from Amazon : Gwen Frost is an outsider at Mythos Academy, a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even the lowliest geek knows how to chop off somebody's head with a sword. Gwen is an outsider both to the students of the Academy and the rest of the world. But when her gift of psychometry - the ability to know an object's history just by touching it reveals dark undercurrents and danger afoot, she has no choice but to get involved.
Double Helix Review : 5 out of 5 Stars!!
From the first page to the last, this book kept me on the edge of my seat. Opening with the heroine, Gwen, pretty much blackmailing popular girl Daphne, to the amazing conclusion, I could not put this book down.
Gwen goes to school at the Mythos Academy, which is pretty much like Hogwarts for warriors. Amazons, Spartans, Valkyries, and Trojans all go to this school, where they are schooled and trained against the Reapers of Chaos someday bringing back Loki, the big bad who wants to send the world into another war.
Gwen, however, is a Gypsy and doesn't feel she belongs at Mythos. Forced into going to the school after the death of her mother, she flies under the radar amongst the spoiled, rich warrior kids, using her gift of psychometry to earn her some extra cash here and there. She is invisible, otherwise. Until one night when the most popular girl in school , Jasmine, is murdered while Gwen is working in the library.
Consumed by wanting to find out what happened to Jasmine, Gwen finds herself on a haphazard search for the truth, putting herself in danger at every corner.
A TOUCH OF FROST, in a word, is amazing. It's quickly paced, full of mythology and history, and has just the right balance of fun and danger. Gwen is instantly likable as a character, with her sardonic wit keeping the reader relating and loving her as the story progresses. the twists and turns in the story kept me wanting more, along with the touch of romance between Gwen and Spartan hottie Logan Quinn.
a wonderful introduction to a fabulous world, Jennifer Estep has made me a huge fan of her quite quickly. the next book in the series, A KISS OF FROST, is due in December. Can't wait for more Gwen and Co.!
Gwen goes to school at the Mythos Academy, which is pretty much like Hogwarts for warriors. Amazons, Spartans, Valkyries, and Trojans all go to this school, where they are schooled and trained against the Reapers of Chaos someday bringing back Loki, the big bad who wants to send the world into another war.
Gwen, however, is a Gypsy and doesn't feel she belongs at Mythos. Forced into going to the school after the death of her mother, she flies under the radar amongst the spoiled, rich warrior kids, using her gift of psychometry to earn her some extra cash here and there. She is invisible, otherwise. Until one night when the most popular girl in school , Jasmine, is murdered while Gwen is working in the library.
Consumed by wanting to find out what happened to Jasmine, Gwen finds herself on a haphazard search for the truth, putting herself in danger at every corner.
A TOUCH OF FROST, in a word, is amazing. It's quickly paced, full of mythology and history, and has just the right balance of fun and danger. Gwen is instantly likable as a character, with her sardonic wit keeping the reader relating and loving her as the story progresses. the twists and turns in the story kept me wanting more, along with the touch of romance between Gwen and Spartan hottie Logan Quinn.
a wonderful introduction to a fabulous world, Jennifer Estep has made me a huge fan of her quite quickly. the next book in the series, A KISS OF FROST, is due in December. Can't wait for more Gwen and Co.!
