Angelica WRIT340

I will be honest and say that I did not get into Road Out of Winter  as much as I wanted to. It didn't pull me in much, and I can definitely say that the plot is completely different from what I thought it was going to be. From reading the summary, I thought I was going to be whisked away into a magical world where the main character genuinely has solar powers, and she was going to use them to save her post-apocalyptic world. However, I have not read a single thing yet about Wil (the protagonist) having powers. It seems like the soils/seeds she gardens with are magical instead. I thought it was going to take place in a fictional world as well, but the characters are actually based in Ohio. In general, I just had so many different expectations with this novel, but none of them have really been met, and the plot doesn't really interest me anymore. However, I will say that I love the writing style, which makes me want to keep going. It is SUPER easy to understand what is going on ...

 Road Out of Winter - First Impressions Road Out of Winter  was a book on the list that almost completely took my interest. The description was super interesting to me when I first read it! It's fiction, the "permanent state of winter" setting is cool, there's a lot of danger, and she can somehow still grow plants. It honestly sounds like some sort of video game. I have played games with themes like this as well, so I knew that I had to read it and give it a try. I am not too far into the book yet, but it's definitely different. I really like how much dialogue there is so far, and I feel like the author is descriptive enough so that I can paint the whole scene in my head (which I love). There are some characters that have been named, but I am not exactly sure who they are, and/or if they are important. I hope to see soon the connections that Wil (the main character) has with these characters, and others that come up. I am excited to really get into it.

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