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A review by openmypages
Shadow Frost by Coco Ma
4.0
I really enjoyed this YA debut novel from Coco Ma, it featured a deeply developed magical world with enough complexity for 10 novels! The story features strong characters with well developed emotional motives and backstories that are revealed with several twists I didn't see coming. I won't give any specific details but I loved the development of the characters finding their strengths and overcoming their weaknesses.
It gets a 4 rather than a 5 for me for two reasons. One, the writing style relied on switching character POVs to dump large chunks of info about the world and characters. I felt like this could have done with a little more finesse as generally I love switching POVs in a novel. Two, (no spoilers) but the ending left me slightly confused. I wish it had ended a few chapters earlier. The last couple of chapters felt like they were added to keep you hanging til book 2.
It gets a 4 rather than a 5 for me for two reasons. One, the writing style relied on switching character POVs to dump large chunks of info about the world and characters. I felt like this could have done with a little more finesse as generally I love switching POVs in a novel. Two, (no spoilers) but the ending left me slightly confused. I wish it had ended a few chapters earlier. The last couple of chapters felt like they were added to keep you hanging til book 2.