Review: Prequel short story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 12, 2011
First Frost is the prequel short story to the Mythos academy series which was released nearly a month ago to get the fans a taste of what's to come in the Mythos Academy series. I had read the first book Touch of Frost and enjoyed it so I was very much interested in this prequel story as the events occurring in it are referred to by Gwen.First Frost occurs a few weeks before those of Kiss of Frost. It opens with Gwen who is a normal teenager with a secret power, the power being that she has the gift of Pyschometry which gives her the ability to draw emotion or images from the items possessed by people. This very ability helps her to gain some extra money by helping find lost objects for her class mates.  However an event occurs due to Gwen's curiosity which backfires psychologically on Gwen and leads to certain events which form the basis of the this short story. They also lead to her gaining admission to the Mythos academy wherein kids from the age of sixteen to twenty one are trained in various arts (magical, martial, etc.) to become defendants of humanity against the Reapers of Chaos who are trying to free their master Loki.This short story works as a good setup for the entire series as it explains a crucial part in the background of the main series character, however it is just that a prequel story which if read on its own, will just give the reader a small look in to the life of Gwen Frost and the world she inhabits. It will be particularly relishing to read it in tandem with Touch of Frost (1st book) as that way the events seem to progress naturally and makes it that much more fun to read. The events taking place in the short story are also referenced in the first book and therefore aren't required reading but if you do so it gives you that extra bit about the background.CONCLUSION: A decent short story which helps the reader to gain a bit of background about a new YA series which promises a lot of fun, action, humor in the inimitable style of Jennifer Estep.