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I grew up frightened of the Snow Queen; the blight of winter she cast in an instant suffocating the world in ice and snow. In the Crown of Ice, I delighted in getting to know the Snow Queen, and she has a name, Thyra Winther. This retelling twisted familiar threads into compelling and new understanding of Hans Christen Anderson’s Snow Queen.

Losing her parents in a tragic blizzard, at very young age, stolen and imprisoned by the wizard Mael Voss, who gave her supernatural gifts and tethered her to a mirror broken into a puzzle, with missing pieces she’s not meant to ever find. A mirror, Voss wields no power over unless it’s complete.

If she cannot complete the task before her eightieth birthday, only months away, Thyra will turn into a wraith, one of the hundreds Voss has stolen over the years for the same task. Those who’ve failed haunt the dark corridors of the ice palace, crying out “with faces frozen into masks of grief” whispering she will be with them soon. Soon. If Thyra can free herself in time she can also free them.

But she can’t do it alone, even with her advanced math skills. The looking glass shards must be replaced exactly how they fell, placed incorrectly the mirror will reject them. Thyra remembers a boy from the village, almost as good with numbers as she. Thyra reaches out to him, now, years later, and not waiting for his consent she carries him away on her sleigh to the ice palace. He has no choice, but neither has she.

Crown of Ice, is a wonderful retelling of one of my favorite fairytales. The writing is vivid, yet economical and often surprising me with new descriptions. The pacing made me ravenous to speed through, and the world building is vivid, frigid, and enchanting.

Thyra is smart in her calculations, and while she struggles to overcome her prison, she soon finds help in unexpected ways, and may have found the best kind of love. The ending is exactly what I’d hoped for her.

Book two, SCEPTER OF FIRE, (The Snow Queen Saga #2) releases in the fall, 2016. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Steadfast Tin Soldier”, SCEPTER OF FIRE is a companion book to CROWN OF ICE


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Crown Of Ice Vicki L Weavil Books Reviews

Let me be clear on this...I'm not an avid YA fantasy reader for several reasons I won't get into.That said, this story transcends the genre.

Ms. Weavil has a classy and polished writing style with a charming, poetic cadence and it works. While fairy-tailish in its base, the storyline delves deep into character motivation and construction. There is no excess admiring of flora and fauna, no ponderous dwelling on morality points, and no shying away from tragedy for the sake of making the story cloyingly sweet. What the reader is left with is a story that moves deftly and provides relatable characters.

Thyra Winter is an effective study in contradiction, driven by circumstance to carry a dark curse, all the while clinging to an icy sliver of humanity. Her depth carries her above the standard, modern, cookie-cutter mold of kick-ass female leads, and her story more engrossing for it.

Beside a strong supporting cast, Vicki Weavil has also created a captivating secondary, semi-antagonist character who is worthy of future exploration in her own right. No, I won't spoil who or where she is in the story. You'll have to make the discovery yourself. All I will say is, you'll find reading the story well worth your time.

Enjoy.
I had extremely high hopes for this book. First, the cover is absolutely gorgeous; second, it's a retelling of the Snow Queen (and I'm a crazy fangirl when it comes to fairytale retellings); and third, it sounded great. However, the major problem with this book was that there was a lot of potential that amounted to a book which fell flat. There were times when I was swept away by the scenes I was reading, and I was honestly enjoying the book. But, those scenes were extremely short-lived, and not fully fleshed out. I wanted more, but before I knew it, the scene was over, and moving on to a duller scene.

The writing was okay. As I said, there were times where I was captivated by the scenes. There were several times throughout the book where I thought, This is it...this is where the book is going to take off. But, it never did. There wasn't really any world-building, nor was there much description (except for those few and far between scenes). Overall, I think this was my main problem with the book. I wanted more description. I wanted more from the other characters. As this is a short book, the pacing alternated between fast and slow. This together with everything else led to me feeling this was just an okay read.

The character of Thyra originally I liked. This is going to be weird to say, but I found it extremely refreshing to read about a main character who didn't know/understand love, who was ruthless, and always had an ulterior motive. You don't normally read about those types of characters, especially ones who maintain that personality throughout a good portion of the book. I found it an interesting route that the author took, and I applaud her for that. Thyra is nothing but original, and one of the main things that I actually did like about this book. On the other hand, Kai was dull as a brick. I know he was supposed to be the "love interest" but I didn't like him one bit. This may be more personal, but I never saw what any of the characters liked about Kai. While Thyra's character was well written, Kai's character seemed to be put on the back burner. I kept waiting for him to be funny or even brooding and show even the slightest bit of emotion, but he was just boring and blah.

While I was disappointed in this novel, I think some people will enjoy it. It is a quick read, but to me it was nothing special. However, there were parts I enjoyed, so if you're looking for a retelling of the Snow Queen, go ahead and read this. But just be warned it's just an okay book.

Happy reading )
I grew up frightened of the Snow Queen; the blight of winter she cast in an instant suffocating the world in ice and snow. In the Crown of Ice, I delighted in getting to know the Snow Queen, and she has a name, Thyra Winther. This retelling twisted familiar threads into compelling and new understanding of Hans Christen Anderson’s Snow Queen.

Losing her parents in a tragic blizzard, at very young age, stolen and imprisoned by the wizard Mael Voss, who gave her supernatural gifts and tethered her to a mirror broken into a puzzle, with missing pieces she’s not meant to ever find. A mirror, Voss wields no power over unless it’s complete.

If she cannot complete the task before her eightieth birthday, only months away, Thyra will turn into a wraith, one of the hundreds Voss has stolen over the years for the same task. Those who’ve failed haunt the dark corridors of the ice palace, crying out “with faces frozen into masks of grief” whispering she will be with them soon. Soon. If Thyra can free herself in time she can also free them.

But she can’t do it alone, even with her advanced math skills. The looking glass shards must be replaced exactly how they fell, placed incorrectly the mirror will reject them. Thyra remembers a boy from the village, almost as good with numbers as she. Thyra reaches out to him, now, years later, and not waiting for his consent she carries him away on her sleigh to the ice palace. He has no choice, but neither has she.

Crown of Ice, is a wonderful retelling of one of my favorite fairytales. The writing is vivid, yet economical and often surprising me with new descriptions. The pacing made me ravenous to speed through, and the world building is vivid, frigid, and enchanting.

Thyra is smart in her calculations, and while she struggles to overcome her prison, she soon finds help in unexpected ways, and may have found the best kind of love. The ending is exactly what I’d hoped for her.

Book two, SCEPTER OF FIRE, (The Snow Queen Saga #2) releases in the fall, 2016. Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Steadfast Tin Soldier”, SCEPTER OF FIRE is a companion book to CROWN OF ICE