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A review by sk24
Shadow and Ice by Gena Showalter
4.0
3.5/5 stars.
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This was my first time reading an Adult book by Gena Showalter and I’m pumped to have read it as part of this tour! I thought Shadow and Ice was good. It didn’t blow my mind like my past experiences with Gena Showalter’s books (the White Rabbit Chronicles – LOVED that series), but it was still good. The book kept me mostly captivated. There were a few times where my mind wandered while reading, but for the most part I was completely invested in the story.
The story was quite good. There was some back-and-forthness with a couple different things that I wasn’t the hugest fan of. Especially because there wasn’t much time between the back-and-forthness if that makes sense. So it was almost like, what’s the point of even having that as part of the story. Some things just seemed a little too easy. I would love to explain better what I mean, but I can’t without spoiling some major plot points.
The characters were quite good as well. They were well developed and relatable (even though most of them are immortal).
I am a fan of Gena Showalter’s writing style and am looking forward to reading more of her books in the future. I was a bit bummed to learn that the second book in this series is from different perspectives. I’m not a fan of series that go that route because I spent a whole book getting super attached to these characters, and then all of a sudden in the next book they’re secondary characters. Not cool (in my opinion).
This review and more: Sharing Inspired Kreations
This was my first time reading an Adult book by Gena Showalter and I’m pumped to have read it as part of this tour! I thought Shadow and Ice was good. It didn’t blow my mind like my past experiences with Gena Showalter’s books (the White Rabbit Chronicles – LOVED that series), but it was still good. The book kept me mostly captivated. There were a few times where my mind wandered while reading, but for the most part I was completely invested in the story.
The story was quite good. There was some back-and-forthness with a couple different things that I wasn’t the hugest fan of. Especially because there wasn’t much time between the back-and-forthness if that makes sense. So it was almost like, what’s the point of even having that as part of the story. Some things just seemed a little too easy. I would love to explain better what I mean, but I can’t without spoiling some major plot points.
The characters were quite good as well. They were well developed and relatable (even though most of them are immortal).
I am a fan of Gena Showalter’s writing style and am looking forward to reading more of her books in the future. I was a bit bummed to learn that the second book in this series is from different perspectives. I’m not a fan of series that go that route because I spent a whole book getting super attached to these characters, and then all of a sudden in the next book they’re secondary characters. Not cool (in my opinion).