I really wanted to like this, but there were a lot of copyediting issues that made it difficult to really lose myself in the story. I loved the detail of the nomadic "robber" tribe in the north of Sweden, and the way that magic was incorporated into the story, as something that sort of sneaks up. But odd word choices or spelling/grammar errors kept reminding me that I was reading text, and I became hyper critical of that text. For example, one of the main characters has been searching for her little brother for quite some time - it seemed to me that it had been for several years, as she had become well versed in many skills and trades thanks to staying with different families as she traveled. However, it turns out that her little brother has only been missing for a year or two at most. I stopped reading at this point to calculate the timeline, because it seemed so strange!

Otherwise, it's The Snow Queen with teenage girls as the protagonists, and they fall in love along the way. I don't remember a lot of details beyond those listed above and some of the more memorable scenes (such as in a haunted church, or finding the little brother). It's not awful, but it could be so much better with just a little more polish and attention. ( )