First Frost

by Jennifer Estep

[inlibrisveritas]

I downloaded this because I was interested in the first book that is soon to be released. It sounds interesting and has a lot of the elements I enjoy: magic, mythology incorporation, and boarding schools (blame harry potter). However I was seriously disappointed in this. First off I felt that it should have been longer, it only took 30 minutes max for me to get through this. Somethings were extremely rushed and I still didn't care when it was over. I think this would have been a lot better if it had been fleshed out some more. The writing is...okay at best, there were times when I literally grunted at things that irritated me because it was so frequent. For instances there is a lot of repetition in either wording or phrasing, and after a certain point it becomes very irritating and somewhat elementary. I don't like the main character and none of the conversations felt real, it was almost like watching one of those teenage shows where you can obviously tell it's scripted. It is however an interesting concept that I'm willing to look into when it finally comes out because I do want to know the full premise. I don't think I'll be buying the book when it hits shelves though, I'll probably try to borrow it from the library or a friend.