Series: Snow Like Ashes (bk. 2)
Genera(s): High Fantasy
Subjects: magic, seasons, winter, royalty, kingdoms,
adventure, war, princes and princesses, king and queens, warriors, rebellions,
slavery, orphans
Setting: The Kingdoms of Primoria
POV/Tense: 1st person POV, present tense: Meira, and 3rd
person: Mather
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 478 pgs.
HC/PB: Hardcover
List Price: $17.99
Publisher: HarperTeen: Balzer & Bray
Summary/ product description: “It’s been three months
since the Winterians were freed and Spring’s king, Angra, disappeared—thanks
largely to the help of Cordell.
Meira
just wants her people to be safe. When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to
dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly
dangerous: Primoria’s lost chasm of magic. Theron sees this find as an
opportunity—with this much magic, the world can finally stand against threats
like Angra. But Meira fears the danger the chasm poses—the last time the world
had access to so much magic, it spawned the Decay. So when the king of Cordell
orders the two on a mission across the kingdoms of Primoria to discover the
chasm’s secrets, Meira plans to use the trip to garner support to keep the
chasm shut and Winter safe—even if it means clashing with Theron. But can she
do so without endangering the people she loves?
Mather
just wants to be free. The horrors inflicted on the Winterians hang fresh and
raw in Januari—leaving Winter vulnerable to Cordell’s growing oppression. When
Meira leaves to search for allies, he decides to take Winter’s security into
his own hands. Can he rebuild his broken kingdom and protect them from new
threats?
As the
web of power and deception weaves tighter, Theron fights for magic, Mather
fights for freedom—and Meira starts to wonder if she should be fighting not
just for Winter, but for the world.”
My Review: Ice
Like Fire is the awesome sequel to Snow Like Ashes. Winter is now free from
Spring’s rule, but new troubles are on the rise. Cordell’s king may be giving
Winter aid, but Meira still feel like her kingdom is under their oppression.
The Cordellian king wants to find the magic chasm, and when Meira’s Winterians
do, she intends to prevent the magic from being released. Theron want everyone
to have magic, and Meira disagrees. Theron and Meira’s relationship becomes
strained and they set off on a quest throughout the kingdoms of Primoria to
find the three keys that will open the chasm.
We finally get a glimpse at three other kingdoms in
this book: Summer, Yakim and Ventralli. Each are unique and different. Summer
is about pleasure and they have slavery and brothels. Yakim is about knowledge
and they have universities and advanced technology. Ventralli loves art and
beauty and is like Venice with its masks. I love that the world building of
Primoria is so intricate and different from other fantasy novels I’ve read. I
love the kingdoms based off the seasons and the rhythms. Sara has a Pinterest board
for her series that really gives you the look and feel of the different
kingdoms.
Meira is such a great character. She’s pretty
down-to-Earth for a queen. She’d prefer pants to dresses. She’s like to use her
Chakram to protect her kingdom. I feel sorry for Mather. Theron has Meira’s
love, but I feel like Mather is meant for her. When I think of Meira and Mather
I picture the Elsa-Jack Frost pairing. There’s not much romance in the story.
It’s more about the adventure and the kingdoms, but I’m okay with that. I just
want Mather and Meira to get together and kiss in the final book.
The ending was somewhat surprising. I kind of expected
some of it, but I didn’t know where it was going. I just hope the finale if
awesome. I wonder what the title will be. Frost Like (Flame? Sparks? Not sure).
I really would love to read more fantasy like this. I recommend it to those who
enjoyed Frozen, Game of Thrones and books like: Incarnate and The Orphan
Queen by Jodi Meadows, Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, Crewel by Gennifer
Albin, The Jewel by Amy Ewing, Defiance by C.J. Redwine, The Young Elites by
Marie Lu and the Red Queen by Victoria Avyard.
Cover Art Review: I love this cover so much! The
Chakram and the seasons. It’s just so amazing.
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