Eadric, the Mum Friend, also captain of the guard and trying to keep a bunch of idiots alive. Then there’s Luna, the lovely and dedicated lady in waiting who longs for her own magic. The newcomers, wanting to protect Asterin as she finds and fights the demon: Rose (who has SECRETS) and Quinlin (who has a CRUSH on Asterin that she ain’t noticing). To Orion, her loyal bodyguard, a total Soft Gay. The team was fantastic, from Asterin, our princess who is all trouble and peppercorns. I am forever am trash for books with squads.

The action scenes are balanced with domestic mayhem (CAKE BAKING) and it focused on the characters first! …aka let’s talk about The SQUAD! Some epic fantasies take a lot of adjusting to fall into, but Shadow Frost felt very accessible, with modernish banter and quips. → general mayhem, especially when they’re left alone to try and bake a cake I really enjoyed the writing style too! → Harry, just Harry ok that’s my entire point → also totally oblivious when someone has a crush on her :’) → sassy princess who fights tooth and claw It’s such a book of layers - nothing is what it seems. I definitely am here for this amount of plot twists too.

(I stand by the fact that all books are better with characters snarking at each other.) It’s about hunting demons, but it’s also about secrets and trust. Shadow Frost was such a delightful collision of magic and mayhem, demons and secret identities, and enough sass to make my heart content. The three core infinities making up the fundamental trinity - earth, water and fire - cornered the triangle, the other six falling in between: ice, wind, sky, air, light, and illusion. The sigils represented the nine affinities - the nine elements, each hailing from a different kingdom and bloodline.

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Shadow frost by coco ma