Prince of Ice (Dragonfly Saga, #2) by Stobie Piel

Prince of Ice (Dragonfly Saga, #2) Reviews

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  TINNGG

  The author cheerfully notes at the back that she always likes to find out where other authors get their ideas for their fantasies. Then she lists hers. It's the one she omitted that I raise an eyebrow about.
  
  So we go through the book on a quest (there's that word again) with a group of companions, including a cook who fights with a frying pan. Hmmm… The influences were a bit less…covert in this one, things like both cooks repeatedly using the phrase "and no mistake". Then there's the kid near the beginning that the H mock battles with - Frode. It was still not quite obvious enough to irritate me though.
  
  So the H/h are attracted immediately, and they don't fight it really. Rather, one of his fellow "Norsk" and one of her companions, especially her companion, constantly throw up roadblocks. The quest becomes a bit…convoluted…as the H gets sidetracked into going to the land the "bad guy" came from, to discover his people were originally escaped slaves from there. And then there's the ending which almost reminds me of a battle between Vader and Luke - there's still good in you… At least the bad guy was way too old to pull off the "I am your father" bit. It was kinda funny though how the not-bad guy reacted when the dragonfly promised him she was going to come back for him - after she was reborn (she was his former lover)
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  Jessica

  I'm pretty sure this book has every fantasy cliché on record and a score of romance clichés as well (seriously, there's a scene with a ripped bodice). The way it's all written, though, makes the clichés entertainingly cheesy enough that I enjoyed them. While the world-building is all fantasy genre, the character interactions all belong to the romance genre. The romance between Cahira and Aren is very sweet and tender, with little-to-no angst or drama.
  
  However, the identity of the Big Bad is so overwhelmingly obvious, it becomes very irritating that no one seems to recognize it. Well, they say things like "X means well so I'll put up with the gloom and depression that fills me every time I'm in X's company", but Cahira still doesn't pick up on the identity of the betrayer she's been warned about. (It's even worse if you've read the author's other books, because the Big Bad is pretty much the same person in all of them.)
  
  Flaws aside, if you're looking for a light, pleasant, slight-goofy read, this might hit the spot.
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  Amanda

  Book #8 of 2009
  Okay, this isn't the kind of book I normally read, a fantasy/romance, but every now and then I allow myself a little bit of romantic distraction... All in all a pleasant read, especially coming off of "Liberation" which I disliked reading so much. There wasn't a whole lot that was overly "fantastical" about it, which helped I think. Apparently there is a book before this, and the ending leaves open the possiblity of another.
  Borrowed from the library - on a whim.
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  Brooklynn N. Gibbs

  It wasnt so much of a love story as it was a book with a lot of battles and... humor! I absolutely loved Felix! It was cute and again, the world was portrayed perfectly. The title has saga next to it... is there going to be another one? I hope so! Full of new characters, and the old, and captivating battles and experiences, it was a fantastic read and I hung on every word! This is a must read, so if you havnt read it yet, pick it up at the store (or library) nearest to you!
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  D

  I should have really liked this book - great guy, important quest, funny side characters... but I really didn't like the female main character. She was so immature, it was ridiculous and irritating. I especially got tired of her threatening everyone who didn't agree with her with her bow and arrow.