Review: The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence by Al.Book Tour Review: The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley.A strong plot and better characters make up Ruth Lauren's debut more than worth a read. She is the anchor of the story and it's easy to invest and care about her. The story is directly propelled by Valor and her refusal to give up on escape. Though there is some atmosphere and tension to be found in the 280-odd pages, Prisoner of Ice and Snow is undeniably a more character-driven MG novel. The focus here is on Valor, her sister Sasha, and then their various allies and opponents. The world is interesting and has potential there's a vaguely Russian/Baltic feel to Valor's home country and surrounding states, but there's not much real worldbuilding done. Prison Break-esque plotting and complex women are the norm for this fast-moving middle grade fantasy and are used to create an entertaining story and memorable characters. It's a fun, inviting story Lauren mixes some great tropes into her writing and uses those tropes in fresh new ways. Protagonist, a breathless plot, and stunning world-building-and isĭid you like Pixar's Brave and Merida, especially? Or the Anna and Elsa show aka Disney's Frozen? Well the stubbornness and archery angle of the first meets the impenetrable, enduring-even-the-depths-of-winter sister-bond of the second in Ruth Lauren's Prisoner of Ice and Snow. Sasha could end up with fates worse than prison.Įxciting middle-grade debut effortlessly melds an unforgettable But she didn't count on having to outsmart both
Valor has a plan and resources mostĬould only dream about. Life sentence for stealing from the royal family and Valor is going toĮscaped in three hundred years. Valor’s sister Sasha is already serving a Demidova’s prison for criminal children isĮxactly where she wants to be.
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