Title: Crimson Frost
Author: Jennifer Estep
Publisher: Kensington
Published: December 2012
ISBN: 978 0758281463
Rating: 3/5
The cover is what
attracted me to the book to begin with – I love the shades of purple used for
her eyes on the cover which are complemented by her top and necklace and the
statue at the top corner which almost looks like it’s resting on her shoulder
gives it a sense of foreboding. I’ve
tried to review this without any spoilers.
From the start, this had
me groaning and laughing out loud as Gwen, the main character haphazardly
bumbles her first date with the hunk of a Spartan, Logan Quinn, spilling their
drinks everywhere and rambling on as she’s nervous. Things go from bad to worse when she’s
arrested in the coffee shop. Not only is
she faced with the school gossips, the person who is arresting her is Quinn’s
father…what a colossal drama to end the date with!
I haven’t read any of the
previous series, but I felt this worked well as a book in its own right and I
found out a lot of the history which I presume make up previous books.
Gwen is a qwerky
character. After she is arrested
although her friends stick by her, everyone else is against her. The way she interacts with everyone was
interesting to read; to have a gift where you can feel the history of objects
touched, feel the emotions around you and to some pretty awesome things with
that power was the plot hook for me. I
wanted to see what Gwen was going to get up to next with her talking sword and
touchy feely powers. She’s also not
afraid to stand up and take a leap when everyone else is against her. She proves why she is a Champion of a Goddess
in this book.
Logan sounds like a hunk! The chemistry between him and Gwen is so
tangible, and at the end I felt every bit as emotional as Gwen did with her
letter. Logan is put in such an awkward position after his
seemingly rigid father arrests Gwen and continues the trends in not listening
to Logan.
I enjoyed the characters
individual talents, from fighting with elegance, to fighting with brute
strength and everything in between. I
also admired Gwen’s Gran. Although I
read this in one sitting as I couldn’t put it down, I did find that the
storyline was fairly transparent as I worked out who was who pretty quickly. I still stayed up to finish it as I wanted to
see what would happen with the complexities of Gwen and Logan’s relationship.
Book synopsis:
For a moment, a face flashed before my eyes—the
most hideous face I’d ever seen. No matter how hard I tried to forget what had
happened, I saw him everywhere I went. It was Loki—the evil god that I’d helped
set free against my will.
I should have known that my first official date
with Logan Quinn was
destined to end in disaster. If we’d gotten into a swordfight, or been ambushed
by Reapers, I’d have been more prepared. But getting arrested mid-sip at the
local coffee hangout? I didn’t see that one coming.
I’ve been accused of purposely helping the Reapers
free Loki from his prison—and the person leading the charge against me is Linus
Quinn, Logan’s dad.
The worst part is that pretty much everyone at Mythos Academy thinks
I’m guilty. If I’m going to get out of this mess alive, I’ll have to do it
myself…
Source – Many thanks to
the publishers and Netgalley, a copy was received in return for an honest
review.
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