Sara Raasch's Blog, page 454
August 26, 2014
Social Media Marketing Etiquette by Sara Raasch
These are great tips by the lovely Sara. My favorite is #1: Let yourself be wonderful.
Today is a particularly good day for Sara to be wonderful because it’s her birthday! Happiest of days to you!!
Oh, New Leaf, you know how to make a girl blush!
August 25, 2014
readingperks:
Can I please live here??? It sounds amazinggg
I...
Can I please live here??? It sounds amazinggg
I probably shouldn’t pick favorites, but the Kingdom of Autumn…*loves*
"I’m just someone who gets bounced around in whatever position needs to be filled, used like a candle..."
- Meira, in Snow like ashes. (via justaloverof-books)
August 24, 2014
martinaboone tagged me in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. But like...
martinaboone tagged me in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. But like most things I do, I had to go big.
I am not as Winterian as I thought I was, clearly.
August 23, 2014
bethanyhagen:
sararaasch:
readingperks:
So I’m starting Snow...
So I’m starting Snow Like Ashes right now, which is by sararaasch, who may or may not remember me from winning her giveaway all those months ago. Ever since then this book has been on my radar so I’m very excited!
OH YAY!! So excited to hear what you think of it :D
I am halfway through this and guys, it is one of the most beautiful books I’ve read in years. Just…stunning.
Bethany, I love you. *squishes*
readingperks:
So I’m starting Snow Like Ashes right now, which...
So I’m starting Snow Like Ashes right now, which is by sararaasch, who may or may not remember me from winning her giveaway all those months ago. Ever since then this book has been on my radar so I’m very excited!
OH YAY!! So excited to hear what you think of it :D
ifreakinlovebooks:
Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch -...
Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch - Review.
Book Description:
A heartbroken girl. A fierce warrior. A hero in the making.
Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now, the Winterians’ only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter’s magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since.
Orphaned as an infant during Winter’s defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee, raised by the Winterians’ general, Sir. Training to be a warrior—and desperately in love with her best friend, and future king, Mather — she would do anything to help her kingdom rise to power again.
So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore Winter’s magic, Meira decides to go after it herself. Finally, she’s scaling towers, fighting enemy soldiers, and serving her kingdom just as she’s always dreamed she would. But the mission doesn’t go as planned, and Meira soon finds herself thrust into a world of evil magic and dangerous politics – and ultimately comes to realize that her destiny is not, never has been, her own.
Review:
I received an ARC of Snow Like Ashes from the publisher via eldeweiss in exchange for an honest review.
I’m gonna start this review by saying this: I have no doubt that this series is going to be the next big hit. Sara Raasch made me go through a roller coaster of emotions while reading Snow Like Ashes and I can’t wait to read the next two books in the trilogy.
Orphaned when she was just a baby, Meira grew up knowing this: her home kingdom, Winter, was taken away from their people 16 years ago by an evil king and the only hope for them lies on her and seven other refugees, among them the future king of Winter and her best friend, whom she’s hopelessly in love with, Mather.
Meira aches to prove herself, to do something meaningful for Winter, the Kingdom she never had a chance to really know, and for Mather. When that chance finally comes, Meira sets off a chain of events that will forever change not only her life, but everyone else’s as well.
At first I was a bit overwhelmed trying to understand the world Raasch created: so many kingdoms, kings, queens, fallouts. It’s quite the fantasy history lesson. Once I got the hang of it, I was in awe of the story, how it progressed and how the author managed to write such an action packed book. I lost count of how many times I told myself “okay, this is it, this is the big thing in the story”.
Fans of books like Throne of Glass and Game of Thrones (deep breaths, this one isn’t as hard on the feels, at least not yet) will surely fall in love with Snow Like Ashes, like I did.
Rate: 4.5 stars.
ifreakinlovebooks:
sararaasch:
ifreakinlovebooks:
Reading Snow Like Ashes and I’m like “okay this...
Reading Snow Like Ashes and I’m like “okay this is the worst case scenario” but I’ve must have told myself this about 10 times and I still have 21% of the book left! This is not going to end well.
Muahahahahahaha
You guys better watch out for
sararaasch
she may seem nice but she’s one of the evil ones brace yourselves
