A review by katemac89
A Tale of Ice and Ash by Katherine Macdonald

Obviously I read it. Many times. It's my beautiful baby number 7!

Honestly, I had such fun writing this, it's been difficult to get into my Little Mermaid retelling where the fact that the MC doesn't have a voice means that the flirty banter is fairly minimal.

The flirty banter in this book? It's en pointe, if I do say so myself. Cole x Eirwen were hilarious to write with their endless back-and-forths, and both verbal and physical sparring. I need to write another love/hate/reluctant allies book STAT.

Like all my retellings, this story gives the heroine back her agency. She is no longer a passenger in her own story but a person with choices and wishes. She is far from unsupported in her quest as she is backed by her entire adoptive family, a diverse group of dwarves capable of kicking butt and cooking pies. Honestly, I wish I'd had time to give all of them a bit more attention.

Anyway, if you like fairy tales but hate insipid heroines, you'll probably enjoy this, especially if you also enjoy romance and the wittiest of banter!