I've been putting off writing a review for this book because I'm not sure I could ever articulate what this book means to me and what reading this book was like. This book gets all the stars, and will probably end up in my very top favorite books of all time.

This book is like: The Winternight Trilogy with a hint of Narnia and Howl's Moving Castle. Interdimensional slippage, a dark snowy forest, a warm hearth, fairy tales, jewish identity, and mother's that never truly leave us

I read Uprooted back in high school, and generally enjoyed it. It wasn't anything super special to me, so I didn't pick up Spinning Silver right away. Now, I kinda want to go back and reread Uprooted to see if I like it more a second time.

I picked up Spinning Silver on a bit of a whim, and read it in about 3 days. I actually might pick up the book again and comb through it chapter by chapter and make notes of my favorite scenes, themes and other aspects of the book. From what I remember of Uprooted, Spinning Silver is slower, more character-driven, and more about the gentle domesticity of life.

I love the prose, and the changing point-of-views. Even though they are not marked, you can immediately tell who is who, within the first sentence or two. I love the characters. Miryam, Wanda, Irina (and the other povs) were all wonderful and I loved how their story comes together. The Staryk are some of the best 'fae' characters/race that I've encountered in a while. They're definitely their own group, with different rule and culture than humans- enough that it takes Miryam a while to figure out and get used to.

One of the biggest things I liked about this book is almost the 'domestic fantasy' aspect of it. The simple day-to-day life chores, families sitting and eating together, celebrations, weddings, knitting by the fire, are all parts of this book that I held dear. If you know what I mean by 'the cabin scenes' then you know what I mean. All in all, this book is a treasure, and I'm so glad I read it.