Winter Rose

Rating:
Summary: Great
Review: This was the first book by Patricia McKillip that I read. I was hooked after that. I really loved Winter Rose, it was gentle and sweet and her style of writing was so different from anything else I've ever read. Highly recommend it.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Review: When i first picked up Winter Rose i thought it would be one of those boring repetitive romance novels of some fey, wild child who falls in love with the civilized handsome prince. Quickly, however, it became evident that it was far beyond that. Some of the reviewers, i think, fail to note the true brilliance of this novel. The novel follows Rois, the wild daughter who tramples through the forest searching for its secrets. Throughout the story she recounts events as she sees them, and it's really up to you as to the interpretation. It was earlier mentioned that both Laurel and Rois love Corbet, and that he loves Rois, but one cannot know that for certain. That is only one interpretation. There are a myrad of ways to look at it, simply because of its ambiguties. One could say Rois is making everything up. It's just a dream. But a later event in the novel makes that uncertain. So you see how intricate it is. I strongly suggest reading Winter Rose in a group as well as several times and have fun figuring it out. For those of you who said this is boring, that's a shame, but i recommend it for anyone who likes mysteries or analytical novels. Believe me, it's definitely worth checking out.