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	Prisoner of Ice and Snow (Prisoner of Ice and Snow, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 1,204 ratings — published 2017 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seeker of the Crown (Prisoner of Ice and Snow #2) 3.99 avg rating — 401 ratings — published 2018 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tourmaline and the Island of Elsewhere 3.85 avg rating — 73 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at Hotel Marvelo: The Times Children's Book of the Week: A magical locked-room mystery! by Ruth Lauren (Goodreads Author), Federica Frenna (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tourmaline and the Museum of Marvels 4.25 avg rating — 20 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tourmaline and the City of Nowhere 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder at Sorcery Spires: The magical second book in the Marvelo Mystery series! by Ruth Lauren (Goodreads Author), Federica Frenna (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Prisoner of Ice and Snow (2 books)
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Meticulous Jones and the Shadow Compass (Inkbound #2)

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“I make my own fate.”
― Ruth Lauren, Prisoner of Ice and Snow

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“I should feel worse than I do, chilled to the bone, hungry and still tired. I should be terrified that I'm going to get caught. But all I can think about as I hurry away is that I did it. I found Sasha. And now there's nothing I won't do to get her out of Tyur'ma.”
― Ruth Lauren, Prisoner of Ice and Snow

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Fantasy Readathon 2022
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3 votes, 13.0%

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3 votes, 13.0%

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1 vote, 4.3%

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1 vote, 4.3%

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Prisoner of Ice and Snow by Ruth Lauren

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