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ree128's review against another edition
4.0
There was a lot of backstory in the beginning on both Talia and Lore. After about 150 pages, thats when the action shook me like a dog, and did not stop. Talia a newly turned vampire, comes home to find her roommate brutally murdered. Lore is an alpha hellhound living in the same building who stumbles on to Talia after the murder. Lore is not sure of Talia's innocents, so begins the investigation into who is after Talia. I love the world of the Dark Forgotten series with it's vampires, hellhounds, demons, all mixing with the humans. I enjoyed the build up of romance between Lore and Talia. Lore is so tender towards Talia and Talia deserves a huge protective hellhound by her side. Once this story got going, I couldn't put it down.
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angels_gp17's review against another edition
5.0
Frostbound is the 1st book by Sharon Ashwood I have read. This book is part of a series The Dark Forgotten, but it stood on it's own. I did not feel lost or wondering what was going on in the world Sharon created. I was drawn in right off and could not put the book down. I am going to read the rest of her series and hope it's as fun, adventures, and mysterious as Frostbound.
elliefufu's review against another edition
5.0
Review of Frostbound by Sharon Ashwood
4 out of 5
“So the question is, ghouls and girlies, what about interspecies romance? If we drop the masks and give our sad little monster hearts away, will anyone respect us in the morning? If we show them our true selves, will anyone be left alive?”
Talia Rostova is in a whole lot of trouble. She has run away from her sire, been kicked out of her family of Hunters for becoming a vampire and is the number one suspect in her cousin Michelle’s murder, which she thinks was actually meant for her. With no friends or family left, it’s up to her to solve Michelle’s murder and bring them to justice before her past or the police can catch up with her.
Lore is King of the Hellhounds and is acting sheriff of Spookytown, a neighborhood of Fairfield, while the current sheriff is on vacation. With an upcoming election the town of Fairfield, which could elect the first vampire to office, is swarming with the Undead and a mysterious dark presence. On top of that Lore is being pressured from his pack to choose a mate and the only woman he has his eye on is the forbidden vampire Talia. When Lore learns of Michelle’s murder he takes Talia hostage, handcuffing her to his bed, until he can discover if she’s to be trusted or if she’s a cold killer. With the one woman he desires in his bed, unruliness from his pack and a town going crazy Lore has more then he can handle and a whole lot of questions to solve.
Why has no one told me about this series??? The Dark Forgotten series, Frostbound is book number four, is absolutely amazing and I can’t believe more paranormal romance readers aren’t running to their bookstore or computer to buy it. After reading just the first three chapters I went on my kindle and bought the first three books because I just knew that I was going to love this book. Even though this is a book in a series is can defiantly be read as a stand alone book. You will have no problem at all figuring out what is going on especially since there is a little narration that starts every chapter in the disguised as a radio personality talking to viewers. Little things like that made this book so good and also so different from all the other paranormal romance books out there right now.
There are a lot of little side stories that occur but through them we get a much better understanding of what’s previously happened and also they help you get to know Lore and Talia better which is always a plus in my book. I’m a details junkie and to believe in two characters falling in love in three days I need you to prove it to me. Lore is such a great character and a major alpha which just makes him so much hotter. He has always had a crush on Talia since she moved into his building but because pack only mate with pack he has had to keep his distance. After he takes her hostage all bets are off and the chemistry between the two is sizzling. He soon discovers Talia is not the killer he suspected she might be and sets off to help her find Michelle’s murder and the dark presence that is lurking over the town. It does take some time for the romance to develop between these two and about 200 pages for a sex scene. Usually I would be like “Come on all ready” but I surprisingly entertained enough that I didn’t even notice or care.
There are two villains in this book and without giving much away they are both evil and both want Talia dead. They go through a lot of trouble to try to make this happen but it does make for a lot of awesome suspenseful fight scenes. I loved that I knew why the villains acted as they did and why they wanted Talia dead so badly. I feel in a lot of books villains are evil just because and it’s left at that. Besides the villains there are also some side characters and they are awesome and I hope each one gets there own book. They helped provide a lot of back story, details and helped Lore and Talia come together as a couple.
