Actual Rating: 3 Stars 
 "Even the strongest blizzards start with a single snowflake." 
 Well, this review is long overdue. I read this in when, SEPTEMBER?!?!?! 
 Anyways, this is an review in which Beatrice is lazy and just lists pros and cons. :) 
 Snow Like Ashes was SUPER addicting and hard to put down (like Red Queen), but unfortunately, just like Red Queen, it wasn't original at all, and the so called "plot twist" at the end is SO predictable. 
 Pros: 
 -Badass Meira. Yes, she's kind of typical, but I'm a sucker for these kinds of heroines. 
 -Prince Theron. HE LIKES READING. ENOUGH SAID. 
 -ADDICTING. I could NOT put this book down. 
 -Deaths of characters. Raasch does NOT hold off :) 
 -The different characteristics of the people of each kingdom (Winterians have icy blue eyes, white hair, and have pale skin, etc.) 
 -Slight focus on politics was quite interesting 
 Cons: 
 -The love triangle. UGH. Why is this still even a thing..? 
 -The obvious "plot twist". Heck, it's not even a plot twist. 
 -Info dumping of EVERYTHING. The kingdom history, characters, EVERYTHING. 
 -The shitty names of the capitals like Juli, Jannuari, etc. I know it's supposed to be funny or something, but it just didn't do it for me. 
 -The basic world building (or none) I had a really hard time picturing the world, much less understanding it. ._. 
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