Can anyone suggest books that have the same vibe as The Winternight Trilogy by Katherine Arden? Reading is one of my main hobbies and I usually go through 1-2 books a week, but I also am starting to get pretty bad seasonal depression and I’m struggling to find motivation to do anything other than watch tv at night.
Last year I happened to find this series around this time of year and it really carried me through the worst of winter, just the setting (est. 1400s Russia in deep, bitter winter) and tone (fantastical, romantic, adventurous) were so spot on to how I was feeling/wish fulfillment. A whole series would be ideal, but individual book recs are also appreciated.
by faiteslebruit
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I’ve not read that series, but maybe check out Naomi Novik? Uprooted is one I read. The setting is very immersive, fantasy Poland, honestly beautiful world building. Spinning Silver may be similar
This is an obscure one set in the viking age, with elements of Norse mythology in it :
[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/202187111](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/202187111)
It should fit the tone you’re describing while combined with a bleak and difficult setting.