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Gathering Frost by Kaitlyn Davis
5.0
What I Thought
I loved this book! It was so brilliantly written, addicting and truly was a great, new take on a 'fairy tale' story. I found that I was already hooked, in the first chapter, and wasn't able to put it down, until the last page had been turned. (much to my hubby's dismay) I may have even stayed up until the wee hours of the morning, just to finish the read.
I love the characters in this story and the entire plot. Unlike most fairy tale-ish stories, this one starts with a ground shaking, life-altering change, in the lives of many (literally). We then see the entrance of the wicked queen, a true must in any good fairy tale, we always need a bad lady to make the good seem even better. We read along as the lives of those we had met, before the change, are altered to something beyond recognition, but some things are meant to be changed...
This book has everything you could ever want in a fairy tale: Evil Queen/Stepmother figure (Definitely), Lost Girl who needs saved ( From herself and more, YES!), A man to save them all ( A Roguge Prince, in this case, Yup!)
But don't assume it'll be your typical love story, no, Davis wouldn't make things typical, she's made them so much better. Between the urgency, the snarkiness and the need to help, we fall for our two main characters, well before they realise how meant for each other they were, but in a world as broken as this, perhaps that isn't enough.
I love the depth of character, the description of the world and the pace of the plot. In all honesty, I really think this series deserves to be the NEXT big read, one that everyone should latch onto. I can actually see it becoming a film as well. I cannot wait to read the next instalment of this series (out soon) and seriously suggest you read Gathering Frost!
I loved this book! It was so brilliantly written, addicting and truly was a great, new take on a 'fairy tale' story. I found that I was already hooked, in the first chapter, and wasn't able to put it down, until the last page had been turned. (much to my hubby's dismay) I may have even stayed up until the wee hours of the morning, just to finish the read.
I love the characters in this story and the entire plot. Unlike most fairy tale-ish stories, this one starts with a ground shaking, life-altering change, in the lives of many (literally). We then see the entrance of the wicked queen, a true must in any good fairy tale, we always need a bad lady to make the good seem even better. We read along as the lives of those we had met, before the change, are altered to something beyond recognition, but some things are meant to be changed...
This book has everything you could ever want in a fairy tale: Evil Queen/Stepmother figure (Definitely), Lost Girl who needs saved ( From herself and more, YES!), A man to save them all ( A Roguge Prince, in this case, Yup!)
But don't assume it'll be your typical love story, no, Davis wouldn't make things typical, she's made them so much better. Between the urgency, the snarkiness and the need to help, we fall for our two main characters, well before they realise how meant for each other they were, but in a world as broken as this, perhaps that isn't enough.
I love the depth of character, the description of the world and the pace of the plot. In all honesty, I really think this series deserves to be the NEXT big read, one that everyone should latch onto. I can actually see it becoming a film as well. I cannot wait to read the next instalment of this series (out soon) and seriously suggest you read Gathering Frost!