Holly: I think she was unbearable right from the start. If it was mine, I doubt I would try another one of her books. I feel bad that it was your first time reading Gena Showalter. One character that interested me was Erik the Viking. In my mind I kept comparing it to her Lords of the Underworld series and it just fell short. I agree with Rowena about Knox’s cold attitude. It was after that thing happened that she really became almost unbearable to me. I liked the growth we saw in his character and my heart for what his life had become. Rowena: This is the first book that I read by Showalter and at first Knox’s cold attitude turned me off but as the book continued, my feelings toward him changed. I’m curious about some of the secondary characters, but the majority of the book was focused on Vale and Knox, so I’m not as interested as I could have been, if that makes sense. He was ruthless and cold, but I understood why he had to be that way. As the book went on I thought she got better, but in the beginning I really struggled with her. Right from the beginning she made all the questionable decisions and acted in a way I didn’t understand. After that, I skimmed until something interesting started happening. Then I realized that it was very similar to Kresley Cole’s Immortal After Dark series where immortals are fighting to the death. I think because it took over half of the book to pick up, and it took me about three days to get to the part where things got interesting, I was a lost cause.Ĭasee: I really liked the premise too. For too long, I was waiting for something to happen and because I could not connect with any of the characters, even when things started to happen, I was kind of over it and just reading it to finish. Rowena: I was really bored with this one. But the next 15 or so chapters were bogged down with a lot of nothing. The pacing during the first half of the book was really slow. Holly: Like you, I had a really hard time getting into it. It was just a disappointment because I love GS and because this is the start to a new series. It only took me a day and a half to read it, but I had to force myself to continue it. I had an extraordinarily hard time getting into it. Fascinated, they started exploring until the ice unexpectedly melted and the statues came to life.Ĭasee: I hate to say it because I love Gena Showalter, but I was not a huge fan of this book. Vale and her sister are on an Arctic Adventure when they stumble up on a cave filled with life-like statues frozen in ice. Knox is skeptical that his ruler will truly go through with removing the bands – when he’s wearing them he can’t refuse a direct order from his King – but he has to try so he can exact revenge for the loss of his greatest love. His ruler has promised if he wins 5 his slave bands will be removed and he’ll be free. Knox of Iviland has won 4 All Wars to date. But only one combatant can triumph, and he will have to choose: live for freedom, or die for love.Īn evil Council made up of leaders from several warring planets finds new lands and stages an All War, wherein one chosen warrior from their homeland competes to win the new land for his or her ruler. Though Vale is his enemy, Knox is consumed with lust and a fierce need to protect her. When she is inadvertently drawn into their war, she is forced to team up with an unlikely ally-the sexy god who makes her burn with desire. On an arctic getaway with her foster sister, street tough but vulnerable Vale London is shocked to stumble upon a cave filled with ancient gods waging epic combat. Victory is his sole focus…until he meets her. If he prevails in the battle for Earth, his slave bands will be removed. Knox of Iviland, the most ruthless warrior in All War history, has spent his life fighting others to the death, winning new realms for his king. Shadow and Ice (Gods of War, #1) by Gena ShowalterĪmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Books
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