Reviews

Disney Frozen Polar Nights: Cast Into Darkness by Jen Calonita, Mari Mancusi

owlbird's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

peggyecarter's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

lindsical's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

sophia_lm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

victoria_reads16's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

writing97's review against another edition

5.0

Jen Calonita and Mari Mancusi did an amazing job portraying Anna and Elsa! I love how they brought things from their separate books as well as Disney’s Frozen movies and put it into the book. It was a great book and I look forward to re-reading it again soon.

angiew23's review against another edition

5.0

This early chapter book is perfect for Frozen fans who want to continue to follow all of Elsa's and Anna's adventures off the big screen! I also love that much like the movies, elements of Scandinavian culture and language are included in the book, such as names of foods and places. The chapters alternate between Elsa and Anna narrating and are on average about 15 pages long. There are no pictures but the pages contain a highly-detailed thunderstorm-themed border in black and white and will be intriguing to middle grade readers. At over 300 pages, this chapterbook is also a great length for readers who are building reading stamina and ready for longer, more complex plots and storylines. As a grade 3/4 teacher I can definitely see my students loving this book. I would definitely recommend this book to parents and teachers of children in the 8-12 range who are fans of Frozen!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read and review this wonderful book!

iamahoneybee's review against another edition

4.0

Read this to my daughter, almost 9yo.
We really enjoyed it because it was put together to well. Really captured the characters personalities well.
The story was a bit scary for my daughter because it was so descriptive but once we got past the first big encounter with the drauger, we were good. She couldn't wait for me to read more to her every day.

marissa5793's review against another edition

4.0

This is a great, easy, Disney read. It takes place after frozen 2. It’s a unique take on the frozen characters with a new story with several twists and turns to follow. You won’t expect the ending. If you like Disney, especially retellings, I’d definitely pick this up.

cmcdonnell2014's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25