A Crown of Snow and Ice by Melanie Cellier Review
The Snow Queen is a very mysterious and dark story written by Hans Christian Andersen about a young boy who is kidnapped by the titular villain and his best friend Gerda who goes on a journey to find him. While the story sounds simple enough there are actually several plot holes in it that have always annoyed me. For example, we never learn who the Snow Queen is nor why she kidnap's Kai in the first place. She is a character whose motivations and fate are shrouded in mystery and left unknown. Thankfully other authors have written their own spin on the tale giving her more character and clearer goals. While no one may ever know what became of Hans Christian Anderson cold-hearted villain we can find satisfaction with fairy tale retellings based off the tale such as A Crown of Snow and Ice by Melanie Cellier. The story opens with Princess Celine traveling to the kingdom of Eldon after accepting an invitation from its two cold princesses Emmeline and Giselle. Along with their brother c...