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readingwitherin's review against another edition
3.0
Rating: 3.5 stars
Decided to listen to this on audio so I could finally continue on with the series.
I surprisingly remembered more than I thought I would, but it was a nice refresher.
I think knowing what I did though made me not enjoy it as much this time, and just want it to end faster.
Meira is a likable character in my opinion as well as most of the others.
It just somehow lost something for me because I remembered so much of it.
On to the next one now and already really enjoying it.
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Decided to listen to this on audio so I could finally continue on with the series.
I surprisingly remembered more than I thought I would, but it was a nice refresher.
I think knowing what I did though made me not enjoy it as much this time, and just want it to end faster.
Meira is a likable character in my opinion as well as most of the others.
It just somehow lost something for me because I remembered so much of it.
On to the next one now and already really enjoying it.
See reviews first on my blog
jay99brooke's review
5.0
This book was a roller coaster from the second I picked it up. All the twists and turns really had me. But at the end! The writing is lovely and I'm going crazy trying to get my hands on ILF.
defectivemoxie's review
2.0
Amazon touted Snow Like Ashes for fans of Game of Thrones, An Ember in the Ashes, and A Court of Thorns and Roses, but it's not.
1) The villains are laughable. Herod is sold as a man to be feared, a man who breaks a human into nothing before killing them. All these events of his past deeds are listed, yet it's told via a friend of a friend. There's no fear with him. Angra is the same. He came off as a temperamental child.
2) Meira is a Mary Jane. She spends the entire book looking for herself, trying to find how she wants to fit in. She is constantly saying that she wants to be herself, but she isn't herself until the end and stumbles upon the unexpected. Everything becomes hunky dory then.
3) The problems Meira faces are solved too easily. There's no tension to a resolution. The last 10 chapters this is rectified, but getting there was a chore.
4). Sir. I laughed at the name. I can't help it.
1) The villains are laughable. Herod is sold as a man to be feared, a man who breaks a human into nothing before killing them. All these events of his past deeds are listed, yet it's told via a friend of a friend. There's no fear with him. Angra is the same. He came off as a temperamental child.
2) Meira is a Mary Jane. She spends the entire book looking for herself, trying to find how she wants to fit in. She is constantly saying that she wants to be herself, but she isn't herself until the end and stumbles upon the unexpected. Everything becomes hunky dory then.
3) The problems Meira faces are solved too easily. There's no tension to a resolution. The last 10 chapters this is rectified, but getting there was a chore.
4). Sir. I laughed at the name. I can't help it.
absbia777's review against another edition
3.0
In a land named for the seasons, the kingdom of Winter was taken down sixteen years previous to the novel. A group of eight refugees has been traveling around simply trying to survive ever since. But things shift when Meira discovers an ancient locket that can restore magic to the Winterians. Honestly, this story didn't hold my attention very well. From Meira's arranged marriage to eventual capture, not much of the plot was actually interesting to me. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for a fantasy when I read it.
yugen_moxie's review
2.0
The whole story was written from a place of trying too hard, shallow tropes, & overused pathetic attempts of what a “strong” female lead should be. It was obvious from the beginning who Meira was by the overt attempts to diminish her. Theron is the only redeeming character.
ellie_gonzalez's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
rekadarnb's review
4.0
One-Sentence Summary: Meira must fight for a kingdom she has never seen to find her place in the world and to protect the king she thinks she loves.
Time/Setting: Eh?
Review: This book has a wonderful setting, background, and plot. Her whole life Meira has been told by Sir, the Winter general who saved and raised her, that she is a penniless orphan that is too useless to help the cause of reclaiming the Winter kingdom. Now Sir may not have been as explicit as I just was with the language, but he was still an ass about the whole thing if you ask me. It’s not like compassion costs you anything, especially for someone who is so willing to go the extra distance. Even in the end I’m still salty towards Sir, even if the end justified the means. I also don’t like this love triangle mess. It isn’t as predominant as it could’ve been (thank goodness!), but I still find it to be a cheap subplot in Young Adult novels today. Other than Sir and the love triangle, though, I rather enjoyed the book. The action was awesome and the magic aspects were interesting.
Favorite Character: Meira, I guess. Even though I felt she was too forgiving and whiny in certain moments. Theron was cool, too.
Least Favorite Character: Sir. I don’t care if he had to keep secrets, the whole Cordell thing was just wrong. There’s a time to be silent, sure, but there’s also a time for communication.
Favorite Quote: No quotes on this one.
Recommend? Sure.
Re-read (Continue Series)? Yes to both.
Time/Setting: Eh?
Review: This book has a wonderful setting, background, and plot. Her whole life Meira has been told by Sir, the Winter general who saved and raised her, that she is a penniless orphan that is too useless to help the cause of reclaiming the Winter kingdom. Now Sir may not have been as explicit as I just was with the language, but he was still an ass about the whole thing if you ask me. It’s not like compassion costs you anything, especially for someone who is so willing to go the extra distance. Even in the end I’m still salty towards Sir, even if the end justified the means. I also don’t like this love triangle mess. It isn’t as predominant as it could’ve been (thank goodness!), but I still find it to be a cheap subplot in Young Adult novels today. Other than Sir and the love triangle, though, I rather enjoyed the book. The action was awesome and the magic aspects were interesting.
Favorite Character: Meira, I guess. Even though I felt she was too forgiving and whiny in certain moments. Theron was cool, too.
Least Favorite Character: Sir. I don’t care if he had to keep secrets, the whole Cordell thing was just wrong. There’s a time to be silent, sure, but there’s also a time for communication.
Favorite Quote: No quotes on this one.
Recommend? Sure.
Re-read (Continue Series)? Yes to both.
anastasiacook98's review against another edition
3.0
So I rated it 3 stars because overall I liked but also strongly disliked the book.
I felt conflicted all the way through the book about wether I was enjoying it or not, most the time I was confused as for me personally I felt like nothing was properly explained to the point where I was struggling to fallow along with the plot.
I also felt like the plot was a bit of a mess, it went from one dramatic thing to another not really finishing a dramatic scene before starting another. It also felt like it was a rush to get the story over with like the time was running out and it had to be wrapped up within the next 5 minutes.
But at some points in the book I was loving what was going on throughout the book and some of the fight scenes had a strong vivid image attached to them.
I could try and sum up the book but I don't feel it would be good as I was still left baffled after I finished reading the book.
I felt conflicted all the way through the book about wether I was enjoying it or not, most the time I was confused as for me personally I felt like nothing was properly explained to the point where I was struggling to fallow along with the plot.
I also felt like the plot was a bit of a mess, it went from one dramatic thing to another not really finishing a dramatic scene before starting another. It also felt like it was a rush to get the story over with like the time was running out and it had to be wrapped up within the next 5 minutes.
But at some points in the book I was loving what was going on throughout the book and some of the fight scenes had a strong vivid image attached to them.
I could try and sum up the book but I don't feel it would be good as I was still left baffled after I finished reading the book.