Ledge is the first book in the Glacian Trilogy, a dark and romantic fantasy written by Stacey McEwan and published by Angry Robot Books. A strong female main character, who honestly suits perfectly the comp of The Bride from Kill Bill, a deathly challenge to survive in an unknown territory for her and an enemies to lovers romance are some elements that made Ledge a really enjoyable read.

Dawsyn, our main character, was born and raised on The Ledge, an aisled and isolated village where the people struggles to survive with the cold; all while waiting for the culling, a ceremony that happens each season where the Glacians, winged creatures, select some humans and bring them to the Glacian Kingdom.
After years of dodging this destiny, Dawsyn is finally selected by a Glacian, being taken by them; a destiny that for most of people means death. And it's true most of the time; but Dawsyn takes that small possibility, starting a runaway with a half Glacian called Ryon, an adventure that will take our focus most of the book.

The relationship between Ryon and Dawsyn starts being a pure interest one: he's just helping her escape while Dawsyn is still really reticent with this collaboration; but after all a life at The Ledge, she acknowledges Ryon is her best shot, apart from her ax. 
In the fashion of an enemies to lovers romance, it develops due to the time they are forced to spend together, improving as they gain confidence in the other; having to flee from the Glacian requires the best of them. Not an excessively steamy romance, but well balanced.

For Dawsyn, this runaway also comes with the discovery of a whole new world, as the Ledge is isolated from the rest of the continent; the kingdom of Terrsaw is where the rest of humans are living, a place whose politics we will become spectators once Ryon introduces Dawsyn to the Queens; an aspect that I hope it gets developed more in the following books.

The whole runaway aspect is well executed, with McEwan introducing several fights that raise the stakes for Dawsyn and Ryon, as both are literally betting their lives on this attempt. As our character had experience with ax, seeing her fighting and wielding it makes total sense; and Ryon is the perfect complement for dealing with Glacians.

Ledge is a great starter novel, a foundation which can be used to continue developing the world of Terrsaw; a really enjoyable book by itself, which hooks you from the first page to the end. With Chasm coming so soon, I can't wait to see how it continues!