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aria_'s review
4.0
Feather Frost is the second book in The Dryad’s Cede series, and is a wonderful sequel to the first book. In Feather Frost, the main character Eliza is five years older than before, and it’s really fun to see how she has grown up.
She is seventeen in this book, but hasn’t changed too much!! In a lot of middle grade and YA books, teenagers often are written as older than they are, but Eliza was very a seventeen year old girl.
We also learn a lot about her history, and her mysterious past, something I’d wondered about quite a bit!!
A large part of the book is the way that Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tales were woven into the story, and I thought the fairy tales were done even better in this book than before!
There were multiple of his stories that were main parts of the book, such as the little mermaid, and I just loved reading it.
My favorite part of the book was probably how the story of the snow queen was made a part of Feather Frost. I’ve always loved the tale, and it’s such an interesting one. K. C. Simos did an amazing job making it a part of the book.
There were also many wonderful side characters, all written with wonderful depth. Søren in particular was one who I loved. It was fascinating to read about his experiences with the Ice Maiden, one of Eliza’s foes.
Like in the previous book, I really enjoyed the writing! It is clear, descriptive, and is perfect for young readers who love fairy tales.
It’s definitely not only for younger kids though: I think that any older teen or adult reading would enjoy it. Most people are familiar with the fairy tales like Snow White and Cinderella, if only the watered down Disney versions, but there are so many wonderful stories out there, some more recognizable than others.
In Feather Frost, a reader fan of Hans Christian Anderson would find many familiar pieces of stories.
The plot is also quite unique, and very entertaining! I read most of the book in one sitting, not wanting to stop for one moment.
I didn’t have the extra spark I’d give a five star read, but I did really like it, so I’m rating it four stars!
I also thought that Feather Frost was even better than the first book, Kindled Embers. I liked how much of it was focused on Eliza, and her past. It was so wonderful to get to learn more about her, something I’d been wanting since I read the first book!
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