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Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes, #1)

Sara Raasch

Start date: February 1, 2015

Finish date: February 28, 2015

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May 24, 2014 Rachel (APCB Reviews) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2014-standout

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This book seriously has everything. Romance. Sword Fight. A Ball. Magic. Hoy Guys. Battles. Badassery. My enjoyment level stayed at a consistent 100% throughout. I was just so enthralled by what was going on. Snow Like Ashes was devoured in one sitting. And then quickly reread five times, but who's counting...

SLA was jam-packed with action and thrills. I loved the premise of this story. Raasch is quite imaginative. She truly knows how to write an addictive book. My only two critiques: ...more

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Apr 21, 2014 Mai is a Happy Bibliophile rated it it was amazing

Shelves: all-time-fave, fantasy, kick-ass-action, love-triangle-situation, magic-occult, will-haunt-you-forever, best-hero-and-heroine, 2014

WOW. Oh my God. That was AMAZING.

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Feb 12, 2014 Ashley rated it really liked it

Shelves: love-triangles, um-wow, love-the-cover, gimme-the-next-book, predictable, fantasy, young-adult, kickass-heroine, read-past-my-bedtime, 2015-reads

I gotta admit, I was really really hoping to like this one. I love the title, love the cover, and I love high fantasy and I so wanted this to be good. Fortunately, I wasn't disappointed. It has a strong female protagonist, an interesting setting and... a love triangle. Have I mentioned that I actually like love triangles? I don't know what's wrong with me when everyone seems to loathe them, but I love me a good love triangle. I also love when both love interests are equally likeable. That just a ...more

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Aug 26, 2014 Brooke ♥booklife4life♥ marked it as dnf

DNF at 25%.

I badly wanted to love this book. Everyone else seem to love it.

i struggled through the 100 pages i did read.

It was hard to follow what was going on. There was too many names of people, places, and things to follow.

I'm pretty sure i already know the big plot twist anyhow.

I was gonna give it another 50 pages, but once i put it down, i just had zero desire to pick it back up. ...more

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