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Frostbite by Richelle Mead

5 reviews

scarlettereads's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

Frostbite is just as bad as book one, except that instead of one paedophile there are TWO! And the second was my favourite character in the series when I was a teen. To be fair, it was slim pickings with this series. But at least I didn’t picture Mr. Tommy Wiseau when I read about Adrian Ivashkov!

Rose is insufferable for most of this book. It was hard to read, especially when the audio performer made her voice so bloody whiny.

Nothing really happens until the last two-ish hours of this (audio)book. It’s pretty boring, overall. (Except for when Adrian buys Rose countless perfumes. Seriously weird way of flirting. Like, you smell good enough to eat, but you’d be mouthwatering with a little seasoning? 🧐)

I’m going to read book three anyway because I’m putting off reading a new release that I’m sure will break my heart a bit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Alcohol, Death, Pedophilia, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use

the_escapist's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

Minor: Gore, Drug use, and Addiction

simba524's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Blood, and Sexual content

Minor: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

beaudoindani17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This rating is reflective of how much I enjoyed this book when I originally read it, however I recognize a lot of the issues this book has now, and probably wouldn't rate it as highly anymore, despite really enjoying all rereads. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Child death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Classism, Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug use, and Self harm

ceecee9093's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, and Torture