![]() ![]() ![]() The Bear and the Nightingale draws inspiration from several Russian folklores to put together a beautiful tale of young Vasilisa ‘Vasya’ Petrovna, daughter of Pytor Vladimirovich, a boyar in medieval Russia. It is those darker, sombre tones of the book that distinguish it from Children’s Stories, making them appealing to mature readers.Įnough about me, let us talk about the book. Maybe it is the craziness in the world around me in the past couple of months, or maybe, something inside me has tweaked but I find myself enjoying the feel of Magic and Fables with a hint of dark thrown in. However, I read 2 more books after I finished this one: the sequel to this book, The Girl in the Tower and The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale. It is also an unusual choice because I don’t pick up books from the genres of Magical Realism and Fantasy that readily. ![]() As much as I rely on Goodreads, I am a cynic when it comes to judging a book purely on its Goodreads numbers. I came across The Bear and the Nightingale while browsing through the winners of Goodreads Readers Choice Polls last year. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden ![]()
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