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MY THOUGHTS
I've read Amber Argyle's other book, Witch Song, and enjoyed it, but I admit that I really wanted to read this book based entirely on the beautiful cover. After I read the synopsis, I wanted to read it even more!

When Tryon attacks, slaughters, and enslaves members of Argon clan, the Shyle clan is shocked. The clans have a treaty among them and until now, there has been no fighting amongst the clans. The Shyle clan is friends with the Argon clan and sends help. Ilyenna is clan mistress of the Shyle clan, her father is the clan chief, and is caught up in this. The Shyle clan is able to rescue a few Argons, but things get even worse when the Shyle clan gets targeted. When a raid occurs, Ilyenna ends up dying in the snow. But the winter fairy see promise in her and revive her to be the new Winter Queen, with a catch: she must lose all of her emotions. Ilyenna declines for now, in favor of helping those she loves, but ends up being captured by Darrien, who was the one that tried to kill her. Darrien is the Tryon clan chief's son, one of them. The other son was killed by Ilyenna the same night she was meant to die. Ilyenna has to be Darrien's slave and maybe wife if he has his way, in order to keep those she loves alive.

The book had a fairytale/folklore like quality to it, and I don't mean Disney. This book has the feeling of the original tales from various cultures, the darker kinds, and I very much liked it. The entire world-building in general was very well-developed. I was able to get a very good grip on the different clans and the lives of the clans, as well as their culture. All in all, my favorite part is still the fantastical storytelling in this book!

Ilyenna is a very strong and capable character. She has her own flaws, like everybody else, but she has an admiring amount of loyalty and strength. As clan mistress, she's very loyal to her clan and puts their needs above her own. She has to make very hard decisions for her clan and herself all throughout this book, sometimes putting her in horrible positions for herself. She has to go through so many horrible things as Darrien's slave and she's very strong throughout all of this. She does have her breaking points, but that makes her so much more human, as I wouldn't be able to believe that anyone to go through something like this without breaking at a few moments.

I have an odd relationship with the romance. I liked Rome, our obvious love interest, in the beginning. He was such a nice guy. He was enormously helpful towards Ilyenna, despite the fact that it put his life at risk, and was helpful towards both of their enslaved clan members. In the beginning, it was obvious that he loved Ilyenna, though Ilyenna thought he still saw her as a little sister. There was a defining moment in the book where Rome began to piss me off and come across as an a-hole. I will will not mention why due to spoilers, but I just didn't like how he began to treat Ilyenna.

Other than that, I didn't really have any issues with the romance or the book in general. The ending was a bit confusing and rushed, but I honestly can tell why it was this why and it actually makes sense based on how it was told.

IN CONCLUSION
This was a very great fantasy read and I do definitely recommend this book! I did have issues with the romances, but the plot, story, and main character really make up for it! I will be reading Summer Queen, which, from what I understand, is a companion book!


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Winter Queen Fairy Queens #1 Amber Argyle 9780985739447 Books Reviews

Most of the book was good, if not difficult to read due to the violence. It was a good storyline, but at the end of the book things were happening in the future, but seemed like it was the same night or within days when it was months. I don't want to give anything away, but it was confusing to read and unnecessary in my opinion.
First half was great but the second half devolved into the standard and predictable boy and girl run off together adventure story that I've read too many times before. I won't be reading the rest of the series.
This book was given to me by the author for a honest review.
This book drew me in from the very first chapter, right away you are introduced to the clan mistress and her love for her family. Her desire to help those she loves throws her into a situation that proves her strength of love for her people.
I enjoy how the author is able to have a love story and keep it clean, this is hard to find nowadays even in teen books, this book proves you can have a love story without all the graphic content that is becoming so common place.
I would recommend this book to anyone, there is fantasy, love and danger. You can't go wrong with this book.
The book ok was good up until the end. I don't want to spoil it for everyone but the main character goes through a major personality change and I'm not cool (aren't I punny) with it. I'm not motivated enough to read the second book, so I don't know if anyone else should read the first.
I liked the premise but the execution of the characters and story was a little jagged. The ending of the story left doubt about the survival of the love interest or the love itself. The heros in the story were not all that likeable and the world buiding was somewhat difficult to embrace. All the characters resembled marauding hoards that were essentially selfish. Rone the male clan leader ilyena was interested in never developed for me as anything more than a stick figure. Ilyena could have been likeable except for the ending. The fairies played a marginal role in the story which was disappointing since that plot line with the summer queen never fully developed nor did the understanding of the fairy court.
I'm so impressed with this story; it's wonderfully entertaining and engrossing.

