false<![CDATA[Ice]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255621500m/6321845.jpg63218452When Cassie was a little girl, her grandmother told her a fairytale about her mother, who made a deal with the Polar Bear King and was swept away to the ends of the earth to become a prisoner of the trolls. Now that Cassie is older, she knows that this was a nice way of saying her mother had died. Cassie lives with her father at an Arctic research station, she is determined to become a scientist, and she has no time for make believe.
Then, on her eighteenth birthday, Cassie comes face to face with a polar bear who speaks to her. He tells her that her mother is alive, imprisoned in the troll castle. And that he can bring her back--if Cassie will agree to be his bride.
That is the beginning of Cassie's own real-life fairytale, one that sends her on an unbelievable journey across the brutal Arctic, through the Canadian boreal forest, and on the back of the North Wind to the land east of the sun and west of the moon. Before it is over, the world she knew will be swept away, and everything she holds dear will be taken from her--until she discovers the true meaning of love and family in the magical realm of <i>Ice</i>.6507271book6102009Icetotal:87|5:37|4:28|3:18|2:4|1:0|873595524841falsefalseWed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009Mon Nov 09 22:04:27 -0800 2009Mon Nov 09 22:05:20 -0800 2009 Ice is a fairytale set in the real world Arctic snow. Cassie, an eighteen y...more...]]>
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Ice expands and modernizes the story so many of us heard as children- A girl m...more...]]>
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40falsefalseWed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009Sun Sep 20 14:32:01 -0700 2009Wed Oct 14 16:14:11 -0700 2009 I was pretty hooked. This is not a story that pulls punches with the absurdity of it’s premise. D...more...]]>
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I'll admit that I never heard of the Fairy tale about the Girl who had to marry the Polar Bear king to free her mother from the trolls who imprisoned her.
I'm so glad I found this book!
ICE is fantastic tale of strength and...more...]]>
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Ice by Sarah Beth Durst starts with a fairy tale but its no ordinary fairy tale. Its the story about what happened to Cassie's mother when Cassie was born told to her by her grandmother when her father isn't around. Its not a happy tale, its filled wit...more...]]>
30falsetrueSun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009Mon Jul 20 18:53:28 -0700 2009Sun Sep 20 07:54:15 -0700 2009 Of the fact that she mates with the polar bear. Granted I understand that he’s a shape-shifter who isn’t really a polar bear but, still, most of the time ...more...]]>
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50falsefalseThu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009Sat Jun 20 15:07:31 -0700 2009Thu Oct 15 06:40:55 -0700 2009 Overall I loved it, but three things shine out:
1.) There were a few moments in the story that honestly surprised me. Not telling what they are, but lets just say Cassie rocks, and the author managed to leave me guessing till the very end - and we'...more...]]>
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51falsefalseMon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009Thu Jun 18 07:22:37 -0700 2009Wed Oct 07 07:18:10 -0700 2009 This is the first novel I’ve read by Durst and I’m thrilled to say it won’t be the last. ICE snagged me in the first few pages and I ended up reading this book in one sitting. I did not want this fairy tale to end, it was...more...]]>
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Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow.) I have been curious and excited to see Sarah Beth's take on my favorite fairy tale, having loved Edith Pattou's East as well.
So how is...more...]]>
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