

The Winter Place
Author: Alexander Yates
Narrator: Lauren Ezzo
Unabridged: 11 hr 6 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 06/11/2019
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Family
Author: Alexander Yates
Narrator: Lauren Ezzo
Unabridged: 11 hr 6 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 06/11/2019
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Family
Alexander Yates was born in Haiti and grew up in Mexico, Bolivia, and the Phillipines. He is the author of the critically acclaimed adult novel Moondogs and the YA novels, The Winter Place and How We Became Wicked. He lives with his wife in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Review by Beth Steeped in Finnish mythology and some truly evocative settings, The Winter Place is a truly magical tale with a few scary moments perfectly put together. Tess and Axel go through things no children should have to. Not only are they already without a mother, their dad dies too and their......more
Overall Rating 5 Stars -Book Description: 4 -Cover: 3.5 -Plot: 5 -Creativity: 5 -Grammar: 4 -Simile Use: 5 (minimal usage) -Description: 4 (very well written) -Show And Tell Balance: 4 This is one of the few books I've picked up recently at a book store as opposed to Amazon, and I'm glad I did. Initially, th......more
The setting of this novel is what stands out to me. Beautifully written and drawn out but also with incredible descriptions that allowed me to see Finland even though I've never been. Just on that alone, this book was enjoyable to me. While I'm not a fan of the plot or all the characters, the settin......more