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xshaeshae's review against another edition
3.0
I liked it, entertaining but not mindblowing. Will continue the series.
maddyblenk's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this it was well paced and more action packed than the first one. I'm excited for the next one!
beaktastic's review against another edition
4.0
The second book in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series.
Frostbite picks up shortly after where the first book left off. Rose continues her training to become a guardian for her Moroi vampire best friend Lissa, who is learning to cope with her new powers and their side effects. The Christmas holidays are coming up which should be a fun time of year. But a terrible Strigoi (evil vampire) attack nearby sets the entire Moroi world on edge, and they gather at a luxury ski resort for Christmas. Rose and Lissa must now mingle with the aristocrats of Moroi society, including the charismatic Adrian Ivashkov who seems drawn to the pair. But Rose must also contend with her guardian mother Janine, with whom she has a troubled relationship, as well Moroi Tasha, who is after the man Roses harbours secret feelings for, Dimitri. But things only get worse when three friends go seeking revenge and adventure... and Strigoi...
It was a good book, I liked it. Rose continues to be a feisty main character, with a lot more emphasis placed on her this book than Lissa. Lissa was a lot less emotionally bipolar in this book, presumably because of the medication she was put on at the end of the last book, but also possibly because we saw less of her. Either way it was nice, as her becoming drastically upset at the slightest thing in the previous book was quite annoying.
Like I said, this book focused largely on Rose, her romantic dramas (yes, plural... my god this girl...) and the increasing Strigoi threat, which are things touched upon and mentioned in the first book, but weren't really the focus of it. Lissa's magic and the spirit element, as well as the pairs bond and the whole shadow-kissed thing took a definate back seat in this book. They're still mentioned and the plot progressed slightly, presumably to be examined further in the next book(s) which was good, but they were the focus which was kind of nice in itself. It was nice to focus on something else actually.
Rose's flip-flopping about boys was kinda annoying, but I suppose fairly typical for a teenager and YA fiction. Dimitri was also annoying in regards to this but I suppose conflict and drama was needed...
I liked the end third-ish of the novel. It was really dramatic and it was interesting and good to see some actual Strigoi (instead of just newly turned Natalie at the end of the last book). Definately made the whole threat a lot more real. And what a sad ending! :'(
Overall, it was a pretty good book. It touched upon some themes and ideas that will slowly be advanced in future books obviously, where as Rose's drama takes the centre stage this time instead, which is okay but somewhat annoying. It was a good continuation of the series and advancing certain ideas, and I can't wait to see how this evolves in the next book.
Frostbite picks up shortly after where the first book left off. Rose continues her training to become a guardian for her Moroi vampire best friend Lissa, who is learning to cope with her new powers and their side effects. The Christmas holidays are coming up which should be a fun time of year. But a terrible Strigoi (evil vampire) attack nearby sets the entire Moroi world on edge, and they gather at a luxury ski resort for Christmas. Rose and Lissa must now mingle with the aristocrats of Moroi society, including the charismatic Adrian Ivashkov who seems drawn to the pair. But Rose must also contend with her guardian mother Janine, with whom she has a troubled relationship, as well Moroi Tasha, who is after the man Roses harbours secret feelings for, Dimitri. But things only get worse when three friends go seeking revenge and adventure... and Strigoi...
It was a good book, I liked it. Rose continues to be a feisty main character, with a lot more emphasis placed on her this book than Lissa. Lissa was a lot less emotionally bipolar in this book, presumably because of the medication she was put on at the end of the last book, but also possibly because we saw less of her. Either way it was nice, as her becoming drastically upset at the slightest thing in the previous book was quite annoying.
Like I said, this book focused largely on Rose, her romantic dramas (yes, plural... my god this girl...) and the increasing Strigoi threat, which are things touched upon and mentioned in the first book, but weren't really the focus of it. Lissa's magic and the spirit element, as well as the pairs bond and the whole shadow-kissed thing took a definate back seat in this book. They're still mentioned and the plot progressed slightly, presumably to be examined further in the next book(s) which was good, but they were the focus which was kind of nice in itself. It was nice to focus on something else actually.
