A review by darling_book_mage
Frozen Hearts and Death Magic by Day Leitao

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

I was given a copy of this eARC for my honest opinion.

• Frozen Hearts and Death Magic was one of those books that I had to put down quite a few times because ugh I just can't deal sometimes. I got frustrated. Not because the book was bad, but because I was sooo invested into the characters, to the book. I highly, highly recommend this to anyone!

• I really really enjoyed this book and I cannot wait to buy the printed version because look at that cover 😍 plus the plot is amazing.
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It all started with a kiss.

Frozen Hearts and Death Magic is what i would consider medium paced. It wasn't too slow, but it wasn't too fast. The book is being told by multiple POV: Naia, River, Fel, Leah, and Azir (Naia and Fel's father). I am usually not a fan mutiple POV, but the author does a REALLY GREAT JOB at making it all work together. It was so easy to follow.

The book was inspired by telenovela but in a YA romantic fantasy version and boy it did not disappoint. It had so much family drama, betrayal, secrets, revelations. It was like watching a literal telenovela, the ones that are so good that you can't wait for the next episode. I never thought I could get so frustrated of what was happening IN A BOOK but then again I never thought I could hate a character so much! But, this book accomplished just that. The author does such an awesome job dropping bombs on those revelations that I kinda saw coming but still shookt meeee..

If you like books that have:
• Multiple POV
• Instant attraction
• Fae
• Family drama
• Mysterious magic
• Forbidden love
• Enemies to lovers 
This book might just be for you!