Frost Like Night by Sara Raasch REVIEW

**Sequel to Snow Like Ashes and Ice Like Fire**

Summary:

Meira will do anything to save her world.With Angra trying to break through her mental defenses, she desperately needs to learn to control her magic--so when the leader of a mysterious order from Paisly offers to teach her, Meira jumps at the chance. But the true solution to stopping the Decay lies in a labyrinth deep beneath the Season Kingdoms. To defeat Angra, Meira will have to enter the labyrinth, destroy the very magic she's learning to control--and make the biggest sacrifice of all.

Mather will do anything to save his queen. He needs to rally the Children of the Thaw, find Meira--and finally tell her how he really feels. But with a plan of attack that leaves no kingdom unscathed and a major betrayal within their ranks, winning the war--and protecting Meira--slips further and further out of reach.

Ceridwen will do anything to save her people. Angra had her brother killed, stole her kingdom, and made her a prisoner. But when she's freed by an unexpected ally who reveals a shocking truth behind Summer's slave trade, Ceridwen must take action to save her true love and her kingdom, even if it costs her what little she has left.

As Angra unleashes the Decay on the world, Meira, Mather, and Ceridwen must bring the kingdoms of Primoria together...or lose everything.

My Thoughts:

It's been a while since I've read the previous books, but many of the things I'd forgotten came back to me at some point or another during this one.

I really enjoyed this book, it's probably one of my favorite 2016 releases. It was very well written and picked up where Ice Like Fire left off.

My only complaint about it is that the battle scene near the end didn't seem to be long enough, it seemed rushed. 

However, the rest of the book and the ending really made up for that.

My Rating: 3.5 stars

Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch REVIEW

**Sequel to Snow Like Ashes**

Summary:

It's been three months since the Winterians were freed and Spring's king, Angra, disappeared--thanks largely to the help of Cordell.

Meira just wants her people to be safe. When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly dangerous: Primoria's lost chasm of magic. Theron is hopeful and excited--with this much magic, the world can finally stand against threats like Angra. But Meira knows that the last time the world had this much magic, it spawned the Decay. So when the king of Cordell orders the two on a mission across the kingdoms of Primoria to discover the chasm's secrets, Meira plans to use the trip to garner support to keep the chasm shut and Winter safe--even if it means clashing with Theron. But can she do so without endangering the people she loves?

Mather just wants to be free. The horrors inflicted on the Winterians hang fresh and raw in Jannuari--leaving Winter vulnerable to Cordell's growing oppression. When Meira leaves to search for allies, he decides to take Winter's security into his own hands. Can he rebuild his broken kingdom and protect them from new threats?

As the web of power and deception is woven tighter, Theron fights for magic, Mather fights for freedom--and Meira starts to wonder if she should be fighting not just for winter, but for the world.

My Thoughts:

I have been waiting for this book for so long!!!

After the previous book's cliffhanger ending, I was eagerly anticipating this book.

It is well written--but most of it is on Meira's search for allies and not enough of Mather's part in fighting for and helping the Winterians.

This book was good--but not better than the previous one.

My Rating: 3 stars

Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch REVIEW

Summary:

Sixteen years ago, the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now the Winterians' only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter's magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since.
Orphaned as an infant during Winter's defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee, raised by the Winterians' general, Sir. Training to be a warrior - and desperately in love with her best friend and future king, Mather - she would do anything to help Winter rise to power again.
So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore their magic, Meira decides to go after it herself. Finally, she's scaling towers and fighting enemy soldiers just as she's always dreamed she would. But the mission doesn't go as planned, and Meira soon finds herself thrust into a world of evil magic and dangerous politics - and ultimately comes to realize that her destiny is not, never has been, her own.

What I Liked:

I enjoyed the majority of the book, and there probably isn't enough room to describe each part, but I really enjoyed Meira's visions about Hannah.

What I Didn't Like:

This book swore a few times. About one-third of this book was boring. I didn't like how Mather acted like he liked Meira for half of the book and then told her that she would get married to a prince from another kingdom, although I did like the prince that Meira is supposed to marry.

My Rating: 3 stars