Review: Ice Like Fire (Snow Like Ashes #2) by Sara Raasch

Title: Ice Like Fire

Author: Sara Raasch

Series: Snow Like Ashes

Publication: October 13th, 2015

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Summary: It’s been three months since the Winterians were freed and Spring’s king, Angra, disappeared—thanks largely to the help of Cordell.

Meira just wants her people to be safe. When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly dangerous: Primoria’s lost chasm of magic. Theron sees this find as an opportunity—with this much magic, the world can finally stand against threats like Angra. But Meira fears the danger the chasm poses—the last time the world had access to so much magic, it spawned the Decay. So when the king of Cordell orders the two on a mission across the kingdoms of Primoria to discover the chasm’s secrets, Meira plans to use the trip to garner support to keep the chasm shut and Winter safe—even if it means clashing with Theron. But can she do so without endangering the people she loves?

Mather just wants to be free. The horrors inflicted on the Winterians hang fresh and raw in Januari—leaving Winter vulnerable to Cordell’s growing oppression. When Meira leaves to search for allies, he decides to take Winter’s security into his own hands. Can he rebuild his broken kingdom and protect them from new threats?

As the web of power and deception weaves tighter, Theron fights for magic, Mather fights for freedom—and Meira starts to wonder if she should be fighting not just for Winter, but for the world.

DNF

I could not finish this book. I made it up to around 30% of the book, and finally realized I had no interest to find what will happen to the characters or the Winter kingdom. I will summarize how I felt about this book in a few words: So bored by everything.

I thought Snow Like Ashes was all right. The world building was interesting, so when I started the sequel, I thought it would be even more interesting. Not the case. The whole time I was reading, I kept trying to convince myself, “Oh, it’ll get better!” or “But I have to find out what happens to Meira!”

Then it reached a point where I found more other things to do other than reading. I kept pushing back reading the book later and later. Finally, I picked up the book and realized I didn’t really care what happened next.

I won’t give this book a rating because I didn’t make it too far in the book. From what I have read though, the world building was expanded upon and the characters were developed further than the last book—which are both good qualities of a book, but I just cannot find the energy to connect and care about any of it. I think if I did finish the book, I would have found it okay. If you absolutely 200% loved the first book, I think you will enjoy this one.