Touch of Frost review

Touch of Frost was written by Jennifer Estep. It is the first novel in the Mythos Academy series. Touch of Frost is a young adult supernatural fantasy novel. I read this novel a couple of months ago, and it was extremely good. I  could not put this novel down and read all the books, in the series so far, in a couple of days.  It was released on paperback in the middle of 2011.

I really liked the myths that were incorporated into the plot and the setting. The author used a lot of references to Greek, Roman, and Norse myths, in particular their gods and goddesses and  the different cultures warriors. These warrior included the Amazons, the Valkyries, the Vikings, and the Romans.  The main villain of the novel is also a myth, Loki, the Norse god of chaos and the main character, Gwen, is a gypsy.

Gwen is new to Mythos Academy, which is where people with abilities come to train and learn to protect themselves from Loki and his followers. Gwen has to adjust to this new system and culture that they have at the academy. She has not made any friends yet and just lost her mother before going to the academy. She is very curious and it shows throughout the novel. She uses this curiosity to get into dangerous situation and soon becomes aware that there is someone at the school that is dangerous. This curiosity also allows her to finally make friends with some people.

There is a little romance in the novel. There is not a whole lot because it gradually progresses throughout the series. In this novel, Gwen meets Logan, a Viking warrior. Logan has the image of a player, a bad boy, and one of the best fighters at the academy. Gwen initially does not want his attention and changes her mind about him several times throughout the novel. Logan does try to protect her when she is struggling to figure out who stole an artifact and murdered a girl in the library.  I hope this relationship between the two characters grows and that they resolve some of their issues. The author does not have a lot with Logan in this novel and I would like to see more parts of the next novel to include Logan.

I would recommend this novel, Touch of Frost. It was very good and I can not wait for the fifth novel, Midnight Frost, to be released. Touch of Frost is a must read.