A review by shhchar
Cold Spell by Jackson Pearce

3.0

I liked Cold Spell a lot, but not as much as Fathomless. Cold Spell was fairly average plot-wise. It was light on lore, and the clear cut goal didn't leave much room for unexpected plot twists. I thought it was very anticlimactic. Of course, I've never read the original Snow Queen so I can't compare it to that.

For the people who have read the other books in this series, you'll be happy to know that there are references back to them!

I liked all the supporting characters, but I didn't feel too empathetic for Ginny or Kai. I supported Ginny, but I didn't really sympathize for her if that makes sense. I wasn't upset with any of the choices she made but everything about her was a bit blah. I appreciated her development when she realized she could live without Kai, but she still didn't actually grow--she just realized she could live without him if she absolutely had to.

Spoiler

And the fact that she gets him back in the end kind of messes up the whole development.

I liked Mora but I thought her backstory was a little confusing for the average reader. I wish there had been more of her PoV, and more explanation of the Fenris.

I found this book to be fairly average. Pearce has a wonderful writing technique and if you read the other novels, I don't think you'll be disappointed.