Girl in Ice
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- Author：Erica Ferencik
- ISBN：1797130196
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Reviews
Elaine
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I'm on the 3- or 4-star fence with this one。 I added it to my New Releases because I saw it on Readers' Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2022。 It turned out to be more of a slow-paced climate thriller - which is perfectly okay。 I blame myself for bad math: Goodreads article topic + cover art + title = murder book。Val is a phobic linguist in love with dead languages; her mercurial twin Andy had all the fire and light。 Deeply passionate about climate change， he spent his final days researching at an I'm on the 3- or 4-star fence with this one。 I added it to my New Releases because I saw it on Readers' Most Anticipated Mysteries of 2022。 It turned out to be more of a slow-paced climate thriller - which is perfectly okay。 I blame myself for bad math: Goodreads article topic + cover art + title = murder book。Val is a phobic linguist in love with dead languages; her mercurial twin Andy had all the fire and light。 Deeply passionate about climate change， he spent his final days researching at an isolated dig above the Arctic Circle until he tragically ventured outside in a storm during a bout of depression。Val's father is convinced Andy would never have killed himself， but Val isn't so sure。 Still， she doubts they've been told the whole story。 Andy's grad school professor is the brilliant scientist heading up the dig， and something has him very excited - something several stories deep in the glacial ice。 And now Wyatt has emailed her， asking for her expertise on the site。Val can't imagine why an archaeological dig requires a linguist， but this could be her one chance to find out for sure what really happened to her brother。Tell me I'm not crazy- that sounds like a murder mystery， right？？ I almost gave up because there wasn't anything murdery going on。 About a third of the way in I finally bothered to check what this was supposed to be about （i。e。， I read the back cover blurb）。 Aha！ This is a novel about climate change and one man's hunger for discovery at any cost！ Once I reset myself， I realized what I'd gotten through so far wasn't bad。Most of the time this genre disappoints me because the ending is such a letdown。 I'm happy to say things ended well in this one。 。。。more
Julie
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This was a beautifully written book。 The relationships are what made the book really shine。 The first part of the book is all about Val's relationship building with her new coworkers and especially with the Girl。 Learning how to communicate with the Girl as well as how to get along with the rest of the team gave me insight into the different personalities， which made future events even more impactful on me。 I loved how Val was able to puzzle out what the Girl was trying to tell her and at the sa This was a beautifully written book。 The relationships are what made the book really shine。 The first part of the book is all about Val's relationship building with her new coworkers and especially with the Girl。 Learning how to communicate with the Girl as well as how to get along with the rest of the team gave me insight into the different personalities， which made future events even more impactful on me。 I loved how Val was able to puzzle out what the Girl was trying to tell her and at the same time the author gave us little insights into languages。 If you're expecting a full-on thriller， you will need to be patient， but it's worth it。 When the break-neck action starts you will see it is much better because of the relationship-building and slow suspense earlier。 。。。more
Rachel Johnson
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Kept Me ReadingI read this book in a little over a day， and that's with a full-time job and a child at home。 I just wanted to know what happened， and I was surprised at how it all went down。 I also was somewhat satisfied with the ending。 This book is beautifully written and I have to say that as an English teacher， I appreciated the way language played such a role in the story。 Kept Me ReadingI read this book in a little over a day， and that's with a full-time job and a child at home。 I just wanted to know what happened， and I was surprised at how it all went down。 I also was somewhat satisfied with the ending。 This book is beautifully written and I have to say that as an English teacher， I appreciated the way language played such a role in the story。 。。。more
Elana
