Janet's Reviews > Shadows of Winter

It took a while for me to get into this one. It felt very YA in the beginning and the main character, Kaylin demonstrated many TSTL characteristics. As the story progressed, some of that improved but the strange happenings in the "castle" and the immediate pull of Kaylin into the Rangers training felt fragmented to me. It was like jumping from venue to venue with little continuity in the story. The curses - multiple - may be related but never seemed to make a lot of sense. Also, numerous references to Kaylin's previous boyfriend commenting on her not being natural were never explained for some reason. Quite a few storylines to unpack. Figuring out how Kaylin returns to the city is one. Personally, I almost feel like the romance part is distracting from the storyline, I'd prefer that it be toned down for a while. I haven't decided about Book 2. Probably later, now that I know what the story entails.