' I really liked this dark, odd, fairy-tale influenced story. This book held my attention from the start. A unique story line and characters that I can relate to. ' This was a very strange book-more depressing then interesting about a woman who had a horrible life and then was hit by lightning. Not a bad read, but not something I really enjoyed, either. ' Strange book with a character that was a little hard to relate to. ' made me dizzy to read some of this - didn't care for writing style (I loved 'At Risk' though) I really liked her book the Third Angel - glad I read that one first because I wouldnt have tried another of her books if Ice Queen was first. ' The most beautiful book I've read in quite some time. The Ice Queen was a wonderful fabulous tale of love and loss and moving on from loss to find life beyond it. ' I love the descriptive prose of Alice Hoffman's writing. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.The Ice Queen is one of my favorites books of all time. The book is beautifully crafted in terms of typography and the story is so moving. 'The Ice Queen is one of those quiet books that takes you on a subtle journey through one woman's life in search of need and ultimately, love. A magical story of passion, loss, and renewal, The Ice Queen is Alice Hoffman at her electrifying best. As an obsessive love affair begins between them, both hide their most dangerous secrets - what happened in the past that turned one to ice and the other to fire.

When she finds him, he is her perfect opposite, a burning man whose breath can boil water and whose touch scorches. Perhaps this stranger who has seen death face to face can teach her to live without fear. She goes in search of Lazarus Jones, a fellow survivor who was struck dead, then simply got up and walked away.

But instead of ending her life, this cataclysmic event sparks a strange and powerful new beginning. Then one day she utters an idle wish and, while standing in her house, is struck by lightning. A woman who was touched by tragedy as a child now lives a quiet life, keeping other people at a cool distance. From the bestselling author of The Rules of Magic, a miraculous, enthralling tale of a woman who is struck by lightning, and finds her frozen heart is suddenly burning.

The ice queen by alice hoffman