Monday, February 13, 2012

Review #2: Touch of Frost




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




Gwen Frost is just trying to fit in at the strange and unwelcoming Mythos Academy.  She comes from a long line of gypsies.  She can touch something and sense all the feelings and emotions attached to it.  Where its been and its secrets.   At Mythos, all the myths of many of the cultures of the world are real.  So are the warriors.  Here to learn to train to fight against the Reapers who serve Loki the Norse God of Chaos.  Trying to free him from his prison to unleash chaos, war and destruction on the world.  

Gwen is just trying to get by while missing her mother that she lost 6 months earlier.  When the most popular girl in school is killed in front of her Gwen will stop at nothing to find out the truth.  She is thrown into the world of warriors and gods just trying to figure out where she fits into all of it.  Not to mention where she fits in with all the warriors around her.   Especially how she feels for the dreamy but distant Spartan warrior Logan Quinn.  How will Gwen handle her growing powers and fight against the powers that be that threaten the world around her?  

My take:  First of all I LOVE the new idea of mixing all the gods and goddesses, warriors and monsters of all the different cultures.  It definitely could've been more confusing because it's such a hodge-podge but I think Jennifer puts it together really well.  I like Gwen and that she is probably the biggest underdog ever.  She has absolutely no idea what she's doing and it was interesting to see her grow and become more sure of herself.  

Plus the lovely Logan is sexy as hell.  I love those big, sexy, aloof, warrior types.  Plus he's Gwen's hero.  Who wouldn't love that?  He's saved her life all warrior-like and yummy.  I could read about him all day.  A new book-boy crush has begun.

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