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Eira by Adrian J. Smith
4.0
3.5 stars
Eira is a sweet sapphic retelling of The Snow Queen- think Frozen but Queer and more modern.
While it took me a couple of chapters to get into the story, it moves at a nice, quick pace adding an almost film-like effect. There were times I felt it was moving too quickly, but that cinematic quality is felt with the pace and that worked really well. It had a nice air of predictability- the kind of comfort when you enter a story knowing that, no matter what happens along the way, there will be a good ending.
The lore surrounding the Eira ghost is a nice touch and one that I think would have been nice to see explored a bit more. The references to the original Snow Queen story were a good addition too.
I enjoyed the scenes where see Kay and Gwyn interacting with side characters, they gave more insight into who these characters are.
Overall, this is a good book and a nice, light-hearted read. The cinematic flow of the book was one of the strongest aspects of it for me and I look forward to reading more by this author!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Eira is a sweet sapphic retelling of The Snow Queen- think Frozen but Queer and more modern.
While it took me a couple of chapters to get into the story, it moves at a nice, quick pace adding an almost film-like effect. There were times I felt it was moving too quickly, but that cinematic quality is felt with the pace and that worked really well. It had a nice air of predictability- the kind of comfort when you enter a story knowing that, no matter what happens along the way, there will be a good ending.
The lore surrounding the Eira ghost is a nice touch and one that I think would have been nice to see explored a bit more. The references to the original Snow Queen story were a good addition too.
I enjoyed the scenes where see Kay and Gwyn interacting with side characters, they gave more insight into who these characters are.
Overall, this is a good book and a nice, light-hearted read. The cinematic flow of the book was one of the strongest aspects of it for me and I look forward to reading more by this author!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.