The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett

It's all about high school girl stereotypes, the assumptions we make, etc. even with the things I was able to piece together relatively quickly, I enjoyed the journey and what the book had to say. This wasn't a 'whodunnit' read for me, but more of a whydunnit. But the trade-off is definitely that more almost languid mood and there's a little bit of distance to the story.

I enjoy close third person, and it's part of what contributed to the tone I ended up liking about it-it had a grander feel than a typical 1st person might have. There are also many chapters that are half police interview/half narrative.

Where I think for some readers they might not be as sure-footed with this one is that it's in third person and it's multi-POV, with some chapters a bit more omniscient. In particular, I loved the small town Colorado feel the town was vivid for me, as were the typical 'types.' More of a slow-burn, character driven suspense read than a breakneck, page-turning thriller, but I enjoyed the 'mood' of the book a lot and enjoyed returning to the pages and sitting with the characters.

The Winter Duke is an enchanted tale of intrigue by Claire Eliza Bartlett, author of the acclaimed young adult fantasy novel We Rule the Night.This is a solid 4.5 stars rounded up. And if Ekata is to survive, she must quickly decide how she will wield them both. If Kylma Above is to survive, Ekata must seize her family's magic and power. Nothing has prepared Ekata for diplomacy, for war, for love. In the space of a single night, Ekata inherits the title of duke, her brother's captivating warrior bride, and ever-encroaching challengers from without-and within-her ministry. But just as escape is within reach, her parents and twelve siblings fall under a strange sleeping sickness, and no one can find a cure. Not her books or her experiments, not her family's icy castle atop a frozen lake, not even the tantalizingly close Kylma Below, a mesmerizing underwater kingdom that provides her family with magic. Once Ekata's brother is finally named heir to the dukedom of Kylma Above, there will be nothing to keep her at home with her murderous family. Ekata's family is in trouble and since she survived the curse, she must survive the throne–but first she needs to find out how to save the people she loves.Īll Ekata wants is to stay alive-and the chance to prove herself as a scholar.

The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett