Crimson Frost(Mythos Academy 4)Publisher: Kensington, 2012Genre: YA MythologyOverview
For a moment, a face flashed before my eyes—the most hideous face I’d ever seen. No matter how hard I tried to forget what had happened, I saw him everywhere I went. It was Loki—the evil god that I’d helped set free against my will.
I should have known that my first official date with Logan Quinn was destined to end in disaster. If we’d gotten into a swordfight, or been ambushed by Reapers, I’d have been more prepared. But getting arrested mid-sip at the local coffee hangout? I didn’t see that one coming.
I’ve been accused of purposely helping the Reapers free Loki from his prison—and the person leading the charge against me is Linus Quinn, Logan’s dad. The worst part is that pretty much everyone at Mythos Academy thinks I’m guilty. If I’m going to get out of this mess alive, I’ll have to do it myself…
Loki is free and Gwen is ready to
battle him. Or maybe not. The Protectorate has accused her of being the one who
freed Loki, and everyone in school agrees with them! Only those close to Gwen
know the truth and will try their best to help clear her name. But then Gwen
suspects the Reapers have infiltrated the Protectorate.
Jennifer Estep sure ramps up the
tension and romance in this fourth book of the Mythos Academy series.
Gwen
Frost has certainly grown. She’s braver, not afraid to speak her mind or take action,
smarter in making decisions and figuring out things, and so not the whiny girl
we met in book one, the one who would pine away for a certain sexy Spartan. In this
book we learn more about Logan’s family and his reasons for wanting to keep
people away. He was totally swoon worthy here, even more so than in previous
books. Sweet and caring, and always looking out for his Gypsy girl.
The pacing of the book was spot on.
There’s action at every turn and mystery and romance and did I mention the
action!? Love the fight scenes and how Estep takes care of making the different
fighter classes work together. That’s impressive. Speaking of…There were also
more characters added and we’re introduced to yet another mythos class of
fighter, the Bogatyr (Where does she get all this awesome ideas?). Alexei was
also a cool addition to Gwen’s group and thank goodness he’s there to stay!
Overall, the Mythos Academy series has
been growing, improving, and it’s quickly become one of my favorites. Can’t
wait to see what kind of trouble comes Gwen’s way next.
*Arc copy
provided by the publisher via Netgalley*
Favorite Quotes:
~What
are friends for~
“Go.” I said, giving the Spartan a little
push. “Go talk to him. This trouble that I’m in doesn’t have anything to do
with the two of you. If you like him, that’s good enough for me. I just hope
he’s good enough for you. Because if he hurts you, Protectorate or not, I will
totally kick his ass.”
I paused. “Or maybe get Daphne and Logan to
help me kick his ass. Not sure I could do it by myself. Either way, his ass
will definitely be kicked.”
Oliver flashed me a grin. “Did I ever tell
you what a good friend you are?”
