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koreydobbert's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
sad
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
mrsbsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Another all action adventure in the life of Gwen Frost and her friends at the Mythos Academy.
Gwen is still sore that Logan has left her, she is sad and upset and kind of jealous that Logan even has the opportunity to run from the troubles that she faces.
With Logan out of the picture her friends rally around her, protecting her and supporting her. Reapers are coming out of the woodwork intent in killing at all angles and an accident happens in the library involving poison.
The only cure is a rare flower which can be found in some ruins in colorado. Knowing that it could be trap, Gwen and her friends make their way over where she finds unexpected help and new friends.
There are quite a few re-caps but they help build the bigger picture of what Gwen is battling and the challenges that she faces. Gwen never loses sight of her focus and shows tremendous courage and resiliance for a girl who know nothing of the mythological world such a short time ago.
Well worth a read.
Gwen is still sore that Logan has left her, she is sad and upset and kind of jealous that Logan even has the opportunity to run from the troubles that she faces.
With Logan out of the picture her friends rally around her, protecting her and supporting her. Reapers are coming out of the woodwork intent in killing at all angles and an accident happens in the library involving poison.
The only cure is a rare flower which can be found in some ruins in colorado. Knowing that it could be trap, Gwen and her friends make their way over where she finds unexpected help and new friends.
There are quite a few re-caps but they help build the bigger picture of what Gwen is battling and the challenges that she faces. Gwen never loses sight of her focus and shows tremendous courage and resiliance for a girl who know nothing of the mythological world such a short time ago.
Well worth a read.
sarah_meyr's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
sarahtabeea's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
In diesem Buch findet MAL WIEDER ein Angriff auf Gwen statt. Diesen vereitelt sie, allerdings kommt der Bibliothekar Nickamedes zu schaden und die Gruppe macht sich auf den Weg zu einer seltenen Blume, um ihn zu retten. Diese Blume darf man übrigens nur bei Vollmond um Mitternacht pflücken und am besten ist Frost …
Von vornherein war klar, dass es sich um einen Hinterhalt der Schnitter handelt, die dann auch natürlich aufgetaucht und natürlich MAL WIEDER entkommen sind. Aber Logan ist NATÜRLICH im heiklen Moment endlich wieder aufgetaucht und rettet Gwen das Leben.
Im größeren Kontext ist Gwen momentan dabei, im Auftrag von Nike Artefakte zu sammeln, um Loki zu besiegen. Die Schnitter, die sie auf der Suche nach der Blume angegriffen haben, wussten von der Sammlung der Artefakte und wollten sie ihr abnehmen (wie schon mit dem Helheim-Dolch einige Bände zuvor).
In diesem Band spielen Greife eine relativ große Rolle. Und Gwen baut, wie schon zu den Fenriswölfen, durch eine gegenseitige Rettung ein Band zu den Tieren auf.
Nebenbei lernt Gwen noch ihre Cousine Rory kennen und sie erzählt ihr von der düsteren Vergangenheit ihres Vaters (Bitter & Sweet …).
Alles in allem sehr viele wiederholende Muster und viele Klischees. Dennoch passiert in jedem Band etwas anderes, was die Geschichte näher zum Höhepunkt (Band 6!!) bringt. Auch finde ich es cool, dass sie dieses Mal auf einer semioffiziellen Mission waren, um Nickamedes zu retten, und dass sie ihre Cousine kennengelernt hat und so auch mehr über ihren Vater erfahren hat. Insgesamt wie immer spannend, schnell zu lesen und durchschaubar.
Von vornherein war klar, dass es sich um einen Hinterhalt der Schnitter handelt, die dann auch natürlich aufgetaucht und natürlich MAL WIEDER entkommen sind. Aber Logan ist NATÜRLICH im heiklen Moment endlich wieder aufgetaucht und rettet Gwen das Leben.
Im größeren Kontext ist Gwen momentan dabei, im Auftrag von Nike Artefakte zu sammeln, um Loki zu besiegen. Die Schnitter, die sie auf der Suche nach der Blume angegriffen haben, wussten von der Sammlung der Artefakte und wollten sie ihr abnehmen (wie schon mit dem Helheim-Dolch einige Bände zuvor).
