✦Midnight in everwood

Hi readers! Today I have the most whimsical and wintery books i have read thi year! I know technically Christmas is over BUT winter ain’t over YET so hope you enjoy!

enjoy!

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☼SYNOPSIS

There’s nothing Marietta Stelle loves more than ballet, but after Christmas, her dreams will be over as she is obligated to take her place in Edwardian society. While she is chafing against such suffocating traditions, a mysterious man purchases the neighbouring townhouse. Dr Drosselmeier is a charming but calculating figure who wins over the rest of the Stelle family with his enchanting toys and wondrous mechanisms. 

When Drosselmeier constructs an elaborate set for Marietta’s final ballet performance, she discovers it carries a magic all of its own. On the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, she is transported to a snowy forest, where she encounters danger at every turn: ice giants, shadow goblins and the shrieking mist all lurk amidst the firs and frozen waterfalls and ice cliffs. After being rescued by the butterscotch-eyed captain of the king’s guard, she is escorted to the frozen sugar palace. At once, Marietta is enchanted by this glittering world of glamorous gowns, gingerbread houses, miniature reindeer and the most delicious confectionary. 

But all is not as it seems and Marietta is soon trapped in the sumptuous palace by the sadistic King Gelum, who claims her as his own. She is confined to a gilded prison with his other pets; Dellara, whose words are as sharp as her teeth, and Pirlipata, a princess from another land. Marietta must forge an alliance with the two women to carve a way free from this sugar-coated but treacherous world and back home to follow her dreams. Yet in a hedonistic world brimming with rebellion and a forbidden romance that risks everything, such a path will never be easy.

☾REVIEW

★★★★

Rating: 4 out of 5.

This is the literal definition for winter read. It’s cozy and so so atmospheric. I believe this is sort of a retelling for The Nutcracker, however I could not be able to compare them both since (and I am in fact very ashamed of it) I have never watched nor read anything related to the original story.

So i am just going to talk about it in general aspects and not so much as a retelling. It was so whimsical and i know this may sound weird but whatever the cover makes you feel it’s exactly was the story will make you feel. Beautifulnnes (may have butchered the spelling for the word lol).

I love so many aspect of the story, the main one being how the women supported each other in order to scape the oppressing men world. 

“For all woman, no matter their class or skin colour. Your attitude is outdated. A relic better befitting your collection than seeing the light of day.”

I- just WOW, the power. They just come all together and I know this is something we are used to in books nowadays but it keeps giving me chills every single time i read about it. 

Even tho the women power is something that I appreciate i books and in fact never get tired of, the plot and atmosphere were the strongest points to this one. The witting style makes you feel like you are literally in the beautiful wintery world. 

So, don’t walk , RUN because Winter season is almost over and you should make sure that this stunning story is on you TBR!

✦ ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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M.A. Kuzniar spent six years living in Spain, teaching English and travelling the world which inspired her children’s series The Ship of Shadows. Her adult debut novel Midnight in Everwood was inspired by her love of ballet and love of The Nuctracker. She lives in Nottingham with her husband, where she reads and writes as much as can

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