Kissing the Ice Queen: A Lesbian/Sapphic Ice Queen Romance (L.A Ice Queens Book 1)

The way the author shows Amanda’s control issues and anxiety without outright saying it was expert. Grace wrote about feelings without having to flat out name the feeling and I enjoyed that. It gave the characters a depth that not many writers know how to develop. Both Lina and Amanda were so well written and thought out. Amanda’s development throughout the book was what really kept me locked in. I love a good age-gap ice queen love story and this one did not disappoint in the slightest. The fact that it was more about growing and learning more than sex was refreshing all though the sex scenes were obviously great. If you haven’t read it, you should.

To be clear, I don’t think using AI to write a book is inherently lazy. AI is just another creative tool. Used well, it can help produce something genuinely entertaining—just like AI-assisted music, films, art, or editing. The problem isn’t the tool. The problem is when the author clearly never reviewed the output carefully enough to catch the obvious AI inconsistencies. At first, the book flowed well enough, but eventually the cracks started showing: details changed mid-story, character motivations became inconsistent, timelines twisted themselves into knots, and facts that were established earlier were suddenly contradicted later. It creates this bizarre reading experience where you stop trusting the narrative and start wondering if you somehow missed something… only to realize the book itself lost track of its own logic. That’s the part that feels lazy. If you’re going to use AI as part of the writing process, then you still have a responsibility as an author to reconcile the details, smooth out continuity errors, and ensure the final product feels intentional and coherent. AI can generate content incredibly fast, but it still needs a human editor who cares enough to shape it into something polished. Instead, this felt like an early draft that was pushed out without proper review. The result wasn’t immersion—it was confusion. And once the “AI tells” become obvious, they pull you completely out of the story. AI isn’t the issue here. Lack of craftsmanship is.

Who knew Amanda could grow, change and take personal risks. Hiring Lina turned into her best move. When Lina spoke up in the executive meeting about the strategic issues with "Élévation everyone held their breath waiting for Amanda to destroy this new hire. Instead she put her in charge of the restructuring. Months later after successfully turning the division around Amanda ended their personal relationship and Lina quite directly afterwards. But she stayed to see phase 3 completed and train her successor. If you think that’s the end of the story you’re wrong. I enjoyed this book had great characters, twists you wouldn’t expect. Amanda’s keynote address was well done.

Grace Parkes has placed her characters in dynamically stressful roles in high pressure business. The result of their meeting, as CEO and New Hire in a board meeting is unusual yet it works in the context of the story. The development between the two of them draws the story along. My only issue is that there are many repetitive statements that are descriptive that are not necessary. The issues developed between the characters would be almost expected yet the resolution was dealt with unexpectedly which enhances the storyline.