A review by nmeeyorelvr
Kingdom of Ice and Bone by Jill Criswell

3.0

I went back and forth a lot about what to rate it. Ultimately, the fact that Lira does what she does at the end to Reyker which entirely alters his character, the constant showing of Draki always knowing/anticipating what Lira does isn't that realistic to me, Draki is not a villain I can sympathies with at all even though I think that's what the author tried to do, and that it's constant back and forth for Lira and Reyker's relationship between angst and love started to drive me crazy by the end. I feel like the author, Lira, and Reykey didn't evolve or.frow.mich in the book at all. Parts of the story even reminded me of other YA books, as if the author borrowed plot ideas haphazard7from other books. What did I like? Reyker. And I have hope for what the next book will bring for Reyker and Lira. I loved seeing Iseneld. I found the characterizing and fleshing out of the Daughters of Aillira very interesting too. The Gods and the magic system intrigue me. I recommend this book, but mostly because it's most likely necessary to understand the third book.