Title: Wintersong   

Author: S. Jae-Jones

Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy   

Publisher: Thomas Dune Books

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 436

Rating: 4/5 stars

Synopsis (Goodreads):

The last night of the year. Now the days of winter begin and the Goblin King rides abroad, searching for his bride….

All her life, Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, dangerous Goblin King. They’ve enraptured her mind and spirit and inspired her musical compositions. Now eighteen and helping to run her family’s inn, Liesel can’t help but feel that her musical dreams and childhood fantasies are slipping away.

But when her own sister is taken by the Goblin King, Liesl has no choice but to journey to the Underground to save her. Drawn to the strange, captivating world she finds–and the mysterious man who rules it–she soon faces an impossible decision. With time and the old laws working against her, Liesl must discover who she truly is before her fate is sealed.

Dark, romantic, and powerful, Wintersong will sweep you away into a world you won’t soon forget.

Review:

I’ve heard to many great things about this book, both here on bookstagram and on Goodreads, so I was really excited to dive in! And it was great! The book was really engaging and I enjoyed every bit of it.

The story focuses on Liesl and the Goblin King. Both are really interesting characters in their own right, and then taken together creates a whole new level of awesomeness.

Liesl loves her family and is willing to do absolutely everything to protect them. So when she finds out that her sister has been taken by the goblin king, she must go underground to find and save her. Liesl’s love of her family and willingness to sacrifice everything for her is so cute. This book explores so many different topics, including looking at your relationship with your family and how you’re perceived by your family members, as well as who you are what is important to you. Through the Goblin King we learn that there are certain sacrifices that are not easily undone, and that love is certainly not a simple matter. I really enjoyed reading about the development of these characters and if you like books with a certain fairy tale charm, then I definitely recommend this book to you!

Happy reading!