Spoiler
I was really intrigued by Adrian's spirit abilities, particularly the dream aspect and wonder if this will help towards Lissa accessing her half of the bond to Rose fully... I also was intrigued by Adrian observing that Rose is surrounded by shadows and the implication that Rose is taking Lissa's spirit side affects and negative emotions and I look forward to seeing how this is developed in future books.Rose's flip-flopping about boys was kinda annoying, but I suppose fairly typical for a teenager and YA fiction. Dimitri was also annoying in regards to this but I suppose conflict and drama was needed...
I liked the end third-ish of the novel. It was really dramatic and it was interesting and good to see some actual Strigoi (instead of just newly turned Natalie at the end of the last book). Definately made the whole threat a lot more real. And what a sad ending! :'(
Overall, it was a pretty good book. It touched upon some themes and ideas that will slowly be advanced in future books obviously, where as Rose's drama takes the centre stage this time instead, which is okay but somewhat annoying. It was a good continuation of the series and advancing certain ideas, and I can't wait to see how this evolves in the next book.
a_h0204's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
natalie_is_reading's review against another edition
3.0
3.5(ahh rating books is so hard though) I read most of this book in a day in the middle of a lake after our boat broke down
eesh25's review
3.0
3.5 Stars
I like this book a lot more than I liked Vampire Academy. It took me a long time to finally get to it but I read it and have, thus, completed my don't-dump-a-series-before-reading-second-book obligation. Now I don't have to read the next one. Though I probably will since I liked this one.
Rose wasn't nearly as annoying as she was in the previous book. She was still immature and kind of annoying but it was okay. Lissa still doesn't real have much of a role other than being the girl Rose needs to protect. She needs more of a personality. Another person that needs more of a personility is Dimitri. He's still just Rose's love interest (for the most part) instead of a full three dimentional character.
I missed Christian. He wasn't in the book as much as I would have liked him to be and that sucked since he was the only good character from book 1.
One of the main problems I had with the book was that I thought it was slow. The first 18 chapters were beasically a whole lot of talking and delibertaing over feeling with a pinch of plot building. The story wasn;t big enough for a book this big (and the book's not even that big). The book should've been smaller or the story more... just more. It was because of the lack of plot points and planning that the characters were starting to seem slow as well. At times they just seemed stupid. Like, who even allowed them to get to highschool?
Every revelation and every step that the characters decided to make, I figured out ages before because they were so obvious. The getting the darkness from Lissa thing and pretending to give in and burning the handcuffs. I was bored waiting for them to figure it out. Now, if this was a book for 12 year-olds, that would've been okay. But it not. YA novels need more substance.
So overall, better than Book 1 but not that good. We'll see what happens in Book 3 when, or if, I get to it.
P.S. What was the point of the Prologue? It was just a recap of book one. Minus the good parts i.e. Christian. Also, I still stand by the fact that the only reason Rose sometimes see what Lissa is seeing is because the author couldn't be bothered with third person or dual POV.
I like this book a lot more than I liked Vampire Academy. It took me a long time to finally get to it but I read it and have, thus, completed my don't-dump-a-series-before-reading-second-book obligation. Now I don't have to read the next one. Though I probably will since I liked this one.
Rose wasn't nearly as annoying as she was in the previous book. She was still immature and kind of annoying but it was okay. Lissa still doesn't real have much of a role other than being the girl Rose needs to protect. She needs more of a personality. Another person that needs more of a personility is Dimitri. He's still just Rose's love interest (for the most part) instead of a full three dimentional character.
I missed Christian. He wasn't in the book as much as I would have liked him to be and that sucked since he was the only good character from book 1.
One of the main problems I had with the book was that I thought it was slow. The first 18 chapters were beasically a whole lot of talking and delibertaing over feeling with a pinch of plot building. The story wasn;t big enough for a book this big (and the book's not even that big). The book should've been smaller or the story more... just more. It was because of the lack of plot points and planning that the characters were starting to seem slow as well. At times they just seemed stupid. Like, who even allowed them to get to highschool?
