Thank you to NetGalley and the published for allowing me to read an advanced copy of Shadow Frost in exchange for an honest review.

I'll start right out and say that YA fantasy is my jam; it's what I mainly read so my review may be skewed by this as I've read a lot of outstanding books within this genre. For me personally, Shadow Frost fell shy of the mark. There were definitely certain aspects that I did enjoy, like the magic system (which really should have been expanded upon) and the banter between the characters, Asterin and Quinlan especially - but the relationships between the characters, whilst new within the story felt like they had just immediately formed and I missed that getting to know you stage - I'm a huge fan of world building and I didn't feel like there was much of that at all; it just seemed to focus on 7 people who rambled alot.

The overall storyline had promise but I was majorly confused several times; the multiple character views within a chapter was hella confusing, and the big reveals weren't particularly surprising tbh. I already have some predictions for how book 2 could go.

I'd say that this is your standard middle of the road YA fantasy, perfectly fine if you go into it not really expecting much but for me, it just fell a bit flat.