blooberberry 's review for:

The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick

3.5

emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The first eight chapters were a bit rough to get through, but once Wren was in the same space as The Frost King, the story became much better. The first eight chapters kept repeating the same descriptions for Wren (that she sees herself as unattractive and that she has a scar) to the point where it was annoying. It made no sense that Wren's TWIN sister was more beautiful than Wren herself. I get that this is a story, but it was a bit much. Especially with Wren trying to protect her sister from the bad of the world. Again, they're TWINS. The same age. There's no way her sister isn't able to see that everyone is struggling. A "hard" older sister only works when there's a big age difference between the older and younger sister.

I really enjoyed Wren and Boreas' relationship. They knew exactly how to press each other's buttons and it was lovely to experience them falling in love. 

Peek the wrong word choice at the bottom of page 302 lol. It should be "breaths."

Wasn't a big fan of the ending, though the epilogue was cute.

I feel like Boreas could have kept his powers, even with the theme of him being all about power and nothing else. I get that he chose love over power, but she could have just "thawed" him instead, like she was doing the entire book.

Also, boo to a pregnancy ending. Feels like it caves toward Boreas' wishes instead of Wren's.