Review: Prelude to a book
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 28, 2011
Although this is a prelude to a book, it didn't bother me in the least, because the actual excerpt from the book, First Frost, of Gwen Frost and her Gypsy gift is very good.  Gwen goes to public school, but the gift she has allows her to know what people are thinking when she touches anything that belongs to the person or if she touches the person.  One day this causes her great distress and loss. In this excerpt we find out why Gwen is taken out of her school and enrolled, against her will, in Mythos Academy, where she will be a boarding student.Much of the second half of this reminds me very much of the Harry Potter experience. For young readers who love Harry Potter, they should also love Gwen Frost.  Not being a Harry Potter fan, I think I can take a lot more of Gwen than I can of good old Harry.  It's a good start to a series, and I think it should do well.  Gwen is very likeable as a character, as are most of the others that are introduced in this segment, but Mythos Academy is mighty strange.