I considered dnfing this book several times but pushed through since I love retellings. The story was cute but it was nothing interesting and by the end I was glad it was over. It would make for a good read if you are not looking for a lot in a book or are in between reads but like I said, it doesn't has much to offer.

Unfortunately, this one was not it for me and I gave up halfway through.

I guess I just lost interest and never picked it back up again.

This was a beautiful story. However the spelling and grammatical issues really made it hard to enjoy. I never expected to read a Nutcracker Retelling but it was a good read.

A fun romantasy romp for the holiday season. I really enjoyed this nutcracker inspired fantasy romance and appreciated the characters and story.

I dont know why but the first picture I had in my mind when I found out this was a Nutcracker retelling... is the Barbie's movie...
This book is a fun read for sunday afternoon when you want a light reading.

"A Curse of Frost and Fate" by Verika Sloane presents a promising fantasy world with intriguing magical elements, but it falls short in fully realizing its potential.

Sloane introduces readers to a captivating world filled with magic and mystery, and the premise of a curse intertwining with fate sets the stage for an engaging story. However, the execution doesn't quite live up to expectations.

While the plot has its moments of excitement and suspense, it suffers from pacing issues that can make the story feel uneven. At times, the narrative moves too slowly, while in other instances, events unfold too quickly, leaving little room for proper development.

The characters, while interesting, lack depth and complexity, making it challenging to fully connect with their struggles and motivations. Additionally, the romance feels rushed and underdeveloped, detracting from its impact on the overall story.

Despite these shortcomings, "A Curse of Frost and Fate" still offers an enjoyable read for fans of fantasy fiction. With some refinements to pacing and character development, Sloane has the potential to craft a truly compelling narrative in future installments of the series.

My favourite part of this book is the cover which is absolutely stunning, as such regardless of the potential I will not be continuing the series.
I received an arc of this book via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was engaging and interesting, but it was riddled with spelling and grammatical errors and was too long, in my opinion--I found it unnecessary. The story was cute and I found myself interested enough to see where the characters ended up but I found that my frustration won out.

This is a re-imagining of the story in the Nutcracker, there were similarities but enough differences to keep it engaging and special in its own way. It was a little spicy, and very much romance filled which is a bit unfortunate.

Overall I felt as if I were reading quite a long fanfiction of the nutcracker and one that I did not love.

I DNF as I found myself lacking to gain any draw to the characters and I found them not well rounded and pretty mundane. The world building was also lacking and didn't make me feel like other fantasy novels where I can almost picture everything in my mind.

I had no idea I was getting into a beautiful fantasy world that was inspired The Nutcracker. Right from the first page you can feel the magic of the story as we meet the characters and get to be swept away into a tale of romance and magic, and a nice helping a spicy bits. Highly recommend if you like retellings that hold your attention from start to finish.

Adult fairy tale - fae and adventure and yes a prince, because what's a good fairy tale without one. Hidden fate and secrets twist around the fairy land, with dangers everywhere. And a bit of steam along the way.

I love retellings based on The Nutcracker! Therefore, I was excited for this. However, I had a hard time finishing g this book. It was very slow. I think I would enjoy it better if it was shorter.

A Curse of Frost and Fate is a fantasy romance retelling of the Nutcracker. The perfect read for this time of year. This is a more modern unique take on the classic story. The beginning started well. After Klara gets to the Nutcracker realm things slow down a lot. This just wasn't my favorite. I had a hard time trying to finish it. The cover is quite beautiful though!
Thank you NetGalley for an arc in exchange for a review.

Was extremely excited for this read, overall though I thought it could've been more well paced. It felt a bit insta-lovey and feel like could've used a lot of editing in terms of building up to the love and giving the readers a bit more suspense in that sense.

An interesting spin/ take on the nutcracker. I think that this is a good read for the holiday time, and it would be interesting to read during the holiday time. The characters and stories start off strong and then kind of go from there.... yeah..

I went into this book excited! The plot isn't a retelling I had really encountered before, and the first jump in was engaging and had me interested. The characters were enjoyable, but I wish there was a bit more relationship/feeling build up rather than instalove/lust. Which they had in spades, but it didn't seem to be very balanced with the pace of the plot. The plot itself could have been a bit more condensed. There was quite a few times where it seemed to just slow and drag unnecessarily. That being said, I still enjoyed the book, it was a different read which was refreshing!

Nutcracker retellings are so hard to come by so I was excited to read this one. I really liked how this book had ballet references while also being a very new story.

Thanks to Verika Sloane and Netgalley for the eARC on Netgalley. I started this book with high expectations but unfortunately, it let me down. DNF at 11%. I did not like the extreme info-dumping and unnecessary details from the beginning. I wanted so much to get invested into this but sadly, I couldn't. A lot of the reviews for this book share the same sentiments as mine, and I don't really think this novel has a strong plot and sensible characters.

I love the cover of this book, but unfortunately I did not love the content found within its pages. I thought I would love the more adult retelling of the nutcracker and even thought that it had elements that would point towards that direction, but unfortunately it fell flat for me and I was sort of willing it to end. I think the author had an interesting concept that unfortunately was lost behind both creative choices as well as the structure of the story. I found myself transitioning from entertained and curious to sort of pushing myself to see it through.

The story just seemed underdeveloped... The author did not really take any care in the editing... And it seemed like there were so many big words that were out of context? It was just too long, and the plot just wasn't there.

requested this FAST once I read it was a spicy retelling of the nutcracker, and I'm glad I did! The chemistry between the MCs was amazing, truly a book I would recommend to any spicy romance lovers out there.