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bookish_babe's review
3.0
So I had to stumble a bit since I had not read the first book in the series but I don't feel that I missed too much. The author did a great job at making this book into a successful stand alone novel though I do feel that had I read the first installment, I may have had a stronger connection to the main characters.
I enjoyed the norse mythology woven throughout the book. It made for an interesting read and was something I hadn't come across very often so that was quit refreshing. Mist is attempting to use her magic to thwart Loki's plans for world domination but a lot is going on. I found that from time to time I had to back track just to make sure I didn't miss anything. The story was action packed and full to the brim with dialogue but I think there was almost too much going on and the multiple POVs had me bouncing around more than I would have liked.
I really liked Mist. I wish I would have seen much more of her. At times it felt as though her story line were taking a backseat. She had quit a few surprises throughout the story and very few of them were any good for her situation but she handled them as they came, overcoming obstacles against the odds and making her a truly enjoyable character to watch.
The world-building was complex though I felt there could have been more showing than telling in some areas. The book read more as a first installment where the author is setting the stage then a second book where much of the world and histories are already established.
I wouldn't say that Black Ice was a favorite of mine but I will say that it was an enjoyable read that as piqued my interested enough to keep an eye out for the next installment. The norse mythology really kept me engaged as a reader.
I enjoyed the norse mythology woven throughout the book. It made for an interesting read and was something I hadn't come across very often so that was quit refreshing. Mist is attempting to use her magic to thwart Loki's plans for world domination but a lot is going on. I found that from time to time I had to back track just to make sure I didn't miss anything. The story was action packed and full to the brim with dialogue but I think there was almost too much going on and the multiple POVs had me bouncing around more than I would have liked.
I really liked Mist. I wish I would have seen much more of her. At times it felt as though her story line were taking a backseat. She had quit a few surprises throughout the story and very few of them were any good for her situation but she handled them as they came, overcoming obstacles against the odds and making her a truly enjoyable character to watch.
The world-building was complex though I felt there could have been more showing than telling in some areas. The book read more as a first installment where the author is setting the stage then a second book where much of the world and histories are already established.
I wouldn't say that Black Ice was a favorite of mine but I will say that it was an enjoyable read that as piqued my interested enough to keep an eye out for the next installment. The norse mythology really kept me engaged as a reader.
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daisy87's review
2.0
***WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR FIRST BOOK IN THE SERIES***
So I love mythology and I enjoyed Mist, the first book in the series. So I had my heart set on more Norse mythology goodness!
And while I did get some of that, I felt like Black Ice suffered from second book syndrome. It just feels like it's a build-up to major events happening in book 3 and while there are several battles taking place, it never really felt like the stakes were high. I didn't feel like either of the main characters was actually threathened by the events and it wasn't exciting as it should have been.
We do meet a set of new characters, which I liked, well most of them. There are is a monster that I could have done without knowing, cause he's nasty! But I liked getting to know more of the Valkyries. I did guess pretty early on that there would be a twist about one of the new characters and what it would be, but it's pretty well done.
I felt like Black Ice didn't give me all that many answers to questions I had and I get that it can't give me all the answers as it's not the last book in the series, but I would have liked just a little more knowledge about where this is headed. And OMG I just wanted to shake Mist and Dainn and their non-relationship that's the big elephant in the room and tell them to just KISS ALREADY and stop worrying about the beast or what the beast will do or just STOP IT WITH THE BEAST OK. There was so much talk and thinking about the beast. It was kinda getting on my nerves.
I do still very much like the richness of the Norse mythology and Mist and Dainn are kinda awesome, but I just wished Black Ice would have been a little more exciting than it was.
My rating: 2 stars
So I love mythology and I enjoyed Mist, the first book in the series. So I had my heart set on more Norse mythology goodness!
And while I did get some of that, I felt like Black Ice suffered from second book syndrome. It just feels like it's a build-up to major events happening in book 3 and while there are several battles taking place, it never really felt like the stakes were high. I didn't feel like either of the main characters was actually threathened by the events and it wasn't exciting as it should have been.
We do meet a set of new characters, which I liked, well most of them. There are is a monster that I could have done without knowing, cause he's nasty! But I liked getting to know more of the Valkyries. I did guess pretty early on that there would be a twist about one of the new characters and what it would be, but it's pretty well done.
I felt like Black Ice didn't give me all that many answers to questions I had and I get that it can't give me all the answers as it's not the last book in the series, but I would have liked just a little more knowledge about where this is headed. And OMG I just wanted to shake Mist and Dainn and their non-relationship that's the big elephant in the room and tell them to just KISS ALREADY and stop worrying about the beast or what the beast will do or just STOP IT WITH THE BEAST OK. There was so much talk and thinking about the beast. It was kinda getting on my nerves.
I do still very much like the richness of the Norse mythology and Mist and Dainn are kinda awesome, but I just wished Black Ice would have been a little more exciting than it was.
My rating: 2 stars
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