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Snow Like Ashes
Snow Like Ashes | Sara Raasch
A striking fantasy tale of dark magic, dangerous politics, and discovering your true selfperfect for fans of Game of Thrones, An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses.Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now the Winterians' only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter's magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since.Orphaned as an infant during Winter's defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee. Training to be a warriorand desperately in love with her best friend, Winter's future kingshe would do anything to help Winter rise to power again.So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore Winter's magic, Meira decides to go after it herselfonly to find herself thrust into a world of evil magic and dangerous politicsand ultimately comes to realize that her destiny is not, never has been, her own.
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No matter what happens, no matter who turns on me, no matter what pompous swine thinks he has power over me, I am still me. I will always be me.

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Really enjoyable audiobook. A gripping story, even though the world building was quite complex, it didn‘t detract from the plot or the characters for me. This definitely kept me hooked and I‘m looking forward to the next. I think audio is good because there‘s some unusual pronunciations and things which might get a bit much on the page.

GondorGirl I think this series is so under rated. I really enjoyed them! 2y
sarahgreatlove @GondorGirl I‘m looking forward to the others 😻 2y
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tokorowilliamwallace
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The world is full of lovely people, Meira. I bet somewhere there is an Autumnian girl wanting to have skin the color of snow just as you want skin the color of earth....Someday our features will blend in, not stand out.

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tokorowilliamwallace
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But I know why Mather wanted to believe the stone has magic: sometimes placing our belief in something bigger than ourselves helps us to get to a point where we can be enough on our own, magic or no magic.

GondorGirl I think this series was very underrated! I really enjoyed it! 2y
tokorowilliamwallace @GondorGirl This will be one of my experimental genre testers which I found thrifting. Any other series similar to it? Which themes or elements to the series did you like about it best? 2y
GondorGirl @tokorowilliamwallace I'd consider this series to be gateway fantasy. While it is a fantasy novel, the world isn't too different from our own. Even the naming system is easy to follow (January is the capital city of the Winter Realm, which uses cold magic...). What I liked best is the characters- Raasch is very good at writing flawed characters that are very relatable. 2y
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tokorowilliamwallace
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'It hurts too much,' Mather says. Just that simple.
That makes me stop. I meet his eyes, a long, careful gaze. 'Someday it won't hurt.'
The promise we refugees always make one another---before going on missions, whenever people come back bleeding and hurt, whenever thing go badly and we're huddling together in terror. *We'll be better . . . someday.*

kspenmoll But when?💕 2y
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tokorowilliamwallace
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No matter what I want to do, no matter how well I lead or how hard I train, I won't be able to force life into frozen fields, or cure plagues, or feed strength into soldiers like I would if I could use the conduit. The Winterians would probably rather have a cruel queen than a king with *good intentions*...It doesn't matter what I would do with the magic, because leaders are valued for the wrong things.

BookDragonNotWorm That last line is - sadly - very true. 2y
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ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ: ꜱɴᴏᴡ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀꜱʜᴇꜱ
ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ: ꜱᴀʀᴀ ʀᴀᴀꜱᴄʜ
ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ: ꜱɴᴏᴡ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀꜱʜᴇꜱ

chlolovesbooks Love this series sooo much! 3y
bookiemonster_ph @chlolovesbooks Haven't read this series yet. Still on my tbr list. 🙈 3y
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Ash.on.the.line
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Mehso-so

It was a typical YA fantasy series. I found it interesting at times and snooze worthy at others. World building was okay and characters okay. So it was okay! 😅😂
#bookspinbingo spot done! At some point a bingo will happen!

TheAromaofBooks I ended up bailing on this one when I tried to read it. Just couldn't connect with anyone or anything!! 4y
Ash.on.the.line @TheAromaofBooks yeah, I‘ve seen some mixed reviews. I have the other two but may switch to audio to see if it‘s better. 4y
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paulareadsallthetime
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Mehso-so

Listened to the audiobook. I like the narrator. It took me a while to get into this one. But, once I did I enjoyed it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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PaulaNovotna
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MAY HAUL

As always I went a little crazy with my purchases. I started buying from Bookdepository.com and I am really happy with the website - fast and free delivery even abroads! I already read the Snow Like Ashes and more or less enjoyed it.

