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Frostbite
327 pages
A snowbound, adrenaline-laced cocktail of forbidden crushes, fierce loyalties, and devastating supernatural combat.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like hurtling down a black-diamond ski slope, exhilarating, dangerous, and impossible to stop. The atmosphere is distinctly wintery and claustrophobic, trapping a cast of fiercely loyal, highly hormonal teenagers in a posh, snowbound resort while a lethal threat circles just outside. The narrative voice is punchy and unapologetically snarky, grounding the intense supernatural stakes in deeply relatable teenage angst, jealousy, and the messy reality of unrequited crushes. As the story accelerates from simmering romantic tension into a brutal, high-stakes crucible, the emotional weight shifts dramatically, delivering a gut-punch of grief and sudden maturity. It is a perfect fit for readers who devour fierce, flawed heroines, forbidden romance, and propulsive action that leaves a lasting emotional bruise.
- Mood
- wintery
- tense
- adrenaline-fueled
- claustrophobic
- Tone
- snarky
- angsty
- intense
- sarcastic
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- the burden of duty · messy teenage romance · grief and sacrifice · class divides · coming of age
- The writing
- Punchy, conversational, and deeply anchored in the protagonist's fiery, unfiltered internal monologue.
- The arc
- Moves from frustrating romantic entanglement and teenage rebellion into a devastating, high-stakes crucible that forces sudden maturity.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave fierce, unapologetic heroines, forbidden romance, and high-stakes supernatural drama with a heavy dose of teenage angst.
Content notes
- violence
- death of a friend
- underage drinking
- grief
- intense combat
About the book
Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose...It's winter break at St. Vladimir's, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy's crawling with Guardians--including Rose's hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway. And if hand-to-hand combat with her mom wasn't bad enough, Rose's tutor Dimitri has his eye on someone else, her friend Mason's got a huge crush on her, and Rose keeps getting stuck in Lissa's head while she's making out with her boyfriend, Christian! The Strigoi are closing in, and the Academy's not taking any risks....This year, St. Vlad's annual holiday ski trip is mandatory.But the glittering winter landscape and the posh Idaho resort only create the illusion of safety. When three friends run away in an offensive move against the deadly Strigoi, Rose must join forces with Christian to rescue them. But heroism rarely comes without a price...
Description from Open Library.
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