Katla Leblanc is a California girl. Unfortunately, after divorcing Kat's father, her mother has decided to move them to her childhood home, a tiny town in Minnesota. Kat finds herself called to be a member of the Icelandic Stork Society, a secret group of women with special powers; she is unprecedentedly young, but is immediately given special privileges, and not everyone is happy about it. Meanwhile, fashion-conscious Kat feels out of place in the town and her social status is not helped by an unfortunate date before school started with Wade -- a creepy guy with an on-again-off-again girlfriend. When she gets recruited for the school newspaper, she discovers that Jack, the editor, seems to be constantly arguing with her and, when they touch, she feels things she can't explain. Kat is discovering that adjusting to life in a new place is more complicated than she expected...
This was a really interesting story and I enjoyed the way that the series ties in Nordic myths and traditions, which are a little less common than some others. The characters are fairly realistic, although some personality changes were a bit predictable and too perfect too quickly, in my opinion. However, the plot was engaging and moved in some unexpected directions. The rest of the series is also more robust in terms of the complexity of the storyline, and bring in more of the Icelandic mythology and a retelling of The Snow Queen. I would recommend this book to fantasy fans who looking for stories about magic in the real world and that tie in historic myths to the current day, with plenty of romance.
This is the first book in a trilogy, followed by Frost and Flock.
- If this book sounds interesting, consider these: Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow, Water Steps, Rampant, or the Trylle trilogy
