nickimonkey's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I don’t know what it is about this book but after reading the first two I just found this one repetitive
eowynn01's review
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
jennie_serine's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Spoiler
Warning!
This book takes on some very hard topics, like “rape” and “suicide”
Readers be warned if this topics are hard for you to read than consider if you want to read this book through. It’s not talked about a lot and it’s only mentioned under 5 times during the whole book but still.
Warning!
This book takes on some very hard topics, like “rape” and “suicide”
Readers be warned if this topics are hard for you to read than consider if you want to read this book through. It’s not talked about a lot and it’s only mentioned under 5 times during the whole book but still.
belindaclemons_123's review against another edition
5.0
Alicia sent me a arc for an honest review
Crystal has been getting better and better at using her powers and has almost mastered the little things. When a ghost shows up while trying on dresses for her mothers wedding, Crystal has to help her.The ghost (Melissa) asks Crystal to save a girl names Sage and she only has a month to do it in Crystal has also developed new powers to help her on her quests. There was some added twists in this story that were surprising to me. this has to be my favorite book in this series so far I cant wait to see what Alicia comes up with next
Crystal has been getting better and better at using her powers and has almost mastered the little things. When a ghost shows up while trying on dresses for her mothers wedding, Crystal has to help her.
bookwormbunny's review against another edition
4.0
Inspired by Frost by Alicia Rades is book 3 in her Crystal Frost series. In this book Crystal is still adjusting to her abilities and getting the hang of them but she’s also getting ready for her mother’s upcoming wedding when she is visited by a ghost named Melissa. Melissa doesn’t hang around long but the warning that she gives Crystal is final and ominous…Crystal must help a girl named Sage Anderson or else she will die the next time that Crystal puts on her new bride’s maid dress. Soon after this message is delivered Crystal meets a girl named Sage. Crystal has some real uphill battles with this one because of how Sage is. She’s very withdrawn and doesn’t even have any social media, which in this day and age is almost unheard of. But Crystal is determined to help her and figure out what the threat to her is so that she doesn’t die.
It’s not an easy thing with Sage keeping so much of herself a secret but with some help from her friends Emma and Derek, Crystal is able to find out a few things about Sage. Emma continues to help Crystal work on her abilities so that she can strengthen them and so that maybe she can begin to channel others that will help her. Crystal definitely is developing more into a teenager in this book because when her mother tries to instruct and encourage her in ways concerning her gifts…telling her to open up more and to practice more Crystal gets offended behind it thinking that she is doing the best that she can but that the universe needs to do more when coming to her for help. Well, thankfully she takes it to heart and does open up more and it really pays off.
Sage’s story is a sad one. From losing her family – mom, dad, sister…to her uncle abusing her and being on the run and her being so fearful that he is out there stalking her that she is always hiding and being fearful. It is up to Crystal to figure out where the threat is to Sage and stop it before Sage loses her life and that is exactly what her sister Melissa is trying to prevent.
This is a really good book. I didn’t devour it like I did the first two in this series but I still really enjoyed it nonetheless. Crystal is really growing into her abilities and doing it rather rapidly but it doesn’t really feel rushed, it feels like she’s strong and that she’s coming into it like she needs to and because she really wants to. Her relationship with Robin is getting stronger as well and of course there are a couple surprises in store. All in all this is a really good book and I enjoyed it very much.
It’s not an easy thing with Sage keeping so much of herself a secret but with some help from her friends Emma and Derek, Crystal is able to find out a few things about Sage. Emma continues to help Crystal work on her abilities so that she can strengthen them and so that maybe she can begin to channel others that will help her. Crystal definitely is developing more into a teenager in this book because when her mother tries to instruct and encourage her in ways concerning her gifts…telling her to open up more and to practice more Crystal gets offended behind it thinking that she is doing the best that she can but that the universe needs to do more when coming to her for help. Well, thankfully she takes it to heart and does open up more and it really pays off.
Sage’s story is a sad one. From losing her family – mom, dad, sister…to her uncle abusing her and being on the run and her being so fearful that he is out there stalking her that she is always hiding and being fearful. It is up to Crystal to figure out where the threat is to Sage and stop it before Sage loses her life and that is exactly what her sister Melissa is trying to prevent.
This is a really good book. I didn’t devour it like I did the first two in this series but I still really enjoyed it nonetheless. Crystal is really growing into her abilities and doing it rather rapidly but it doesn’t really feel rushed, it feels like she’s strong and that she’s coming into it like she needs to and because she really wants to. Her relationship with Robin is getting stronger as well and of course there are a couple surprises in store. All in all this is a really good book and I enjoyed it very much.
belgianbooknerd's review
2.0
2 ⭐
In this book the main character Chrystal annoyed the hell outta me. She was so annoying. Why? Well to me she came across as if she was so incredibly important and extremely insecure one moment and super confident the next that it was bugging me a lot.
Besides that SPOILER: who the fuck delays a wedding and let their daughter go off in the middle of it?
The mental health representation was mediocre at best!
In this book the main character Chrystal annoyed the hell outta me. She was so annoying. Why? Well to me she came across as if she was so incredibly important and extremely insecure one moment and super confident the next that it was bugging me a lot.
Besides that SPOILER: who the fuck delays a wedding and let their daughter go off in the middle of it?
The mental health representation was mediocre at best!
abigailsbooks32's review
4.0
I really liked this one. I was able to connect with the characters more and I just really enjoyed the story it told! It was very interesting and there were a few twists I wasn't expecting. Once again the writing is done very well and these books are all very quick and easy reads. I thought the mystery was a little better and less predictable in this book compared to the first two in the series.