A review by bibliophilicwitch
Of Ice and Shadows by Audrey Coulthurst

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

More mystery to solve though less predictable and more interesting and continued lovely moments of the love between the two main characters create a nice sequel. Because the romance is a large point of this story we had to have conflict. Unfortunately, it is written to be due to not enough communication to work through conflict of expectations though both characters knew the expectations of the other so the creation of the conflict made no sense. This was a whole new level of the miscommunication trope. The mystery makes sense and we get a few twists before reaching the conclusion which was nice. The resolution of the romantic conflict was also sweet and satisfying.