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Book: Dark Frost
Author: Jennifer Estep
Series: Mythos Academy #3
Release: May 29. 2012
Source: Author e-book
Reviewer: Day
Purchase: – Barnes & Noble

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.

Jennifer Estep has done it again with yet another fun and addicting read that appeals to my inner 15 year old. With more action and development, DARK FROST is incredibly entertaining and page turning story that is even better than it’s predecessors.

DARK FROST is well titled as it’s definitely the “darkest” book in Estep’s Mythos Academy series to date. With battles taking place inside the academy and students coming to their ends at the hands of the Reapers, there is more of a serious tone to this book from the very beginning. That tone is reiterated in Gwen’s inner dialog and allows readers to really see her growth and development especially when she is left feeling more isolated and alone due to a very interesting twist. This isolation causes Gwen to question her abilities and opens the door to revelations about herself and her family.

Despite the bleakness of the situations the characters face, there are a few of what I would consider “cheesy” lines that lightened the darkness. I found myself laughing out loud while reading and I was told that I had a goofy grin across my face at times. But, what can I say? The Mythos Academy books are a guilty pleasure, and one I don’t take too seriously. I just enjoy them for what they are and look forward to each new installment.

I think fans of P.C Cast’s HoN books will really enjoy this series because it has the same teenage angst and drama set in a world with mythology and supernatural powers, but unlike House of Night, these books have some depth and resolution and don’t those have pesky cliffhangers every…single…Book. ;)

Day is a dreamer who has never met a stranger. She is fearless and will talk to anyone and read anything! She taught music and dance and was a singer/actress for years, performing on stages both nationally and overseas. Now married with children, she spends less time singing on stage and more time writing songs at home. But, family life has not completely slowed this chick down. She still loves an adventure and learning new things. She resides in Texas with her family, Great Dane (Sophie), Labradoodles (George & Cosmo) and Chihuahua (Juan Carlos).

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