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Woman Beneath The Ice
“I thought my fingers were destined to save me.”
Aboard a spaceship leaving Earth for the wild planet of Cerulean, Evita begins a desperate escape plan from her wretched life amongst the cruel and her deadly betrothed, Dante. But a nosy engineer, Tanton, and an explosion in the ship’s engine room have her fall into the unthinkable:
A deadly game for control of the new planet.
A sci-fi fantasy thriller with a romantic punch!
Aboard a spaceship leaving Earth for the wild planet of Cerulean, Evita begins a desperate escape plan from her wretched life amongst the cruel and her deadly betrothed, Dante. But a nosy engineer, Tanton, and an explosion in the ship’s engine room have her fall into the unthinkable:
A deadly game for control of the new planet.
A sci-fi fantasy thriller with a romantic punch!
- GenresScience FictionFantasy
188 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 3, 2021
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Clint Lowe
30 books6 followersCLINT LOWE is a writer of epic tales that dip into fantasy, sci-fi, and historical fiction. He lives by the beach in Byron Bay, Australia, where he tumbles from the surfboard and is left gasping for breath in the deep blue.
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January 9, 2022
The spaceship's engineer lay unconscious at my feet, a state I had put him in.
3 stars
This kindle e-book is currently free on Amazon (09/Jan/22).
I decided to give this novel a go as the cover art is absolutely lovely, and the blurb is right up my alley.
A sci-fi fantasy thriller with a romantic punch!
Woman Beneath the Ice is told from the 1st person perspective. Evita is a young woman trying to escape the horrible circumstances of her life, and the only way to achieve freedom is to leave Earth.
But there's a catch.
She had to leave Earth with her gangster fiancé, Dante - and it's the gangster life that she's trying to get away from. The premise to this story is quite interesting, but for me, it wasn't a strong delivery.
Evita's personality is hard as ice. She has a tough outer-shell she's built to protect herself, and we do get to see that ice crack throughout the story, but I just didn't find her a very likeable character. She cares little for the lives of others, and is very self-centred. But, I guess that's what happens when you are sold into the gang-life as a child. Evita does show growth throughout the story, and develops a level of empathy for others, but it felt kind of fake and forced. I would have liked to see more character development.
These characters had so much potential, but they felt very 2-dimensional. I wish we had gotten to learn more about the Rebels, as they seemed like an interesting group of diverse people. I also wish there had been more time for a connection to develop between Evita and her love interest, Tanton. What we got was instalove, and would you believe it, we also got an instafamily. They did get their happily ever after though, and I enjoyed that.
I think my biggest pet-peeve was also what I found most entertaining whilst reading Woman Beneath the Ice. The metaphors and similes used are often discordant with the storyline. This threw me out, and I felt disconnected to the story. I also think the author must not have much experience writing in a woman's voice. There were definitely phrases which felt out of place, but the author delivered hilarious lines such as:
I smiled sexily. So, so sexily.
This honestly made me cackle. And any attempt I made to recreate what I thought was a "so so sexy" smile just ended with me and my fiancé in hysterics.
There are a lot of scenes where the characters have to run, and we get metaphors such as rapidly scissoring arms and legs to describe the action of running, whereas to me that sounds more like jumping jacks. And after running-
I laddered against the door, breathing as heavily as a lady who just gave birth to twins.
I was left pondering how eyes could ooze exceptional vision, why any woman would want lashes thicker than tar, and why it was important to note that a woman crossed her legs to the point of revealing purple underwear.
All that aside, I did enjoy elements of the story. Woman Beneath the Ice has dark themes, but is overall a fairly light and easy read. I enjoyed all the twists and turns this story took, and the world-building was good - especially the alien creatures on planet Cerulean. While it's not really the "thriller" it was described as, this story was a fun read.
My favourite line:
You can move planets but people remain the same.
3 stars
This kindle e-book is currently free on Amazon (09/Jan/22).
I decided to give this novel a go as the cover art is absolutely lovely, and the blurb is right up my alley.
A sci-fi fantasy thriller with a romantic punch!
Woman Beneath the Ice is told from the 1st person perspective. Evita is a young woman trying to escape the horrible circumstances of her life, and the only way to achieve freedom is to leave Earth.
But there's a catch.
She had to leave Earth with her gangster fiancé, Dante - and it's the gangster life that she's trying to get away from. The premise to this story is quite interesting, but for me, it wasn't a strong delivery.
Evita's personality is hard as ice. She has a tough outer-shell she's built to protect herself, and we do get to see that ice crack throughout the story, but I just didn't find her a very likeable character. She cares little for the lives of others, and is very self-centred. But, I guess that's what happens when you are sold into the gang-life as a child. Evita does show growth throughout the story, and develops a level of empathy for others, but it felt kind of fake and forced. I would have liked to see more character development.
