Ice like fire review

Publisher : Balzer + Bray

Published : October 13, 2015

Page count : 496

Series : Snow like Ashes (#2)

Authors blog : http://sararaasch.tumblr.com/

Blurb

It's been three months since the Winterians were freed and Spring's king, Angra, disappeared—thanks largely to the help of Cordell.
Meira just wants her people to be safe. When Cordellan debt forces the Winterians to dig their mines for payment, they unearth something powerful and possibly dangerous: Primoria's lost chasm of magic. Theron sees this find as an opportunity—with this much magic, the world can finally stand against threats like Angra. But Meira fears the danger the chasm poses—the last time the world had access to so much magic, it spawned the Decay. So when the king of Cordell orders the two on a mission across the kingdoms of Primoria to discover the chasm's secrets, Meira plans on using the trip to garner support to keep the chasm shut and Winter safe—even if it means clashing with Theron. But can she do so without endangering the people she loves?
Mather just wants to be free. The horrors inflicted on the Winterians hang fresh and raw in Jannuari—leaving Winter vulnerable to Cordell's growing oppression. When Meira leaves to search for allies, he decides to take Winter's security into his own hands. Can he rebuild his broken Kingdom and protect them from new threats?
As the web of power and deception is woven tighter, Theron fights for magic, Mather fights for freedom—and Meira starts to wonder if she should be fighting not just for Winter but for the world.

Review

Maria has officially taken her rightful place as queen, but is it what she truly wants? She's in an awkward situation with no one to believe in her. Not even her best friend Mather. With Maria becoming Queen the book is centered around her politic and her own thought. I was reminded of the calm before a storm which did make the book a slow read. I'm hoping it gets picked up in the next book of the series.

One thing I did love was that you got to get insight into Mather and see into his head. I don't know about other readers but I tend to like male pov's more, and I was not disappointed. While Maria tries to find herself, Mather has it figured out. He just doesn't know how to get what he wants. I'm excited for the next book and felt like this one was a bit of a filler in the story line so I'm awarding this book 2 stars