An interesting read. I know very little about Russian folklore, and it was good to stop reading and just research Russian folklore as well as the history of that time. Opened my eyes to a whole new world. This story is nicely done, and the protagonist is likeable. Morozko seemed a little too human, and I'm not sure whether the author intended him to be so human. The horses are more fey than he is. Good pacing and suspenseful. I think I was more frightened by the way the women were treated than the monsters in the book, and but that's historically true everywhere for that time period.