The Blood that Burns the Winter Snow

so happy to have received this arc! while the author mentions that he personally recommends reading OWaR and The Ice before this short story, i hadn't finished the former or started the latter. i rlly just wanted this to get me back in the mood for this series so i could get caught up again, and it definitely did the trick! i'd forgotten how easily digestible yet detailed his writing is, as well as how much i enjoy his action sequences.

i'd put on some Nancy Drew winter ambiance in the background while reading this and that was the perfect choice. i'd completely forgotten it‘s summer rn lol. there's also a mention of the smell of lavender and i had quite literally just put some in my diffuser before sitting down for this, so the reading experience rlly couldn't have been better!