I had extremely high hopes for this book. First, the cover is absolutely gorgeous; second, it's a retelling of the Snow Queen (and I'm a crazy fangirl when it comes to fairytale retellings); and third, it sounded great. However, the major problem with this book was that there was a lot of potential that amounted to a book which fell flat. There were times when I was swept away by the scenes I was reading, and I was honestly enjoying the book. But, those scenes were extremely short-lived, and not fully fleshed out. I wanted more, but before I knew it, the scene was over, and moving on to a duller scene. 
 The writing was okay. As I said, there were times where I was captivated by the scenes. There were several times throughout the book where I thought, This is it...this is where the book is going to take off. But, it never did. There wasn't really any world-building, nor was there much description (except for those few and far between scenes). Overall, I think this was my main problem with the book. I wanted more description. I wanted more from the other characters. As this is a short book, the pacing alternated between fast and slow. This together with everything else led to me feeling this was just an okay read. 
 The character of Thyra originally I liked. This is going to be weird to say, but I found it extremely refreshing to read about a main character who didn't know/understand love, who was ruthless, and always had an ulterior motive. You don't normally read about those types of characters, especially ones who maintain that personality throughout a good portion of the book. I found it an interesting route that the author took, and I applaud her for that. Thyra is nothing but original, and one of the main things that I actually did like about this book. On the other hand, Kai was dull as a brick. I know he was supposed to be the "love interest" but I didn't like him one bit. This may be more personal, but I never saw what any of the characters liked about Kai. While Thyra's character was well written, Kai's character seemed to be put on the back burner. I kept waiting for him to be funny or even brooding and show even the slightest bit of emotion, but he was just boring and blah. 
 While I was disappointed in this novel, I think some people will enjoy it. It is a quick read, but to me it was nothing special. However, there were parts I enjoyed, so if you're looking for a retelling of the Snow Queen, go ahead and read this. But just be warned it's just an okay book. 
 Happy reading :)