"An old queen dies. A new one arises. That's how it's supposed to work. When the power tore itself loose, it took everything with it except for one image: a little girl with coppery hair and pale-blue eyes. She was too blurry to make out--even as Kaarin tried to focus, her vision doubled, creating two wavering, overlapping faces in the fog. Still, she knew exactly who the little girl was, and what was about to happen to her. Then the last shreds of ice and fire slipped free without a fight, for Kaarin had no strength left to hold on to them. The darkness was complete. The magic was gone. And so was she." -- page 4 of cover
Wow can i just say wow I was totally blown away by this story. This story has a great combination of prophecy, magic, characters that make you laugh and of course a good swoony romance. What i liked most about this book is it not your typical oh the prophecy did not go the way it was suppose to and so and so is really the one the prophecy was talking about. No the whole prophecy really is a way of flipping what this world has stood upon and making them realize that the one Queen is not meant to protect them forever and that maybe you need a balance of everyone with power to really protect those you love.
I love Raimo he got a great sense of humor and tells Eli just like it is. The combination of fire and ice magic in the story really made it stand out and i felt was unique to the fantasy sci-fi genre. I also like how though the story had an ending for the main events of the book your left with more story to be told. A great book and a must read.
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