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Frozen

Frozen, September 2013
Heart of Dread #1
by Melissa De La Cruz, Michael Johnston

Putnam
Featuring: Cass
320 pages
ISBN: 0399257543
EAN: 9780399257544
Kindle: B00938VD1U
Hardcover / e-Book
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"The search for a mythological world can be a dangerous one!"

Fresh Fiction Review

Frozen
Melissa De La Cruz, Michael Johnston

Reviewed by Debbie Wiley
Posted September 23, 2013

Young Adult Paranormal

Natasha "Nat" Kestral wants only to find the Blue, a mysterious world untainted by pollution and prejudice. Ryan "Wes" Wesson may be just the help she needs to find her way there. Wes leads a small group of hungry, desperate mercenaries willing to take certain jobs. However, Nat hides a secret that could make her a target...she is marked and therefore has powers that many fear, so lenses must hide the unusual color of her eyes. New Vegas is a harsh, FROZEN world where danger is just an eye blink away. Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston do a marvelous job at crafting a world that is bleak and seemingly hopeless... and then showing readers that light can still thrive even in the midst of darkness. I love the vividness and starkness of the world as it contrasts so sharply with the idea of the Blue. I thoroughly enjoyed the depth of the mythology behind the Blue but hope to learn more about the Remaining States of America as well in future books. Nat and Wes are entertaining characters, both with their own set of morals and ethics in a world without them. I also like the way both characters respond to the prejudice that is inherent in their world. Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston create believable characters, the kind of characters you can cheer for even when it seems all odds are against them. FROZEN is the first book in a new series, Heart of Dread, that promises to be exhilarating! Be forewarned, however, that there are cliffhangers ahead as the excitement is only just beginning in book one. I eagerly await book two in this series!

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SUMMARY

More than a century after a catastrophic disaster wiped out most of humanity and covered much of the earth with ice, fifteen-year-old Cass yields to the voice in her head urging her to embark on a dangerous journey across a poisoned sea to the mythical land, Blue.


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