Title: Dark Frost
Series: Mythos Academy #3
Author: Jennifer Estep
Summary
It's the beginning of her second semester at Mythos
Academy and Gwen already has a lot on her plate.
Nike has charged her with recovering the Helheim Dagger,
an artifact that Gwen's mother was charged with protecting from the Reapers of
Chaos. Gwen has spent most of her winter break searching through her
mom's belongings with the hope that her touch magic will reveal some clue about
the dagger's location.
When Gwen and some fellow second year students are
attacked by the Reapers of Chaos, Gwen finally meets Loki's Champion.
Though the Champion is masked, Gwen has bigger things to worry about than the Champion's
true identity. The Reapers have a lead on the dagger's location, and if
they find it before Gwen does, then they hold the power to break the last
seal on Loki's prison and start the Second Chaos War.
My Impressions
I think this is my favorite book in the series so
far. Though I really enjoyed Touch of Frost and Kiss of
Frost, it feels like those two books have really led up to the events of this
book. Touch of Frost seemed to mostly be about convincing Gwen
that the gods do exist and that Loki and his Reapers are determined to bring
Chaos back into the world; it was also the book that clearly sets Gwen up to
face off against Loki by becoming Nike's Champion. Kiss of Frost was
mostly about Gwen's developing friendships and developing powers; instead of
her being just a "Gypsy girl", she gets to discover more of what her
touch magic can really do. It also really sets up her main motivation for
wanting to defeat the Reapers - revenge against Loki's Champion. While
this is necessary set up, it was definitely nice to see more of the urgent
struggle between the Pantheon and the Reapers. There was definitely more
action, more battle scenes, and more suspense that make this book a really
quick (and enjoyable) read.
One thing I really liked about this book was the
character development. While there aren't many new characters introduced
in this book, a lot of the old characters grow and I liked being able to see
other sides to certain characters (Daphne, Morgan, Logan, Nickamedes), instead
of their one steady role in Gwen's life. It made them seem more real and
it made Gwen seem more real because she is the one who notices and recognizes
their changes.
Something I struggled with in this book was some of the
repetition. In Touch of Frost we (and Gwen) are introduced to
the First Chaos War, Loki, the Reapers of Chaos, the Pantheon, Gwen's Gypsy
power, and other such things that were clearly part of the developing plot of
the book. A lot of this information is summarized/restated via Gwen's
inner dialogue in Kiss of Frost, and while this felt a bit repetitive, I
also thought it was a bit necessary to make sure the concept from Touch of
Frost was fully understood and carried over. However, this is the
third book of the series and I didn't need the summary of all of these things
and the danger Loki's release poses to the world. I will admit that I
skimmed over this part of the book because I felt like I was reading something I
had already read. Thankfully the summary part is towards the beginning of
the book, so I was able to get into the new action rather quickly.
Why I Picked Up This Book
I can honestly say that I am addicted to this series, and
I can't wait to see what happens to Gwen next!
Genres: Young Adult, Urban Fantasy, Romance,
Mythology
My Rating: Five Stars
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