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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
a good addition to my favorite supernatural series. It seems like Clay and Elena's personalities have changed a bit. Sure a decade has passed and they got married and had kids since the last stry from their pov. It did still distract though.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
It was a good story, however I found it the hardest of the series to get through so far... Some parts of the middle chapters were skipped over as I didn't find they added anything to the storyline and were keeping me from moving on with it. Overall another great book in the Otherworld series.
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A nice story in the saga of Elena the Werewolf. We get to meet her kids and get a trip to Alaska where there are things worse than wolves in the woods.
Content Warnings
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping
Clayton and Elena, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways:
1. You are ridiculously fun. Whether you're tossing each other around in the snow while in wolf form, or contemplating how difficult it would be to maneuver in the back of your SUV, you fill me with D-E-L-I-G-H-T.
2. You are the perfect example of partnership. I know you got off to a bit of a rough start (with the biting and the changing), but you weathered that storm spectacularly (even if it did take 10(ish) years to do it), and you are a shining example to the rest of us mere mortals. Neither of you can refrain from confiding in each other when you are troubled, and you know and understand each other so well, that you always say exactly the right thing.
3. You are also everything (IM humble O) that werewolves should be. You are stronger, faster, and more fierce than humans, and you are fiercely loyal to your pack. You are canny, especially you, Elena, who has absolutely no problem using mutts assumptions about a female's place in the pack against them to get the upper hand. And there's none of that leaping through the air as a human, and landing as a wolf nonsense, nor are you 3x the equivalent of your human size.
And that'll do for now.
Frostbitten is the tenth book in the Women of the Otherworld series, and it begins with Elena trying to chase down a young mutt who she fears is about to be murdered as a scapegoat for other mutts' crimes. She and Clay round him up in Alaska and send him to the pack, but they stay to investigate a few alleged wolf-killings. The plot is gritty and gruesome as these books often are, but at least this time no small children are threatened and/or killed. Small mercy that b/c what does happen forces Elena to face down some of her darkest demons.
Unlike a lot of the Women of the Otherworld books (that include a wide variety of characters), Frostbitten is almost solely focused on Clay and Elena. Jeremy checks in a few times when they call to talk to Kate and Logan (who are adorable), and the rest of the pack shows up for the very end, but other than that, it's just the two of them facing down various enemies. But as their POV is my favorite of this series, that did not bother me in the slightest. It also allowed for further insight into the new-and-improved Clay and Elena (in which Elena is no longer trying to hold Clay at arms-length).
Overall, this is one of my favorite installments, and even though I already used this gif in a status update, I'm using it here too, b/c Clay and Elena make me feel all warm and fuzzy (and so does this gif).
1. You are ridiculously fun. Whether you're tossing each other around in the snow while in wolf form, or contemplating how difficult it would be to maneuver in the back of your SUV, you fill me with D-E-L-I-G-H-T.
2. You are the perfect example of partnership. I know you got off to a bit of a rough start (with the biting and the changing), but you weathered that storm spectacularly (even if it did take 10(ish) years to do it), and you are a shining example to the rest of us mere mortals. Neither of you can refrain from confiding in each other when you are troubled, and you know and understand each other so well, that you always say exactly the right thing.
3. You are also everything (IM humble O) that werewolves should be. You are stronger, faster, and more fierce than humans, and you are fiercely loyal to your pack. You are canny, especially you, Elena, who has absolutely no problem using mutts assumptions about a female's place in the pack against them to get the upper hand. And there's none of that leaping through the air as a human, and landing as a wolf nonsense, nor are you 3x the equivalent of your human size.
And that'll do for now.
Frostbitten is the tenth book in the Women of the Otherworld series, and it begins with Elena trying to chase down a young mutt who she fears is about to be murdered as a scapegoat for other mutts' crimes. She and Clay round him up in Alaska and send him to the pack, but they stay to investigate a few alleged wolf-killings. The plot is gritty and gruesome as these books often are, but at least this time no small children are threatened and/or killed. Small mercy that b/c what does happen forces Elena to face down some of her darkest demons.
Unlike a lot of the Women of the Otherworld books (that include a wide variety of characters), Frostbitten is almost solely focused on Clay and Elena. Jeremy checks in a few times when they call to talk to Kate and Logan (who are adorable), and the rest of the pack shows up for the very end, but other than that, it's just the two of them facing down various enemies. But as their POV is my favorite of this series, that did not bother me in the slightest. It also allowed for further insight into the new-and-improved Clay and Elena (in which Elena is no longer trying to hold Clay at arms-length).
Overall, this is one of my favorite installments, and even though I already used this gif in a status update, I'm using it here too, b/c Clay and Elena make me feel all warm and fuzzy (and so does this gif).
Re-read July 2019 - I still love Elena and Clay as much as I did when I first discovered this series. I am about to read the last 3 books (which are I believe Savannah's POV) and wanted to dive back in with one I knew I'd love.
As much as I love Armstrong's series as a whole, and I do, I most adore her stories with Elena and Clay. Her books always balance the emotional with the action and this book is one of the finest examples. A good story, with some twists, and a great emotional core. Some cameos from favorite characters, although not enough Jeremy to suit, and introduction of some potentially great new characters. Some very scary bad guys round out this awesome addition to her series.
As much as I love Armstrong's series as a whole, and I do, I most adore her stories with Elena and Clay. Her books always balance the emotional with the action and this book is one of the finest examples. A good story, with some twists, and a great emotional core. Some cameos from favorite characters, although not enough Jeremy to suit, and introduction of some potentially great new characters. Some very scary bad guys round out this awesome addition to her series.
I like the play on words with the title of this one. First book in the series is about Elena is called Bitten, and the last book in the series about Elena is called Frostbitten. Hehe. There are more books - this is just the last one featuring her.
This one was really interesting. The way Kelley Armstrong managed to incorporate new mythology again so late in the series was pretty impressive. And I have to say it, her description of these "monsters" was relatively terrifying. I was super fucking happy that I wasn't in Elena's shoes. This had a speedy plot that started with chasing a rogue werewolf being framed and moved quickly on to pack mutiny and murder. I love when things jump around like that (providing that their creator manages to have them make sense).
Elena and Clayton are finally getting to a good place in their relationship. Thank god. Only took .... 15 years? Though, can't really say I blame her for being mad that long. The way they have shifted into a couple that really works together now is impressive. They are a force to be reckoned with now and I can't wait to see them in the last three books.
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It's always nice to revisit characters you love, and while Frostbitten has a lot of the same beats as the earlier werewolf instalments of the series, the Pack is the best ensemble of characters in the series.
The growth in the relationship between Elena and Clay is constantly building, and where they were once an extremely toxic relationship, both have grown up a lot since Bitten.
Armstrong is masterful at incorporating new elements to her world pretty seamlessly, and Frostbitten is no exception.
Exciting, novel and both dark and sweet, Frostbitten is an excellent addition to the series, and I'm sad to be approaching the end.
The growth in the relationship between Elena and Clay is constantly building, and where they were once an extremely toxic relationship, both have grown up a lot since Bitten.
Armstrong is masterful at incorporating new elements to her world pretty seamlessly, and Frostbitten is no exception.
Exciting, novel and both dark and sweet, Frostbitten is an excellent addition to the series, and I'm sad to be approaching the end.