Review: Holiday Reading
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 20, 2013
I received a copy of this ebook for review from the author in exchange for an honest review.Last year I read Claus: Legend of the Fat Man about this time of year, and found it an interesting take on the Santa Claus mythos. The author has done even more with the idea in Jack: The tale of Frost. Instead of focusing on the elven culture of the North Pole, we take a look at the elven Pawn, now going by Mr. Frost, in South Carolina. He has built an estate, underneath which is a toy factory, churning out toys and presents for Christmas, building a fortune on the commercialization of the holiday. But with the profits, he's working on a secret project, a project that has, quite surprisingly, escaped.Then we have Sura, a 16-year-old girl at a local high school who recently lost her mother. She gets a job working a few hours after school at Mr. Frost's estate, specifically helping in the house and grounds. But on those grounds, she meets a guy about her age who seems just as interested in her as she is in him. But her resemblance to her mother and his to his father is beyond normal, and there is something more than just your average genetics going on.There are a lot of characters to this story, and each of them have a personality - it's definitely interesting to see all the interactions. Everything felt real, which was great. It is such a strange story, and I found it fascinating. The story moves quickly, and is definitely a fast read.I would definitely recommend this story, especially as a holiday read.