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jengoertz's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty
afion's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent and Confinement
Minor: Torture
blakethebookeater's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book was WILD.
For the first half of this book, I was enjoying it, but nothing really blew me away. But the SECOND HALF OMG. The setup is so worth it for the explosive payoff at the end.
In this book, Quint is attending the Academy to become a Knight, so he can voyage to find stormphrax, like all the other knights long to do. Most of this book follows Quint's exploits as a student, but it is never boring. Instead of focusing on what he's actually learning, the book instead has us focused on the political backstabbing and intrigue of plots made by the scholars. And that's where this book shines.
In The Winter Knights, the sky scholars are waiting for the arrival of a Great Storm so they can get more stormphrax to weigh down the Great Rock of Sanctaphrax, for the seemingly endless winter storm is causing the rock to strain against its chain...threatening to hurtle the entire city into Open Sky. The discrimination against Earth Scholars comes to a heated peak in this novel, with plots and purges taking place. And Quint has an arch nemesis in the fellow Undertowner Villnix (who's a total POS).
This book is HECKIN DARK, y'all. Like I thought the first one was intense, but this one includes plots of murder, a coup (with a high body count), and even more. For a middle grade, this was more than shocking and I feel this series is one that kids would absolutely love (as I know bc I loved them as a kid) but parents would HATE. I think it sits at around a PG-13 range. The story is just so compelling and has ACTUAL STAKES and it's amazing.
Loving where this trilogy is going and SO HYPED for the third book, where Quint and his dad are hunting the man who murdered the rest of their family. REVENGE!!!
For the first half of this book, I was enjoying it, but nothing really blew me away. But the SECOND HALF OMG. The setup is so worth it for the explosive payoff at the end.
In this book, Quint is attending the Academy to become a Knight, so he can voyage to find stormphrax, like all the other knights long to do. Most of this book follows Quint's exploits as a student, but it is never boring. Instead of focusing on what he's actually learning, the book instead has us focused on the political backstabbing and intrigue of plots made by the scholars. And that's where this book shines.
In The Winter Knights, the sky scholars are waiting for the arrival of a Great Storm so they can get more stormphrax to weigh down the Great Rock of Sanctaphrax, for the seemingly endless winter storm is causing the rock to strain against its chain...threatening to hurtle the entire city into Open Sky. The discrimination against Earth Scholars comes to a heated peak in this novel, with plots and purges taking place. And Quint has an arch nemesis in the fellow Undertowner Villnix (who's a total POS).
This book is HECKIN DARK, y'all. Like I thought the first one was intense, but this one includes plots of murder, a coup (with a high body count), and even more. For a middle grade, this was more than shocking and I feel this series is one that kids would absolutely love (as I know bc I loved them as a kid) but parents would HATE. I think it sits at around a PG-13 range. The story is just so compelling and has ACTUAL STAKES and it's amazing.
Loving where this trilogy is going and SO HYPED for the third book, where Quint and his dad are hunting the man who murdered the rest of their family. REVENGE!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Body horror
Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Fatphobia
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