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Hello I read this book in 3 days which I haven’t accomplished in a longggg time。 Wasn’t sure how it was going to go with a bit of a slow start but the mystery quickly kicks in。 I notified my s/o every day about new developments with the girl found in the ice while trying to think of answers about her origins and vitality。 The twist at the end was wrenching and I was often holding my breath as I’m sure Val may have been while racing to meet her goals。 The author does well adding suspicion to the Hello I read this book in 3 days which I haven’t accomplished in a longggg time。 Wasn’t sure how it was going to go with a bit of a slow start but the mystery quickly kicks in。 I notified my s/o every day about new developments with the girl found in the ice while trying to think of answers about her origins and vitality。 The twist at the end was wrenching and I was often holding my breath as I’m sure Val may have been while racing to meet her goals。 The author does well adding suspicion to the characters and I assure you no matter how predictable you might THINK it will be， the answers are nothing you could’ve guessed。 Enjoy！ 。。。more
Janet Lynch
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I really enjoyed this very unusual story。 Val is an anxiety ridden linguist who has recently lost her twin brother， Andy。 He died on an island off the coast of Greenland where he was doing Arctic research。 When Val is asked to travel to the research facility to work with a girl who is speaking a language no one understands， she forces herself to go。 Perhaps she can find out what really happened to Andy。 All of the characters were flawed but well drawn out。 At times mystical， things on the frozen I really enjoyed this very unusual story。 Val is an anxiety ridden linguist who has recently lost her twin brother， Andy。 He died on an island off the coast of Greenland where he was doing Arctic research。 When Val is asked to travel to the research facility to work with a girl who is speaking a language no one understands， she forces herself to go。 Perhaps she can find out what really happened to Andy。 All of the characters were flawed but well drawn out。 At times mystical， things on the frozen tundra are not what they seem。 。。。more
Georgia
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Super eerie and atmospheric， with an enjoyable cast of characters。 Thrillers are so fun。 I’d say that it gets a little more sci fi？ Than I expected and it was a bit hard to suspend disbelief there。
Georgianne Giese
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Excellent TaleThis one will make a really adventuresome movie。 It is not the type of mystery I normally read。 The first part of the story is a riveting drama， but I kept wondering if the promised mystery was just a scientific one。 But then， things heated up。 Drama and mystery kept me riveted！
Bonnie Chisholm
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I thoroughly enjoyed this story。 Very intriguing。 I think I liked into the Jungle a little better ， but they are two total different stories。
Brandy
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The premise of this book is very interesting。 The setting for the book is unique。 The landscape and surroundings are painted vividly and the author did a beautiful job of describing everything so the reader feels like they are there。 The Artic backdrop adds to the suspenseful feel of the book。 The main character Val was not a likable character for me。 I can’t name as to why， I just never developed an attachment to her。 Her relationship with the girl found in the ice was my favorite part of the b The premise of this book is very interesting。 The setting for the book is unique。 The landscape and surroundings are painted vividly and the author did a beautiful job of describing everything so the reader feels like they are there。 The Artic backdrop adds to the suspenseful feel of the book。 The main character Val was not a likable character for me。 I can’t name as to why， I just never developed an attachment to her。 Her relationship with the girl found in the ice was my favorite part of the book。 The writing style was good and I will definitely try another book of the author’s。Thank you to Simon and Schuster for an ARC copy of the book for a honest review。 。。。more
Lilibet Bombshell
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You may notice in my reviews that I have a habit of pointing out why I was attracted to a novel， or what piqued my interest in it。 I think that’s an important point to make when reviewing a book， because I think people who read book reviews deserve to know where their book reviewers are coming from when they review a book。 It’s like， why did this particular reviewer choose to read this book？ What made them pick this book to read， out of all the other books in the world there are to read？ Especia You may notice in my reviews that I have a habit of pointing out why I was attracted to a novel， or what piqued my interest in it。 I think that’s an important point to make when reviewing a book， because I think people who read book reviews deserve to know where their book reviewers are coming from when they review a book。 It’s like， why did this particular reviewer choose to read this book？ What made them pick this book to read， out of all the other books in the world there are to read？ Especially when you are a reader and reviewer that refuses to niche-read， like I do。 