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“even the strongest blizzards start with a single snowflake.“

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AC4ever17
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Day 4- #7days7covers #covercrush Post a cover you love each day for 7 days. No explanation needed. Tag someone new each day. If you haven‘t done this tag yet. You are now tagged!

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JeaMar82
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Mehso-so

This was okay. Only finished it because I didn't have anything else to listen to.

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JeaMar82
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Probably 30% through this audiobook and it's not as great as I'd hoped. Not sure if I should give up or not.

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JeaMar82
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Having problems finding an audiobook to listen to. Going to give this one a try.

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EmilieGR
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Derivative

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Ke633
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Anyone read this trilogy? I don‘t have the 2nd book yet, randomly. 🤦🏼‍♀️

tracey38 I have heard good things and have started the first book. It seemed a little slow to start so I have put it off. But as so many seem to love this series, I'll probably go back to it soon. 5y
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Writerinthedesert
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“Even the strongest blizzards start with a single snowflake.”

It‘s a chilly day in AZ today. Great night to curl up with a book!

Jee_HookedOnBookz This snowman is so cute! Very creative! 5y
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DragonAuthors
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From The Daily Bookaholic! She wrote the first draft when she was 12. Now it has 47,000 ratings on Goodreads. Watch us sum up the 6,000 text reviews, using sophisticated algorithms with no statistical validity whatsoever.

http://dragonauthors.com/bookwyrms/2018/07/27/snow-like-ashes-sale/

#youngadult #ya #fantasy #epic #magic

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Ubookquitous
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Mehso-so

More ‘adolescent‘ sounding narrator and a few to many over used tropes. Normally I‘m a huge YA fantasy but this one was meh. The main character seemed to yell and rant about everything and put little thought into her actions, to the point of nearly all twists being ‘accidental‘ Kate Rudd is a favorite narrator for audiobooks but on this she was all frantic and yelling... ah well

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Asthecroweflies
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Way better than what I thought it would be—I listened to the audiobook.

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jwashreads
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How did I manage to be reading two books with 'ash' in the title at the same time? #whoknows #ashes #itsnotasign #weird

TheBookgeekFrau I love book coincidences! 6y
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MartinaLove
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1/5 ⭐
I did not like this book at all. The story felt flat, I didn't care about the characters or what was going to happen to them. It was too long for nothing. Nothing much happend in this book.
I don't even care enough to read the rest of the series.
So sorry if you liked this book. It just wasn't my cup of tea.

Mommamanzi I‘ve wanted to read it but keep stopping myself from buying it, glad I saved some money lol 6y
MartinaLove @Mommamanzi I wanted to buy it on bookoutlet a few months ago but then changed my mind. I loaned it on overdrive/libby instead. Glad I did! 6y
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bessejayne91
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The ending was...WOW
So many twists and turns i didnt see coming. I loved it. Highly recommended

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TrishTheBibliophile
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Somewhat predictable, but it was a fun read. For that reason, it‘s a 3-star pick for me. Will it stay on my shelf? Probably not. But I don‘t regret reading it.

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Chrissyreadit
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I just can‘t say no when my son asks me to buy him books.

Captivatedbybooks These titles sound interesting 6y
Chrissyreadit @Captivatedbybooks I totally want to read them too! 6y
398.2 I am the same way with my niece at the bookstore. It‘s a good series! He‘s got good taste. 6y
Mommamanzi I‘m so the same way! There will ALWAYS be money for a book! 5y
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Carey_Cherie
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“Someday we will be more than words in the dark.”-Snow Like Ashes.

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books.coffee.sleep
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This book was a struggle for me to get through. I just wasn't interested in anything that was going on and felt no connection with any of the characters.

