by Danielle Paige

First kisses sometimes wake slumbering princesses, undo spells, and spark happily ever afters.
Mine broke Bale.
Seventeen-year-old Snow has spent her life locked in Whittaker Psychiatric—but she isn’t crazy. And that’s not the worst of it. Her very first kiss proves anything but innocent…when Bale, her only love, turns violent.
Despite Snow knowing that Bale would never truly hurt her, he is taken away—dashing her last hope for any sort of future in the mental ward she calls home. With nowhere else to turn, Snow finds herself drawn to a strange new orderly who whispers secrets in the night about a mysterious past and a kingdom that’s hers for the taking—if only she can find her way past the iron gates to the Tree that has been haunting her dreams.
Beyond the Tree lies Algid, a land far away from the real world, frozen by a ruthless king. And there too await the River Witch, a village boy named Kai, the charming thief Jagger, and a prophecy that Snow will save them all.

-Goodreads

I’m only 11% in and I’m already hooked!

When I first heard of this book I added it to every list imaginable.
When I found it on Netgalley I was so excited, and then my request was accepted!!!

I’d highlighted a sentence before I’d even started the book – even the dedication is fantastic! (And by highlight, I mean on the kindle app, not defacing an actual book…)

So far we’re still with Snow in the mental ward but things are just starting to turn interesting. I’m enjoying the writing so far, my only complaint is that it’s not a real book…and that I for got to charge my Tab so I’m reading it on my phone! Tiny screen takes away the magic. Still, snuggling up with some tea might fix that!

I’m looking forward to fining out who the orderly is, what he means exactly and just how long Snow has been there. How much of her world is a lie?

I’ve been slacking recently – 10 days of very little does NOT replace 6 weeks of laid back-ness, no matter WHAT anyone says, so I’m already horribly tired and it’s so early on so my reading schedule has taken a hit – so this book is already published, so I really need to get stuck in! In fact I’ll go do that right now…