So I feel I should point out what attracted me to this book: my sister is a socio-cultural linguist。 A large portion of this book （and， arguably， the best parts of it） are dedicated to the main character， a renowned linguist， and her efforts to understand （and， in turn， make herself understood） the language of an indigenous girl who has allegedly been thawed out from ice that could be possibly hundreds of years old in the upper reaches of Greenland。 I may be the human geographer and urban planner of the family， but my sister and I both share a fascination with linguistics。 She’s just the one who chose to study them。 （Also， there is a huge overlap between Human Geography and Linguistics when it comes to extinct languages and cultures。） The other thing that attracted me to this book is something closer to my own academic domain than my sister’s: climate science， data， and scientific ethics。 Needless to say， we trust our scientists to give us scientific data that’s backed by the scientific method， but we’re relying on an ethical code that the data those scientists have gathered hasn’t been manipulated or gathered against international regulations。 That’s a whole lot of trust to put into humans who are， in the end， just as fallible as the rest of us。 Trust me， as a scientist， it’s humbling to be entrusted with data to be analyzed and interpreted。 The first 40% or so of this book drags a lot， which left me feeling let down。 I put the book down more than a few times before I actually got into it。 Once it picked up， however， I couldn’t put it down。 The ending was slightly underwhelming， but I’m chalking that up to my own cynicism over it actually being a decent ending for the book。 Once I got to the ending of the book I pondered the pacing and wondered if it might have just been me and my uneven mood over the last week that made the book hard to get into over the last week and I think it’s possible I might not have given it a fair shot when I started it。 The premise is more than interesting， it’s well-plotted， it’s creepy， it’s in turns suffocating and too immense to consider， and it’s got a real good sense of atmosphere。 The narration is unreliable， but not in a bad way: our narrator is simply affected by outside elements that affect her state of mind that cast doubt on her story here and there。 But her voice is clear and her sense of self rings true and consistent。 None of the adults in this story， including the narrator， are the best of people， but some seem to at least be trying to do something right。 But complete isolation from civilization and unresolved grief can be awful bedfellows， causing people to make rash and/or poor decisions。 All in all， I definitely recommend this book if you enjoy a solid suspense thriller set in the outdoors or if you enjoy some science mixed in with your scares。 Thanks to NetGalley and Gallery Books for early access to this title in exchange for a fair and honest review。 。。。more
Stacy DeBroff
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Imagine a young girl， caught in a sudden flash ice storm， and frozen seemingly for eternity in an ice floe in the Artic。 Until global warming that is， and a science team that thaws her and brings her back to life。 Brilliant linguist Val Chesterfield， a homebody thanks to her overwhelming anxiety， gets finally lured from her cozy apartment due to the simultaneous apparent suicide of her twin brother Andy while working on a climate change research expedition in Northern Greenland and a deep myster Imagine a young girl， caught in a sudden flash ice storm， and frozen seemingly for eternity in an ice floe in the Artic。 Until global warming that is， and a science team that thaws her and brings her back to life。 Brilliant linguist Val Chesterfield， a homebody thanks to her overwhelming anxiety， gets finally lured from her cozy apartment due to the simultaneous apparent suicide of her twin brother Andy while working on a climate change research expedition in Northern Greenland and a deep mystery shrouding a girl who speaks a Nordic language no one can understand， even the local indigenous people。 Val， having turned down former intriguing jaunts into the field for on site discoveries， rallies herself with some push from her elderly， climate scientist father to get up to the Artic to figure out what’s going on。 Val finds herself in the remote Artic amidst endless ice， swirling snow， a claustrophobic research hut， and an encroaching season of darkness。 She contends with Wyatt， the gruff expedition leader， and former professor of her brother， who won’t share much about what happened to Andy or the girl; Val， the chief mechanic and cook， who proves equally menacing; and a lovely pair of married Marine scientists， Nora and Raj， up to do explorations in the water under the ice。 A plotting twisting thriller ensues as Val struggles to communicate and bond with the girl while also investigating what really happened with her twin brother。 The real heroine: the young girl revived from the ice， who’s both terrified and curious， violent and compassionate， young and wise beyond her years。 This novel provokes you to deeply think about the often-conflicting roles that science and compassion play out in humanity。 There’s the purity of scientific research pitted against ambition， and the questionable ethics of turning a person into a science specimen or experiment。 And then of course there’s the ominous climate change coming for us all。Thanks to Netgalley as well as Gallery Books and Scout Press for an advanced reader’s copy。 The view expressed here are solely my own。 。。。more
