First Frost (Mythos Academy, #0.5) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Nov 30, 2011 Cee rated it it was ok

Shelves: young-adult, mythology

My dear god, I should have known this would end up as a rant. Even though First Frost is barely an hour's read, it left me sputtering and muttering for three times as long. My fingers are sore of making annotations on my Kindle. Behold, my opinion of this little piece of work.

Ms Estep is writing in dangerous territory. Writing about a school for special kids with magical powers is tricky business; it automatically reminds of other successful YA-series that follow this formula. Series like Harry ...more

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Dec 02, 2011 AH rated it it was ok

Shelves: young-adult, prequel, short-story, kindle-freebies, zzread-dec-2011

2.5 stars.

OK. I get it. Psychometry. Violet Eyes. Yup. Gwen's a gypsy.

This short story suffers from repetitive writing. Usually short stories are released to excite readers and make them want to shell out their hard earned money for the series. I don't think this short story would make me want to read more.

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Aug 19, 2018 Rachel-RN rated it liked it

Shelves: read-2018

Introduces Gwen and her paranormal ability. This is short and tells how her mom died and it was decided that she attend Mythos Academy. A few characters are introduced. Calling it now- Logan is going to be the love interest.

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Aug 29, 2011 Vivian rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2011, freebie

I'm intrigued, definitely interested in picking up the first book.

I'm sorry, but I can't help but comment on the writing. Now I love Estep's Elemental Assassins series, but I'm not immune to the repetitive writing, and it looks like there will be more of the same in this series.

References to gypsy magic/gift: 18. This is a short story, so that's a lot.

And I'll end with a quote:
"...our eyes locked, his a brilliant blue and mine a confused violet."

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