In diesem Band spielen Greife eine relativ große Rolle. Und Gwen baut, wie schon zu den Fenriswölfen, durch eine gegenseitige Rettung ein Band zu den Tieren auf.
Nebenbei lernt Gwen noch ihre Cousine Rory kennen und sie erzählt ihr von der düsteren Vergangenheit ihres Vaters (Bitter & Sweet …).
Alles in allem sehr viele wiederholende Muster und viele Klischees. Dennoch passiert in jedem Band etwas anderes, was die Geschichte näher zum Höhepunkt (Band 6!!) bringt. Auch finde ich es cool, dass sie dieses Mal auf einer semioffiziellen Mission waren, um Nickamedes zu retten, und dass sie ihre Cousine kennengelernt hat und so auch mehr über ihren Vater erfahren hat. Insgesamt wie immer spannend, schnell zu lesen und durchschaubar.
breezy610's review against another edition
5.0
Nickmaedes and Gwen's relationship has come along way from the first book. I really loved them together as mentor-student relationship.
kathydavie's review against another edition
3.0
Fifth in the Mythos Academy Young Adult urban fantasy series set in a boarding school for the descendants of champions, including Gwen Frost.
There's a short story at the end of this book---read it first! I really hate it when publishers toss a short story at the end of a book when it takes place BEFORE the action in the main story!
My Take
Cute. A Karma Girl poster in Gwen's room.
It's a field trip that extends Gwen's knowledge about Mythos Academy, as she hadn't known about the Denver branch. Nor did she know she had family there. One that's full of nasty surprises. Although a caring hand proves quite fruitful, and Gwen's experience with Nyx will also prove most useful.
It's certainly busy and interesting with a few blips such as when Eir aids Gwen in finding the flower was eye rolling, and Logan's obsession with his weakness is annoying.
I can't decide if I'm annoyed with this installment or happy with it. It's full of new information and useful back history, but it also feels like a side trip, one with a holding pattern. I suppose it could be considered a bridge as it merely catches us up with the past and sets a number of issues right.
Hmmm, the whole idea is to snag the artifacts, but they poisoned Gwen? They'd never have gotten access to Vic if they'd killed her off, so what they were thinkin'...I dunno. Then there's what we learn of Logan's weakness.
If the kids are supposed to be learning how to fight, I'm assuming they'd be learning tactics as well. Why is it they never check the area when they go after an artifact?
The Story
Gwen hasn't much to be happy about: Logan won't talk to her, heck he's not even in school! Her classmates are more interested in watching her and posting celebrity sightings. There's a good reason for this. Life around Gwen Frost is never boring!
A poisoning gone wrong and the only chance to save the victim is braving a trap set by the Reapers. A perilous hike up into the Rocky Mountains to the Eir Ruins for Gwen, Daphne and Carson, Oliver, Coach Ajax, Alexei, as a blizzard swirls in.
The Characters
Gwen Frost is Nike's Champion (Nike is the Greek goddess of victory) with the power of psychometry, the magic of touch; she carries a magic sword named Vic; and, is a student at Mythos Academy. Nyx is the Fenris cub Gwen is caring for. Grandma Frost is a former Nike champion and can see into the future. Too bad she didn't foresee Rory...
Logan Quinn, a Spartan and Gwen's boyfriend, was overpowered in Crimson Frost, 4, and ran. Oliver Hector and Kenzie Tanaka are fellow Spartans and Logan's best friends. Daphne Cruz is a Valkyrie with healing power, Gwen's best friend, and carries Sigyn's onyx bow and single arrow. She and Carson Callahan, a Celtic band geek who uses the Horn of Roland, are involved. Jason Anderson is a Viking and in Gwen's year.
The teachers at Mythos Academy
Nickamedes, the head librarian at the Library of Antiquities at the school, is Logan's uncle, Gwen's tough and touchy boss, and Gwen's mother's best friend until they fought. Professor Aurora Metis (wisdom) battles to keep Nick alive; Coach Ajax leads the rescue mission; and, Raven, who sells coffee at the library and does a variety of other odd jobs, is written about a lot which makes me think she'll have a larger part soon.