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SiriGuruDevSingh
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Mehso-so

Day 10: Gray (These covers are gorgeous though!)

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GypsyKat
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This series has been on my TBR shelf for a while now. I plan on reading it over the winter. ❄️❄️❄️ #TBR #LetItSnow #DecDays @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Awesome photo 😍😍😍 6y
GypsyKat @Cinfhen Thank you! 😘 6y
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LucyLoo
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So I really like this book so far and I think I'm going to enjoy the series as well. Plus I love Kate Rudd's narrations of books ❤️

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SassenachTheBookWizard
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Starting to re-read one of my favourites of the year! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

JLS88 Is that the first in the series??? 6y
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TheBookDutchesses
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I loved this book! It has on my TBR forever and I'm so happy I finally dived in ❤️ can't wait to continue with this series. I really like the main character and the world was amazing.

FictionallyLit Glad to hear you enjoyed this one! I‘ve been meaning to read it for so long! 6y
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DaisytheFairy
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Finally starting this series!

meeshmom Wishing I had the other 2! I've not read the first and there's a decent waitlist at the library for the others... 6y
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Natalia
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🌟🌟🌟🌟
4 stars! Overall, I can say I enjoyed Snow like Ashes, I just wasn‘t really hooked by it. But still I‘m going to read the whole series😉 P.S. By reading this I fell in love with prince Theon🙊

#snowlikeashes #sararaash #octread #czechedition #ya #fantasy #magic #romance

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Xenatine
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Every girl needs a chakram, right?

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BiblioNyan
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My cousin sent me some books to help me through a small round of bedrest. The WOC on the covers of the An Ember in the Ashes series give me so much life! 💙🖤

#litsygram #bookmail #snowlikeashes #anemberintheashes

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lenareads
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I'm thinking about getting a bookstagram account again. I had one before but I deleted it because I was annoyed by the algorithm and I was afraid people from my school could find it. I really miss the bookstagram community and I only have to go to school for like a half year.
Do you have a bookstagram account? Do your friends know about it❓❓❓
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#books #book #bookstagram #youngadult

a_court_of_bookworms Hi! I have a Bookstagram account (a_court_of_bookworms), and I've only told two of my friends (who also are part of Bookstagram), no one else I know has found me. Hope this helps! ❤️ 7y
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CillainWonderland
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It had a kind of slow start for me, but I'm so glad I stuck with it! It's really good the further you go!

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Amber_Books
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I'm currently reading Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch!

It's sort of confusing so far, but I'm sure it will make much more sense once I'm farther into the book! ❄️❄️

#SummerReads

♥️📖

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CillainWonderland
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Re-read and new read! So excited to read Snow Like Ashes for the first time

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aquanin
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Exceeds my expectations. For once it's nice reading about a female protagonist who isn't snarky, smart mouth or always knows how to say witty comebacks.
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#snowlikeashes

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Cityofamber
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I enjoyed reading this. But it wasn't the most unique/original story, in fact it's a story I've read multiple times before just in a different world. But the world was interesting and unique. I also saw the "twist" coming from the very beginning because that plot is done so often. ?

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Ice-Queen-and-Her-Books
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That's why literature is so fascinating. It's always up for interpretation, and could be a hundred different things to a hundred different people. It's never the same thing twice

My tiny New York town went from torrential rain to colder than normal temps overnight. It's like summer only came for a week and we leapt right into fall. 😅
#snowlikeashes #sararaasch #bookstagram #yabooks

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Currenty Reading

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Het boek leest als een trein. De hoofdstukken zijn niet te lang en Sara zorgt ervoor dat je meteen in de wereld van Meira gezogen en beleefd alle emotionele achtbanen samen met haar. Verraad, vriendschap, liefde, loyaliteit, keuzes make en vooral je zelf vinden zijn thema‘s die terug komen in dit prachtige boek. Het is een mooie YA Fantasy met hele eigen personages, prachtige quotes en een hoofdpersonage om van te houden!

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