These characters had so much potential, but they felt very 2-dimensional. I wish we had gotten to learn more about the Rebels, as they seemed like an interesting group of diverse people. I also wish there had been more time for a connection to develop between Evita and her love interest, Tanton. What we got was instalove, and would you believe it, we also got an instafamily. They did get their happily ever after though, and I enjoyed that.
I think my biggest pet-peeve was also what I found most entertaining whilst reading Woman Beneath the Ice. The metaphors and similes used are often discordant with the storyline. This threw me out, and I felt disconnected to the story. I also think the author must not have much experience writing in a woman's voice. There were definitely phrases which felt out of place, but the author delivered hilarious lines such as:
I smiled sexily. So, so sexily.
This honestly made me cackle. And any attempt I made to recreate what I thought was a "so so sexy" smile just ended with me and my fiancé in hysterics.
There are a lot of scenes where the characters have to run, and we get metaphors such as rapidly scissoring arms and legs to describe the action of running, whereas to me that sounds more like jumping jacks. And after running-
I laddered against the door, breathing as heavily as a lady who just gave birth to twins.
I was left pondering how eyes could ooze exceptional vision, why any woman would want lashes thicker than tar, and why it was important to note that a woman crossed her legs to the point of revealing purple underwear.
All that aside, I did enjoy elements of the story. Woman Beneath the Ice has dark themes, but is overall a fairly light and easy read. I enjoyed all the twists and turns this story took, and the world-building was good - especially the alien creatures on planet Cerulean. While it's not really the "thriller" it was described as, this story was a fun read.
My favourite line:
You can move planets but people remain the same.
April 13, 2025
❤️❤️A huge favorite!!!
The EVITA SANCHEZ series:
1) Final Breath
2) Final Heartbeat
3) Final Fight.
FINAL BREATH, 47 pages:
In the engine room of a spaceship, Evita has just knocked out the engineer.
She wants to steal one of the combustion rods that she can sell for a fortune.
She's going to become rich...
‐--------------‐---
A real favorite for this first volume of the exciting and dangerous adventures of Evita Sanchez, a beautiful main character who lights up the novel.
Full of action and the unexpected, this is a wonderful science fiction thriller, but far too short...
##############
Book 2: FINAL HEARTBEAT, 58 pages:
Having escaped from the burning spaceship, the two escape pods splash down on the planet CERULEAN.
Evita is eager to find the survivors of the first pod...
---------------
A sequel full of action and twists and turns.
It's impossible to guess the ending.
A must-read! 🧡
#####################
75 pages, Volume 3 FINAL FIGHT:
On the planet CERULEAN, having narrowly escaped death, Evita and Stanton enlist the help of the local police to rescue young Cady, kidnapped by rebels...
They are far from imagining the truth.
-----------------
Volume 3 is full of twists and turns and overflowing with action.
The ending is so unexpected and spectacular that it's hard to guess.
A truly wonderful read.
THANK YOU to the author!
The EVITA SANCHEZ series:
1) Final Breath
2) Final Heartbeat
3) Final Fight.
FINAL BREATH, 47 pages:
In the engine room of a spaceship, Evita has just knocked out the engineer.
She wants to steal one of the combustion rods that she can sell for a fortune.
She's going to become rich...
‐--------------‐---
A real favorite for this first volume of the exciting and dangerous adventures of Evita Sanchez, a beautiful main character who lights up the novel.
Full of action and the unexpected, this is a wonderful science fiction thriller, but far too short...
##############
Book 2: FINAL HEARTBEAT, 58 pages:
Having escaped from the burning spaceship, the two escape pods splash down on the planet CERULEAN.
Evita is eager to find the survivors of the first pod...
---------------
A sequel full of action and twists and turns.
It's impossible to guess the ending.
A must-read! 🧡
#####################
75 pages, Volume 3 FINAL FIGHT:
On the planet CERULEAN, having narrowly escaped death, Evita and Stanton enlist the help of the local police to rescue young Cady, kidnapped by rebels...
They are far from imagining the truth.
-----------------
Volume 3 is full of twists and turns and overflowing with action.
The ending is so unexpected and spectacular that it's hard to guess.
A truly wonderful read.
THANK YOU to the author!
June 4, 2024
I rarely DNF a book, but I only made it 34% of the way through. It is very repetitive. Example: If it has already been said that the character is heading for the planet, has landed on the planet, it is not necessary to tell us 3 times in one sentence that the character is on that planet. And how many times can you reiterate that her ex was part of the mob and she was unhappy with her life? It's not necessary every other page. I think Dory (from Finding Nemo) could have told the story with less repeats. I found it very obnoxious
January 16, 2022
I enjoyed the storyline of this book the author keeps you enthralled
May 31, 2023
Honestly only started reading this because it's free on Google Playbooks.
Well written, and the last line was hilarious like actually hilarious but the book itself wasn't really to my liking
Well written, and the last line was hilarious like actually hilarious but the book itself wasn't really to my liking
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