Bridge of Snow by Marie Rutkoski
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Received: Bought
Publication Date: January 28th 2014
Publisher: Tor Books
Point of View: 3rd Person
Recommended Age: 11+
Genres & Themes: Young Adult, Short Story, Fantasy, Love, Mythology
BLURB:
Ignore the stirrings of war. Let the carriage to a royal ball wait. There is a story to be told: of a starless night, a mother and her sick son, and a mortal who falls in love with the snow god, and will do anything to have her…
REVIEW:
It’s crazy. So I’ve read both The Winner’s Curse and The Winner’s Crime and Arin never warmed up to me. To be honest, I partially disapproved of him… until reading this little gem of a short story. It’s not as if I were oblivious to his softer side; I just never paused to acknowledge it and, let’s face it, scenes with him showing empathy for Kestrel weren’t that abundant. His prince-like and smug personality constantly put me off.
BUT, seeing Arin as a little boy changed something inside of me… melted my heart to a fair degree. I can’t believe such a short story could have this kind of effect on me.
I have a feeling I will enjoy book three even more than the first two now that I’ve read Bridge of Snow. Good job, Marie Rutkoski!
Hit or Miss Books 
I loved this novella. It was too beautiful and too short and it almost made me cry! 🙂
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dfkgjkdfghdfkhgfs THIS BOOK’S COVER. It’s very pretty and unusual. 😀
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You are making me want to go and buy this now! Actually I just might do that. I need a light and fun read right now that isn’t too long. 😉
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Gah. I don’t even remember who Arin is now. That’s a crime, isn’t it?
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I really wish authors would do more of these prequel/bridging novellas for free! They can really help you understand certain characters, and of course if it’s a character you love it’s always like GIMME MOARR. XD
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And that cover is beautiful, so poetic !!
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I will try this because after 1/2 I didn’t like him either. I find him rather unworthy.
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I had no idea this existed! Thanks for letting me know Lola 😀
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Oh I didn’t know a novella existed for this series (that I loved in fact). I’m curious now
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I love the way that this point five had the ability to change your perception of a character like that. I haven’t read this series yet. I have book one on my TBR. Great review.
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Aw, didn’t know about this one, but I do want to learn more about Arin
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I’m so excited to book up these books. I didn’t even know there was a novella for this series out yet, so now I have yet another book to purchase! The cover kinda freaked me tf out, but I’ll get passed it since the story is amazing lmao.
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A novella changed your character on a main character you didn’t like? I have to read this now! Personally I read the first book and wasn’t to thrilled, so maybe I should read this one before moving on to the second. I think I will ^.^
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I’m dyin’ over that gorgeous cover!!
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