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Frozen Heart of Dread Book One Melissa de la Cruz Michael Johnston Books

Frozen...where do I start to express all the felling you brought out of me in the mere 325 pages. First Frozen was nothing like I expected! No, it was really the total opposite! But it really turn out to be an enjoyable book, more then I thought it would after the beginning failed me. The beginning was kinda boring, and really slow. I thought it was interesting to learn about there world and what hardships they experienced, but it just felt like it dragged a little too much until we hit about the 30% mark. Then it definitely picked up, and kept my engrossed, in this fascinating frozen world!

The Plot

The world had change from the before. It is now covered in ice and death. The RSA (Remaining States Of America) military has taken control, and rules with a iron fist. They are brutal and cunning, and will go to any means necessary to get what they want! They hunt the ones with the "Mark". The children born from the worlds destruction with mysterious, and magical powers.

Nat, born with the mark, longs for a way out! She wants more then the pain, death, and heartache Las Vegas brings. Within her soul of ice, is a spark of hope. She's heard of the only remaining paradise left, The Blue. The Blue is a paradise where all is still right in the world. Some say its a fantasy, but many believe it really exist. And Nat is one of those strong believers, that knows its out there, somewhere, waiting for her to claim it. She feels it, and she is willing to do pretty much anything to get to the there where she is safe with the mark branded on her chest.

So Nat, secretly planning, scheming, and hoping, she can make it out of Las Vegas and to the Blue, finally gets her break when the young and handsome Ryan walks into Nat's casino, and into her heart at the same time. He reluctantly aggress for him and his crew to escort her across the sea to this "Mysterious Blue", but not without the right price. Ryan and his crew are pretty much starving along with the many other poor people that seek shelter in Las Vegas.

So as they set out to The same Blue many others have searched and failed to find, they find trouble around every corner, as natural disasters arise, attacks, kidnaps, food shortages, boating problems, and even murder! You name it, they had it, and all Nat just wants is a fair shot at a normal life. Because being the marked is a deadly game she does not want to play, but she might not have a choice, because her secrets are bound to come out as they sail the ocean Blue!

I really thought this book was original and entertaining. I loved the frozen aspect of the book, and the marked ones that everyone fears, and the dragon, even though we only get one or two chapters of the dragon, but what time we do get, is really awesome and Epic!

I am eagerly anticipating the next book in this series, and would recommend Frozen to anyone who likes dystopia's, paranormal, action, adventure, and of course romance!


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Frozen Heart of Dread Book One Melissa de la Cruz Michael Johnston Books Reviews

Initially I had a hard time getting into the style of this book, since it is very different from the Blue Bloods series. However I truly enjoyed the character and plot development and it kept me interested through the end! Overall, I'm glad I read it and am anxious for the sequel!
It's different from anything I've ever read. You really get the feel of how horrible this post-apocalyptic world is, and there are constant dangers to overcome, yet you can't help but to have hope. Oh, and the sexual tension between Nat and Wes... It's really strong. I love it. It doesn't feel forced like in some books I've read. One of my favorite books ever. I look forward to the next one.
There's a LOT of stuff happening in the beginning so it's like there's a lot happening but not really going anywhere for a while but does pick up and the story is pretty good, I really liked the last few chapters and will definitely read the next book when it comes out. It's an interesting spin on the end of the world kind of story...kinda like we ruined our planet and now have to survive it sort of ordeal.
The premise was quite good. A ruined, dangerous, future world with a few "marked" people that have supernatural talents, a mythical oasis to strive toward. The setting was great.

The writing was very nice, stylistically.

However, the ebb and flow of the plot was uncomfortable. Crisis and resolution happened too often and too quickly for me to form any kind of emotional sympathy for the situation. The result felt shallow and rushed - at least to me.

For the record, I'm not a professional critic or a young adult but I do enjoy this genre very much. And I enjoyed this book enough to check out the next one.
Melissa de la Cruz is no newcomer to the world of the magical and supernatural. In her new series with her husband, Michael Johnston, however, she brings a whole new level to the Heart of Dread series with the first book Frozen. In this new series, you will see every manner of supernatural or post-apocalyptic element. It could have been like a literary version of a clown car, but instead, de la Cruz and Johnston knocked it out of the park.

Nat escaped. She got away, but now she must hide in plain sight. As a dealer in New Vegas, it is easy to blend right into the woodwork while still standing in a busy casino day after day. In a world covered with ice, everything will do almost anything for heat credits to stay alive. But Nat has more to hide. She wears lenses to cover her eyes and never reveals her Mark because people aren't comfortable around the Marked and their powers. But when a guy comes to her table and clearly tries to run a con, she takes advantage of the situation and snags the life-changing heat credits off the table he was trying to scam. Now she has the opportunity to use the map she "acquired" not long ago. This map could lead her to the Blue, a place untouched by the pollution and chemicals that surround them all in this disgusting, frozen world. Now all she needs is someone to get her there.

