voodoocactus's review of Talventaitto (Merenkehrä, #2)

4/5: This is an incredibly hard book to review. On the one hand it’s rich in lore and mythos, on the other hand it’s lyrical and poetic to the point of obscurity. Don’t get me wrong–I really liked this! But I can understand why this divides readers. The foreword tells us this can be read before or after Kellopelisydän but honestly, I think it works better as part two. This isn’t a sequel, though, this is an expansion of a short glimpse of a strange world we got in Kellopelisydän. In many ways, this is an abusive story. In many ways, this is a love story. In many ways, this is a story of magic. ...