illegible_scribble
1/28/2019
I'm not much for fantasy based on fairytales or mythic fiction (and I'm definitely not a fan of Hans Christian Anderson). So it's no small thing when I say that I really enjoyed this "retelling" of The Snow Queen -- especially when it utterly subverts the usual HCA fairytale trope of the faithful, loving female used and abused by the man she adores. This is quirky, imaginative, and delightful, while still retaining some of the original darkness.