A side from fighting the two villains Lore is majorly pressured to take a mate by his pack. Even though Lore and Talia have great chemistry, really care for each other and fight well together because she is a vampire she cannot be his mate according to pack law. This part of the book really broke my heart. I felt so bad for Talia because all she wants is to be loved and be part of a family and once again being a vampire has made that impossible. Lore on the other refuses to give her up and refuses to let his pack tell him what to do. He is the king and alpha for a reason and uses this to try to make things right between them. Lore made this story for me and he has defiantly become on of my favorite alpha men. The romance in this book is very subtle until the end when things are coming to a conclusion. I really liked that things between Talia and Lore weren’t forced and they took there time to feel each other out before they jumped into bed together. I loved everything tied together so perfectly and nothing felt forced.
I had a hard time rating this book. If I could give it a four and a half I would and I struggled between a four or a five. The only reason went with four and not a five was of the subject of Lore’s mortality. Hellhounds die, reincarnate and according to Lore always remember their mate’s scent so they can be rejoined. I guess this means Talia gets to watch Lore grow old, die and then wait around for him to be reborn, grow up and find her all over again. I didn’t really get this and I think that would be really horrible to have to watch your mate die and then wait around for him to come back, grow up and find you. Plus when he comes back he wouldn’t be Lore and he would be a completely different Hellhound. I guess I always want a happily ever after and if Lore’s going to die and Talia’s going to be alone until he come back as someone else it just doesn’t sit right with me. This was the only problem with the book and because there is a possibility that something could change with Lore’s mortality in a later book I’m not going to worry about it.
This book is one of the best I’ve read all year and I wish I had known about it sooner. It sucks you in from the first chapter and will keep you up reading late into the night. I actually had to force myself to put it down. Great plot, great characters, great love story and a great new take on all things Undead.
4 out of 5
“So the question is, ghouls and girlies, what about interspecies romance? If we drop the masks and give our sad little monster hearts away, will anyone respect us in the morning? If we show them our true selves, will anyone be left alive?”
Talia Rostova is in a whole lot of trouble. She has run away from her sire, been kicked out of her family of Hunters for becoming a vampire and is the number one suspect in her cousin Michelle’s murder, which she thinks was actually meant for her. With no friends or family left, it’s up to her to solve Michelle’s murder and bring them to justice before her past or the police can catch up with her.
Lore is King of the Hellhounds and is acting sheriff of Spookytown, a neighborhood of Fairfield, while the current sheriff is on vacation. With an upcoming election the town of Fairfield, which could elect the first vampire to office, is swarming with the Undead and a mysterious dark presence. On top of that Lore is being pressured from his pack to choose a mate and the only woman he has his eye on is the forbidden vampire Talia. When Lore learns of Michelle’s murder he takes Talia hostage, handcuffing her to his bed, until he can discover if she’s to be trusted or if she’s a cold killer. With the one woman he desires in his bed, unruliness from his pack and a town going crazy Lore has more then he can handle and a whole lot of questions to solve.
Why has no one told me about this series??? The Dark Forgotten series, Frostbound is book number four, is absolutely amazing and I can’t believe more paranormal romance readers aren’t running to their bookstore or computer to buy it. After reading just the first three chapters I went on my kindle and bought the first three books because I just knew that I was going to love this book. Even though this is a book in a series is can defiantly be read as a stand alone book. You will have no problem at all figuring out what is going on especially since there is a little narration that starts every chapter in the disguised as a radio personality talking to viewers. Little things like that made this book so good and also so different from all the other paranormal romance books out there right now.
There are a lot of little side stories that occur but through them we get a much better understanding of what’s previously happened and also they help you get to know Lore and Talia better which is always a plus in my book. I’m a details junkie and to believe in two characters falling in love in three days I need you to prove it to me. Lore is such a great character and a major alpha which just makes him so much hotter. He has always had a crush on Talia since she moved into his building but because pack only mate with pack he has had to keep his distance. After he takes her hostage all bets are off and the chemistry between the two is sizzling. He soon discovers Talia is not the killer he suspected she might be and sets off to help her find Michelle’s murder and the dark presence that is lurking over the town. It does take some time for the romance to develop between these two and about 200 pages for a sex scene. Usually I would be like “Come on all ready” but I surprisingly entertained enough that I didn’t even notice or care.