Aiko and Alexei Sokolov (a Bogatyr who wields the Swords of Ruslan and is Oliver's boyfriend) are some of Gwen's bodyguards on campus.
Mythos Academy - the Denver branch
Rory Forseti is a Spartan and a student with a huge chip on her shoulder. One who is reviled by everyone. Tyr Forseti was Gwen's dad; he died when she was two. Aunt Rachel is Rory's mom's sister and a junior chef at the academy.
Covington is their librarian. Duke is a failing jerk of a student.
Linus Quinn, Logan's dad, is caring for Logan.
Reapers of Chaos are the followers of Loki, the Norse god of mischief and chaos. Vivian Holler is Loki's Champion and hunting Gwen. Hey, why not? Vivian's already killed Gwen's mother. Lucretia is Vivian's sword and an old enemy of Vic's. Agrona is Logan's stepmother and was Linus' right hand in the Protectorate and on the academy board until she revealed herself as a Reaper. The head of the Reapers no less!
Mythos Academy is a boarding school for the children of the Pantheon. Vikings, Valkyrie, Amazons, Romans, ninjas, Bogatyrs, all the mythological warriors of the world send their children to Mythos and other similar schools to learn about their world and how to protect it and themselves against their enemies.
The Protectorate is the police force for the mythological world. Ran is the Norse goddess of storms; one of the artifacts is her net. Eir is the Norse goddess of healing, mercy.
The Cover
I suspect the background of the cover is black, but there's a warm tone to it. In the upper right corner is a purple-hazed stone ruin while Gwen is front and center, her body in profile with her head turned to watch us, both hands grasping Vic. There's such a sweet innocence to her...
The title is literal, for the cure must be picked at the Midnight Frost.
There's a short story at the end of this book---read it first! I really hate it when publishers toss a short story at the end of a book when it takes place BEFORE the action in the main story!
My Take
Cute. A Karma Girl poster in Gwen's room.
It's a field trip that extends Gwen's knowledge about Mythos Academy, as she hadn't known about the Denver branch. Nor did she know she had family there. One that's full of nasty surprises. Although a caring hand proves quite fruitful, and Gwen's experience with Nyx will also prove most useful.
It's certainly busy and interesting with a few blips such as when Eir aids Gwen in finding the flower was eye rolling, and Logan's obsession with his weakness is annoying.
I can't decide if I'm annoyed with this installment or happy with it. It's full of new information and useful back history, but it also feels like a side trip, one with a holding pattern. I suppose it could be considered a bridge as it merely catches us up with the past and sets a number of issues right.
Hmmm, the whole idea is to snag the artifacts, but they poisoned Gwen? They'd never have gotten access to Vic if they'd killed her off, so what they were thinkin'...I dunno. Then there's what we learn of Logan's weakness.
If the kids are supposed to be learning how to fight, I'm assuming they'd be learning tactics as well. Why is it they never check the area when they go after an artifact?
The Story
Gwen hasn't much to be happy about: Logan won't talk to her, heck he's not even in school! Her classmates are more interested in watching her and posting celebrity sightings. There's a good reason for this. Life around Gwen Frost is never boring!
A poisoning gone wrong and the only chance to save the victim is braving a trap set by the Reapers. A perilous hike up into the Rocky Mountains to the Eir Ruins for Gwen, Daphne and Carson, Oliver, Coach Ajax, Alexei, as a blizzard swirls in.
The Characters
Gwen Frost is Nike's Champion (Nike is the Greek goddess of victory) with the power of psychometry, the magic of touch; she carries a magic sword named Vic; and, is a student at Mythos Academy. Nyx is the Fenris cub Gwen is caring for. Grandma Frost is a former Nike champion and can see into the future. Too bad she didn't foresee Rory...
