![]() ![]() She occasionally repeats herself in a dreamlike state. Her chapters feel like a breeze in the air compared to the deeper and more thought-provoking chapters of her sibling. ![]() Her sections are presented in a poetic stanza-like quality. Laya, her younger sister is daring, free, floaty and ambitious. Detailed and explaining to the best of her knowledge what is happening in the world. Liba is the older, more serious, religious and over-analytical sister and her point of view chapters are written in a way you would expect from a modern fantasy novel. This can even be seen in the way that their chapters are presented. The sisters Laya and Liba are very different in personalities. ![]() They are a Jewish family in a tale that is like a melting pot of reality, Jewish mythology and a Brothers Grimm fairy tale. The titular sisters and their parents live close to the village of Dubossary and reside in a house that is close to the woods. I would like to thank Rena Rossner and Orbit Books for this opportunity. I received an advanced reader copy of The Sisters of the Winter Wood in exchange for an honest review. ![]()
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