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A review by libraryofabibliotaph
Frozen Hearts and Death Magic by Day Leitao
4.0
From the very beginning of Frozen Hearts and Death Magic, you are immediately thrown into the story. Soon you are introduced to the main characters and get a general impression of how the world of Naia, Fel, Lea and Riven functions. I was intrigued by the story from the beginning and this feeling lingered throughout the book.
There are two things that bothered me a little in this book. The first one was the writing style and the way the story was told. I like the story itself, but the elaboration of it sometimes comes across as a bit blunt. Not that everything happens very unexpectedly and out of the blue, little by little clues are given that are then revealed later. Some things just escalate rather quickly and are taken for granted. A second flaw is how protective the daughters are treated in this story (and how badly some of the sons are raised). As if they are delicate little flowers that will break at any moment and that will all be ruined if they stay in the same room with a man for too long. The female main characters do seem to resist this a bit more towards the end of the book, I can only hope that this continues in book 2 and that they will be an example to others.
However, there are of course not 2 but 3 big plus points in contrast to this. On the one hand, I found the story really intriguing, I wanted to keep reading and am also really looking forward to book 2. There are also several events that make you sit on the edge of your seat for a while. On the other hand, I really liked the four main characters (they remain true to themselves and grow into their personalities at the same time. I’d like to see them grow even a little more in the next book). Especially Naia, who shows how strong and critical she is while also being very sensitive and quickly falling into a swoon for someone. I also liked the scenes in which Azir plays a bigger role, because that way you learn more about the previous generation and how everything in the present is connected to each other through the past.
Therefore, all in all, I am giving this book a score of 3.5 out of 5. The intriguing storyline in itself very much outweighs the writing style which was not quite my thing (but some character behaviour/education keeps me from giving 4 out of 5).
Ending my review with a lovely take-home-message/quote from Frozen Hearts and Death Magic: “Let tomorrow worry about itself, take care of itself. Worrying now won’t change anything”
I received an advanced copy of this book for review.
There are two things that bothered me a little in this book. The first one was the writing style and the way the story was told. I like the story itself, but the elaboration of it sometimes comes across as a bit blunt. Not that everything happens very unexpectedly and out of the blue, little by little clues are given that are then revealed later. Some things just escalate rather quickly and are taken for granted. A second flaw is how protective the daughters are treated in this story (and how badly some of the sons are raised). As if they are delicate little flowers that will break at any moment and that will all be ruined if they stay in the same room with a man for too long. The female main characters do seem to resist this a bit more towards the end of the book, I can only hope that this continues in book 2 and that they will be an example to others.
However, there are of course not 2 but 3 big plus points in contrast to this. On the one hand, I found the story really intriguing, I wanted to keep reading and am also really looking forward to book 2. There are also several events that make you sit on the edge of your seat for a while. On the other hand, I really liked the four main characters (they remain true to themselves and grow into their personalities at the same time. I’d like to see them grow even a little more in the next book). Especially Naia, who shows how strong and critical she is while also being very sensitive and quickly falling into a swoon for someone. I also liked the scenes in which Azir plays a bigger role, because that way you learn more about the previous generation and how everything in the present is connected to each other through the past.
Therefore, all in all, I am giving this book a score of 3.5 out of 5. The intriguing storyline in itself very much outweighs the writing style which was not quite my thing (but some character behaviour/education keeps me from giving 4 out of 5).
Ending my review with a lovely take-home-message/quote from Frozen Hearts and Death Magic: “Let tomorrow worry about itself, take care of itself. Worrying now won’t change anything”
I received an advanced copy of this book for review.