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I mean, I GET it, but I don’t have to be HAPPY about it.

August 14, 2015 by narfna 2 Comments

I have liked every Jim C. Hines book I’ve ever read, and that holds true for The Snow Queen’s Shadow. But I didn’t LIKE like this book. In fact, I think I’m in a fight with it. We definitely weren’t speaking for a while, and I got kind of pouty and shouty with it. Pouty shouty, if you will. The thing about this book, which is the fourth and last in Hines’ Princess quartet, is that it’s a smart, well-written ending to the series. It […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: fairy tale retelling, Fairy Tales, fantasy, Jim C. Hines, narfna, princess quartet, retellings, the snow queen's shadow

narfna's CBR7 Review No:118 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: fairy tale retelling, Fairy Tales, fantasy, Jim C. Hines, narfna, princess quartet, retellings, the snow queen's shadow ·
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