Every revelation and every step that the characters decided to make, I figured out ages before because they were so obvious.
So overall, better than Book 1 but not that good. We'll see what happens in Book 3 when, or if, I get to it.
P.S. What was the point of the Prologue? It was just a recap of book one. Minus the good parts i.e. Christian. Also, I still stand by the fact that the only reason Rose sometimes see what Lissa is seeing is because the author couldn't be bothered with third person or dual POV.
kathydavie's review
3.0
Second in the Vampire Academy young adult, urban fantasy series set at a boarding school for young vampires in Montana.
The Story
On her way with Dimitri to take her Qualifier exam, Rose stumbles into a Moroi massacre of a royal household. The implications surrounding their deaths are nightmarish and Guardians from around the world converge on the school enabling Rose to meet her mother for the first time in five years.
With the Christmas holidays just ahead, the Moroi decide to pool their resources to protect everyone and spend the holidays at a Moroi ski resort where Lissa meets up with another Moroi who uses Spirit. Additional massacres cause crazy ideas to sprout and unexpected emotional issues cloud Rose's thinking which only sets off more problems. Problems between Rose and Dimitri, with her mother, and sets Mason on a deadly path.
My Take
Truly a story of churning issues in which Rose gains insight into her and others' behavior. I am curious as to how Lissa and Rose intend to pursue the new concepts dropped by Adrian.
The Cover
The cover begins with the iron gates which permit entry into the Academy with the heads of a really scary-looking guy and Rose looking out at us with a suggestion of knowing contempt while far behind them the school perches in the snow.
I'm assuming that the title, Frostbite, refers to the wintry season as well as the bite Rose experiences when she learns of Dimitri's future plans.
The Story
On her way with Dimitri to take her Qualifier exam, Rose stumbles into a Moroi massacre of a royal household. The implications surrounding their deaths are nightmarish and Guardians from around the world converge on the school enabling Rose to meet her mother for the first time in five years.
With the Christmas holidays just ahead, the Moroi decide to pool their resources to protect everyone and spend the holidays at a Moroi ski resort where Lissa meets up with another Moroi who uses Spirit. Additional massacres cause crazy ideas to sprout and unexpected emotional issues cloud Rose's thinking which only sets off more problems. Problems between Rose and Dimitri, with her mother, and sets Mason on a deadly path.
My Take
Truly a story of churning issues in which Rose gains insight into her and others' behavior. I am curious as to how Lissa and Rose intend to pursue the new concepts dropped by Adrian.
The Cover
The cover begins with the iron gates which permit entry into the Academy with the heads of a really scary-looking guy and Rose looking out at us with a suggestion of knowing contempt while far behind them the school perches in the snow.
I'm assuming that the title, Frostbite, refers to the wintry season as well as the bite Rose experiences when she learns of Dimitri's future plans.
divargasd's review against another edition
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
ingo_lembcke's review
5.0
Started September 15th, 2013.
Like first book in the series - my review of that book - great YA, feels very real, just the right mixture of action, romance, wrong decisions and no fooling around.
Page-turner, highly recommended. Now I will certainly buy & read all other books in this series and the spin-off-series.
And I look forward to seeing the film, hopefully the do not mess it up too much.
For now I will read a different book, which has also been filmed and the Blu-ray is waiting to be seen: [b:Savages|8008928|Savages (Savages, #1)|Don Winslow|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1368577399s/8008928.jpg|12548735].
Like first book in the series - my review of that book - great YA, feels very real, just the right mixture of action, romance, wrong decisions and no fooling around.
Page-turner, highly recommended. Now I will certainly buy & read all other books in this series and the spin-off-series.
And I look forward to seeing the film, hopefully the do not mess it up too much.
For now I will read a different book, which has also been filmed and the Blu-ray is waiting to be seen: [b:Savages|8008928|Savages (Savages, #1)|Don Winslow|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1368577399s/8008928.jpg|12548735].