Sara Raasch
Published By: Balzer and Bray
Publication Date: September 20, 2016
Date Read: February 8, 2020
Genre: YA - Fantasy
Source: Bought
Format: Paperback
Pages: 488
From Goodreads:
Angra is alive, his Decay is spreading—and no one is safe.
Meira will do anything to save her world. With Angra trying to break through her mental defenses, she desperately needs to learn to control her own magic—so when the leader of a mysterious Order from Paisly offers to teach her, she jumps at the chance. But the true solution to stopping the Decay lies in a labyrinth deep beneath the Season Kingdoms. To defeat Angra, Meira will have to enter the labyrinth, destroy the very magic she’s learning to control—and make the biggest sacrifice of all.
Mather will do anything to save his queen. He needs to rally the Children of the Thaw, find Meira—and finally tell her how he really feels. But with a plan of attack that leaves no kingdom unscathed and a major betrayal within their ranks, winning the war—and protecting Meira—slips farther and farther out of reach.
Ceridwen will do anything to save her people. Angra had her brother killed, stole her kingdom, and made her a prisoner. But when she’s freed by an unexpected ally who reveals a shocking truth behind Summer’s slave trade, Ceridwen must take action to save her true love and her kingdom, even if it costs her what little she has left.
As Angra unleashes the Decay on the world, Meira, Mather, and Ceridwen must bring the kingdoms of Primoria together…or lose everything.
"You are not what you've done. Who you are right now, this moment, is who you choose to be."
I started the Snow Like Ashes series what feels like forever ago. I remember absolutely adoring this series but I just never got around to finishing it. There was two main reasons for that, the first being I most definitely wasn't ready to finish the series and say goodbye to these characters that I absolutely loved. The other was that the second book was a bit of a let-down for me. I found it slow and a bit boring. I finally picked this one up as part of my series catchup challenge this year and I am so glad that I did. Book 2 was most definitely a case of 'second-book syndrome' being slow as it was building up to the epic finale and that's exactly what Frost Like Night was. Epic!
Frost Like Night follows all of the main characters preparing for the final battle against Angra and his decay. It was fast-paced, action-packed and a complete emotional trauma. Right from the start of this book I couldn't read it fast enough. I was thrown back into this world that I absolutely loved and I just couldn't wait to see how it was all going to end for Meira, Mather and Theron. I knew it was going to absolutely destroy my heart but I still held out the hope that it would be in a good way.
I loved every single second of this book and I feel like it was such a perfect ending to this series. It isn't a happy ever after for everyone and some of the characters endings are definitely bittersweet but I feel like that fit the series perfectly. It was never a happy story so I didn't expect that of the ending but I did feel like the ending was perfect for the characters. My one hope is that there will be a spin off series at some point following what happens after... I feel like that would just be brilliant.
Frost Like Night was an absolutely incredible ending to this series and I have just loved the entire series as a whole. It is definitely one that I will re-read in the future and I will be picking up Sara's other works in the future. If you haven't read this series already and you're a fan of fantasy I highly recommend you picking this one up. You won't be disappointed.
"No apologies. No matter what happens, I will never, not in a thousand tragic outcomes even regret loving you."
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