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Stunningly written, while it does continue the story begun in The Winter Queen's Tale, this expands the world and the characters and adds in ROMANCE.
Vale, the frost queen's brother, takes center stage as he agrees to a marriage with a mortal girl to fulfil an ancient ritual and satisfy his sister's wrath after her proud grandmother insults the frost queen's beauty.
The lore of this land is simultaneously familiar, borrowing from fairytales and Nordic vibes, and unique. The characters are sympathetic overall.
It does end in a bit of a cliffhanger, so be warned of that. Hopefully book three is out soon!
A masked groom. A frightened bride. A vow as harsh and unyielding as winter.On the edge of the mortal lands in the north, Sonya strives to be the perfect noblewoman. Playing her harp provides the only respite from the demanding decorum of the Earl’s court. Until, in a fit of hubris, her grandmother declares to a faery emissary that Sonya possesses greater beauty than the Snow Queen. A price must be paid for the insult. The price of a maid, sacrificed to the ice.Prince Vale Frost lives in the shadow of the Ice Palace his sister has wrought. He believes…
Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!
On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…
This is a good deal of fun, fast paced, heartfelt, with some fun references and a lot of twists on Christmas lore. Claire is a fun character whose snarky first person narrative really carries this and it makes good use of a soft magic system that borrows from without owing too much to any particular Christmas lore.
Light religious elements, light romantic elements (kisses only)
For Claire Samson, the only way to survive Christmas this year is to escape it.
High-achieving Australian medical student Claire Samson has struggled to enjoy Christmas in recent years, but this is the first Christmas she will be all alone, with her parents overseas and her grandfather in a coma. Claire is desperate to quit med school, but medicine was Grandpa’s dream for her, and her rural hometown desperately needs more doctors—doctors which could have changed her grandfather’s prognosis.
Just when Claire thinks Christmas will be unbearable, a steam train straight out of Platform 9 ¾ appears . . .…
