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A review by moonlightmoths
Kingdom Cold by Brittni Chenelle
3.0
I had no idea what to expect going into this book and quite honestly, I'm sill shocked by the ending. This book was an enjoyable and easy read during a month of books that are trying my patience.
Kingdom Cold follows the story of Princess Charlotte and her betrothed Prince Young who find themselves in an arranged marriage to each other. Both are unsatisfied with the arrangement, but realize they have no choice except to work together when Charlotte's kingdom is invaded. As they survive the wilderness, treasonous companions, and broken hearts together, Charlotte and Young realize there is a lot more to each other then they first thought.
The strongest thing this book had going for it was it's character development. When Charlotte is introduced she is whiny and spoiled, but as the story progresses she starts becoming more independent and fights her own battles. Young starts out hesitant and quiet but as he faces more challenges he is a courageous and strong leader. I enjoyed watching Charlotte and Young's development because it really added to the story.
The plot itself was so full of twists and turns I could never just expect a peaceful chapter. On the one hand it made for a engaging read, but the plot twists were so wild I felt that maybe the book should have been split into two parts to make the twists have more impact. I hardly felt sad during some character deaths because some of them were introduced a few pages ago, so more elaboration of minor characters and other details of the story would have probably made the twists hit a little deeper.
For now, I'm giving Kingdom Cold 3 stars because it was a solid fantasy story and I'm interested to see where the next one will go.
Kingdom Cold follows the story of Princess Charlotte and her betrothed Prince Young who find themselves in an arranged marriage to each other. Both are unsatisfied with the arrangement, but realize they have no choice except to work together when Charlotte's kingdom is invaded. As they survive the wilderness, treasonous companions, and broken hearts together, Charlotte and Young realize there is a lot more to each other then they first thought.
The strongest thing this book had going for it was it's character development. When Charlotte is introduced she is whiny and spoiled, but as the story progresses she starts becoming more independent and fights her own battles. Young starts out hesitant and quiet but as he faces more challenges he is a courageous and strong leader. I enjoyed watching Charlotte and Young's development because it really added to the story.
The plot itself was so full of twists and turns I could never just expect a peaceful chapter. On the one hand it made for a engaging read, but the plot twists were so wild I felt that maybe the book should have been split into two parts to make the twists have more impact. I hardly felt sad during some character deaths because some of them were introduced a few pages ago, so more elaboration of minor characters and other details of the story would have probably made the twists hit a little deeper.
For now, I'm giving Kingdom Cold 3 stars because it was a solid fantasy story and I'm interested to see where the next one will go.