Winter, White and Wicked

It read like classic 2012 - 2015 ya fantasy but with better writing. Half mad max and frozen meets ice road truckers. There are brown ppl than Lilly white YA fantasy. The brown ppl are made of stone and rock. I like how Dittemore created the fantasy origin myth. . This book is about colonization. How the native people helped a marooned foreign royal but she betrayed them and caused a forever winter. It's about the exploited coal miners and native population starting a rebellion against The Majority. Our protag is an orphan who influences and mentally talks to winter. She's not human but has pale skin. Imagine Elsa. She's a bad bitch driving a magically enhanced ice road truck. She's a loner type but gradually cares for the ragtag group she unwillingly goes in a bargain with.

I docked stars because I found that some parts of the worldbuilding did not mesh with other parts. I'm also tired of straight couples and I'm very picky. It's a 3 star and still recommend it

DNF

Which is sad, because this cover is spectacular. But I wasn't enjoying the story, and I didn't like the main character (or any of the other characters). So I'm sending this back to the library.

4.5 stars
Wonderful read, super fun, but felt a bit rushed at times. I feel like this could be a series, but if it continued it might take some of the magic away from this book and how cool she is just as a rig driver.