Dark Frost (Mythos Academy #3) by Jennifer Estep

Name: Dark Frost by Jennifer Estep.

Pages: 336.

Publication: 29th May 2012/Kensington.

Rating:✮✮✮✮✩

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"I’ ve seen so many freaky things since I started attending Mythos Academy last fall. I know I’m supposed to be a fearless warrior, but most of the time, I feel like I’m just waiting for the next Bad, Bad Thing to happen. Like someone trying to kill me—again. 

Everyone at Mythos Academy knows me as Gwen Frost, the Gypsy girl who uses her psychometry magic to find lost objects—and who just may be dating Logan Quinn, the hottest guy in school. But I’m also the girl the Reapers of Chaos want dead in the worst way. The Reapers are the baddest of the bad, the people who murdered my mom. So why do they have it in for me? 

It turns out my mom hid a powerful artifact called the Helheim Dagger before she died. Now, the Reapers will do anything to get it back. They think I know where the dagger is hidden, but this is one thing I can’t use my magic to find. All I do know is that the Reapers are coming for me—and I’m in for the fight of my life."

Review. Sorry, it is short because it was hard to write without it being spoilery.

Jennifer Estep likes to do things backwards. Most series’ get worse as they go on but the Mythos Academy series? No, it gets better with each book. 

Dark Frost is jam packed with action from the first chapter, Gwen is on a mission to find the Helheim Dagger before the reapers do, so they cannot release Loki, God of Chaos. For Gwen, she has enough chaos in her life. She seems to be failing as champion, Daphne, her best friend is acting a little off and Logan? Well, she has no idea where she stands with the handsome Spartan. 

What gives Gwen a realistic feeling is the fact that, well, she may be Nike's champion but seems and feels far from it. She's not great at the whole fighting thing that everyone else in Mythos Academy seems to make so easy. Also, she has no idea where to start looking for the Helheim Dagger. Spoiler: 

The one thing that always annoyed me about Gwen which is her fatal flaw, is how nosy she is. She wants to know everything so I am glad people finally brought this up and said something to her about it.  

Dark Frost may be third in the series but Estep has a knack for explaining what has happened in the last few books without boring the reader who already knows what is going on. Dark Frost is perfect for those who love Paranormal Young Adult, but definitely for those who enjoy Greek mythology, like I do.

Final Thought.

Give it a read. Even if you do not want to read the previous two, you should still get a grasp on the story.

Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep

Kiss of Frost  by Jennifer Estep.


Information.
354 pages.
Publication November 29th 2011/ Kensington.


"I’m Gwen Frost, a second-year warrior-in-training at Mythos Acad­emy, and I have no idea how I’m going to sur­vive the rest of the semes­ter. One day, I’m get­ting schooled in sword­play by the guy who broke my heart—the drop-dead gor­geous Logan who slays me every time. Then, an invis­i­ble archer in the Library of Antiq­ui­ties decides to use me for tar­get prac­tice. And now, I find out that some­one at the acad­emy is really a Reaper bad guy who wants me dead. I’m afraid if I don’t learn how to live by the sword—with Logan’s help—I just might die by the sword..."


Review.

Kiss of Frost brings us back to the world of magic and myth that lies within Mythos Academy. Gwen, a.k.a. Gyspy Girl is having a crash course in training with the gorgeous Logan and is failing in both the fighting and love department. It is rare for me to prefer a sequel to the first book but here I must say, Kiss of Frost, over shadows Touch of Frost. It is exciting with action romance and humor.

The plot stands out in Kiss of Frost. For me, it was more interesting because Gwen is over the shock of Mythos Academy which means we are straight into the story. Of course, Gwen's life is no easier even with Jasmine dead, as other vie for Gwen's head on a stick. Throughout the book there are several different people which could be the Reaper which Gwen believes in after her. You have Kenzie and Oliver, Logan's friends who are helping train Gwen as well as Savannah, Logan's latest squeeze and Preston, a cute guy Gwen meets on the Academy's weekend away. The book has twists and turns and the answer may not be who you think...

Kiss of Frost has a romantic sub-plot. With Daphne, Gwen's BFF, and Carson still together and in love, Gwen is still head over heels for Logan, who is dating Savannah. However, Oliver also has a secret crush that Gwen knows about, but why does it seem he is hitting on Gwen? Luckily for Gwen, Preston, a gorgeous boy from the New York branch is willing to take her mind of Logan.

Overall, a entertaining and pleasant read. You can tell Estep has done her mythic research. Also, a very fast read; I read the book in about three or fours hours. Here's hoping the third book in the series, Dark Frost, out in mid 2012 will be even better.

Rating: 3.5/5.