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A new land has been discovered to the east. Winterkeep is a land of miracles, a democratic republic run by people who like each other, where people speak to telepathic sea creatures, adopt telepathic foxes as pets, and fly across the sky in ships attached to balloons.

But when Bitterblue's envoys to Winterkeep drown under suspicious circumstances, she and Giddon and her half-sister, Hava, set off to discover the truth - putting both Bitterblue's life and Giddon's heart to the test when Bitterblue is kidnapped. Giddon believes she has drowned, leaving him and Hava to solve the mystery of what's wrong in Winterkeep.

Lovisa Cavenda is the teenage daughter of a powerful Scholar and Industrialist (the opposing governing parties) with a fire inside her that is always hungry, always just nearly about to make something happen. She is the key to everything, but only if she can figure out what's going on before anyone else, and only if she's willing to transcend the person she's been all her life.

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It was great to have all my old favourite characters back plus some new ones, and to expand the world from the original books. Intrigue, tragedy and mythical sea creatures, what's not to love! I love the way Kristin writes emotion and inner monologue.

Loved it, such an original idea.

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I hesitated to buy this, having very much enjoyed the previous books in this series as a YA reader. Now a little older, I wondered whether this would have the same charm. It absolutely did.

Actually, I would say that this is almost aimed at that older YA / no longer YA reader, given the dark themes and non-avoidance of sex as a plot driver / character motivation. (As other reviews have noted, the sex in the story is tasteful and minimal - this is not a steamy novel).

Otherwise, the story, pace, and characterisations were fabulous, and I thought the narrator performance was perfectly matched to Kristin Cashore's style.

worthy successor

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I am so sad to have come to the end of this wonderful series. This book was so exciting and keeps you wondering at every turn. I really struggled to stop listening. I want to warn potential readers that this series contains a lot of upsetting, violent things. I also think the sex in this book was too much and unnecessary, but still done subtly and not over the top. I enjoyed the narrator's different accents and quiet reading style. Really a great read if you like strong female characters, romantic love stories with happy endings and lots of mysteries.

Thrilling to the end

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I was unsure as to whether this work would translate for me as it read a bit steam punk in the blurb but I loved it.
Powell’s performance was excellent as usual. Lost some consistency with the Winterkeep accents but overall superb.
A definite re-listen for me.

As good as the rest of Cashore’s work

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Enjoyed continuation of Bitterblues story, new characters and POV changes. Some fantastic ideas and some cliches, fantasy creatures, political and environmental aspects. Heads up for parents/ younger readers - there is a lot of consensual sexual activity at age 16 for manipulative purposes - present throughout storyline but not descriptive. Have read all books in series up to here and have enjoyed each thoroughly. Narrator is excellent.

Satisfying follow up

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