They are the only Winterians not enslaved by Spring's evil King Angra and the only ones who have a chance to reclaim a magical amulet Angra stole and split in two pieces. She's been hiding out with seven others, including their future king, Mather, for 16 years. Meira wants to help save the kingdom of Winter more than anything. But the book was still written very well, so I liked it a lot.

I was kind of disappointed when Meira was revealed to be the true heir of Winter, with magic inside of her because this is basically what happens in every YA book it seems. Sir and Mather secretly arrange for Meira to be married to Prince Theron for an alliance of their kingdoms, which of course makes Meira very upset. And so he and Meira can never be together, no matter how much they want to be.

Mather is her best friend, but he is also the only heir to the throne of Winter, and therefore the future king. And so her weapon of choice is a chakram, which she uses instead of pretending she is good at swordplay. She hasn't beaten her best friend, Mather, in a fight once. Yes, Meira has grown up with sword fighting lessons, but she is awful at it. Yet despite this, Sara Raasch does not make her a heroine with unlimited skills and capabilities. She was raised by the commander of the Winter army and has been learning to fight for years. So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore Winter's magic, Meira decides to go after it herself-only to find herself thrust into a world of evil magic and dangerous politics-and ultimately comes to realize that her destiny is not, never has been, her own.Meira is a warrior. Training to be a warrior-and desperately in love with her best friend, Winter's future king-she would do anything to help Winter rise to power again. Orphaned as an infant during Winter's defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee. Now the Winterians' only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter's magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since. Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch.

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Snow like ashes by sara raasch