Wes had his chance. He almost had those credits, but the dealer had him captivated and he lost his chance. When he looked back, the credits were gone. Now he had to go back to his hungry crew empty handed and face the angry kids he was responsible for. He is getting desperate, but when a big job comes through to take some girl into the poisoned, polluted ocean, he agrees to take the job. Now he just has to get his boat back. What he doesn't expect is to see the dealer in front of him ready for her ride. There is something mysterious about this girl, something dangerous, but he doesn't scare easily, and he doesn't have much of a choice. His crew needs to eat. So they all head off into the ocean full of Trashbergs and dead of any life filled with water that will kill you on a mission that seems impossible. In a world full of magical folks, however, nothing is impossible.

This book easily could have been "too much," easily, but somehow, by the end, the myriad of different elements seemed to work quite well. In the beginning I struggled a little to make sense of Cruz and Johnston's world, but once I understood where all the different pieces fit together, it was quite an enjoyable story. For instance, this is a world that suffered environmental catastrophe, is covered with polluted ice, has no means to support itself through agriculture, and survives off synthetic food. That is enough for one whole book on its own. Then you add the magical folk who came out of the ice as it took hold of the world. First people were suspicious of the Sylph or the Smallmen, but then they realized the benefits of using these magical people. Quickly, however, paranoia grabbed hold and they began to imprison or do away with anyone magical, including the Marked, people born with a Mark and a gift. Then you add this magical place that has somehow avoided the environmental disaster that took down the rest of the world. And there is more, but I don't want to give it all away. Clown car? Yeah. Clown car that eventually worked? Yep!

I did struggle with this book at first, because it is so hard to figure out where all the wildly different pieces fit together. After I got about 100 pages into the book, it started to all pull together and then I got hooked. I have to admit I read the Blue Bloods series and loved it at first, but by the end I wanted to scream "enough already!" and that was directly tied to the path de la Cruz took that led her so far away from the original premise of the book. She does tend to overcomplicate her plots and then they lose their way quickly (can't have a story about witches- gotta through some Norse Mythology in there!). It has always been her downfall for me. Perhaps this series will be more successful because the 1001 elements are already out there and won't muddy the story later on, but I fear she is going to think, "Book 2? We need something new... how about evil, murderous pagan gods! Book 3? Where do we go with this one... I've got it! Animals who can walk and talk. Book 4? The Knights Templar!" and before you know it, you've got one big ole hot mess like the Blue Bloods. So, my biggest hope for this series is she knows how to edit properly and doesn't get carried away with trying to make it "exciting" by stuffing in entire kitchen pantry. This is a decent adventure series for both young adults and high-skilled middle readers. If they can figure out the complex beginning, they will really enjoy the adventure at the end. But remember, Melissa and Michael! Less is More!
Frozen...where do I start to express all the felling you brought out of me in the mere 325 pages. First Frozen was nothing like I expected! No, it was really the total opposite! But it really turn out to be an enjoyable book, more then I thought it would after the beginning failed me. The beginning was kinda boring, and really slow. I thought it was interesting to learn about there world and what hardships they experienced, but it just felt like it dragged a little too much until we hit about the 30% mark. Then it definitely picked up, and kept my engrossed, in this fascinating frozen world!

The Plot

The world had change from the before. It is now covered in ice and death. The RSA (Remaining States Of America) military has taken control, and rules with a iron fist. They are brutal and cunning, and will go to any means necessary to get what they want! They hunt the ones with the "Mark". The children born from the worlds destruction with mysterious, and magical powers.

Nat, born with the mark, longs for a way out! She wants more then the pain, death, and heartache Las Vegas brings. Within her soul of ice, is a spark of hope. She's heard of the only remaining paradise left, The Blue. The Blue is a paradise where all is still right in the world. Some say its a fantasy, but many believe it really exist. And Nat is one of those strong believers, that knows its out there, somewhere, waiting for her to claim it. She feels it, and she is willing to do pretty much anything to get to the there where she is safe with the mark branded on her chest.

So Nat, secretly planning, scheming, and hoping, she can make it out of Las Vegas and to the Blue, finally gets her break when the young and handsome Ryan walks into Nat's casino, and into her heart at the same time. He reluctantly aggress for him and his crew to escort her across the sea to this "Mysterious Blue", but not without the right price. Ryan and his crew are pretty much starving along with the many other poor people that seek shelter in Las Vegas.

So as they set out to The same Blue many others have searched and failed to find, they find trouble around every corner, as natural disasters arise, attacks, kidnaps, food shortages, boating problems, and even murder! You name it, they had it, and all Nat just wants is a fair shot at a normal life. Because being the marked is a deadly game she does not want to play, but she might not have a choice, because her secrets are bound to come out as they sail the ocean Blue!

I really thought this book was original and entertaining. I loved the frozen aspect of the book, and the marked ones that everyone fears, and the dragon, even though we only get one or two chapters of the dragon, but what time we do get, is really awesome and Epic!

I am eagerly anticipating the next book in this series, and would recommend Frozen to anyone who likes dystopia's, paranormal, action, adventure, and of course romance!