A Soul as
Cold as Frost follows 16 year old Helen who lives a completely average life
when she bumps into a stranger on the street who gives her a gift which will turn
her world upside down.
This leads
Helens life into a whole new world of adventure where she meets the charming
Zane who acts as a guardian of sorts for her while she tries to fight her way
through this crazy new life she has been plunged into while trying to avoid the
wrathful Mara Rogue.
Kropf has
managed to put a spin on the usual story of a seemingly average person, Helen
was exactly that, completely average, and remains so throughout the book except
for her extreme courage and determination in completing the task she has been
set to deliver the orb to its rightful resting place.
Kropf
creates a unique world in which this story takes place, the world of Winter, which
is only accessibly from our world once a year upon the convergence, and the residents
of it are not visible to ordinary humans. The visuals created in this world are
breath-taking and I particularly enjoyed the person sized Christmas bows
hanging in boxes above Hollytown which reminded me somewhat of the extravagant Christmas
decorations from The Grinch!
There are a
variety of creatures and characters we are introduced to and I feel that we
were given exactly as much back story as we needed for each to make them
relevant to the story but so as not to detract from it. If you’re looking for a
wintery read with a fantasy twist I’d definitely recommend it, and I’ll be
looking to read the next one also.
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