A review by mel_h
The House of Frost and Feathers by Lauren Wiesebron

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-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

5.0

I loved this book...once I got into it. I initially found it quite hard to feel inspired by the story, but I found that it started to get going around 15-20% of the way in. This is a long (432 pages) slow-moving story written in the third person, giving you plenty of time to get to know the characters and the world. 

Marisha has lost everything, and with her aunt pushing her to choose a husband from the less than adequate suitors she has been introduced to, drastic measures must be taken to secure her financial freedom. Despite always being warned to avoid kolduni, working as an assistant to Olena - the apprentice of possibly the most notorious koldunya, Baba Zima - is Marisha's only chance at freedom.

Marisha embarks on an increasingly perilous journey to help Olena find a cure to the sleeping plague that affects the region every 10 years. Along the way, she learns family secrets, agrees to carry out questionable tasks, risks becoming trapped in her dreams, and discovers just how far she will go for the people she cares for.

If you like fantasy and folklore (with hints of Sleeping Beauty and Howl's Moving Castle thrown in), give this a go! 

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for providing a review copy of this book.