Midwinterblood

Why had I only just heard about this book? I was looking for an easy read between books and this popped up over on Libby and I thought, What the heck? Mostly because I found the title and the cover intriguing. I know that is not a good reason, and I have been burned many's the time by gorgeous cover art around meh books. Not this time.

There is nothing in this book that reads Young Adult. This book probably should rightfully fall under "New Adult" Category, but even that might not be accurate because I am 50 years old and could not stop reading this story. For reference, Amazon lists this book for 12-18 year olds, whatever that tells ya!

It is seven interconnected stories set throughout time. All the stories take place on a small scandinavian island. There adult themes, but nothing overtly sexual in nature. There is violence, but nothing I would call extreme horror. There are many aspects of love portrayed in these stories. Young love, true love, the love of children, and the love of siblings all have there place in these stories. I can not begin to tell you how engrossed I was in this book. All these stories are interconnected, but the reader has to get tot he end of the book to see the ultimate interconnectedness that goes beyond the surface. When I finished this book, I just wanted to sit down and think about what I had just read, and that to me marks the sign of an amazing book.