A Winter's Promise: The Mirror Visitor Book 1 (The Mirror Visitor Quartet, 1)

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One day she is confronted with the fact that she must marry Thorn, the accountant of an entirely different ark, known everywhere for his cool, logical and dismissive manner. Ophelia must leave the only home she has ever known and go to Citaceleste. A cold ark, where there is always snow and the northern lights dance in the sky during the eternal night. But Thorn soon makes it clear that Ophelia's presence is not welcome. For Thorn's clan is notorious for its powers. With their claws, the members can inflict pain on others without even touching them. Soon Ophelia finds herself in the midst of intrigue and surrounded by people with different skills and must decide - who is friend and who is foe? Renard –A member of the Dragon House and Thorn’s cousin, he is a dashing and charming man who becomes a potential romantic interest for Ophelia. When Ophelia becomes betrothed to Thorn, a member of the fierce and mysterious Dragon clan, she is forced to leave her home and navigate the dangerous politics of the other clans at the Pole. Victoire – Ophelia’s cousin, she is a gregarious and outgoing woman who becomes Ophelia’s closest confidante and ally.

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The main character of Christelle Dabos’ young adult fantasy novel “A Winter’s Promise” is Ophelia, a member of the Anima clan with the power to learn an object’s history just by touching it. Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire 2016 – Alter1fo". Alter1fo (in French). 11 May 2016 . Retrieved 27 April 2018.The series was compared by the national press to that of Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling, or His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. [7] The first two books were awarded the Grand Prize of the Imaginary in the category francophone youth novel in 2016. [8] Those first two novels were subsequently released in English translation by Europa Editions in 2018 [9] and 2019. [10] The third novel in the series was released in English in 2020. [11] The fourth novel was published in France in November 2019. [12] Publications [ edit ] La Passe-miroir ( The Mirror Visitor quartet) [ edit ] For readers of all ages, A Winter’s Promise is a fantastical story of intrigue and suspense that is becoming a worldwide cult phenomenon. In this gripping third volume of the Christelle Dabos’s best-selling saga, Ophelia, the mirror-traveling heroine, finds herself on the ark of Babel guarding a secret that may provide a key both to the past and the future. a b "Par ici les sortilèges Rencontre avec Christelle Dabos". Libération.fr (in French) . Retrieved 27 April 2018. I can understand perfectly your frustration and even horror with this story: the description of characters and situations would be enough to make me run as far away from this book as possible. And probably to throw the book at a wall once I reached that horrifying “advice” given to Ophelia…

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La passe-miroir" de Christelle Dabos, lauréat du premier roman jeunesse". RTL.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 28 April 2018 . Retrieved 27 April 2018. This full color reading text is perfect for a variety of ages as the material will grab the attention of both younger and older students. At first she found the writing to be an escape, then found that it was helping her to reconstruct herself. As she kept going, she discovered her ‘second nature’. She also joined an online author community called Silver Plume that gave her encouragement. They were so supportive that she decided to take up her first challenge in literature, to enter a contest for youth novels written for the first time and did quite well! The mirror visitor series has created such a unique world as I have rarely read before. You are thrown right into the middle of Ophelia's life at the beginning and it is a wild roller coaster ride with all sorts of whimsical, yet somehow lovable characters. Especially all their little quirks like Thorn's dice or Ophelia's scarf or their powers made this interesting. The world can be a little difficult to understand at times, but once you get the hang of it, the author's imagination gives the reader great pleasure. It is one of the most enjoyable series I have read and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a well executed fantasy story. Now, the commentary about the uncle, I don’t think it’s fair: what he says to Ophélie is outdated, obviously. The readers feels uncomfortable and outraged and that’s the point. We now also know what type of world she lives in. It’s a clever dialoge. (If it matters, later on he tells her he’s wrong and apologies).The world is shattered into countless parts, the so-called arks. On them live all kinds of people. Ophelia and her family live on Anima, an ark where values like family and warm-heartedness are very important. Ophelia grows up in a colorful and noisy family with many siblings. Nevertheless, she doesn't quite fit in with the family, preferring to withdraw with a book and her lively scarf or escape through mirrors and wander the corridors of the museum, where she can read the history of various objects just by touching them. Having grudgingly finished it, I am with you 100 % on every point you made. I was hoping to see more of the quiet, steely power I know Olivia has in this first book and think it’ll come out more in the second. But I’m a little too disappointed in the general writing style and characterization of the book as a whole, so most likely won’t continue with the trilogy. I need characters to feel deeply real.