I love Brontë! She’s so brave and so smart! When things start to go wrong, and knights are more bothered about looking good than doing good, it’s down to Brontë (again) to save the day! Some familiar faces, some new villains and some new friends are here too!

BRONTE TEMPESTRA AND THE ICE WARRIORS returns us to the world of knight school and magical creatures for another amusing adventure, this time knee-deep in snow.

Snow descends on the school but nowhere else. Is someone trying to attack the school again, even though the last villain was banished? Unfortunately for Bronte, a new celebrity teacher is distracting her friends and embroiling another teacher in a one-upmanship contest to see who's the better knight so Bronte will have to show them both that it's her by solving the issue on her own.

But Bronte has a new friend to help her, Nix, an armourer's daughter who thinks she might prefer to wear than make armour. I loved getting another female student at the school, giving Bronte someone else in her shoes (and someone sensible to talk to given most of the other, all male students, are being ridiculous over the celebrity teacher!) I'm glad Nix will likely return for later books!

Tonkins, Bronte's friend from the last book, is one of those agog over the new teacher. It's a cautionary tale of not focusing on a celebrity or a single person to the detriment of others as he hurts Bronte by ignoring her and even acting against her to stay on with the fanclub.

I enjoyed how magical the snowy situation was. While it is problematic, lots of fun is derived from it. The final battle uses this wintry setting to great effect, balancing the joy of winter with the threat of the villains.