Nancy Mack
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What an interesting premise。 Girl found frozen in ice （or was she？）， speaking language no one comprehends， so Val， a prominent language expert comes in to help。 Way more complicated。 Bring a blanket as it's chilling。 What an interesting premise。 Girl found frozen in ice （or was she？）， speaking language no one comprehends， so Val， a prominent language expert comes in to help。 Way more complicated。 Bring a blanket as it's chilling。 。。。more
Sandra Miller
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GIRL IN ICE is riveting。 I feel like I just took a trip to the Arctic Circle--a terrifying one at that。 If you haven't already read Ferencik's work， this book will turn you into a super fan。 GIRL IN ICE is riveting。 I feel like I just took a trip to the Arctic Circle--a terrifying one at that。 If you haven't already read Ferencik's work， this book will turn you into a super fan。 。。。more
Susan
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Wow！ Erica’s best book so far。 Starts strong， ends strong。 Couldn’t put it down
Kelli
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Great story with a little SCI-fi， magic thrown in at the end。 Highly recommended！
Amanda
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Erica Ferencik did not disappoint with her newest book！ I could not put this one down。 I needed to know what happened next。 Much like “Into the Jungle” my favorite book of hers， you are pulled into the story and feel for the characters she has created。 I enjoyed this one immensely。 I definitely recommend this one！
Sandra
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It was OKAY。 Not very entertaining。
Shelly Hammond
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3。5This book was alright。 If you like stories that takes place in the freezing cold remote island off Greenland's barren coast， you may like this book。Valerie Chesterfield， Val， is a trained linguist and her specialty is dead Nordic languages。 She has a successful career but lives a fairly sheltered life always feeling like she's in the shadow of her twin brother， Andy。 Now， Andy is gone from an apparent suicide after venturing out， wilfully， into minus 50 degree weather。 Valerie suspects there 3。5This book was alright。 If you like stories that takes place in the freezing cold remote island off Greenland's barren coast， you may like this book。Valerie Chesterfield， Val， is a trained linguist and her specialty is dead Nordic languages。 She has a successful career but lives a fairly sheltered life always feeling like she's in the shadow of her twin brother， Andy。 Now， Andy is gone from an apparent suicide after venturing out， wilfully， into minus 50 degree weather。 Valerie suspects there was foul play since she can’t imagine her brother doing that。When Wyatt， another researcher in the Arctic finds a young girl who was frozen in ice but thawed alive and is speaking a language no one can understand。 Now Wyatt is calling on her to come and help interpret what that girl is saying。 Val isn’t incredibly fond of the idea of heading to freezing cold temps but she manages to get herself there。As soon as Val steps off the plane she’s gripped with fear。 It's very rough terrain and Wyatt is turning out to be a mystery she can’t quite figure out。 Now， she finds that the child is very sick and could be dying。 She needs to discover the truth about Wyatt’s research and fast。This book is pretty good。 It’s not the type of thriller I’m used to in that the thriller bit is about a young girl who thawed from ice and is trying to express things to Val。 It’s not so much a thriller as dead interesting。 Now there is more of a thriller aspect that comes in halfway to a little after halfway through the book。 All of this book is very incredibly well written and the characters are a blast but it was slow going and took awhile to get really into where I started to care about characters and what would happen to them。 。。。more
Shirley Chapura
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Interesting concept but doubt if scientifically possible。 Liked the setting in the Artic so definitely worth reading。
Deborah
