A review by bethchrissink
The House of Frost and Feathers by Lauren Wiesebron

3.0

Sometimes I really hate when a book is compared to another beloved book. I know that is a great marketing tactic and I fall prey to it often. But in the case of this book I think it was a mistake. This book was compared to The Bear and the Nightingale everywhere I saw it and that caused it to be a bit of a let down for me. It is a good book, it just couldn't match the lush setting and time that Arden's book drops the reader into. This book felt like it could have taken place anywhere or anytime and while the house itself was fascinating, it was hard to feel any strong sense of place. It is a serviceable Baba Yaga tale and there were things I liked a lot about it, but I was felt a little on the outskirts of the tale. However, the narration was excellent.