Cage of Ice and Echoes

I am just blown away by the first two books in this trilogy. The writing is out of this world. So beautiful and poetic despite the material being dark and twisty. Pam has a real talent with story telling. This book is struggle after struggle with a lot of wins and some losses. Nothing quite as devastating as book 1 though. I knew going in that this book would leave off on a cliffhanger, but they were both available via my library at the same time so I just had to read them versus waiting until closer to book 3's release. The cliffhanger of this book isn't THAT bad. Things are bleak but not unmanageable. I have not read anything this dark in a while. I am just sickened by many of the events that take place in these books. But the way the characters overcome and persevere is such a journey worth taking. The love is palpable and so well deserved. I'm so anxious for what happens next and how they are all going to get their HEA.

t’s beyond comprehension what I’ve read in this story so far. Pam Godwin, is truly a maestro in her compelling characters and riveting storyline. I love that we never really know what’s going to happen. At least, I didn’t. Everything is still such a mystery, an enigma. My only regret is not waiting until the final book was released to start this.

Pam Godwin is weaving together an absolutely phenomenal, diabolical trilogy, and I am 1000% here for it!

Cage of Ice and Echoes is the second book in the Frozen Fates trilogy. Godwin’s incredible storytelling takes readers on new perilous adventures in the Arctic Circle. When I penned my review of Hills of Shivers and Shadows, I said the bar was set undeniably high, and the epic cliffhanger left me gasping. I hold Godwin to a higher caliber of storytelling, and she’s never disappointed me in the past—and she didn’t start with Cage of Ice and Echoes!

As they fight like crazy to escape HOSS, Frankie and her guys continue to dance to the tune their psycho tormentor sets while their relationships deepen, and profound grief and doubt paint the bleakest of pictures. After her abduction and the horrors of life at HOSS, most FMC would be crying in the corner, but Frankie’s got no quit in her. Life in the remote cabin in Alaska brought new perils, the likes of which only the strongest could survive, but Frankie and her guys refused to give up in the face of adversities that would have bested anyone else. They fight, and when everything is bleakest, they fight harder and harder still to escape.

Set in one of the last inhabitable places on earth, readers are taken on a jaunt where madness, mayhem, and scorching chemistry prevail. It’s become far more than a game of survival of the fittest for Frankie and her guys. I swooned hard for the MMCs with Hills of Shivers and Shadows, but seeing the character arcs unfold throughout Cage of Ice and Echos just reaffirms my belief that Godwin’s character development in this storyline is second to none. It’s one of many strengths I see in Godwin’s writing again and again.

And while often, the second book of a trilogy is like the soggy middle of a sandwich, there is nothing about this book two that had me ready to tap out. Watching the relationships develop was a reward of its own, and Cage of Ice and Echoes added new depths to the brewing romances—OMG, it’s killing me to keep mum because I have so much I want to say about Kodiak! But to keep this review spoiler-free, I’ll say that I’ll never look at a hunting cabin again without that scene living rent-free.😈🔥

I’ve never read anything like the Frozen Fates books, but I can tell you they’ve had me in a chokehold, and I HIGHLY recommend them to dark romance-loving readers. (Provided they check the trigger warnings first because Pam Godwin doesn’t write G-rated fairytales!) While the story she’s painting is one rife with emotions and unputdownable, it’s also unquestionably dark. The depths of the storyline continued to surprise me right up to the cliffhanger with feelings of heightened emotions, most notability hope but I know not to look for light too soon because I’m sure the conclusion of this trilogy is likely to be as dark, brutal, and savage as it is blazing hot!