For Ice Princess series fans
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This is number nine in the series which began with The Ice Princess, and has only been published in English in England so far, so go to amazon.com/uk to get it now. Fans of the series will like it; it's one of the better ones. Lackberg's readers will know that not all of the titles are equal, so I was glad that this was good, and lengthy as is typical of her novels.. The characters are familiar and continue to develop, and the "sense of place", which won me over in the first book, is also present here. It's meaty and engrossing, and a satisfying read. I only gave it four stars because at a certain point not much happens and suddenly everything happens at once, which is a little confusing.  And the title is a mystery.
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I have always enjoyed the Winter of the World series by Rohan. This was an interesting continuation of the series.
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Review:

Characters: So, while the first book in this series had three points of view this installment introduces another main character to its ranks. I'll get to her in a minute but first, let's talk about Annika and Jacen. Honestly, I didn't feel like they did a whole lot in this book. I mean, technically they did quite a bit, but in terms of character development, they didn't develop all that much, if at all, over the course of this story. This book mainly serves to introduce some new elements to this world, that I'll get to later, so Annika and Jacen pretty much spend the whole book sulking over the other. Camelia also doesn't do much in this book. I mean, she gets some advice on what to do next, but we don't get all that many chapters from her perspective. Finally, we have our newcomer, Karina, and since she's new she's instantly the most appealing character in this book. Don't get me wrong I love (or love to hate) the other POV characters, but honestly, while they do things they don't really do anything. Karina has a bit of a tragic backstory and I'll be interested to see how she'll fit into everyone else's plans.

World Building: The majority of this book is world building and set up. I hesitate using the term filler to describe this book since technically you can't completely cut it out of the series and have it change nothing. Things do happen in this story, it's just that they're spread a bit thin. There are a lot of new elements brought into this world in this book, and at times it could get a bit confusing figuring out how everything lined up. There's a bunch of setup and world building in this book, but as I said, the plot doesn't progress very far, pretty much the author just adds a bit of thinly veiled The Selection flair into her book and adds quite a few new topics and elements into the story to sort of steer it away from the Aladdin retelling that was so integral to book one's plot.

Predictability: Okay, so this book doesn't exactly deliver on the "twists and turns you'll never see coming" that the synopsis promises. Don't get me wrong there were a great handful of times that this book surprised me, but nothing really shocked me to my very core. Again, as I said before, not much really happens in this book I guess that's the theme of this review, so there's not all that much that happens to shock me.

Ending: So, there's not final climax to this book. I mean, again, this book is mostly an excuse to introduce new elements of this world to the reader, and so there wasn't really any climactic moments in this story. Sure, the ending is kind of cliffhanger-y, but since these books come out so close to one another it's not as if it'll be that long before there's more story, so the ending wasn't all that devastating, there are some things I'd like to know but honestly, I can wait.

Rating:

So yeah, nothing really happens in this book. If you loved the first one and want to continue, should you read this book? Hell yes. It probably introduces huge elements that will come into play later. Is it as thrilling a ride as Book 1? No, not at all. In fact, the only reason I'm not giving this book a lower rating is that the story is so short and the time between books is very quick that it's not as if it'll take that long for things to heat up again. P.S. Despite giving this book a low rating, I am still highly anticipating the next installment, I still love the world, this book just sort of felt next to pointless for me.
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This is the third book that I've read by this author. Ice Queen was the first and best. This novel is second best but extremely enjoyable.
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The second comics collection of Disney's Frozen. A great book for any fans of Frozen as it introduces new characters of the world of Arendelle.
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I really enjoyed anna's take on the peter pan stories. These books are really well done.

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Toru, Akari and Chaika are continuing their quest and it seems a relic they need is possessed by the female warrior Dominica Skoda whom we met in the previous volume.  When they are caught in a bad situation, it's Dominica herself who rescues them and offers to put them up at her manor.  It turns out she is a dragoon cavalier, meaning she receives magical abilities from a dragon that make her near- invincible. Dominica is proving to be a fascinating character, ruthless yet sympathetic, one moment blase, the next vitriolic. The fact that Chaika has a startling resemblance to her late sister is proving interesting.  There is also some wild tension between Akari and Toru when Akari concocts a cover story about their being incestuous lovers on the lam (and Toru tries to convince their host that he has a delusional sister).  Dominica challenges them to a duel for the relic and it looks bad, but as this volume ends, Toru demonstrates some psychological warfare skills that will either save the day or get them killed.  There is a backup story told from Akari's point of view that is a delightful spoof of Chaika.  Once again, the series delivers a winning volume; Chaika: The Coffin Princess is a series well worth discovering.
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Absolutely a great book. I have recommended it to many people. Takes up where the Ice Princess left off. Thank you.
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Greatly enjoyed the latest installment of Dragonar Academy. This volume, while as titillating as the previous entries (possibly even more so), doesn't just provoke interest in fanservice, but brings to the table a hefty offering of narrative. I was quite pleased with the dynamic between royal sisters, and the events that ensued.

Overall, nothing to complain about. It's a fun, light read and offers what I'm looking for. It's obviously no Eisner nominee, but Dragonar Academy knows exactly what it peddles, and does a good job at that.
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I have read the Ice Princess before - but in Swedish. The English versions are just as captivating and (mostly) accurately translated.  Since I grew up in the vicinity of the "plots" it is like a trip back in time/home.
Thanks for snagging my husband's interest too.  With his constant questions of how to pronounce places and names...  I am reminded of my time on the west coast of Sweden.

Ulla-Marie
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I really liked it!!!!!  I love her ice planet series. I look forward to the next book in this series.  This book has excitement,sexy time, sweet loving times and then throw in a sweet strong alpha male and a strong female. Makes an amazing book.
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This is the latest in a wonderful series of fairy tale revamps by Ms. Vitsky. Based loosely on The Snow Queen, this well-crafted tale further explores the role of the talisman in protecting and bringing together another generation of star-crossed young women. Woven into the story is the familiar storytelling of Nicodemus and the icy evil of Merda.  Get your copy now!
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My 6 year old daughter is a big fan of Disney Fairies. Her favorite color is blue so her favorite fairy is Silvermist. She has been a big fan of the Pixie Hollow Tales book series and we probably have a dozen of those books. When we saw this new series, we picked up the first book as soon as we could. The first Never Girls book was great. It had a slightly lower reading level making it a better reading book for my daughter. She is good with the first series, but struggles on a few words here and there. In addition, there is a lot of consistency between the Never Girls series and the Pixie Hollow series meaning some of the terms that are unique to the Disney Fairies universe are used in both books. The consistency makes the new series a great compliment to the original. Now that we knew she loved the Never Girls series, we ordered books 2 and 3, which she finished in a matter of a few days, and pre-ordered books 4, 5 and 6. Once Never Girls #4 arrived, she finished it in a matter of days and really enjoyed it just like the previous books. We have since ordered every book in this series. Highly Recommended for your Disney Fairies fan!

Here are all the books in the series so far:
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<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Never-Girls-4-From-the-Mist/dp/073642797X/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Never Girls #4: From the Mist</a>
<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Never-Girls-5-Wedding-Wings/dp/0736430776/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Never Girls #5: Wedding Wings</a>
<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Never-Girls-6-The-Woods-Beyond/dp/0736430962/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Never Girls #6: The Woods Beyond</a>
<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Never-Girls-7-A-Pinch-of-Magic/dp/0736430970/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Never Girls #7: A Pinch of Magic</a>
<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Never-Girls-8-Far-from-Shore/dp/0736433023/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Never Girls #8: Far from Shore</a>
<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Never-Girls-9-Before-the-Bell/dp/073643304X/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Never Girls #9: Before the Bell</a>
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My daughter loves the little people and the singing princesses for her castle. Jasmine sings Whole New World and has a few fun phrases. Personally, I think they do not look anything like the real characters from the movies but my daughter knows who they are and is happy with them. Wish they would come out with Frozen ones.
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<div id="video-block-R6D8F5QQ0ID4U" class="a-section a-spacing-small a-spacing-top-mini video-block"></div><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/D1i%2BimFneES.mp4" class="video-url"><input type="hidden" name="" value="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81He64YOJcS.png" class="video-slate-img-url">&nbsp;The Disney movie Frozen is one of our daughter's movies. She loves the Disney Princess Elsa and all of the songs in the movie. The Disney Frozen Queen Elsa Magical Light Up Palace is a small version of Queen Elsa's ice palace!

Notes

-  Some assembly is required but it takes less than 5 minutes

- Includes Elsa and her snowman Olaf

- The Ice Palace closes up to contain all of the accessories including Queen Elsa

- A push of the gold button causes the LED lights to light up

Areas for improvement

- The castle is a bit flimsy and both levels do not want to stand up

- It can be a tough to get Elsa to stand in the elevator

Final Verdict - The Disney Frozen Elsa Magical Light Up Place is relative small but a fun Frozen for any fan of Queen Elsa. We do wish that the castle was better constructed.

3 Stars
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Title:  Unbinding

Series:  World of the Lupi Book #11

Author:  Eileen Wilks

Genre:  Paranormal/Urban Fantasy

Blurb:  In the newest Novel of the Lupi, the human and elven worlds are both about to come under attackAfter questing through the sidhe realms with her ex-hellhound lover, Nathan, Kai Tallman Michalski has finally returned home. But she knows Nathan will eventually be called back to serve his queenand Kai will have to decide whether to enter her majestys service as well. Sure, the job comes with great bennies, but theres one big downside: she would have to swear absolute fealty to the Queen of Winter.
For now, though, Kai is glad to be home, and glad that Nathan completed his mission for his queen with surprising ease. But what seemed to be a quick conclusion turns out to be anything but. The two of them helped thwart the sidhe god of chaosand he is not happy about that. Hes got plans for them. Plans, too, for the sidhe who killed him some three millennia ago. Nor has he abandoned his plans for Earth, as they learn when chaos begins bursting out all over...

Thoughts:  Unbinding is like a breath of fresh air to this floundering series....rather than relying solely Lily and Rule (who I have to say no longer really resemble the characters I feel in love with at the start of this series) and instead focus on new characters Kai and Nathan.  This one is purported to be a "stand alone" title, and I do agree with that to a certain extent.  Unbinding almost seems completely separate from the World of the Lupi series - it has a different feel to it and definitely shoves this series in a much needed change of direction.  At the same time, we still see some of those characters from the Lupi World that make appearances - some of which play bigger roles than others.  I feel like there is so much history though between the various other character and back stories that I'm not sure I would want to grab this one without reading prior books in the series.

That being said though, I love the new direction that this series is going in - starting with this book.  The past few have seemed a little stale to me, and I felt like the characters that I feel so in love with in prior books are just...gone.  They just slowly started disappearing.  Sure, they appear in the stories, but the dynamics between them just isn't the same and crucial character traits just seem to be almost non-existent.  I think this book is exactly what this series needed - and I loved the characters of both Kai and Nathan.  I do wish, however, that we had some more backstory on them.  Kai and Nathan are already a couple, so we kind of miss out on the whole development of their romance and the emergence of their feelings for each other.  I would have enjoyed getting a bit more of that, particularly when they warrant their own book...:)  But, you know what?  I'll take it!  I had almost given up on this series, and it is solely due to this one that I am still hanging in there.  Still a fan of Eileen's, but I needed something new from this series.  And Unbinding gives us exactly that!

Rate:  B+
Review by: Sarah
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Almost before she could walk, Madison knew she wanted to skate. And it's in her blood; her mother, Annie, was a talented ice skater growing up as well. So Annie jumps at the chance to become Madison's skating coach. As Madison's talents on the ice grow, both she and her mom begin to think about the Olympics.

But Olympic dreams don't come cheaply. Madison and Annie constantly work on skating, at the cost of everything else in their lives. They practice before school, after school and on weekends, often interfering with sleep, food, Annie's nursing job, Madison's schoolwork, family time and any kind of social interaction Madison may have with her friends. Except that Madison doesn't have friends. There's only Jackson.

Madison and Jackson met and became instant pals at the ages of six and seven. Both had missed the annual town parade, both had zeroed in on a dirty and forgotten yellow balloon, and both had grabbed on to it at the same time. They've been best friends ever since. Unfortunately they don't get to spend a lot of time together...just a few stolen minutes in between Madison's skating sessions and Jackson's soccer practices. But they make their time together --- filled with high energy, well-meant teasing and complete understanding --- count. Jackson attends every skating competition of Madison's and Madison tries to be there for Jackson's soccer games, but her unending practices enforced by her completely focused mother/coach often interfere. Unlike Madison, Jackson has many friends and is quite popular, though Madison always will be his best and truest friend.

Madison and Annie double and triple their efforts for the upcoming Nationals, the last competition before the Olympics. If Madison wins, then she'll secure a spot for the trip of their dreams. But with all of the extra practices, Madison starts to feel exhausted. Annie whisks her to the doctors, forcing Madison to miss yet another of Jackson's soccer games. Aside from suggestions of vitamins and rest, the doctor doesn't seem to help. Madison and Annie have no choice but to continue the grueling pace they've set for themselves in order to go all the way. The day of Nationals finally arrives, and Madison skates like she's never skated before, wowing the fans, judges and even her mother. But then Madison collapses on the ice...

Riley Weston is no novice at writing, and she proves it again and again with this amazing debut novel. Readers should prepare for a journey into deeply developed characters, a fast-paced plot, and an emotional explosion of tears, laughter and everything in between. Though aimed at young adult females, this novel will move the hearts of pre-teens through age 100 and beyond. The focus on the mother/daughter relationship and the special bond between Madison and Jackson make this book a potential award winner.

  --- Reviewed by Chris Shanley-Dillman, author of FINDING MY LIGHT and THE BLACK POND