There are two villains in this book and without giving much away they are both evil and both want Talia dead. They go through a lot of trouble to try to make this happen but it does make for a lot of awesome suspenseful fight scenes. I loved that I knew why the villains acted as they did and why they wanted Talia dead so badly. I feel in a lot of books villains are evil just because and it’s left at that. Besides the villains there are also some side characters and they are awesome and I hope each one gets there own book. They helped provide a lot of back story, details and helped Lore and Talia come together as a couple.
A side from fighting the two villains Lore is majorly pressured to take a mate by his pack. Even though Lore and Talia have great chemistry, really care for each other and fight well together because she is a vampire she cannot be his mate according to pack law. This part of the book really broke my heart. I felt so bad for Talia because all she wants is to be loved and be part of a family and once again being a vampire has made that impossible. Lore on the other refuses to give her up and refuses to let his pack tell him what to do. He is the king and alpha for a reason and uses this to try to make things right between them. Lore made this story for me and he has defiantly become on of my favorite alpha men. The romance in this book is very subtle until the end when things are coming to a conclusion. I really liked that things between Talia and Lore weren’t forced and they took there time to feel each other out before they jumped into bed together. I loved everything tied together so perfectly and nothing felt forced.
I had a hard time rating this book. If I could give it a four and a half I would and I struggled between a four or a five. The only reason went with four and not a five was of the subject of Lore’s mortality. Hellhounds die, reincarnate and according to Lore always remember their mate’s scent so they can be rejoined. I guess this means Talia gets to watch Lore grow old, die and then wait around for him to be reborn, grow up and find her all over again. I didn’t really get this and I think that would be really horrible to have to watch your mate die and then wait around for him to come back, grow up and find you. Plus when he comes back he wouldn’t be Lore and he would be a completely different Hellhound. I guess I always want a happily ever after and if Lore’s going to die and Talia’s going to be alone until he come back as someone else it just doesn’t sit right with me. This was the only problem with the book and because there is a possibility that something could change with Lore’s mortality in a later book I’m not going to worry about it.
This book is one of the best I’ve read all year and I wish I had known about it sooner. It sucks you in from the first chapter and will keep you up reading late into the night. I actually had to force myself to put it down. Great plot, great characters, great love story and a great new take on all things Undead.
rclz's review against another edition
5.0
These are always good, quick reads. The story isn't as intense as Anita but it's not fluff either. There is always enough to keep it interesting. This one was fast paced and the characters well done and interesting.
schomj's review
5.0
At the beginning of this series, I would pick up these books if I happened across them. At this point, they're on my auto-buy list. I think Ashwood has really hit her stride with Frostbound.
The characters:
I've liked and admired the hellhound Lore since his introduction and I'm happy he was matched with someone as strong and compassionate as Talia.
Raised in a clan of genocidal monster Hunters, Talia was changed into a vampire against her will as an act of vengeance against her father. I've seen similar storylines play out in other series with mixed results. It's to Ashwood's credit that the character she created in Talia isn't just likable, she's someone I can respect.
The worldbuilding: consistently fantastic. Not just the social rules, but the physical layout of Fairview. The elements of the city (including the Castle) are so well developed, they're like characters themselves. In my nerdiness, I wish we could get a map of the town; I'm sure the author has one she refers to. The descriptions are so precise and consistent between books.
The plot: both in urban fantasy and in romance terms, the plot was engrossing, well paced and intelligent. These books are all stand-alones but connected. There's no cliffhanger ending but I still happily anticipate reading the next one as soon as it comes out.
The characters:
I've liked and admired the hellhound Lore since his introduction and I'm happy he was matched with someone as strong and compassionate as Talia.
Raised in a clan of genocidal monster Hunters, Talia was changed into a vampire against her will as an act of vengeance against her father. I've seen similar storylines play out in other series with mixed results. It's to Ashwood's credit that the character she created in Talia isn't just likable, she's someone I can respect.
The worldbuilding: consistently fantastic. Not just the social rules, but the physical layout of Fairview. The elements of the city (including the Castle) are so well developed, they're like characters themselves. In my nerdiness, I wish we could get a map of the town; I'm sure the author has one she refers to. The descriptions are so precise and consistent between books.
The plot: both in urban fantasy and in romance terms, the plot was engrossing, well paced and intelligent. These books are all stand-alones but connected. There's no cliffhanger ending but I still happily anticipate reading the next one as soon as it comes out.
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