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lindaunconventionalbookworms's review
3.0
*I received a free ARC of Cursed by Ice from Ballantine Books via Netgalley in exchange of an honest and unbiased review*
Cursed by Ice is better than Cursed by Fire, but it still didn't totally make me weak in the knees :) Full review to come soon.
This and all my other reviews are originally posted on my blog (un)Conventional Bookviews
Cursed by Ice is better than Cursed by Fire, but it still didn't totally make me weak in the knees :) Full review to come soon.
This and all my other reviews are originally posted on my blog (un)Conventional Bookviews
hannas_heas47's review
5.0
Thanks Netgalley for a book to read and review.
Love this series. Book one was exciting, but this book has Wyverns! Garreth is one of the four brothers that cheated the gods by stealing immortality. He is sentenced to freeze to death over and over. He agrees to fight for more cities to praise Weysa the goddess, and in turn lays siege to a city with a woman who can control a Wyvern. Mythical winged beast. It's not an story angle I have read before so I found this book to be just riveting. Sarielle is a slave and she is forced to use the Wyvern to protect the city. After defeating the city, Sarielle is given to Garreth as a slave. I just loved the world building in this book and I'm hooked on this series. Five stars of entertainment!
Bad Ass Book Blog
Love this series. Book one was exciting, but this book has Wyverns! Garreth is one of the four brothers that cheated the gods by stealing immortality. He is sentenced to freeze to death over and over. He agrees to fight for more cities to praise Weysa the goddess, and in turn lays siege to a city with a woman who can control a Wyvern. Mythical winged beast. It's not an story angle I have read before so I found this book to be just riveting. Sarielle is a slave and she is forced to use the Wyvern to protect the city. After defeating the city, Sarielle is given to Garreth as a slave. I just loved the world building in this book and I'm hooked on this series. Five stars of entertainment!
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liferhi_inspired's review
5.0
Cursed by Ice is the second book in the Immortal Brothers series. While this book can be read as a standalone, to better understand the back story you should read Cursed by Fire first.
I really enjoyed the first book of this series Cursed by Fire and I couldn't wait to dive into this story! To make this story even better...Dethan the hero from the first book is also a supporting character in this book, which gives you a bit of a follow up with him and Selinda. *Happy Dance*
In Cursed by Ice, we discover that this world Jacquelyn created is not like our world at all, instead it is filed with magic, dragons, and people that look nothing like you and me. In this story we meet Sarielle, who is a slave in her city due to her lavender skin. Sarielle is not only special because she catches the eye of an immortal man named Garreth, but also because she has a bond with a magical beast. Garreth like his brother Dethan, is an immortal that was released from his tortured existance to fight in the name of a Goddess.
This story had a well laid out storyline, that flowed smoothly and was quite entertaining. While I expected this storyline to be much like the first book, I was pleasantly surprised to find it was quite unique in how the story unfolded. I loved the vulnerability that Sarielle showed, while also having great strength as a woman and a character. The magical component of this story really set it apart from the previous book and made it all the more enjoyable.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the first two books in this series and I can't wait to see what happened next!
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinions*
I really enjoyed the first book of this series Cursed by Fire and I couldn't wait to dive into this story! To make this story even better...Dethan the hero from the first book is also a supporting character in this book, which gives you a bit of a follow up with him and Selinda. *Happy Dance*
In Cursed by Ice, we discover that this world Jacquelyn created is not like our world at all, instead it is filed with magic, dragons, and people that look nothing like you and me. In this story we meet Sarielle, who is a slave in her city due to her lavender skin. Sarielle is not only special because she catches the eye of an immortal man named Garreth, but also because she has a bond with a magical beast. Garreth like his brother Dethan, is an immortal that was released from his tortured existance to fight in the name of a Goddess.
This story had a well laid out storyline, that flowed smoothly and was quite entertaining. While I expected this storyline to be much like the first book, I was pleasantly surprised to find it was quite unique in how the story unfolded. I loved the vulnerability that Sarielle showed, while also having great strength as a woman and a character. The magical component of this story really set it apart from the previous book and made it all the more enjoyable.
I have thoroughly enjoyed the first two books in this series and I can't wait to see what happened next!
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinions*
div_hufflepuff's review
3.0
Once again I have decided to read a series out of order, or rather just this one book. It was interesting, to say the least. I liked the main hero and the heroine but there was something missing. I got this book a few years ago and it has been wasting away on my TBR shelf since then. It needed to be read, and that shelf needs to be knocked down.
