Touch of Frost (Mythos
Academy #1)
Pages: 350
Date of Release: July 26, 2011
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corportion
Summary: My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to 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 and Logan Quinn, the hottest Spartan guy in school, also happens to be the deadliest.
But
lately, things have been weird, even for Mythos. First, mean girl Jasmine
Ashton was murdered in the Library of Antiquities. Then, someone stole the Bowl
of Tears, a magical artifact that can be used to bring about the second Chaos
War. You know, death, destruction and lots of other bad, bad things. Freaky
stuff like this goes on all the time at Mythos, but I'm determined to find out
who killed Jasmine and why—especially since I should have been the one who
died. . . – Goodreads
Review: When I first
saw the purple eyes on the cover, I knew this book would have supernatural
fighting powers. I mean, how many people have purple eyes and not have some
kind of power? I know, none… except in books.
In, Touch of Frost, Gwen Frost dosen’t believe
in all that gods, goddesses and monsters mumbo jumbo, despite having a gift of
her own. A gift to touch something or someone and
know everything about it instantly. After Gwen’s mother dies, her grandmother
sends her to Mythos Academy, where she
will to master her powers. When popular-mean girl Jennifer Ashton is murdered
in the library and the Bowl of Tears are stolen, Gwen knows something isn’t
right about this incident. Especially since she was at the library and should
have been killed too. With the help of frenemy, Daphne and her own gift, Gwen
slowly begins to unravel the mystery behing Jennifer’s death. She may even have
a bit of help from resident bad boy, Logan Quinn - as if Gwen dosen’t have
enough problems on her plate (even though this one is tasty!).
As a child, my mom always told me about the myths,
never the fairytales. So when I heard this book had ninjas, spartans, vikings,
samurais and so many other things, I was so excited, I was sure that this book
would not dissappoint. And it didn’t, I throughly enjoyed the book and reading
about Gwen’s adventure of learning how to use her powers for good. Although,
there were some parts that were a bit repetitive. For example, she keeps bringing up Paige’s abusive history like
that’s all she can think about. Also, whenever she meets Logan Quinn they’re
always bumping into eachother or Logan is saving her. But that’s all I have to
complain about. Gwen is an interesting character. I love how she has a completely
different style from the other girls at the Academy, who only care about what’s
“in”. Gwen loves comic books, because they always have a good ending and has a
loving grandmother, who bakes for her all the time – well, atleast when she
isn’t giving psychic readings. If you haven’t guessed it yet, psychic powers
run in the family, daughter to daughter. Logan Quinn didn’t jump out at me
much. He appeared mostly whenever Gwen needed saving from vicious monsters or
they bumped into each other – which happened quite often. It’s a bit surprising
at the end *spoiler* to see her become Nike’s Champion, but if Nike saw
something in her, I’m in no position to say otherwise or she might strike me
with a sword. All that said, this was a pretty awesome book and I would suggest
it to anyone who loved romance and mythology served together.
7.75 stars out of 10 stars
