I have weirdly mixed feelings about this book.
I liked it alot.

But I'm a bit of a mythology geek, and also a little bit of a comics geek, which means that the mix of Greek and Norse mythology sometimes touches one of my nerves.
In some ways it reminds me of what Neil Gaiman did in the Sandman comics (and he did it better most of the time).

Mythos Academy is a boarding school for warrior whiz kids, and Gwen just discovered that she is one of them. And that there is a mythological war going on, and the bad guys are after her.
Then there's the normal high school stuff. A cute boy, some mean girls, making friends in a new school... ( )

I found this book to be an interesting start to a new series. I loved that there were references to gods. The school had an interesting assortment of students. I liked Gwen but I found her a bit weak at times. I liked the mystery. It wasn't too easy to solve. This series has me a bit intrigues. i am curious where the author takes it. ( )

Upfront, had this and its sequel on my shelf for...well a while. Since at least the second book's release. I adore Estep's Elemental Assassin series, and her Big Time books are also pretty high on my list of enjoyable books (its superheroes of course I enjoy it) and I was excited for this series. So really I had no reason to wait as long as I did. Except maybe I was a tad bit put out that they changed out the cover I liked with the current cover it has. I had to get over that, which was completely irrational, first. Also being very ill and only being able to reach this particular book helped me get over me ill-will feelings.

Once I began the book I got into it and the world Estep had created pretty hard. The YA world is rift with plenty of boarding school paranormal shenanigan's, but Mythos Academy felt a little different. Maybe because Gwen could easily skip out to the 'normal' world and thus wasn't surrounded by the creepy 24/7, though I tend to think a lot of it rests on the fact that Gwen spends a significant chunk of time in her memories.

Comparatively speaking it hasn't been that long since her mother's death (I think 2 months?), and a huge change like what she went through, well it makes sense she would focus on the familiar. But if there's two things in Touch of Frost that bugged me the most it was her constantly saying 'And they say I'm the freak.' and her almost reliance on using her mother's death to explain her attitude and behavior. Thankfully the latter becomes less of an issue as the book goes on, but it was still irritating.

I suppose because I've always been so fascinated by mythology I couldn't quite understand why Gwen wasn't drooling over the Academy and all it had to offer. Until she began investigating Jasmine's death I didn't feel a connection with her, however I do understand the drive to know. Academically I never cared much about learning, but if something caught my interest I had to know everything. I'm still like this. For Gwen its even more puzzling because her powers seem to fritz where Jasmine is concerned.

I thought the gradual friendship(s) Gwen acquires to feel very authentic. A lot of YA's overlook it, but for a new transfer it can be downright terrifying to think about making new friends. Cliques are formed, friendships have been set in stone and in the case of Mythos Academy these kids also break off based on heritage. Gwen's the odd girl out in all ways so I thought it was clever how Estep helped her gain friends.

The whole thing with Logan is a bit more murky and a bit confusing. The reasoning is explained in Kiss of Frost, but for Touch of Frost he came across as a bipolar tool. Hot and cold from one moment to the next, sometimes in the same breath, if he didn't save Gwen so much I would have told her to tell him to sod off.
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I do not get what all the hubub is about. This book seemed slightly mediocre when compared to others like it. I dig the Logan Quinn, though. ( )

I have always wanted to review this author, and thanks to my library I was not disappointed with Gwen's story!! A Touch of Frost spins Gwen Frost, a Gypsy with powers unknown to her, as she is uprooted from her own high school and placed in the Mythos Academy a school of magic. Ms. Estep combines my two favorite genres: Paranormal and Mystery AND I CAN'T WAIT TO READ HER NEXT BOOK! ( )