Title: Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow

Author: Jessica Day George

Genre: Fairytale, Young Adult, Fantasy

Published: January 20, 2009

This is a novel based on the legend East of the Sun, West of the Moon.

The story is a lot like Beauty and the Beast, which is one of my favorite fairy tales. I  liked how the lass, the main character, didn't judge anyone she encountered. The only type of creature she didn't like was the trolls, which would be because they were the bad guys.

Even though the lass didn't think things would end well she did what she thought was right just because she felt someone should. She hoped for things to end well. She wanted her brother to be happy. She wanted her isbjorn, enchanted bear, to be free. I was impressed with how unselfish she was.

More than once in the book it was mentioned the conversations the lass and the isbjorn had during dinner. I would have liked to hear more of the stories they told each other. The part of the conversations we heard was the lass asking questions the bear was unable to answer. I think if more of the stories had been there the relationship between the two would have had more depth.

Overall I gave this book 4 stars out of 5.