Review: Crown of Frost

Crown of Frost by Isabella August
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

As soon as I read the summary as saw this sentence "Wicked faeries, missing memories... and a dream that just won't die" I was intrigued. The concept of the story I was soon to find was actually a new take on the standard 'Fae' fantasy romance. I enjoyed the urban elements, it made it feel as if this could happen to anyone.

We meet Elaine, five years after her escape from the darkest realm in Arcadia. But she keeps having dream/nightmares but can't remember everything that happened whilst she was trapped in Arcadia. What she can remember is the blue eyes of a mysterious man. She is a witch but is trying to stay hidden so as not to be dragged back into the games of the Fae lords who rule Arcadia.

Enter Liam and his beautiful cold blue eyes who needs help from Elaine but has also come to protect her.... You see where this is going...

The trope for the romance in this is pretty standard, but very well done. Side character where very well fleshed out and actually had important roles to play. I have read many books like this that just insert characters to make it seem well rounded but fail to actually flesh these characters out. I feel any of the characters introduced (Simon, Jenna or Pallid Valentine) could go on to have books of their own and they would be just as interesting as this one. The world was instantly interesting and actually a relatively new concept. I enjoyed the book and would be very happy to continue to read on and see what happens with the other Fae Lords in Arcadia. It was a high, solid 3* from me, I thought about 4* but there were some elements that just needed a bit more fine tuning.

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