Reviewed by Kait ✨ on
It checks all the boxes as far as YA fantasy goes (great worldbuilding, interesting plot, etc.) and while it felt pretty predictable early on, I LOVED what happened later on when the characters travel to a new location. There’s also a love interest who’s pretty awesome although the love triangle situation felt a bit juvenile.
Also WINTER. I loved that setting. It’s so unique and I love how they had expressions like “By the snow!” etc.
Ultimately though I didn’t really connect with Meira so I found it dragging a bit at times. It didn’t really feel like the same calibre as [b:Throne of Glass|7896527|Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1335819760s/7896527.jpg|11138426], [b:Shadow and Bone|10194157|Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1)|Leigh Bardugo|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1339533695s/10194157.jpg|15093325], [b:The Girl of Fire and Thorns|10429092|The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1)|Rae Carson|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1323448113s/10429092.jpg|13282366], [b:Grave Mercy|9565548|Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)|Robin LaFevers|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320269319s/9565548.jpg|14452295], [b:The Queen of the Tearling|18712886|The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1)|Erika Johansen|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1417685148s/18712886.jpg|24267689], and other current YA fantasy series. If you like YA fantasy I would definitely give this a try, but be patient if it feels like it’s being really predictable. Raasch does stir things up pretty nicely but I’m not sure this series will be as compelling.
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- 9 December, 2016: Reviewed