REVIEW: Kiss of Frost

Kiss of Frost (Mythos Academy, #2) 
by Jennifer Estep (Goodreads Author) 

Emily Rose Shallenberger's review

Jan 01, 12  ·  edit

Read on December 26, 2011 — I own a copy

I was very pleased with the sequel. The identity of the villain was easy to guess early on, for me at least, but it didn't even remotely detract from how much I liked the novel. Further character development was fun, introduction of new background was perfectly timed, and it set up the end well for a new book. I was interested, and I'm sure I'll continue reading on in the series. Though this is among the many YA fantasy books in an academy type setting, the mythology and history aspect of it definitely adds. It isn't the most wonderfully written book, but if you don't have unrealistic expectations for this book, then you'll most likely enjoy it.

REVIEW: Touch of Frost

Touch of Frost (Mythos Academy, #1) 
by Jennifer Estep (Goodreads Author) 

Emily Rose Shallenberger's review

Jan 05, 12  ·  edit

bookshelves: first-reads, own

Read from December 22 to 23, 2011

I just won this book on first reads! I really enjoyed it. Fans of the Vampire Academy series will really enjoy this book, as it has a lot of the same elements, only it is set in a modern day mythological world. The main character, Gwen Frost, a teenage gypsy girl, is a very refreshing characters with very believable weaknesses, which is a nice breath of fresh air compared to the perfect heroines I see a lot of fantasy novels featuring today. It's also very blunt about teenage life, which is fun and realistic. A lot of the plot was predictable, but it was an easy read and very fun to follow. I'm going out and buying the next book in the series tomorrow! Can't wait to see how it turns out.