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Great adventure in freezing Greenland where a girl is found frozen in ice。 When the ice melts， the girl is alive and speaking an indecipherable language。 Linguistic expert Val Chesterfield reluctantly travels to Greenland to try to determine the language the girl is speaking。 What follows is a suspenseful and thrilling mystery that needs to be quickly resolved before it is too late。 I look forward to reading more of Erica Ferencik's novels after finishing Girl in Ice。#girlinice#ericaferencik#sco Great adventure in freezing Greenland where a girl is found frozen in ice。 When the ice melts， the girl is alive and speaking an indecipherable language。 Linguistic expert Val Chesterfield reluctantly travels to Greenland to try to determine the language the girl is speaking。 What follows is a suspenseful and thrilling mystery that needs to be quickly resolved before it is too late。 I look forward to reading more of Erica Ferencik's novels after finishing Girl in Ice。#girlinice#ericaferencik#scoutpress#simonandschuster#greenland#linguistics 。。。more
Deanna Stevens
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It definitely follows what the write up describes！ It held my interest and although gets a little of that "really？" actions and descriptions going in places。 The characters each had a need to explore and find that answer that could only be found in the freezing Arctic。 The ending？ I didn't see that finale coming！ Overall I enjoyed it。 Although I'm not a fan of foul language， it was only sporadic。 I was gifted a copy。 My review is voluntary， It definitely follows what the write up describes！ It held my interest and although gets a little of that "really？" actions and descriptions going in places。 The characters each had a need to explore and find that answer that could only be found in the freezing Arctic。 The ending？ I didn't see that finale coming！ Overall I enjoyed it。 Although I'm not a fan of foul language， it was only sporadic。 I was gifted a copy。 My review is voluntary， 。。。more
Libby
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I saw a good review of this in the NYT。
Lou Jacobs
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GIRL IN ICE by Erica FerencikPublication: 03/01/2022 by Gallery Books / Scout Press Strap on your snow shoes and bundle-up in your thickest parka to embark upon an amazing atmospheric thriller that will have you turning pages at breakneck speed。 I reluctantly had to go to work between my two gulps of this visceral， white-knuckled ride into the barren， god-forsaken arctic Greenland。 Valerie “Val” is a noted linguist， specializing in Nordic languages， who leads a rather secluded life， limited to t GIRL IN ICE by Erica FerencikPublication: 03/01/2022 by Gallery Books / Scout Press Strap on your snow shoes and bundle-up in your thickest parka to embark upon an amazing atmospheric thriller that will have you turning pages at breakneck speed。 I reluctantly had to go to work between my two gulps of this visceral， white-knuckled ride into the barren， god-forsaken arctic Greenland。 Valerie “Val” is a noted linguist， specializing in Nordic languages， who leads a rather secluded life， limited to teaching and staying close to her apartment， due to her almost insurmountable anxiety。 Her need for “her meds” has escalated to ever increasing “doses” of alcohol to cope with the death of her twin， Andy。 A year after his death she receives an email from Andy’s mentor and fellow scientist Wyatt to enlist her help at the remote Arctic outpost …。 the site of Andy’s reported suicide。 He claims to have found a young girl embedded in the ice， and was able to thaw her out alive， and speaking a language no one understands。 The accompanying audio file of the girl immediately mesmerizes Val ， and presents a unique opportunity to overcome her personal fears and delve into the mystery of not only the young girl ， but also explore the unlikely suicide of her twin。 Ferencik proves to be a masterful storyteller as she weaves a twisted and complex adventure within the confines of the claustrophobic research station and the adjacent frozen tundra with howling and swirling wind and snow and ice…。 in sub-zero temperatures。 The characterization of Val evolves as she is able to battle her anxiety and grief， and meet head-on the challenge of slowly and progressively developing a trust with the “ancient” eight-year-old Sigrid …。 as she begins to unlock the language barrier， against a ticking clock， while time begins to run out for all。 At times the reader will actually forget that elements of the narrative involve science fiction/ fantasy … but willingly suspend disbelief to enjoy the full impact of this harrowing journey that explores love， grief and self empowerment。 This immersive thriller will keep the reader quickly turning the pages until the explosive， unexpected denouement。 Thanks to NetGalley and Gallery Books / Scout Press for providing an Uncorrected Proof in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Colleen
