Through the White Wood

by Jessica Leake Narrated by Brittany Pressley

Overview

Katya's power to freeze anything she touches has made her an outcast in her isolated village. And when she loses control of her ability, accidentally killing several villagers, she is banished to the palace of the terrifying Prince Alexander in\ Kiev.
At the castle, though, she is surprised to find that Alexander, or “Sasha,” as he prefers to be called, is just like her-with his own strange talent, the ability to summon fire. Instead of punishment, Sasha offers Katya friendship and the chance
to embrace her power rather than fear it.
But outside the walls of Kiev, Sasha's enemies have organized their own army of people who can control the very earth. Bent on taking over the entire world, they won't stop until they've destroyed everything.
Katya and Sasha are desperate to stop the encroaching army, and together their powers are a fearsome weapon. But as their enemies draw nearer, leaving destruction in their wake, will fire and frost be enough to save the world? Or will
they lose everything they hold dear?

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for BEYOND A DARKENED SHORE: “Epic historical fantasy filled with deadly creatures, simmering romance, and nonstop action.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Fire and ice meet Russian folklore and magic in Through the White Wood, a fantasy that captivated me from mysterious beginning to enthralling end.”   — Evelyn Skye, New York Times bestselling author of The Crown’s Game series and Circle of Shadows

“Confident and plot-focused…a fantasy rendered in pretty winter colors.” — Kirkus Reviews

“Will have romance fans swooning… worth a read for anyone who wants to get lost in a magic-filled past.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Evelyn Skye

Fire and ice meet Russian folklore and magic in Through the White Wood, a fantasy that captivated me from mysterious beginning to enthralling end.”  

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Will have romance fans swooning… worth a read for anyone who wants to get lost in a magic-filled past.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Will have romance fans swooning… worth a read for anyone who wants to get lost in a magic-filled past.

Kirkus Reviews

2018-12-18

A peasant girl in 11th-century Russia must learn to harness her power over ice.

Katya is ostracized in her village because of her ability to freeze, becoming ice—and when she loses her temper and her power kills someone she loves, she is arrested. Katya fears a death sentence at the hands of the notoriously cruel prince, but she soon learns that he wants to use her magic as a weapon in a coming war. Not only that, but the prince has a special elemental power too, an affinity with fire that provides a foil for Katya's ice exactly as narrative convenience requires. Katya hits all the chosen-one marks that this genre demands—mysterious and magical parentage, the death of a beloved mentor, learning to accept the power within oneself—and no avid fantasy reader will be surprised by the plot's turns. All characters are assumed white except for a brief reference to a brown-skinned spring goddess, and the narration conflates fairness with beauty. The writing style is confident and plot-focused, although it veers into a strangely stilted quality in much of the dialogue. Vivid descriptions, especially of luxurious tents and traditional dresses, offer a pleasantly rounded sense of detail.

A paint-by-numbers fantasy rendered in pretty winter colors. (author's note, glossary) (Historical fantasy. 13-18)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940176112733
Publisher:	Recorded Books, LLC
Publication date:	04/27/2021
Edition description:	Unabridged

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