Editorial review
Frozen in Time: Ice Angel
By Zanne Raby
A heartfelt blend of scientific mystery and enduring love, Frozen in Time: Ice Angel offers wonder across millennia.
Reviewed by CANREADS
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Zanne Raby’s imaginative science-fiction romance Frozen in Time: Ice Angel pairs the mystery of a woman’s extraordinary survival with the tenderness of an unexpected love.
The year is 2161, and life looks very different. People communicate through neural implants, travel in aerocars, and benefit from advances in nanotechnology. Young doctor Matt Ravanel, struggling with grief, finds renewed purpose after saving Te’a, a woman discovered frozen in ice after thousands of years. As love blossoms, her survival attracts scientific scrutiny. The threat of euthanasia raises a troubling question: who gets to decide where—and whether—Te’a belongs?
Even in this technologically advanced world, grief, family expectations, and difficult choices shape the characters’ lives. Matt’s falling out with his fiancée, Elise, and her influential father gives emotional weight to the new beginning he finds with Te’a, whose companionship offers comfort amid uncertainty. The conflict with Elise’s wealthy family follows familiar romantic territory, though Te’a’s arrival brings fresh possibilities to his story. As the two learn about each other’s worlds and face mounting troubles together, the care and constancy of their affection make them easy to root for. Tender, absorbing, and easy to root for, Matt and Te’a’s love story shines.
Raby builds a world that invites curiosity and rewards exploration. Vivid detail and clear storytelling make its technological advances easy to follow, while Te’a’s unfamiliarity with her surroundings gives readers a fresh way to experience them. Her ancient past lends her a distinctive perspective, and Raby gives her space to speak in her own voice and tell her story with intimacy. Matt’s discovery of Te’a comes relatively late in the narrative, which may test the patience of readers eager for their encounter. Raby nevertheless sustains interest through his personal struggles and plants clues that build anticipation.
For readers drawn to remarkable discoveries and devoted romances, Frozen in Time: Ice Angel is an absorbing read, with Raby’s eloquent prose and attention to historical detail lending substance to its creative premise. A heartfelt blend of scientific mystery and enduring love, Frozen in Time: Ice Angel offers wonder across millennia.
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