The Witch of Duva

I looked at this GR listing and thought, “4.44 average rating, huh? I wonder if it's really that good.” IT IS.This was an obsessive read for me, in the best way. Every spare moment was devoted to reading/listening. This is right up there with [b:Circe 35959740 Circe Madeline Miller https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1508879575s/35959740.jpg 53043399] and [b:Norse Mythology 37903770 Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1516128292s/37903770.jpg 51396954] for compulsively readable retellings of mythology. In fact, I think it's substantially more enchanting than Norse Mythology, because it was so surprising and inventive.Many of these fairy tales have echoes of some of Disney's Greatest Hits, but most often the touch is feather-light, and the borrowing from classic tales is used to subvert expectations. Every story has both emotionally compelling characters and a certain otherworldly, folktale vibe. And it's all packaged within the fictional Grishaverse, so Bardugo has plenty of room to play and go in novel directions.Super fun read I'll return to again soon!