Book Review: Before The Snow by Danielle Paige

Title: Before The Snow

Author: Danielle Paige 

Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children 

Publication Date: 26th July 2016

Format: Kindle

Pages: 81 

Rating : 4.5

The Blerb…

Enter a world of elemental magic, forbidden romance, and betrayal in this prequel to New York Times bestselling author Danielle Paige’s upcoming Stealing Snow.

Young Nepenthe is half-princess, half-mermaid. Though she longs for the sea, her father wants her to stay on land. But only love can make a mermaid give up the water, and Nepenthe doesn’t love anyone the way her mother loves her human father. She wants to live as a mermaid and become the River Witch, like her mother.

Then Nepenthe meets Prince Lazar, the son of the all-powerful Snow King of Algid, and she can’t help but fall for him. After a horrible tragedy strikes, Nepenthe joins forces with a young fire witch named Ora to save Lazar and protect the kingdom. But it soon becomes clear that Ora loves Lazar just as much as Nepenthe does… And now Nepenthe must decide: inherit the power of the River Witch, or betray her friend to be with the boy she loves.
And Nepenthe’s role in the prophecy is only just beginning. . . In the future, she is destined to cross paths with a girl named Snow, who will have the power to change Algid forever-for better, or for worse.

Review…

In all honesty I actually enjoyed this story more than Stealing Snow which was enjoyable in it’s own right. It was good to read more about Nepanthe and Ora’s history and how Lazar ended up being involved with Ora.

It does intrigue me with the ‘what if’ between Lazar and Nepanthe and whether the future for Algid would have been different should they have chose another path.

I’m looking forward to the 2nd Novella Rising Queen to see what else happens prior to Stealing Snow.

All in all it’s a light, easy and quick read and I would recommend it:)

Thanks for reading. 

The Stationery Geekette x 

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