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A review by alexvb
Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.0
I received this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This is perfect for people who love series such as Shatter Me and Divergent, who also want to read about some dragon magic.
It's got the classic young adult tropes such as a group of colourful characters, lots of sarcasm (classed as flirting between the love interests), a distrust of the government right from the start (which was actually refreshing to read! Usually it takes time for main charatcers in young adult novels to figure out the government is lying), and of course insta-romance (the one trope I cannot stand, but because this book is a product of it's time, and I am SUPER late to reading this arc, I let it slide this one time)!
This book is fast paced, action packed and doesn't slow down; something is always happening. I really liked plot and where it went, although I do think we could've spent more time and more pages throughout. I feel like the book rushed just a bit too fast, especially the final chunk of the book (the final 5-6 chapters); I thinkafter they get captured by the smugglers we could've spent more time building up to the final reveals and finale.
I also wish there had been more foreshadowing and plotting for the final revealwhile it's obvious by the book cover Nat is going to get a dragon, I wish there had been way more foreshadowing and lore building towards Nat and her powers. .
I really enjoyed the world and the world building in this. It felt somewhat unique because this is a world during a big freeze which I think adds a lot more character to your standard dystopian. But I wish there had been more information about the world and even about our character's powers and backstories. I feel enough wasn't given to us in this book, but hey(!) that might've just been the plan so it's all revealed in book two instead?!
BUT I have beef with the part of the book they start sailing; the ocean is supposed to poisoness and full of (I assume) deadly chemicals and maybe even radiation, but multiple times, people fall INTO the water and they're all okay?! They also eat the fish and they're all okay?! I really could not get on board with the "logic" at this part. It made zero sense and had zero consequences.
My one gripe with the writing is that many times the book will so say "so Nat explained what happened./Wes explained about his sister" rather than making it more interesting to read or through a dialogue with emotions.
I'm not sure if I'll continue this series as I personally feel the book does give enough of an ending if you just want to read it as a standalone, however I can totally see some people feeling like this ending is a bit too open-ended for their liking and will go on to read the second book.
Pst. there is one tiny LGBT moment in this towards the end.
This is perfect for people who love series such as Shatter Me and Divergent, who also want to read about some dragon magic.
It's got the classic young adult tropes such as a group of colourful characters, lots of sarcasm (classed as flirting between the love interests), a distrust of the government right from the start (which was actually refreshing to read! Usually it takes time for main charatcers in young adult novels to figure out the government is lying), and of course insta-romance (the one trope I cannot stand, but because this book is a product of it's time, and I am SUPER late to reading this arc, I let it slide this one time)!
This book is fast paced, action packed and doesn't slow down; something is always happening. I really liked plot and where it went, although I do think we could've spent more time and more pages throughout. I feel like the book rushed just a bit too fast, especially the final chunk of the book (the final 5-6 chapters); I think
I also wish there had been more foreshadowing and plotting for the final reveal
I really enjoyed the world and the world building in this. It felt somewhat unique because this is a world during a big freeze which I think adds a lot more character to your standard dystopian. But I wish there had been more information about the world and even about our character's powers and backstories. I feel enough wasn't given to us in this book, but hey(!) that might've just been the plan so it's all revealed in book two instead?!
BUT I have beef with the part of the book they start sailing;
My one gripe with the writing is that many times the book will so say "so Nat explained what happened./Wes explained about his sister" rather than making it more interesting to read or through a dialogue with emotions.
I'm not sure if I'll continue this series as I personally feel the book does give enough of an ending if you just want to read it as a standalone, however I can totally see some people feeling like this ending is a bit too open-ended for their liking and will go on to read the second book.
Pst. there is one tiny LGBT moment in this towards the end.