First Frost by Liz DeJesus
ebook, 274 pages
Published June 22nd 2012 by Musa Publishing
Age Group: YASource: ecopy from author
Series: First Frost #1
Summary:
Fairytales aren’t real…yeah…that’s exactly what Bianca thought. She was wrong.
For generations, the Frost family has run the Museum of Magical and Rare Artifacts, handing down guardianship from mother to daughter, always keeping their secrets to “family only.”
Gathered within museum’s walls is a collection dedicated to the Grimm fairy tales and to the rare items the family has acquired: Cinderella’s glass slipper, Snow White’s poisoned apple, the evil queen’s magic mirror, Sleeping Beauty’s enchanted spinning wheel…
Seventeen-year-old Bianca Frost wants none of it, dreaming instead of a career in art or photography or…well, anything except working in the family’s museum. She knows the items in the glass display cases are fakes because, of course, magic doesn’t really exist.
She’s about to find out how wrong she is.
I think it’s fairy tale week at Book Briefs, because here is another fairy tale book. But this isn’t a retelling, it is more of an alternate universe to fairy tale land, kind of book. I loved how the worlds were set up. Fairy tales are real and Bianca’s family has possibily the coolest museum in the whole world. They have a fairy tale artifacts museum. I would love to go there!
So one day Bianca finds out that the stuff at the museum is real and that her family are actually witches that come from a direct line of Snow White. First Frost is a fast paced action adventure with a big time magical twist. I loved seeing all of the various items from the fairy tales and seeing how Bianca used them on her quest. What was her quest? She had to get her mother back from the evil witch. First Frost kind of reminded me of the tv mini series, The Tenth Kingdom or the ABC show Once Upon a Time. I just love the idea of all the fairy tales together and having a modern take on how all of it really went down.
Bianca took the news that her family is magical all in stride. At first I thought it was a little unrealistic how easily she was taking in all of the information, but then I stopped to think about it for a minute. She saw actual magic. I guess once you see magic in action, the cat is out of the bag. Plus her friend, jumped on board as soon as she found out as well, BUT she was justifiably nervous in the new land. I thought that she initial reaction was a little unrealistic, but as soon as Ming had time to think things over she reacted how I would have in her shoes. It made me like her a little more.
Bianca crosses over to Everafter with a spell. There she meets a prince and Terrance. I liked both of them. I really liked how the prince was kind of cocky and thought he was the best thing since sliced bread, because lets be honest- a prince probably would be spoiled and a little arrogant. I thought that was a nice touch, rather than having the super charming prince that everyone loves.
First Frost mixes a bunch of different classic fairy tales together. I thought it was well written, and I loved seeing all of the characters work together and interact. My favorite part was seeing how Bianca would use the artifacts from the museum on her quest. There is even a small, but adorable, romance brewing in the story. Fans of fairy tales should check out First Frost. There is a bit of a cliffhanger to segway into book 2, but I thought overall book 1 was a complete story on its own. I wasn’t left completely hanging. This is a great fairy tale adventure.
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| 3.5/ 5 gavels |
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Age Group: YA
Jenea Whittington
I don’t think I have seen this one. It does sound like it is pretty good. I don’t mind cliffhanger that much so, I might like this one. Great review.
Jenea @ Books Live Forever
Heidi@Rainy Day Ramblings
Fairy tales are always fun and I like that this one is not a retelling. Add an adorable romance and it sounds fun, except for the cliffhanger…I love the cover as well. Thanks for the recommendation, Michelle!
kimbacaffeinate
This sounds like a neat urban fantasy, and quite adorable. You always find the neatest books!
Liz DeJesus
Thank you so much for having taken the time to read and review my book. So glad you enjoyed it! 😀 Have a great day! 😀
Bellas Bookshelf
This sounds like a great book! I have run into a few great reviews of fairy tale like books lately and have added all of them to my tbr. I wish my family owned such a museum! Ancestry.com helped me trace my Great Grandma back to England in the 1800’s. Not very magikal, but fun. lolz.
Thanks for the great review 🙂
dustycrabtree
Great review and great book! Good luck with the rest of your tour!
Christina Fiorelli
LOVE the museum! It’s so unique:) And what a wonderful twist that they’re witches from Snow White’s line:)
Lovely review:)
Erika
Sounds unique! I like that it has fairy tale theme without the retelling too! Thanks for your thoughts!
Christy @ Love of Books
There seems to be a lot of the fairy tale thing going on lately. This does sound different, though.