats when things get awesome and cant put the book down. Over all - great book even if the beginning is slow. However, it is perfectly set up for a bittersweet ending or open ending like steel and stone.... so I have a bad feeling things won't be happily ever after at the end of this trilogy.


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Red Winter The Red Winter Trilogy Volume 1 Annette Marie Books Reviews

wow! I love Annette Marie's writting! She has stunned me again! Red Winter is amazing! I will admit, since this book is very deeply intertwined with Japanese culture, it took me a little bit to really settle into this book. but once I did, wow!!!!! such amazing detail into the belief system and how things work. it made me realize, even for a work of fiction/fantasy, that I know very little about Japanese culture. and Annette Marie does an amazing job integrating that into her novel for a deep, emotional, and action packed novel! I can't wait to read on!!!

And I love the images through the book! Not many, but gorgious little add ons!
This was such an enjoyable read. Red Winter is steeped in Japanese folklore and is accurately researched. There are tons of books which have tried to replicate the amount of depth Red Winter has, such as Ink, but none have matched Marie's.

Kimura Emi is the next kamigakari. After a yokai attack, Emi must live at the Shirayuri shrine. She struggles to uphold her duty as the kamigakari when she discovers a terrible secret.

I loved Emi. She's a sheltered girl but she's not spoiled. She's kind, naive, and too trusting. However, unlike every over-powered badass protagonist that seems to be in every YA novel, she's realistically portrayed.

Emi's a normal girl. She can't truly defend herself against the supernatural, and I loved it. She's not some powerhouse. She adapts to the situation and fights her way through. She's a breath of fresh air.

The romance is well done. No insta-love. There's a part early on which really questions who Shiro is, and I was so glad that Emi didn't just accept how terrible he was to her. She was angry and she expressed it and she didn't let him walk all over her.

Because of this, the two grow together and so when the beginnings of a romance starts to form, I was on board.

I really appreciated how the ending wasn't a cliffhanger. It's set up perfectly for the next two books, but it's not the blatant cliffs some YA likes to chuck at the reader in the attempts to snag a buy.

Sometimes it got a little repetitive and some may really dislike the constant danger Emi is put through because she can't do anything but try not to die before someone rescues her. Regardless, I thought it was handled well. The last fight scene was also a little stilted and sometimes hard to picture. The villains in this first book were also super one-dimensional and I thought Amaterasu was flat. Really looking forward to seeing them be developed.

Still, I had a blast.

I'm so impressed by the research that went into this. The author truly knows the content she's serving and that was so refreshing to read. The illustrations are also gorgeous and I hope Marie's other series contain them.

Absolutely picking up the sequel.
It is not often I leave book reviews, but after reading Annette Marie's steel and stone series, I felt compelled to give my opinion on this book. I would have said the steel and stone series was the nest series I had ever read until I got to the last chapter of the series. This of course left me slightly bitter and angry. It is with this feeling that I started reading the authors newest book, Red Winter. I was nervous of starting something I would love only to see it end horribly. Of course, I read it anyway. I was pleasantly surprised at the sheer uniqueness of this book. The paranormal aspects and mythology this book are based on are very different for an American author. I have always been familiar with Japanese mythology and literature so this was a very pleasant surprise (especially then the male lead turned out to be a fox youkai, every shoujo fanfirls dream!). The only thing that kept me from rating the book at 5 starts was the first quarter to third of the book. Although I realize the beginning was a necessary evil for those who are not familiar with Japanese folklore, it was so slow and tedious for me to get through. It was EXTREMELY descriptive in order to educate the reader. Although it was very informative, it was difficult to move the plot along at a reasonable speed. This changed quickly about a third through the book. Thats when things get awesome and cant put the book down. Over all - great book even if the beginning is slow. However, it is perfectly set up for a bittersweet ending or open ending like steel and stone.... so I have a bad feeling things won't be happily ever after at the end of this trilogy.