But after the first fifty pages that’s when I started getting bored.

I was also enjoying Meira’s chapters and it didn’t annoy me when it switched from first person to third person narration. I had really high hopes when I started reading it because I actually enjoyed the first fifty pages or so a lot more than I did Ice Like Fire. I thought Mather’s character had improved tremendously because I was enjoying his chapters and didn’t feel tempted to skip them. This may sound harsh but since she wrote the first book when she was twelve, I feel like Snow Like Ashes went through hundreds of re-writes to become the amazing book it is today and in comparison, the last two books had less time spent on them and were rushed which left them with pretty much no plot and a lot of pointless scenes. The whole story could have easily fit into one book because the other two just weren’t needed at all. I honestly believe that the first book should have just been a standalone because nothing happens in the other two books to justify it being a trilogy. I was just left feeling angry and disappointed at what this trilogy has become. I really wanted to like it but I just couldn’t and I’m not going to be reading this trilogy a second time. I’m going to start by saying I really did not enjoy this book and this review will mainly be negative because I had a lot of issues with it. But when she’s freed by an unexpected ally who reveals a shocking truth behind Summer’s slave trade, Ceridwen must take action to save her true love and her kingdom, even if it costs her what little she has left.Īs Angra unleashes the Decay on the world, Meira, Mather, and Ceridwen must bring the kingdoms of Primoria together…or lose everything. Angra had her brother killed, stole her kingdom, and made her a prisoner. But with a plan of attack that leaves no kingdom unscathed and a major betrayal within their ranks, winning the war-and protecting Meira-slips farther and farther out of reach.Ĭeridwen will do anything to save her people. He needs to rally the Children of the Thaw, find Meira-and finally tell her how he really feels. Mather will do anything to save his queen. To defeat Angra, Meira will have to enter the labyrinth, destroy the very magic she’s learning to control– and make the biggest sacrifice of all. But the true solution to stopping the Decay lies in a labyrinth deep beneath the Season Kingdoms. With Angra trying to break through her mental defenses, she desperately needs to learn to control her own magic-so when the leader of a mysterious Order from Paisly offers to teach her, Meira jumps at the chance. Meira will do anything to save her world.

Angra is alive, his Decay is spreading-and no one is safe.

Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch