By Amanda Foody and C.L. Herman
A Fate So Cold crafts a unique world that has you on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens next. With engaging characters and fantastic world building, this book is perfect for readers craving an adventure with twists and turns.
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Summary:
Of the three hundred and eighty-six wands in the nation of Alderland, Valmordion is the most famous and the most feared. Tremendously powerful and unspeakably dangerous, it has only bonded with a magician when a great cataclysm looms on the horizon. Now, for the first time in over two centuries, it has awakened once more.
Ellery Caldwell has spent a lifetime diligently striving for a wand in order to help protect her country from its destructive magical winters. So she’s devastated when Valmordion chooses someone so undeserving, so ungrateful. Until she creates a brand new wand, a feat no magician has accomplished in known memory.
Now, as the two most powerful magicians in Alderland, Domenic and Ellery are faced with the seemingly impossible task of discovering the cataclysm and thwarting it. But amidst icy natural disasters, political unrest, and brewing romance, each of them is confronted with an unthinkable truth.
Domenic Barrow has witnessed the price of power firsthand and sworn never to seek it—but destiny hasn’t granted him a choice. After Domenic is forced to submit himself as a candidate to wield Valmordion, he is horrified when the great wand chooses him.
Domenic believes the cataclysm is Ellery. Ellery believes the cataclysm is Domenic. And their only option to see their destinies fulfilled and Alderland saved is for one of them to slay the other.
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A Fate So Cold contains masterful world building and characters that immediately draw you in. I’ve found that in many fantasy novels, they often become similar. This is not the case with A Fate So Cold. Foody and Herman craft a world unlike any other, where wands decide fate and the changing of seasons could kill. The world is laid out well and commands your attention early on.
In addition, the POV jumping between the characters created unique perspectives and added complexity of the plot, making every page exciting. And even with the multiple POVs, they were all engaging and fun to read, no matter if they’re your favorite character.
Lastly, this book just didn’t quite hit the five star mark for me, but I still enjoyed the read thoroughly. It simply didn’t enthrall me or change me in the way I usually look for in my five-star reads. That being said, if you’re looking for a unique fantasy book with a wonderfully crafted world, this book is for you!
Be sure to grab this book and keep an eye out for the sequel! To keep the magic going, try picking up All of Us Villains, also by Foody and Herman!
Thanks so much to Tor Teen for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! All opinions are my own.
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