The writing style is clear and descriptive, the characters are engaging and compelling and the story offers a thoroughly enjoyable fantasy tale with enough new inventive twists on the old coin to keep even non-enthusiasts reading eagerly.

The lead character is so well developed that you can't help "living" through her in the story. A deft weaving of some tantalizing bits about her past help flesh out her character and still leave plenty of room for further discovery.

The settings of the world she lives in are well thought out and consistent, ensuring no illogical structure rips you from the fantasy world and back into realizing you're just sitting in a chair with a book.

I was much surprised (and pleased) by the ending (sorry, no spoilers here) and just as pleased with the completeness of the story within this book, despite it being part of a planned series.

A great read!
In this story we meet Ilyenna, daughter of Otec from Of Ice and Snow. Ilyenna is a healer and clanmistress, so she is a very important figure in the clan. There has been an attack and the men leave to go help out the neighboring village. When they return there are many wounded and the town becomes flooded with injured from the other village. The danger makes it's way to Ilyenna's village and everything just sort of goes to hell from there. This story is A LOT darker and way more violent than Of Ice and Snow, but it is just as good, there is a ton of action. The ending kind of messed me up a little bit though, I can't decide if I liked it or not, but I am sure there is a reason for it because this author has built this incredible world and everything happens for a reason, so I am sure there was a point to that. I do recommend reading this book!
MY THOUGHTS
I've read Amber Argyle's other book, Witch Song, and enjoyed it, but I admit that I really wanted to read this book based entirely on the beautiful cover. After I read the synopsis, I wanted to read it even more!

When Tryon attacks, slaughters, and enslaves members of Argon clan, the Shyle clan is shocked. The clans have a treaty among them and until now, there has been no fighting amongst the clans. The Shyle clan is friends with the Argon clan and sends help. Ilyenna is clan mistress of the Shyle clan, her father is the clan chief, and is caught up in this. The Shyle clan is able to rescue a few Argons, but things get even worse when the Shyle clan gets targeted. When a raid occurs, Ilyenna ends up dying in the snow. But the winter fairy see promise in her and revive her to be the new Winter Queen, with a catch she must lose all of her emotions. Ilyenna declines for now, in favor of helping those she loves, but ends up being captured by Darrien, who was the one that tried to kill her. Darrien is the Tryon clan chief's son, one of them. The other son was killed by Ilyenna the same night she was meant to die. Ilyenna has to be Darrien's slave and maybe wife if he has his way, in order to keep those she loves alive.

The book had a fairytale/folklore like quality to it, and I don't mean Disney. This book has the feeling of the original tales from various cultures, the darker kinds, and I very much liked it. The entire world-building in general was very well-developed. I was able to get a very good grip on the different clans and the lives of the clans, as well as their culture. All in all, my favorite part is still the fantastical storytelling in this book!

Ilyenna is a very strong and capable character. She has her own flaws, like everybody else, but she has an admiring amount of loyalty and strength. As clan mistress, she's very loyal to her clan and puts their needs above her own. She has to make very hard decisions for her clan and herself all throughout this book, sometimes putting her in horrible positions for herself. She has to go through so many horrible things as Darrien's slave and she's very strong throughout all of this. She does have her breaking points, but that makes her so much more human, as I wouldn't be able to believe that anyone to go through something like this without breaking at a few moments.

I have an odd relationship with the romance. I liked Rome, our obvious love interest, in the beginning. He was such a nice guy. He was enormously helpful towards Ilyenna, despite the fact that it put his life at risk, and was helpful towards both of their enslaved clan members. In the beginning, it was obvious that he loved Ilyenna, though Ilyenna thought he still saw her as a little sister. There was a defining moment in the book where Rome began to piss me off and come across as an a-hole. I will will not mention why due to spoilers, but I just didn't like how he began to treat Ilyenna.

Other than that, I didn't really have any issues with the romance or the book in general. The ending was a bit confusing and rushed, but I honestly can tell why it was this why and it actually makes sense based on how it was told.

IN CONCLUSION
This was a very great fantasy read and I do definitely recommend this book! I did have issues with the romances, but the plot, story, and main character really make up for it! I will be reading Summer Queen, which, from what I understand, is a companion book!