So we have 4 brothers who ticked off their idols after searching and finding some fountain of immortality. Yes, the gods were pissed. So pissed that they cursed each of the brothers WAAAYY too harshly in my opinion. One was chained to a star, one buried alive, one chained to a mountain, and the last one cast in the 8th layer of hell. All for drinking from a fountain that promises immortality.
This book focuses on Garreth, who now holds a spot in the Book Boyfriend's Hall of Fame along with few others. Garreth's curse is to freeze to death every night while in the day he fights for some goddess named Weysa. Now the book says he meets a beautiful warrior woman who commands a mythic beast and he falls for her. However, loving her may jeopardize the pact he made with Weysa.
The book was actually nicely written, not cringy, and the sauna scenes were nice and not over the top or crude. The story did not drag out, kept me interested, and I actually liked 3 characters. The only reason I gave this book 3 stars was because it just didn't leave a soft spot on my heart. It was a quick, easy read that helped me forget that we are in a pandemic and I now have a mortgage to pay. Will I read the other books? Eh, maybe? Depends. Let's be honest, my TBR ain't getting smaller and I gotta put a dent in that thing. Still, it's a nice read to kill time.
Keep Reading for spoilers located in my rant....
Sarielle is another one. Great girl, lovely, but soft. I was expecting this bada$$ warrior commanding a dragon and cutting off heads but all we really got was dragon still in puberty and soft slave girl. The only reason I picked up this book was for the warrior part.
Then there is Dethan. Dethan painted Garreth to be selfish and somewhat hopeless. When in fact Dethan was the one I saw as selfish. He claimed he wanted to protect his brother from Weysa but I honestly think he was just trying to protect himself and get back to his wife and child.
Davine. We all know someone like Davine, without the sob story. The girl who is just treacherous and looking out for her own well being. Her saving grace though was the guilt she felt at the end. HOWEVER, with friends like her, you don't need any enemies. I would have forgiven her, gave her a home, job, food, and money. Just not around me or in my city. She already showed her scales once, and that was enough.
So we have 4 brothers who ticked off their idols after searching and finding some fountain of immortality. Yes, the gods were pissed. So pissed that they cursed each of the brothers WAAAYY too harshly in my opinion. One was chained to a star, one buried alive, one chained to a mountain, and the last one cast in the 8th layer of hell. All for drinking from a fountain that promises immortality.
This book focuses on Garreth, who now holds a spot in the Book Boyfriend's Hall of Fame along with few others. Garreth's curse is to freeze to death every night while in the day he fights for some goddess named Weysa. Now the book says he meets a beautiful warrior woman who commands a mythic beast and he falls for her. However, loving her may jeopardize the pact he made with Weysa.
The book was actually nicely written, not cringy, and the sauna scenes were nice and not over the top or crude. The story did not drag out, kept me interested, and I actually liked 3 characters. The only reason I gave this book 3 stars was because it just didn't leave a soft spot on my heart. It was a quick, easy read that helped me forget that we are in a pandemic and I now have a mortgage to pay. Will I read the other books? Eh, maybe? Depends. Let's be honest, my TBR ain't getting smaller and I gotta put a dent in that thing. Still, it's a nice read to kill time.
Keep Reading for spoilers located in my rant....
Spoiler
So the gods in this book are just plain cruel. Like nothing about them is benevolent. They are like toddlers and hormonal teenagers. I personally can't stand Weysa and if I had been chained to a mountain for centuries for drinking from a fountain that your sibling goddess of a sister placed in my view then yea I would have been rooting for the gods to fall. All of them.Sarielle is another one. Great girl, lovely, but soft. I was expecting this bada$$ warrior commanding a dragon and cutting off heads but all we really got was dragon still in puberty and soft slave girl. The only reason I picked up this book was for the warrior part.
Then there is Dethan. Dethan painted Garreth to be selfish and somewhat hopeless. When in fact Dethan was the one I saw as selfish. He claimed he wanted to protect his brother from Weysa but I honestly think he was just trying to protect himself and get back to his wife and child.
Davine. We all know someone like Davine, without the sob story. The girl who is just treacherous and looking out for her own well being. Her saving grace though was the guilt she felt at the end. HOWEVER, with friends like her, you don't need any enemies. I would have forgiven her, gave her a home, job, food, and money. Just not around me or in my city. She already showed her scales once, and that was enough.
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