The Frost Witch by Emberly Ash
4.5 Star Review
Available August 5, 2025!!
Thank you @NetGalley and Publisher for the eARC copy in
exchange for a voluntary and honest review.
The first book in this new series by Ash follows a 400-year-old
witch, Koryn, as she tries to save her world from a curse from the gods. She
enters the trials of The Seven Gates to save another and soon finds herself life
bound to a notorious bounty hunter, gaining a familiar, and learning to defend
herself when magic is no longer available to help her. Each gate presents a new
trial by a different god, increasing in danger.
If you love…
Ø Enemies to Love
Ø Slow Burn
Ø Forced Proximity
Ø Gods
Ø Dragons
Ø Betrayal
Ø Fae
Ø Witches
…this is for you!
This story will pull you in like it did for me. Koryn is
intent on being a witch – they have no heart and kill without remorse – but her
true nature betrays every choice she makes. When she saves Garrick, the bounty
hunter who should want to kill her instead of protect her, she forms a
life bound between them. As they go through the trials together, he not only
protects her but teaches her to protect herself. It is a slow burn that has you
turning pages to see if – or when 😊 – they will finally make their move.
The writing is phenomenal, the pacing perfect, and the
entire premises refreshing and EXACTLY my cup of tea. The only reason I gave 4.5
stars instead of 5 was personal preference. There was too much description
and prose over dialogue (for me) to start, and I didn’t really get into it
until about 50% of the way through when the ‘baby’ dragon was introduced and
the dialogue picked up. If you get past that, though, it’s worthwhile. By the
end, all the character development that took time to start makes you connect
with Garrick and Koryn, and the ending… It broke me!
If you haven’t picked this one up, I 1000% recommend adding it
to your TBR! I can’t wait to read the next book! I’ve already started Crown
of Earth and Sky!
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