BLURB
Cursed. Betrayed. Imprisoned. Only love can set her free... Cursed: Frost is possessed by a wolf demon that brings death everywhere she goes. Betrayed: On fleeing her home, Frost is captured by a band of warriors sworn to protect their country from rebel fighters. Imprisoned: Trapped until she can proved she is not an enemy, Frost grows close to the warriors' charismatic leader, Luca, and his second in command, the tortured Arian. Torn between these two very different men, Frost fears she may not be able to protect either of them ... from herself.
REVIEW
The blurb of Frostfire
cannot express the ride this novel will take you on. If you read it around
people they may wonder why you have gone from laughing hysterically to sobbing
into your hanky within no time at all – and yeah, definitely have a hanky to
hand.
The three main characters are some of the most developed and
three dimensional characters I have read about in a long time. Frost is
simultaneously a very strong character, who has pulled herself through a lot,
and at the same time such a very weak and fragile person. She is not a heroine
that you always agree with – sometimes you just want to give her a shake – but you
do always empathise with her. Frost’s
history is revealed to the reader slowly and with each revelation we become
more awed at her strength. Frost is forced to undergo a massive emotional
transformation and you are rooting for her all the way.
Luca and Arian are just as developed, although we never
delve into their minds. My loyalties to the two men just kept switching until I
decided that I just love them both equally.
One character experiences something that completely changes
their entire personality for a time, and the reader is left shaken as the
foundations that they are relying on are smashed apart and we are wondering if
they can ever be rebuilt. As a reader I was completely wrong-footed as I did
not see it coming. This, of course, added to the amazingness of the story but
it also makes you wonder what it takes change a person completely, and whether
this change is permanent.
The novel fearlessly tackles all different types of love;
friendship, family (the difference between blood and family), hero worship,
love built simply from having somebody try to understand you ... but most of
all, what is real love. When Frost
first begins to fall in love the reader completely supports it and falls in
love along with her. It is not until almost the end of the novel that we realise
that what we first thought of as love was mainly hero worship and a feeling of security
that has never been felt before. The true love is built up over the course of
the book and kind of hits us in the face with a frying pan of emotion.
The book is full of kick-ass heroines (not just Frost) and
heroes and packed with action. But it is the underlying story of friendship
that binds the narrative together and will have you in tears. If you want
thrilling fight scenes alongside your romance, and fully developed characters
then you’ll enjoy this book!
It is not necessary to read Daughter of the Flames before reading this book, though it is set
in the same world. However, I would definitely recommend all of Zoe’s other
books, especially Shadows on the Moon.
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