ARC review- Kiss of Frost

 

I’m Gwen Frost, a second-year warrior-in-training at Mythos Acad­emy, and I have no idea how I’m going to sur­vive the rest of the semes­ter. One day, I’m get­ting schooled in sword­play by the guy who broke my heart—the drop-dead gor­geous Logan who slays me every time. Then, an invis­i­ble archer in the Library of Antiq­ui­ties decides to use me for tar­get prac­tice. And now, I find out that some­one at the acad­emy is really a Reaper bad guy who wants me dead. I’m afraid if I don’t learn how to live by the sword—with Logan’s help—I just might die by the sword...

Releases November 29, 2011 by KTeen

My Review- 

Once again, I was pleasantly surprised by this series! I read and loved book one, Touch of Frost, and had high hopes for this sequel. One thing I love the most about this book is that it is NOT my typical read. I'm not a big fan of urban fantasy usually, but again, I was able to get through the book not just because I had to for review, but because I WANTED to!

As usual, the main character Gwen makes me crack up. She's so snarky and so "new" to the world of Mythos that she just never quite fits in, but when things go wrong, she doesn't want help from anyone. That's super typical for a real teen in today's world, which makes her a really easy character to connect with. My favorite scene, and again, it's the intro as in most books, is where she's learning to shoot a bow and arrow, and royally sucks. :) It just makes her a more real character to me, versus other fantasy books, where everyone is just amazing at this type of thing.  Another thing I love about this series is that it's not super super dark...it's just a lot of FUN! That can be a very refreshing type of read when done correctly. You get to see a lot more of Logan in this book, and while he's sort of hate-worthy, he's also not many times, which gives you reason to keep on reading. (Just make a decision already on who you're going to be, Logan!) Plus, there is way more action in this one, and while I don't like to give spoilers, Gwen does some seriously awesome stuff with her gift (In book one the reader learns she can see the history of things by touching them).  Basically, if you read the first book and enjoyed it, read this one too, because I sort of think it was a little bit better. :) Plus... Logan. Logan, Logan, Logan.

I just got sent a final copy of this book, and whereas the photo above doesn't show it, the actual title is in a super shiny aqua color! Love that little change :) The next book, Dark Frost, will release in May of 2012 from Kensington Teen, and I am eagerly awaiting that one!

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