I read the synopsis for 'Snow Light' and it certainly appealed to me on so many different levels. I couldn't wait to start reading and so without further ado, I jumped straight in. Oh boy, 'Snow Light' was an amazing read, which I thoroughly enjoyed but more about that in a bit. I couldn't help but take to Detective Inspector Nathaniel Thomas from the first time I met him. It emerges that he went through a traumatic experience with a previous case, which still affects him greatly to this day. I won't go into specifics as that might spoil the story for others. He has something of a crisis of confidence and he transfers to a quieter place where nobody knows him or what happened. Little does he realise that his quiet existence is about to come to an end. Well where do I start with 'Snow Light' ? I mean that in the nicest possible way. When I agreed to take part on the blog tour, I hadn't realised that the author actually studied at a college just up the road from me in the North East of England. That, together with the setting of the story in Germany and the fact that the synopsis was so darn intriguing, convinced me that I had to read the book as soon as I possibly could. I have a fondness for Germany after having lived there during my university studies. I thoroughly enjoy reading books set in Germany, as it fills me with nostalgia of happier times and reminds me of living over there. It didn't take me long at all to get into 'Snow Light'. In fact by the time I got to the end of the first few pages I knew that this was a book that I would be unable to put down for any length of time. I was spot on too because I couldn't put the book down. The book wasn't exactly glued to my hand but it might as well have been because it travelled everywhere with me. I couldn't bear to miss a single second of the story. I seemed to race to the end of the story, which I had mixed feelings about. Don't get me wrong, I was pleased to finish because I knew how the story concluded but I wasn't pleased because I was enjoying the characters, the storylines and the author's writing style that much that I didn't want the story to end. 'Snow Light' is very well written. Danielle certainly grabs your attention with an incident so shocking that it will stay fresh in my mind for a long time to come. The story starts with a bang and maintains a fast pace throughout. I loved the way in which the author has described that particular part of Germany because it felt as though I was back there myself. Had I closed my eyes, it would have been easy to imagine that I was right there in the thick of the action with all the snowy mountains and things round about. I really did feel as though I was part of the story myself and that's all thanks to Danielle's very realistic and vivid storytelling. 'Snow Light' was a truly gripping and page turner of a read, which certainly kept me guessing. There's just a teensy weeny little comment I want to make about the different police characters. The police officers in the book have the ranks that their British counterparts would have and are called as such (Detective Inspector etc), which reads a little strange when you consider that the story is set in Germany. That said, the use of British ranks didn't confuse me nor did it put me off reading this book. I just went with the flow as it were. In short, I thoroughly enjoyed reading 'Snow Light' and I would recommend it to other readers. I look forward to learning much more about Detective Inspector Nathaniel Thomas in future books in the series. I will certainly be reading more of Danielle's work in the future. The score on the Ginger Book Geek board is a very well deserved 5* out of 5*.