SuitabookWinter, White and Wicked
Shannon Dittemore
- Reading
- Consider reading together or checking in after the journey’s more action-heavy stretches. You could also agree whether to continue discussing the cliffhanger together, since the ending is not a settled conclusion.
- Themes
- Oppression and rebellion: Kerce oppression of the Shiv forms part of the fictional history, while Sylvi’s journey intersects with a rebel cause. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Change, loss and loyalty: Sylvi struggles with change and loss when Lenore leaves to join the rebels, while Sylvi sets out after her. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Winter as a presence: Winter is a sentient force that Sylvi regards as a friend and that has protected her; it can also be spiteful and wrathful. Winter’s protective and dangerous qualities make Sylvi’s relationship with it complicated rather than simply safe or hostile.
- Worth knowing
- The journey includes hostile encounters, reanimated monsters, dangerous magic and relentless action. The story also involves Sylvi’s loss and a fictional history of Kerce oppression of the Shiv; the political critique is not conclusive.