Ice & Bone: Dark Sci-Fi Romance

by Kali Rose Schmidt

No one is safe.

Sasha has been taken.
Jett is starting to lose his mind.

In the aftermath of the nuclear bombings that gave Sasha London superhuman abilities, the United States became the Federation, and the world went to hell. And after finally being released from five torturous years of solitary confinement, Sasha finds herself imprisoned once more.

This time by the most powerful man in the Western world: Ransom Christensen. Ransom wants to use Sasha to give him greater control over the Federation, and poison the minds of the people even further.

Jett Christensen, military commander and Ransom’s brother, only wants to get Sasha back.

But Sasha’s own desires are conflicted, and as the Federation edges closer to the brink of civil war, she realizes she must choose where her loyalties lie.

If she has any left.

Sensual and eerie, seductive and dark, ICE & BONE is the second book in Kali Rose Schmidt’s dystopian romance series, The Others.

324 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 30, 2019

About the author

Author. Mother. Villain Lover.

Reviews

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book, just wasn’t for me. It’s laid out with Sasha’s first person point of view in one chapter, then Jett’s in the next, etc, which is a pet peeve of mine. It’s easy to understand whose chapter it is; I just prefer third person, and it just seemed to disturb the flow of the book a bit. The whole book surrounds Sasha being held by Ransom, Jett’s brother, with Jett and his team trying to get her back and keep Ransom from using her in political moves. There is a lot of politics in this book, which was a tad rough for me, and Sasha at times was just a little weak in my opinion as a character, although in her situation it may be understandable. Someone who doesn’t like to read about abuse against women may find this a little hard for them also, as she has a history with male abusers trying to use her to their advantage. It made me angry at times, and I’d have to take breaks from it, although it’s not overly descriptive. The story itself is good though, and the author does a good job writing it, so I still gave it a 4. It might just be my own personal hang-ups regarding the above, as I love this author’s writing normally.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 2nd book in the dark dystopian romance series and I suggest reading Cold & Blood which is book 1 prior to reading this book. The author has done a fabulous job with world building and also character building so much so that at times the story can seem overwhelming. This installment predominantly features Sasha being held against her will whilst Jett and the others figure out how to get her back. This is filled with intrigue and suspense; I was so absorbed that I didn’t even hear my husband when he spoke to me. This was a page turner for me, I literally couldn’t read this fast enough at times. It’s a great series and I strongly advice readers to jump on this series now if this is your genre, you won’t be disappointed!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ice & Bone is book two in The Others series and picks up where book one left off. I recommend you read Cold & Blood before this one to fully understand what's going on. Sasha's story is a twisted dark one and she goes through so much that I had a hard time putting my kindle down. The writing is great, the characters are well developed and the storyline is dark and twisted. I look forward to reading more books by this author in the future. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.

[Monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was such a great follow up to Cold and Blood. It hits the ground running and it doesn’t stop even through the end, which leaves you in such a heart-wrenching cliffhanger that my only consolation is that I don’t have to wait long for book 3.

The only con I have on this book is that it has completely ruined the name Ransom for me as a potential baby name. Thanks, Kali. Otherwise, this book is was amazing. Definitely recommend to anyone looking for dark sci if/romance.

[jewell ricelalone · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this series is absolutely awesome you have a post apocalyptic theme with a little x-men feel with the twisted ...”which” brother is more evil and who really loves me not using me thing going on.... I bought the last book but I needed a Sasha drama break....but I highly recommend this series to all!!!