First Frost (Mythos Academy 0.5)
by Jennifer Estep (Goodreads Author)

Synopsis from Goodreads:

"I am Gwen Frost, and I have a Gypsy gift. It's called psychometry - that's a fancy way of saying that I see images in my head and get flashes of other people's memories off almost everything I touch, even guys.
My gift makes me kind of nosy. Okay, okay, maybe a lot nosy--to the point of obsession sometimes. I want to know everything about everyone around me. But even I don't want to know the secrets my friend Paige is hiding or the terrible loss that will send me to a new school - Mythos Academy, where the teachers aren't preparing us for the SATs, but to battle Reapers of Chaos. Now I have no friends and no idea how my gift fits in with all these warrior whiz kids. The only thing I do know is that my life is never, ever going to be the same. . ."
I have read many pros and cons bandied about regarding this book. I have to say it is the first book I have ever read by Ms. Estep. I bought it because the price was very reasonable and I wanted a taste of her work, which I have read so much about. This is a very short novella and normally I am not overly fond of short reads as I feel they do not have enough of the world and character building that I enjoy so much. However, I did enjoy Gwen's world, I liked getting to meet her and her grandmother, and enjoyed her introduction to the school that would teach her to prepare for the conflicts to come. So while First Frost is a short introduction to the series, it was not represented to me as being anything more. I am anxious to read the full length novel Touch of Frost and am happy I read this prequel as it certainly wet my whistle with a taste of the world of Mythos Academy and Gwen Frost. I would recommend this book to anyone who would like a little amuse-bouche of Ms. Estep's foray into the YA world.
Denise Z