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Frost (The Frost Chronicles, #1)

Kate Avery Ellison

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Jul 05, 2012 Carrie Ardoin rated it liked it

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Lia Weaver is caring for her twin brother and younger sister after her parents were killed in the icy forest outside their home, by vicious monsters called Watchers. The family lives in an area called The Frost, where it's always winter. Lia is only worried about taking care of her siblings and making sure their weekly quota of yarn is reached, so they can trade it for the supplies they need to survive.

So when Lia's sister brings home an injured boy named Gabe who is from the land of the vicious Lia Weaver is caring for her twin brother and younger sister after her parents were killed in the icy forest outside their home, by vicious monsters called Watchers. The family lives in an area called The Frost, where it's always winter. Lia is only worried about taking care of her siblings and making sure their weekly quota of yarn is reached, so they can trade it for the supplies they need to survive.

So when Lia's sister brings home an injured boy named Gabe who is from the land of the vicious Farthers, Lia is worried about inviting trouble into her family's home. But Gabe is not what Lia thinks him to be--and in fact, the life she knew before is about to be shattered.

This was a fast little story for me. The ideas were part original, part some I've seen before.

I've seen other reviews calling this a dystopian, but I didn't get that sense at all from the setting. It's hard to get a handle on what time period it's set in at all; the people of The Frost seem almost colonial, but their neighbors the Farthings have such technology as tracking devices. This was somewhat confusing to me.

Lia is definitely a no-nonsense kind of girl, which is understandable given the responsibilities placed on her young shoulders. She's not like other girls her age who are worried about courting and parties, which is kind of sad because it's not like there's much fun to be had in The Frost--so she should take it as it comes along.

Gabe is a staple of YA literature--darkly handsome and super mysterious. In fact, we barely learned anything about him at all throughout the book. I felt the relationship that bloomed between he and Lia was rather forced--they hardly had any time alone, and to me there weren't any romantic moments between them to lead up to a relationship.

The very beginning of the book reminded me of The Hunger Games--I guess that's why people are calling this s dystopian.

I guess I just wished this book could have been fleshed out a little more--but I still may read the next in the series to see if any background is given about Lia or Gabe and their families. ...more

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