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Blood Beneath the Snow by Alexandra Kennington
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you to Ace Pub and Berkeley for the free book!!
This was an amazing book but... what was that ending? It was so abrupt, with so many loose ends left untied, and I just have to hope there's an unplanned sequel. What did the Kryllian Queen want with Revna? What becomes of her and The Hellbringer? Will her powers develop more? There has to be answers. I'll be disappointed if not.
That said, I really enjoyed this. I struggle to get through romantasy books sometimes, and I didn't find myself struggling with this one. Historically, for me, it usually takes upwards of five days minimum for me to get through a romantasy/fantasy, and this took me around 2 days. It was easy to get through, compelling enough for me to want to keep turning the pages, and wasn't so filled with straight filler or too much clunky plot that it tripped me up. The one thing I think I'll continue to be hung up on, however, is the end. I'm gonna be stewing about that one for a while. I did like how the romance developed, I saw others say they thought that the romance was too instalove, but I felt it wasn't too much. They met officially around 36% if I remember correctly, but didn't do anything until around 70%. Now, the time in between during the story was more like a month and a half, but I've seen stories end in coupling in less time than that-- couples who end up saying I love you after two weeks --so for me, this wasn't that bad. I was satisfied with the romance aspect, save for the fact that I wouldn't really market this as a romantasy as it ends in an ambiguous, everything is up in the air happy for now, and the romance, well, I won't spoil what it's like by the end. Definitely makes me feel like a sequel is coming.
This was an amazing book but... what was that ending? It was so abrupt, with so many loose ends left untied, and I just have to hope there's an unplanned sequel. What did the Kryllian Queen want with Revna? What becomes of her and The Hellbringer? Will her powers develop more? There has to be answers. I'll be disappointed if not.
That said, I really enjoyed this. I struggle to get through romantasy books sometimes, and I didn't find myself struggling with this one. Historically, for me, it usually takes upwards of five days minimum for me to get through a romantasy/fantasy, and this took me around 2 days. It was easy to get through, compelling enough for me to want to keep turning the pages, and wasn't so filled with straight filler or too much clunky plot that it tripped me up. The one thing I think I'll continue to be hung up on, however, is the end. I'm gonna be stewing about that one for a while. I did like how the romance developed, I saw others say they thought that the romance was too instalove, but I felt it wasn't too much. They met officially around 36% if I remember correctly, but didn't do anything until around 70%. Now, the time in between during the story was more like a month and a half, but I've seen stories end in coupling in less time than that-- couples who end up saying I love you after two weeks --so for me, this wasn't that bad. I was satisfied with the romance aspect, save for the fact that I wouldn't really market this as a romantasy as it ends in an ambiguous, everything is up in the air happy for now, and the romance, well, I won't spoil what it's like by the end. Definitely makes me feel like a sequel is coming.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism