Scholastic A Storm of Ice and Stars: wild, wintry YA fantasy
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Price: £6.40
Brand: Scholastic
Description: Red lights appear in the sky over Skane, causing a cloak of fear and suspicion to fall like a blanket of snow. In a desperate attempt to keep out the plague, the village barricades its borders. Teenager Janna won't turn her back on people seeking refuge and is banished to the swirling snow and lurking darkness beyond the village. Can she survive?. Scholastic A Storm of Ice and Stars: wild, wintry YA fantasy - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: Scholastic
Product ID: 110726
ISBN: 9781407174044
Author: R. Tate
Rating: 5
Review: Absolutely loved this book, dare I say it maybe more than the first! It's a great treat to be back in Skane with a central character that is very relatable and likeable. I enjoyed the book progressing and not only finding out more about her journey but also more about her past that lead her to the place and feelings she held. Although it's obviously set ahead of the previous book I liked the way the two tied together and it wasn't in an obvious way. Can't wait to read more from this author. Take me back to Skane please
Author: Becca (Pretty Little Memoirs)
Rating: 4
Review: In Skane, if you weren't already aware of the fictional island where the books (which are stand-alone but you can read them as a series) take place, is a frozen wonderland where the sky talks in colours. Maybe not the wonderland part, though. Not since red lights have danced across the skyline, wreaking havoc and panic over the villages. They know it means that the plague is coming, and forced with immediate dangers, they shut the borders and permit no one to enter for fear of bringing in the illness. But Janna, our focal character, is a fighter. A true fictional heroine type. She refuses to give up and just turn away people who need the villages help. Making her decision rules against the others and she's banished to the snowy darkness of nothingness. Survival is key, but in a twisted and icy backdrop where nothing is safe and magic is lurking, Janna finds herself fighting for her own safety. I just loved this book. Everything about it just screams winter and enticingly icy backdrops are that breath of fresh air once we step into the colder months. I've been in a bit of a book-rut lately and A Storm of Ice and Stars has totally just reignited my love for YA Fiction all over again. Although I did love the previous book, A Shiver of Snow and Sky a little more than this one, this is equally as steadily-paced and beautifully written. There's something in the way that Lisa writes that is so deeply graceful and I can never look away from the pages for a second. Overall, A Storm of Ice and Stars is a must read this Autumn/Winter season. I read this delicious slice of snowy story-time by a few winter-y candles, scooped up a blanket and made it a full "reading spot" to set the scene for it, and I definitely recommend! You'll feel transported to Skane, swept up in this iridescent icy tale and fall in love just as much as I did. Incredible four star read!