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Girl in Ice is an unusual thriller about a young girl cut from a glacier， frozen and thawed coming back to life。 She speaks a strange undetectable language。 Enter Val， a linguist， struggling to come to terms of her twin's death at the same location， called to Greenland to translate the language。 Torn between her need to hide from the world， and her curiosity about the girl as well as her brother's death， she makes the journey to find the truth about both。An interesting story， but kind of far fet Girl in Ice is an unusual thriller about a young girl cut from a glacier， frozen and thawed coming back to life。 She speaks a strange undetectable language。 Enter Val， a linguist， struggling to come to terms of her twin's death at the same location， called to Greenland to translate the language。 Torn between her need to hide from the world， and her curiosity about the girl as well as her brother's death， she makes the journey to find the truth about both。An interesting story， but kind of far fetched for me。 The story drags but I suppose that is the intent to make it more dramatic。I received an ARC from NetGalley for an unbiased review。 。。。more
Julianna Zellers
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My first tangible ARC！ Release Date 3/1/22“Girl in Ice” by Erica Ferencik was a little suspense and sci-if。 Val a linguist is called to end of the earth to help with translating for a child that a scientist thawed out alive。 Val must go to the scene of where her brother died the year prior。 She still has some unanswered questions along with the mystery of who this girl is and where did she come from。 The setting is freezing and dark which adds an additional sense of eerie to this cold story。 But My first tangible ARC！ Release Date 3/1/22“Girl in Ice” by Erica Ferencik was a little suspense and sci-if。 Val a linguist is called to end of the earth to help with translating for a child that a scientist thawed out alive。 Val must go to the scene of where her brother died the year prior。 She still has some unanswered questions along with the mystery of who this girl is and where did she come from。 The setting is freezing and dark which adds an additional sense of eerie to this cold story。 But you find yourself warmed by Val and the relationship she forms with this girl as they try to communicate and help each other during these dark days。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫#julesbookshelf #arc #girlinice #booksofinstagram #suspense #scifireads 。。。more
Lizz （Beer， Books and Boos）
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This isn't the type of book I normally read and I loved it。 This is also the first time I annotated an ARC copy of a book。 I liked all the characters to a point and what they brought to the story。 I loved that this book a me guessing from the start。 There some I trusted right away any others I knew I shouldn't trust。 It was a good pace of reading and it was very easy to read， even with all the science talk。 I will be reading more from Erica Ferencik ever soon。 This isn't the type of book I normally read and I loved it。 This is also the first time I annotated an ARC copy of a book。 I liked all the characters to a point and what they brought to the story。 I loved that this book a me guessing from the start。 There some I trusted right away any others I knew I shouldn't trust。 It was a good pace of reading and it was very easy to read， even with all the science talk。 I will be reading more from Erica Ferencik ever soon。 。。。more
Kimberly
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Review featured at www。books-n-kisses。comThere is good and bad to this story。 First the good。 I really enjoyed the language part of this story。 When Val talks to the “girl in ice” the conversations are interesting and well written。 Now the bad， the story is slow and while we are supposed to be spending time finding out what really happened to Val’s brother it seems to take a back burner to the rest of the story。 I think this story had a lot of potential but it just didn’t meet up to it。 Disclaim Review featured at www。books-n-kisses。comThere is good and bad to this story。 First the good。 I really enjoyed the language part of this story。 When Val talks to the “girl in ice” the conversations are interesting and well written。 Now the bad， the story is slow and while we are supposed to be spending time finding out what really happened to Val’s brother it seems to take a back burner to the rest of the story。 I think this story had a lot of potential but it just didn’t meet up to it。 Disclaimer:I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Sara
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I found the storyline intriguing， but the telling of it a little slow。 Character development was a bit weak， especially with Wyatt and Jeanne。 I was often confused by their behavior and did not understand their motives。 I was frustrated by the slow pace of the story but glad I stuck with it as I rocketed through the last 75 pages to and ending that was all that I had hoped for。 Thanks to Simon & Schuster and Scout Press for the ARC。
Annika Hipple
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3 1/2 stars。 Review to come。
Mike Blyth
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