The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick Series: The Four Winds #1
Published by Andromeda Press Publication Date: January 13, 2022
Pages: 551
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Long before civilization, there were the gods. And before the gods, there was the earth, the celestial bodies, and air given flesh. They are the Anemoi—the Four Winds—and they have been banished to the four corners of the world.
Wren of Edgewood is no stranger to suffering. Her parents are gone. Survival is all she knows. For three hundred years, the land known as the Gray has been encased in ice, surrounded by a great barrier called the Shade, which protects the townsfolk from the Deadlands beyond.
But day by day, the Shade weakens.
Only one thing can stop the Shade's fall: a mortal woman taken as prisoner across the barrier, bound in wedlock to the dark god who reigns over the Deadlands. He is the North Wind, the Frost King, an immortal whose heart is said to be as frigid as the land he rules.
And the time has come for the Frost King to choose his bride.
The North Wind is a standalone, enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance, the first in a series sprinkled with Greek lore. Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout, Laura Thalassa, and Scarlett St. Clair.
I was shopping on the Once Upon a Book Club‘s website when I can across their Romantasy box. I was intrigued by the premise of the book so I decided to order and see what it was all about.
The book was interesting. Wren offers herself to the Frost King in place of her twin sister. Wren hates/fears the Frost King, yet vexes him at every turn. In turn, the Frost King is a bit misunderstood and lonely. Thrown together, these two figure out there is a thin line between love and hate. It wasn’t one of my favorite reads, mainly because Wren irritated me most of the book. I get it, she sacrificed a lot to help her family, but man the woman could hold a grudge (and against the wrong person) which grated on my nerves after a while. She drank, she complained and she blamed a lot on other people when it was she who put herself in the situation she was in. She finally got her head out of her arse, but by then it was all lost on me.
What I did enjoy were the gifts. Little sticky notes on pages told readers when it was time to open their gifts, corresponding to something happening on that page. My favorite, The Complete Guide to Elk Hunting and was perfect for that part of the story. It made reading this story a little bit more adventuresome and fun…a reading scavenger hunt.
I give the story itself 3.5 Cocktails, but the box itself gets a 5 for the fun.
Shannon
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