Review: Clever, witty, fun, surprising adventure!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2012
First Frost is a clever, witty, fun, surprising adventure.  It's a modern day fairytale with a modern teenage heroine, so it appeals to teenage girls, allowing them to be that little girl again who dreamed of being a princess in her own fairytale.  In First Frost, girls get to live out that dream through the main character Bianca.In truth, the beginning of the book was a little slower than I would've liked, but it quickly picks up.  Once Bianca begins her journey or "quest," meets the handsome prince who is hilariously stereotypical (see quote below) and his charming and likable friend, and she starts using her magic more and falling into trouble, the story wins you over and you become lost in such a fun fairytale world.  I laughed, I cringed, I cheered, I empathized with the characters, and I even got the heebie jeebies.Naturally, as in most books, the climax was my favorite part.  Throughout the book, Bianca struggles with having confidence in her magic and in herself.  When she finally does "own" her magic, it's kind of a Matrix type of moment - which is really cool!  She has so much power that magically (no pun intended) and effortlessly appears!  More than she or the reader expected.  It was awesome and even empowering to read.Thanks, Liz DeJesus for letting me read and review First Frost!  I'm excited to read the sequel and find out what happens to Bianca and her love interest!Lastly, let me leave you with a few of my favorite quotes below.  The first two because they're funny; the second two because they were very well written and powerful.from First Frost:"A spell perhaps?" The prince wrinkled his face as though it physically hurt him to think and ask questions.Oh, good, a dungeon...that's classy. It's usually how these things work. At least now I know she's a villain who goes by the bad guy rule book.She opened her mouth to speak but all that escaped her lips was a series of sobs that threatened to shake the earth to its core.The ghost-like door stood a few inches above the ground, waiting patiently to be opened. As if it was a living entity. Magic that was tangible and defied everything Bianca knew about time and space. It made her feel small and slightly insignificant. Almost as though there was still so much for her to learn and even if she reached old age she would never know as much as that door standing before her did.