A review by harmony
Web of Frost by Lindsay Smith

2.0

For the fact that the main character survives a revolution, not much really seems to happen. In a thinly disused alternate Russia (Rusalka), the main character goes from spare princess to whoops!queen after her father's death. The kingdom is in disarray and she starts using too much magic at the urging of a bad prophet, then karma her lesson and uses less magic. In the background, there is an uprising as well as the threat of a foreign invasion, but neither actually seems to bring any much-needed tension to the shambling plot.