A review by aphrael
Cold Magic by Kate Elliott

3.0

Overall I liked it. The characters were ok and the plot was very suspenseful. However, the inner monologue of the main character was sometimes a bit annoying and not every emotion landed for me in context of the situation. Especially the romantic subplot was a bit out of place for the first half of the book. I like that there was growth to it but to me it could have started a bit later. The style of writing sometimes seemed a bit too serious for a book that's fairly fast paced, it felt a bit like the writer was trying to do too much. I really liked the bond between the main character and her cousin, and I enjoyed the other family member who showed up later in the book, even though he came out of nowhere. I liked the ending too so I'll keep reading.