And there is one new arc that is extremely stressful, and oh boy are we gonna get a fun resolution sequence next book. We get one new character in particular who is absolutely hilarious, and I can't wait to see more of them in book 8. In proper epic fantasy form, Winterlight doesn't just resolve some major arcs, but it also starts a few new ones. That said, the conclusions to these various arcs are extremely satisfying and the way one or two of them resolve just might surprise you. After however many years I've spent with Green Rider, it is really weird to see some major storylines wrap up. Winterlight is almost certainly the penultimate book in the series. And regarding promises and payoffs, I was on point in my previous prediction of how long the series would go. Maybe these moments were especially fun for me because the previous six are so fresh in my mind, but they are definitely a delight for those who tend to read really closely (looking at you cosmerenauts). Those said, the author still has a tendency to overwrite for my taste, and she does that annoying (and outdated in my opinion) fantasy trope of reminding you of the events of the previous books when said events become relevant to the current narrative.Īs to the events of this book, a lot of little breadcrumbs laid in previous books come to bear in Winterlight, and it is such a delight to see the payoffs of those promises. The pacing is stellar, and my roommates will attest to the fact that I was reading it constantly for five days or so that it took me to finish it.

The balance between light parts and dark parts was much better handled in Winterlight, and the interest curve of the book overall is the best of the series to date. There's been a bit of a trend in the last few books where they start out in what I call the light section and then they go into the dark section for the latter half. It took me a few days after it to write this because holy schnikies was this a wild ride.

For those following since I did a reread of the first six Green Rider books in honor of this one coming out, I figured I might as well to post a review of Winterlight as well.

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