Book Reviews of The Ice Queen

A very interesting book! I felt at times that I was reading a true story and at other times a fairy tale. I would definitely recommend it!

Story about a woman who gets struck by lightning and how it changes her life. It actually saves her life, in a way, by allowing her to open up to feeling things again.

This book was awesome awesome awesome!! You realy sympathize for the main character-sad when she's dad, angry when she's angry, lonely when she's lonely. I could read this book again and again!!

AWESOME,AWESOME,AWESOME!!!!!i couldn't put this book down and read it in 3 hours.

A lyrical, brief book. Hoffman takes the mystical and makes it probable.

This was a very strange book.. but I couldn't put it down! It captured me that I just couldn't stop reading even though I kind of had that feeling I was missing something.

Alice Hoffman is a great storyteller and I would recommend her books to everyone. This one was a good one. It's not the best book you are ever going to read, not by far, but it is an easy read for a rainy day.

Once I started reading I couldn't put this book down. It was reality and fairy tale all successfully mixed together. I enjoyed the journey with the main character as she began to understand her perceptions of herself in the world.

I love everything I have read by Alice Hoffman and this was no exception, it was wonderful! Lyrical and thought provoking, a very different story!

I read this book for a book club I am in. It was an engaging story and had a bittersweet ending. I definitely recommend it.

The main character travels very complex emotional journey which begins with the death of her mother at age 8. It all begins to change with a lightening strike.
I found the book interesting, though it was bit slow to read, due to the emotional angst the main character experiences. Its very well-written and I think you will enjoy it. The ending is unusual and the writer uses some mystical elements in the story. Overall, an interesting read.

I was very intrigued while reading this book. It is about a woman who wishes to be struck by lightning and it happens. She is plagued with a heart that skips beats, hair that falls out, and is unable to see the color red. She moves to Florida to be closer to her brother. There are a lot of mysteries twisted throughout this book. I never noticed until I finished the book, but Ms. Hoffman never revealed the main character's name. It is a very good book, and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a little mystery mixed in with their fiction. You will definitely not be disappointed.

A woman who carries her childhood sorrorws as an icy shield against adult emotions -- literally has to have her defenses melted to learn to love again.

If you have read and enjoyed Hoffman in the past -- you will find this one of her special books. If you have not read Hoffman before, but enjoy a reality with a touch of the magical/mystical -- then this will be fun for you.

I found this book very engaging and powerful. My favorite by her so far...

Its darkly sweet, and funny. I enjoyed this one a lot.

very quick read, a pretty good book.

Alice Hoffman is one of my favorite writers. This books is very, very good :).

I loved this book so much. I couldnt put it down. Alice Hoffman is such a beautiful writer.

Alice Hoffman is one of my favorite authors, and while I don't think this book is among her best, it has her trademark prose and magic and is far above most others.

The Ice Queen held my attention throughout, having a great storyline and well rounded characters. I didn't really care that deeply for the ending, but most endings bother me. Over all, 4 stars.

I enjoyed this book very much. I love the 'magical' elements she uses. I would give it 4/5.

Really enjoyable, moving book. Highly recommend it.

wonderful quick read. I read it in one day off, laughed and cried. Just what a fiction novel should be.

There's not that much difference between Anderson and Grimm after all -- magic.

I loved this book!!!!

Wow - this was an incredible, intense book. I had a hard time putting it down. Just when you think you might know where the book is headed, the plot twists.

I really ENJOYED this book. looking forward to reading more of Alice Hoffman.

the more I read the better it became. very different book. liked it very much

Alice Hoffman at her best!

Great book! My first read of Alice Hoffman, and I couldn't put it down for a second!

Starred Review. "Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. Wishes... burn your tongue the moment they're spoken and you can never take them back." Thus begins Hoffman's (Practical Magic; Here on Earth) stellar 18th novel about healing and transformation. As an eight-year-old, the unnamed narrator makes a terrible wish that comes true; remorseful for the next 30 years, she shuts down emotionally to become a self-proclaimed ice queen. Unlike her brother, Ned, who relies on logic, math and science to make sense of the world, the loner librarian fears the chaotic randomness of existence and is obsessed by death. Then lightning strikes, literally. In a flash, she's jolted out of her rut, noticing for the first time all that she's been taking for granted—even the color red, which after the strike she can no longer see: "How could I have been so stupid to ignore everything I'd had in my life? The color red alone was worth kingdoms." The novel turns sultry when the slowly melting ice queen seeks out reclusive Lazarus Jones, a fellow lightning survivor who came back to life after 40 minutes of death: "I wanted a man like that, one it was impossible to kill, who wouldn't flinch if you wished him dead." Blanketed in prose that has never been dreamier and gloriously vivid imagery, this life-affirming fable is ripe with Hoffman's trademark symbolism and magic, but with a steelier edge: "Every fairy tale had a bloody lining. Every one had teeth and claws." Both longtime fans and newcomers will relish it.

woman struck by lightning finds herself remarkably changed. like all alice hoffman, unusual and slightly magical.

fast read, good story...intriguing

Quick read, good book

A wonderful parable, a novel story.

Intersting story with a mystical flair. My first Alice Hoffman book and I loved it!

Intersting story with a mystical flair. My first Alice Hoffman book and I loved it!

wonderful book

Not my usual type of book but since Hoffman was the author, I really enjoyed it!

Slow start but the ending is beautiful.

An excellent read, took me three days on the train to finish it off!

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