A review by cassroberts89
The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore

adventurous challenging emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

So interesting! This is not at all the Baba Yaga I expected. I’m not gonna lie, I was a little disappointed in her relative ordinariness. I was expecting a character with a little more fire to her. Still, I was fascinated in the story. I think I get what Gilmore was aiming for, but this could have been wonderful with a healer demigod MC that DIDN’T share a name with such a baddie. It was hard to reconcile this character with that of Slavic folklore.