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Beautifully written, amazingly atmospheric and incredibly compelling. You will not be able to put this down. The setting - the characters - the voice - the suspense. A perfect and beautiful book!


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Winterkill Kate A Boorman Books Reviews

4 Stars

Wow, what a surprisingly thrilling ride WINTERKILL was!! I was sure WINTERKILL was not going to be "My kinda book" but WHOA, my mind was changed pretty quickly! I highly enjoyed WINTERKILL, but I wasn't sure on how I was going to feel after it started. It was kinda slow, and dragged in the beginning. It felt like nothing was really happening besides a girl wanting to go out in the woods beyond. But it changed quickly after the first 15-20%, then I was in full flow of in engagement! I was swept into a world full of lies, secrets, deception, mystery, and.... murder. Yeah, it's definitely got the qualities of my "Kinda Book!"

THE PLOT...

Deep in the mysterious woods, lies a forgotten village, secluded with ancient legends and whispers of beast that roam the woods, searching and preying, taking and claiming the lives of the people long ago, which are now remembered as, The Lost People.

What people have survived, remain in their walled village in the woods, trying to keep the peace and survive. They've bounded together for years, abiding by the Council and Leader's every word. To not abide, would be considered a wayward act, and being branded as a wayward is a serious crime, with serious consequences. As being deemed a wayward is risking the communities survival, and thus ruled unfit to remain in the community, and then are sentenced to the crossroads, to die...

At almost the age of sixteen, Emmeline is officially becoming of age. Which means she is just about the age of eligibility to be offered the opportunity to become bound to a man of binding age. She's never really given binding to a man too much thought, as she is looked down upon, and shunned for her grandmothers waywardness when she was a young girl in the village, and was sent to the crossroads, to die. So Em is marked, labeled a high risk for waywardness, and has been paying the price since birth.

Em fills her days helping in the village by gathering herbs, plants, and other useful flora she can find in the gathering areas. But she yearns for more. She desires to leave the boundaries of their village which is forbidden, and considered an act of waywardness that could land her a one way trip to the crossroads. But the desire is there, and it is strong, with reacquiring dreams that are calling to her. Telling her to find them, luring her to the woods beyond the boundaries of their save haven. And one day, the pull is too much for Em, and she gives in, and that's when everything changes...

Em explores the woods outside her world hoping to find what has been calling her. And that's when she finds... lies, secrets, betrayals, mystery, murder, and The Lost People. But she's playing on very dangerous ground, and if caught, not only her world, but the ones she loves, could come crumbling down.

Em will have to uncover who or what is calling to her, and just what do they really want? As the boundaries between friend and foe start to blend, and too many lines crossed, Em will have to decide what is worth fighting for, and just how far she's willing to go to set things right.

Em will have to make the ultimate choice, make the unknown, known, or leave it as it is. Which could be worse? Em's about to find out in this epic adventure as one girl fights for what she believes in.

Overall, WINTERKILL was an intensely great read, which I devoured as the mystery unfolded, and the pieces of the puzzle started fitting into place. By the end of the book I found myself really engaged, and dying to know what was going to happen next to these awesome characters that I've slowly grown to care for. It's definitely worthy the read, and I highly recommended it, even with it's slowwwww start!!! ;)

NOTE I received a physical ARC from Amulet Books for reviewing purposes! All opinions express are my own and are not influenced in any way!
Publication September 9, 2014
Publisher Amulet Books / ABRAMS
Source Publisher

This book sort of reminded me of the movie The Village. I remember liking the movie at first, then once I found out what was really going on towards the end, I didn’t like it so much.

But as I kept reading, I was keeping my fingers crossed that this book wouldn’t exactly be like that movie because I was really getting into it.

Emmeline keeps dreaming about the woods. She feels like they are calling out to her so strongly at times and she isn’t sure why or what it means. So her curiosity gets the best of her and she risks punishment by venting farther into the woods to see what she can find.

Emmeline was brave, she just doesn’t realize it at first. She worries too much about her ‘Stain’ and her family's past. Emmeline's Grandma was punished (murdered) several years ago for breaking the communities rules. And because of that past transgression, Emmeline is referred to as being 'Stained.' I was so frustrated that these Council Leaders would make anyone especially young people carry the burden of a family members past sin. At times I wanted to shake Emmeline and everyone who gave her trouble and say ‘You are not you Grandma. Her ‘sin’ is not yours just because you share the same blood." It’s ridiculous. Anyways my little rant is over…

I really enjoyed Winterkill. Much more than I had originally anticipated. And I am happy to say, it wasn't exactly like The Village. Thankfully. When I would put it down to go run errands or other things, I found my mind wandering back to Emmeline, Tom, Brother Stockholm, and the other people in the village. I needed wanted to know what would happen next. I would definitely watch out for other books from this author in the future.
There are many times when I pick up a YA book and am immediately saddened by the poor sentence structure and basic plot dynamics. This book however fulfills everything I look for in not only in a YA novel but in a book. I can't wait to read the rest of the series!
I was a bit unsure if I should read this book. I am not a big fan of YA but the story was captivating and Emmeline is my kind of heroine. Great read, loved it.
Beautifully written, amazingly atmospheric and incredibly compelling. You will not be able to put this down. The setting - the characters - the voice - the suspense. A perfect and beautiful book!