For Gwen Frost, school is anything but normal. She goes
to Mythos Academy, a school for those descended from
ancient warriors like Spartans, Valkyries, and Amazons.
Here they learn how to control and use their magic. Gwen
has the unique ability of psychometry. She can feel an
object's history by touching it. Unfortunately, this
ability has gotten her into trouble on more than one
occasion, or maybe that has something to do with being
Nike's champion. Trouble seems to follow Gwen no matter
where she goes. Homecoming: Reaper attack. Winter
Carnival: Reaper attack. Winter break: Reaper attack.
Winter band concert: Reaper attack. Why should
Valentine's Day Dance be any different?
But the Reaper's have bigger plans this time. They want
to restore Loki, the evil Norse god of chaos, to full
health, and what they need is being relocated to Mythos
Academy. Only Gwen can find out what it is the Reaper's
want, and she's the only one who can stop them. Gwen has
a feeling this will be a fight to the death...probably
hers.
KILLER FROST by Jennifer Estep is the sixth and final
book in the Mythos Academy series. With cheeky
humor, non-stop action, and the emotional drama of high
school, KILLER FROST has a little bit of everything for
teen readers. There are many aspects I like about KILLER
FROST. The characters are diverse and each has an
important role to play in the final battle with Loki.
They're fun, likable, and add humor to the story. Ms.
Estep provides fantastic details to draw each scene
vividly; I especially love her descriptions of the
desserts, which made me crave cookies and s'mores, but
the action sequences are just as well-written. They flow
seamlessly and quickly so you never lose track of what is
going on.
There are two minor elements of KILLER FROST which gave
me pause. First, a major plot element is that magical
artifacts are being taken to Mythos Academy in order to
protect them and lure the Reaper's into a trap. This is a
Hogwart's approach to educating magical children.
The safest place in all magical realms is surely not
high schools. That's not to say I don't love the setting.
Mythos Academy is amazing and beautifully described, but
it isn't logical to take the one artifact Loki needs to
the school where minors reside.
The other element deals with Gwen's confrontation with
Loki. I don't want to give away the climax, but I was a
little disappointed that Gwen's path follows the
traditional female heroine character arc. It's
traditional for a reason, but I'd love to see more young
adult urban fantasies mixing up the roles males and
female characters fall into. These two minor details
didn't ruin my enjoyment of Gwen's story. She remains a
strong-willed female character, and it is fun reading
KILLER FROST.
KILLER FROST by Jennifer Estep is, without a doubt, a fun
urban fantasy with a strong (physically and emotionally)
female lead who can face down Loki, still worry about the
Valentine's Day Dance, and work through a rough patch
with her mega-cute boyfriend. You can read KILLER FROST
without reading the previous books in the Mythos
Academy series, but Gwen is a wonderful character
you'll want to follow from the very first book to the
exciting conclusion!
I've battled the Reapers of Chaos before—and survived.
But
this time I have a Bad, Bad Feeling it's going to be a
fight
to the death. . .most likely mine.
Yeah, I've got my psychometry magic, my talking sword,
Vic,
and even the most dangerous Spartan on campus at my side
in
Logan freaking Quinn, but I'm no match for Loki, the evil
Norse god of chaos. I may be Nike's Champion, but at
heart,
I'm still just Gwen Frost, that weird Gypsy girl everyone
at
school loves to gossip about.
Then someone I love is put in more danger than ever
before,
and something inside me snaps. This time, Loki and his
Reapers are going down for good . . . or I am.
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