The Snow Queen
by Mercedes Lackey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
About the Book
Aleksia, Queen of the Northern Lights, is mysterious, beautiful and widely known to have a heart of ice. No one would seek her wisdom except as a last resort. But when she’s falsely accused of unleashing evil on nearby villages, she realizes there’s an impostor out there far more heartless than she could ever be.
And when a young warrior following the Tradition disappears, leaving his sweetheart and mother to fear the worst, Aleksia’s powers are needed as never before.
Now, on a journey through a realm of perpetual winter, it will take all her skills, a mother’s faith and a little magic to face down an enemy more formidable than any she has ever known….
My Thoughts
I was surprised by how many of the reviewers on Goodreads were not so into this book. I liked the Godmother in this story just as much or more than some of the others so far, and I was very happy with how everything turned out.
On the downside, the references to the tradition and how it works are a bit much at times, which makes me wonder if she thinks we forgot the basic idea from book to book or is just putting them in for the benefit of those who haven’t read any others in the series. Too much metacommunicating for me!
Note: This is Book #85 of my 2011 Reads (master list here).
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