A Winter's Promise Book One of The Mirror Visitor Quartet". Europa Editions . Retrieved 18 June 2019. Her life living on Anima could not be more ideal. It is peaceful and has everything that someone like Ophelia could ever want. But everything that she has become so used to gets disrupted when something unexpected happens that she never saw coming. Ophelia is just a girl still and regardless of what she feels she is forced to leave the family that she knows and go to the floating capital of Citaceleste, located on Pole. This icy ark’s capital is cold and once she is there she does her best to try and wrap her head around what has happened. 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.

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Power and corruption – The novel examines how abuse of power may lead to ethically questionable decisions being made by individuals. It highlights how important transparency and accountability are to sound government. Note: the one thing I did like about Ophelia is that I believe she is asexual, as she mentions more than once that she’s never felt sexual attraction before. And for that, I commend the author.Berenilde – Thorn’s aunt, she is a calculating and ambitious woman who seeks to manipulate Ophelia to further her own agenda. I respect your opinion and I do agree with you: this book (just like any other) is not for everyone, but I couldn’t leave without saying anything. The book’s dramatic and thrilling conclusion is the battle between the several factions vying for power and control over the Arks. Ophelia must use every wit and talent she possesses to survive and protect those she loves.

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Victoire – Ophelia’s cousin, she is a gregarious and outgoing woman who becomes Ophelia’s closest confidante and ally. Ophelia and Thorn eventually fall in love, but their relationship is complicated by the fact that they are from different Arkans. Ophelia is also struggling to come to terms with the fact that she is a Reader, and that she has the power to read people’s minds. Lots of troublesome content, especially for a “kids” book, including implied rape, physical and mental abuse, forced marriage and torture. Now, I’ve read a lot of books, and a lot of what I read is on the darker side, so abuse and rape are nothing new to me when it comes to fiction. But one character in particular was so loathsome and dangerous, he confesses to Ophelia (and at this point he doesn’t know who she is) that he can hardly wait to “deflower Thorn’s betrothed.” Keep in mind that this entire time I am picturing Ophelia as a twelve-year-old, because that’s how she acted. (She is, in fact, seventeen or eighteen, but I just couldn’t picture her that age.) Quatre raisons de découvrir La Passe-Miroir, une fascinante saga fantastique". madmoiZelle.com (in French). 1 June 2017 . Retrieved 27 April 2018. A lush, romantic tale about family, duty, and discovering your independence, this book is going to be a crowd pleaser!”Identity and self-discovery –As Ophelia navigates the complex political and social facets of the society she lives in, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery. She finds it difficult to understand her unique abilities and make a name for herself in a society that values power and position. Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire 2016 – Alter1fo". Alter1fo (in French). 11 May 2016 . Retrieved 27 April 2018. Winter’s Promisse was the book that remind me why I love fantasy so much. The world builing is amazing, the premisse is really interesting and unique and the characters… not going to lie, I loved them as well. They’re complex, have layers and motifs.