Details About Books Ice
| Title | : | Ice |
| Author | : | Sarah Beth Durst |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 308 pages |
| Published | : | October 6th 2009 by Margaret K. McElderry Books (first published September 14th 2009) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Romance. Fairy Tales. Retellings. Fiction. Adventure |
Sarah Beth Durst
Hardcover | Pages: 308 pages Rating: 3.7 | 6942 Users | 842 Reviews
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When Cassie was a little girl, her grandmother told her a fairy tale about her mother, who made a deal with the Polar Bear King and was swept away to the ends of the earth. Now that Cassie is older, she knows the story was a nice way of saying her mother had died. Cassie lives with her father at an Arctic research station, is determined to become a scientist, and has no time for make-believe.Then, on her eighteenth birthday, Cassie comes face-to-face with a polar bear who speaks to her. He tells her that her mother is alive, imprisoned at the ends of the earth. And he can bring her back — if Cassie will agree to be his bride.
That is the beginning of Cassie's own real-life fairy tale, one that sends her on an unbelievable journey across the brutal Arctic, through the Canadian boreal forest, and on the back of the North Wind to the land east of the sun and west of the moon. Before it is over, the world she knows will be swept away, and everything she holds dear will be taken from her — until she discovers the true meaning of love and family in the magical realm of Ice.
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| Original Title: | Ice |
| ISBN: | 141698643X (ISBN13: 9781416986430) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Cassie Dasent, Bear (The Polar Bear King) |
| Literary Awards: | Andre Norton Award Nominee (2009) |
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Ratings: 3.7 From 6942 Users | 842 ReviewsAppraise About Books Ice
Make sure to break out your winter coat because you are in for one epic Arctic adventure! ICE is a beautiful, engrossing tale of impossible love and sacrifice that drew me in right from the very first page.Cassie is the eighteen year old daughter of an arctic research scientist who has long forgotten the fairy tales her grandmother told as a young child. Her grandmother had told her that Cassie's mother was imprisoned by the trolls after making a deal with the polar bear king. Cassie had come toReviewed by Sarah Bean the Green Bean Teen Queen for TeensReadToo.comCassie has grown up on an Arctic research station in Alaska with her father. She's been told stories of her mother, who made a deal with the Polar Bear King and is now imprisoned by trolls.Cassie is eighteen and doesn't believe in Polar Bear Kings or trolls anymore - it's just a nice way of saying her mother died. But when she seeks out a polar bear that starts talking to her and promises he can return her mother if she would
I love unconventional love stories! I was amazed by this story. It was one of the most beautiful tales I've read in a long time--a wonderful fairy tale. The writing was not only beautiful but the plot was intriguing that I had to keep reading and didn't want to put the book down. The depictions of the world in the book were described in a way that I felt I was there in the cold arctic (I recommend reading this with a cup of hot chocolate or else you might be shivering).The romance was wonderful.
ICE is a beautiful and shivery tale of sacrifice and love with a strong-willed heroine who reminded me in the best possible way of Anne Shirley. The action had me turning pages automatically, but of course I slowed to savor the romance! Highly recommended, and just in time for the winter season. ICE will appeal to fans of Shannon Hale and Juliet Marillier.
I've already read the other two retellings of east of the sun, west of the moon (or was it the other way around?). I thought for sure I was going to love it like I did the other two but it didn't capture me as much as I had hoped. It is still full of romance (more so than the first two) and adventure. I can say that Durst is a good writer. She captures great scenes like the castle and I could vividly imagine characters like Bear. Durst shows real creativity in whole concept of "MOON-awk-sree".
There was a point, about 70 pages in, where I almost gave up on this book. I said (not out loud), "Wait, they're not going to storm the troll castle and rescue her mother? They're just going to hang around the Ice Palace making small talk? What is this, a rip-off of McKinley's Beauty with less interesting characters and prose?" But no, Stuff does happen, and I guess that slow part may be necessary for the reader to understand why Cassie is bored and lonely. Although personally I need no
I was way beyond excited when I heard this book was going to come out. Frankly I was downright giddy with excitement. Like many other reviewers have mentioned I had already read East and Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow so I'm already familar with the old Nordic tale. I'm not going to say I didn't like it, I did, but it's hard for me to give it a hearty recommendation.Cassie is a modern girl, but in her own way is quite different from your "normal" teenage girl. She has been raised by her father and
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