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A striking fantasy tale of dark magic, dangerous politics, and discovering your true self—perfect for fans of Game of Thrones, An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses.

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. Training to be a warrior—and desperately in love with her best friend, Winter's future king—she would do anything to help Winter rise to power again.

So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore Winter's magic, Meira decides to go after it herself—only to find 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.

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This did hold my attention and I listened until the end but it didn't make me want to continue with the series. For a fantasy novel it had very little fantasy in it, and instead concentrated on battles and weapons and kingdom politics. If you're into that stuff you'll probably like it!

I just didn't feel like I cared enough about about Mira's kingdom to be gripped, as saving her kingdom was the driving force of the plot.

Maybe not to my tastes

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The plot is excellent, the characters are fleshed out and realistic, the narration is perfect. This is one of my favourite books now, having just read it. I would highly recommend! It's not cliched at all like some YA.

Beautiful

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Great story that actually was a surprising read for me. The world devided into seasons and a good story arch. Am looking forward to the next book in the series

Excelent story intriguing premice

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What disappointed you about Snow Like Ashes?

Throughout the story the main character continuously thinks about her feelings for young men and her father: I love him, do I love him?, how can I love him?, does he love me etc...

What will your next listen be?

Maybe: Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari

Would you be willing to try another one of Kate Rudd’s performances?

I don't think so, her narrator's voice is fine but all of her male character's voices are pretty much the same.

You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?

Not really, the reason why I listened to this one in the first place is because Nick Podehl part narrates the second book, but I don't think I will try it given that I struggled through this one.

Struggled to finish it.

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