Logan Quinn, a Spartan and Gwen's boyfriend, was overpowered in Crimson Frost, 4, and ran. Oliver Hector and Kenzie Tanaka are fellow Spartans and Logan's best friends. Daphne Cruz is a Valkyrie with healing power, Gwen's best friend, and carries Sigyn's onyx bow and single arrow. She and Carson Callahan, a Celtic band geek who uses the Horn of Roland, are involved. Jason Anderson is a Viking and in Gwen's year.
The teachers at Mythos Academy
Nickamedes, the head librarian at the Library of Antiquities at the school, is Logan's uncle, Gwen's tough and touchy boss, and Gwen's mother's best friend until they fought. Professor Aurora Metis (wisdom) battles to keep Nick alive; Coach Ajax leads the rescue mission; and, Raven, who sells coffee at the library and does a variety of other odd jobs, is written about a lot which makes me think she'll have a larger part soon.
Aiko and Alexei Sokolov (a Bogatyr who wields the Swords of Ruslan and is Oliver's boyfriend) are some of Gwen's bodyguards on campus.
Mythos Academy - the Denver branch
Rory Forseti is a Spartan and a student with a huge chip on her shoulder. One who is reviled by everyone. Tyr Forseti was Gwen's dad; he died when she was two. Aunt Rachel is Rory's mom's sister and a junior chef at the academy.
Covington is their librarian. Duke is a failing jerk of a student.
Linus Quinn, Logan's dad, is caring for Logan.
Reapers of Chaos are the followers of Loki, the Norse god of mischief and chaos. Vivian Holler is Loki's Champion and hunting Gwen. Hey, why not? Vivian's already killed Gwen's mother. Lucretia is Vivian's sword and an old enemy of Vic's. Agrona is Logan's stepmother and was Linus' right hand in the Protectorate and on the academy board until she revealed herself as a Reaper. The head of the Reapers no less!
Mythos Academy is a boarding school for the children of the Pantheon. Vikings, Valkyrie, Amazons, Romans, ninjas, Bogatyrs, all the mythological warriors of the world send their children to Mythos and other similar schools to learn about their world and how to protect it and themselves against their enemies.
The Protectorate is the police force for the mythological world. Ran is the Norse goddess of storms; one of the artifacts is her net. Eir is the Norse goddess of healing, mercy.
The Cover
I suspect the background of the cover is black, but there's a warm tone to it. In the upper right corner is a purple-hazed stone ruin while Gwen is front and center, her body in profile with her head turned to watch us, both hands grasping Vic. There's such a sweet innocence to her...
The title is literal, for the cure must be picked at the Midnight Frost.
ingo_lembcke's review against another edition
5.0
No review, but this is as good as the others in the series, highly recommended. Will certainly read the next book in the series, but my TBR (and I still have to buy it) is rather big. Also I have to feel it, and currently I am moody and cannot decide.
No love triangle, and while romance plays a role, it is ok.
As the next book is probably the last in the series, I will post a review and look on the series as a whole.
No love triangle, and while romance plays a role, it is ok.
As the next book is probably the last in the series, I will post a review and look on the series as a whole.
sarahs_booklove's review against another edition
5.0
Ich frage mich, ob ich überhaupt noch etwas sagen kann, was ich nicht in den Rezensionen zu den ersten vier teilen dieser Reihe erwähnt habe, aber ich versuche es einfach nochmal zusammenzufassen. ICH LIEBE DIESE REIHE! Die ganze Atmosphäre, alle Charaktere und die Dynamik zwischen ihnen. Die Dialoge, der Humor, und einfach die Leichtigkeit, sich zwischen den Seiten zu verlieren. Ich hab das nicht oft, dass ich dieses Bedürfnis verspüre, in kurzer Zeit eine gesamte Reihe durch zu suchten, aber hier kann ich einfach nicht aufhören zu lesen. Ich muss einfach wissen wie alles endet und gleichzeitig will ich nicht, das es schon endet. Die Abenteuer und Geschichten rund um Gwen und ihre Freunde sind einfach viel zu wundervoll. Große Empfehlung, immer noch, uneingeschränkt und ehrlich!
karenu's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25