Avalanche Soldier, by Susan R. Matthews

[nwhyte]

Second paragraph of third chapter: Stepping carefully between berry-bush roots and fronds of fern and the long thin branches of ground-level shrubs, Salli smiled to herself. It was Fenka. She liked Fenka. She kept her mouth shut and walked on.
I bought this on seeing a recommendation from someone back in 2011; and I cannot not find whose

Comments

[coth]

I wasn't impressed by this. It came to me as a freebie, I think. I read the first couple of chapters, skim-read the rest, and threw it out.