Review: Frost by Marianna Baer

Review: Frost by Maarianna Baer

Pages: 396

Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal

Source: Bought

Short Synopsis: It's senior year at Barcroft, and Leena is excited to move into a quaint little dorm named Frost House. But Leena's plans go awry when an unexpected student named Celeste is forced to move in with Leena and her friends.

My Thoughts: Wasn't what I expected it to be, and was a bit disappointed on how it turned out.

It's Leena's senior year, at Barcroft, a boarding school, and Leena is excited to move into a cute little dorm she found on campus, which houses four people. But as the school year starts, things start off at a rocky start.

The Dean of the school moves in another student, named Celeste, whose leg was recently broken, due to an accident. The Dean explains that with Celeste staying at the Frost house, she might be able to recover better, with less commotion, since Frost house is a more isolated dorm than most. Leena reluctantly agrees, even though Celeste and Leena's relationship has been rocky in the past.

However, one good thing coming out of living with Celeste, is the fact that she gets to see Celeste's hot brother, David. But as Leena, Celeste, and Leena's friends, Vivian and Abbey start to stay at Frost house, weird things start to happen, and people start getting hurt. Can Leena and her friends survive Frost house before it tears them apart?

I must admit, the first thing that drew me in was the cover. I loved the creepy look to it, and couldn't wait to find out more. And then I read the summary plot to it, and it completely sold me into the story. I love boarding school settings, mixed with a bit of paranormal, especially the ghost genre. What could go wrong?

But as I started reading, the pace was extremely slow, and none of the characters seemed promising, except maybe David. First off, Celeste moving in, didn't seem to be a real reasonable situation, because Frost house was isolated from everything else. And Celeste was a jerk and really annoying, ninety percent of the time.

Another thing that really bugged me was Leena's "pet" Cubby. What is it? How come it has a special compartment that holds her meds? Why does it look like it's always 'watching' people? And with Leena being in high school, and having a "pet" like Cubby, doesn't it seem like the character is such a loner?

And didn't anyone realize that the house was drawing everyone apart from Leena? The character I actually disliked the most was in fact Leena. She seemed so ignorant of the fact that the house was evil, even till the end, she couldn't believe it. I also disliked the fact that her friends clearly couldn't see how the house was effecting Leena, and help try to get her out of the situation. I also kind of wished that there was more of a backstory of why Leena felt such a connection to the house, and maybe it's just me, but it also seemed like Cubby was also connected to the house as well. I could go on and on about what I didn't like, but I think everyone gets my point right about now. Overall, it was okay, but could have had more potential.

Would I recommend this book: Eh.

Rating: I give this book a 2/5.